Which Coaster at Dollywood has the MOST Prime Ride Time?

[@Funnyturtle2]

As dollywood being my home park, and airtime thrills being my favorite coaster youtuber, I love it when he makes videos on just certain parks, especially Dollywood

[@sarahlitz2473]

Your lucky it’s your home park

[@CoasterCarter09]

whats your home park@@sarahlitz2473

[@coaster.caleb.]

Agreed! Dollywood is the best home park!

[@FierceCoasters]

I’m grateful for my home park because it has sixteen rollercoasters ❤️ all packed with thrills

[@Chessingtondragonfury]

I’ve got 3 home parks this is one of them, the other 2 are carowinds and over Georgia

[@jojorice]

Ive gotten a lot of rides on Big Bear. The length is definitely the best part. Not a dull moment anywhere on the ride. The sound effects are cool too. Sophie will love it.

[@ejectorairtime73]

Dollywood is kind of deserved, I love dollywood for how nice and clean it is, and how it has an amazing line up.

[@christianortiz-v1l]

I love this park with all my heart, been going since 2015 & still visit every year

[@irocz11]

went to Dollywood for the first time this fall and man i was so impressed with big bear mountain and hope more parks get these launch style family coasters. feels like Hagrid's motor bike adventure in how it hugs the ground and does a bunch of turns and little airtime hills that don't stop coming but never feels intense. a coaster that is just pure fun for everyone.

[@rollacoaster421]

I was not prepared for how much I would like Big Bear Mountain. I only got 2 rides, and both were at night (great as a night ride), but my low expectations were far exceeded.

[@sarahlitz2473]

Bro Dollywood is my favorite park even though I’ve only been there once lightning rod is a speed and airtime machine (I got the back row) thunderhead was a rough wooden gci but it is a speedy twister and dragonflyer is a super fun family coaster ( the water park was fun also with big bear having a pop of airtime) and please do Kennywood next!

[@austinshaw6269]

Big Bear Mountain is just pure fun and actually quite forceful after the third launch

[@Southeastern_Thrills]

It's crazy how Wild Eagle has the second best pacing in the park. Both Thunderhead and Tennessee Tornado feel much faster and better paced.

[@Mononoke18]

Who are you?

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Pacing in terms of how fast the coaster goes does not do GCIs justice. GCIs rely on good profiling and quick transitions from one element to the next. You don't need tons of speed for that. Wild Eagle has plenty of speed, but it doesn't feel as fast because the elements are more drawn out. Pacing in terms of quick transitions from one element to the next is more enjoyable pacing to me, but that is nearly impossible to quantify mathematically.

[@Southeastern_Thrills]

@@OklahomaCoasterFan Makes sense

[@deanosmith7523]

Big Bear Mountain is fun, it hits better than some regular non-family coasters. With that said, Dollywood needs a large Giga Coaster to compete with Cedar Flags and a VelociCoaster type ride to compete with Universal. From what the park started as, to what it is now...Dolly Parton deserves major credit from taking it from a ho hum park to competing for worldwide #1 theme park designation.

[@stephenboshears4832]

Post Lightning Rod Update Lightning Rod Time 47 seconds 5th Length 2966’ 2nd Height 165’ 1st Speed 73 mph 1st Pacing 63.1 fps 1st

[@IAmAnonymyz]

Tennessee Tornado is a prime example of what Arrow Loopers COULD have and SHOULD HAVE been. If they could have marketed THAT Style of the looper better, Arrow might not have gone out of business...an Arrow with B&M smoothness...adds to the absolute genius engineering of Alan Schilke

[@cottenplayz]

I am so gonna go to this park this summer super excited but also kind of sad that lightning rod no longer has its launch lift

[@Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ]

This is absolutely my favorite park ever. It’s so beautiful and scenic, I love it

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

SDC is better

[@Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ]

@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od tbf I haven’t been there, but I’d assume it’s somewhere equally on par with Dollywood, maybe better.

[@generic_username_here1]

Ahh my home park, love it to bits

[@stephenboshears4832]

Adding his latest feature 1. Lightning Rod 1.6 2. Wild Eagle 3.2 3. Big Bear Mountain 3.8 4. Thunderhead 3.8 5. Tennessee Tornado 4.2 6. Firechaser Express 5.8 7. Mystery Mine 6.2 8. Dragonflier 7.2 9. Whistle Punk Chaser 9

[@OriginalJoe]

SAT Question: El Toro Ryan : Block Zones :: Airtime Thrills : ________________ a) Six Flags Diamond Elite Membership b) Train Credits c) Pythagorean Theorem d) Pythagorean Theorem

[@ScottyMania313]

Big Bear Mountain and that Thanksgiving Halftime show make 2023 the Year of Dolly. YEET!!!!

[@coaster_chronic]

You should do a by the numbers video of your favorite coaster from each Cedar Fair park and one for each Six Flags park

[@TheRealSkaterr]

Big Bear was definitely my best ride experience when I went to the park recently. It’s so smooth and has a really great layout!

[@wrestlingandamusementparkl7789]

I love Dollywood it’s amazing park. Big bear mountain is impressive

[@huntzzio]

Honestly I think theres only a few coasters Ive been on that Chris hasnt. Big Bear Mountain, Kid Flash (?), and all the ones at Alabama Adventure 😅😂

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Big Bear Mountain is my new favorite family coaster. I couldn't believe how long of a ride it was. I thought it must be almost over a couple times, then it kept going, and it never feels like it's losing steam. It's got plenty of mild floater airtime moments, perfect for a family coaster, it's perfectly smooth, and the on board audio adds a lot. Lightning Rod's drop is 165 feet, but I've heard from a few unconfirmed sources that the lift hill is actually 200 ft, making it a hyper. That would make sense, for the drop to not clear the entire height of the lift, as the quad-down's power comes from that extra elevation drop needed at the end.

[@EmberMcLain87]

can't wait to make my 1st visit to Dollywood this June. going to be something special.

[@VWdabug]

I went there in 2021 and rode all the rides except lightning rod,when it was retracked

[@bigpboy1012]

I would have expected this to be held off until after chain lift Lightning Rod opened.

[@dndehdnfbfmr]

W Video airtime thrills! You are my favorite coaster youtuber and this is my home park. PLEASE make more dollywood videos! ❤

[@TuaGlazer]

Just went here and loved it! Unfortunately lightning Rod was closed and that was the only time that I was able to go but such a great park!

[@Thelightning1out]

I’ve heard they are planning some major expansion in 2026 I wonder what it could be, potentially the parks best coaster or even just a new area

[@starapton5374]

Dollywood shot up my rankings this year. I can never seem to have a full day there but the few hours I had were really good this year. My sister and I went there in July the day we went had a big thunderstorm going through in the afternoon so we bought timesavers so she could get all of the credits before the rides went down. We were able to get all of the credits minus big bear mountain since it was a two hour wait and the rain was gonna start in a hour. So instead of riding big bear mountain we got merch, cinnamon bread, and took a photo lap before leaving the park. Afterwards we had cinnamon bread and pizza for lunch. All in all a good day despite the weather.

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

How the heck is Big Bear 5th in pacing? After riding it in 2023, it felt like it was top 2 for best pacing in the park

[@AirtimeThrills]

Probably doesnt have a high enough top speed

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

@@AirtimeThrills yeah, but I will say that I’ve seen the train stop halfway around the turn that leads towards the station with how fast it enters the final brakes.

[@MarsJenkar]

Think of the pacing number as "average speed during prime ride time". Sometimes a coaster feels faster (or slower) than the numbers would suggest. Also, keep in mind that the lift hill on more traditional (read: non-launched) coasters isn't counted as prime ride track or prime ride time, so they may feel "slower" for that reason.

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

Big Bear is great. I'd love to see a Lagoon by the numbers.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I will do Lagoon, will see if I visit again this year

[@soknoloco5510]

I think it would be awesome to do a Prime Ridetime by park VS. like Cedar Point VS Magic Mountain VS Energylandia. March Madness is coming up maybe even do it tournament style by regions.

[@crveech]

I went to Dollywood for the first time in June. But it was a Saturday, and the park was jam packed. It took an hour to get on and ride every coaster, so I didn't get to ride all of them. Lightning Rod was a lot of fun, especially that double quad down. Big Bear Mountain is great for the whole family. I just wished they planted more trees around the track. It would help with the theming. Tennessee Tornado and Wild Eagle are solid coasters. Mystery Mine has great theming, but the first part sucks.

[@mitchel4361]

I have a question...should dollywood do the same thing to blazing fury the same way silver doller city is doing to fire in the hole....

[@sarahlitz2473]

It’s funny that on my 2022 trip lightning rod had best pacing best length best pacing best speed and tallest

[@StamfordBridge]

How often have family coasters topped these lists?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Never. Dollywood just does family coasters different. A mine train may have topped this at some point. I know that happened on my Energylandia video

[@StamfordBridge]

@@AirtimeThrills And if you did Islands of Adventure I’d guess Hagrid’s would be 50/50 to top that list?

[@Nickevans1234]

Suggestion: every roller coaster in every Disney park is usa by the numbers

[@fergotti]

Just went xmas 23. Didnt get to ride as many as i wanted (toddlers) but i rode Tennessee tornado and big bear and i loved them both. I gavent ridden anything like big bear 🐻

[@SunshineStateCoasters]

Which version of Mystery Mine did you use? The original or the redone version?

[@staringcorgi6475]

The most worthwile amusment attraction in pigeon forge other than mountain coasters that are all clones you’d go here for diverse attractions

[@DollywoodEnthusiast1]

Dang you beat me to it, I got inspired by your videos so I was gonna do this lol

[@WhatAG23]

Interesting to do this before the new Lightning Rod is out

[@toastercoasterguy]

going to this park in may very excited

[@luake]

airtime thrills better than coaster studios

[@casperjokkins6668]

Can you please do Europa park or canadas wonderland by the numbers next? They’re some of the last ones you haven’t done with extremely high coaster counts. I believe 18 and 14 respectively.

[@bryanburgess6478]

I enjoy going to Dollywood and went this past November. The one coaster that I'll never, ever ride again is Mystery Mine. That ride gave me a headache that almost ruined the rest of my day at the Park as well as a couple days after. I loved every other coaster except Lightning Rod which was closed due to replacement of launch system. My favorite was Thunderhead!

[@reteledman]

YO

[@ItsAllGood_]

Does Hersheypark by the numbers exist?

[@ItsAllGood_]

Nevermind...I found it on the playlist. Good stuff.

[@CarlileCoasters]

You know it’s a good day when Airtime Thrills posts

[@coasters-in-Christ]

Will you ever do a Disney World coasters by the numbers video ?

[@ThoosiesCorner]

Nice to know about the prime ride times! (28 days left...)

[@AirtimeThrills]

4 weeks? Noooo

[@ThoosiesCorner]

But it's gonna be my birthday

[@Kyledoesrandomstuff]

Seventh

[@stevecaya]

HIII\

[@Andrew-nu4hi]

Home run productions ?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Thats right

[@cb_styx3392]

I'm not sure if he means drop or lift hill but wild eagle is 210ft. Tall

[@AirtimeThrills]

I use drop when i have that stat available

[@cb_styx3392]

@@AirtimeThrills I got you. Thanks man.

[@KristineAlise]

I wonder what lighting rod will be like?🤔

[@stephenboshears4832]

I expect Big Bear will sweep everything but speed and height and pacing which will go to LRod

[@AirtimeThrills]

You are clairvoyant

[@GPK1075]

Have you done Magic Mountain by the numbers yet? If not, I think that would be a really good park for this series since it has so many coasters.

[@travisvanalst4698]

Pretty sure he has. It’ll be a very old video.

[@tylerrusnak7736]

In my experience, all of dollywoods rides are insanely short, especially the coasters. I'm glad this confirmed it. It's the second worst park I've been to, first being Hershey by a wide margin.

[@zacg_]

Worst by what metric?

[@tylerrusnak7736]

@@zacg_ Personal enjoyment to be frank. Dollywood had a fine atmosphere but all rides felt shorter than average. It felt like once things got going, the rides over. Food prices are insane. Paths are too small and overcrowded. I went about 8ish years ago, so it may be different now. Hershey is the worst beacuse it's the only park I actually got hurt at (concussion). Operators have no idea about safety. I'm surprised there aren't more deaths to be honest. In addition to it being incredibly unsafe, there's almost no shade, bathrooms were rare, it had a horrible layout, and I got really bored. I'd strongly suggest anyone avoid Hershey Park. The only park worse in the US or Canada is probably Marineland, but I've never gone. Nor will I.

[@zacg_]

@@tylerrusnak7736 I'm sorry you had a bad time at Dollywood and Hersheypark. I love both of those parks, especially Dollywood. I'm honestly shocked to hear you were put off by the food prices at Dollywood seeing as the quality is very high but on average less expensive than Cedar Fair park food. And their sit down restaurants are literally half the price you'd pay at Disney for higher quality (in most cases. I'll admit that some of the nicer EPCOT and Animal Kingdom restaurants are unbeatable.) I love Dollywood for the atmosphere, the shows, the music, food and shopping. The rides are very good in my opinion (though I'm sad to see Lightning Rod lose its signature launch.) The only parks I'd say compete with Dollywood area Silver Dollar City (obviously), Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Universal Islands of Adventure. But I'd take it in a heartbeat over Cedar Point, Kings Island, Six Flags Magic Mountain or Great Adventure. I just find those parks to be somewhat one dimensional. And Cedar Point and Great Adventure have REALLY boring queue lines that you end up waiting in for hours which isn't a great use of your day if you ask me.

[@johnnyriley455]

It won the Golden Ticket for Best Park in the World.

[@thecoasterquizshow]

Video idea: Top 15 worst things Cedar Fair has ever done

[@AirtimeThrills]

I have a cedar fair mistakes video out there

[@SuperShadowGaming-YT]

Hi Chris! How's Sophie and Amy and your wife?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Everything is awesome

[@SuperShadowGaming-YT]

That's good! Btw, sad I didn't see you at arieforce one media day, do you know when you'll be back in Atlanta?

[@AirtimeThrills]

No plans as of now but doesnt mean i wont end up there

[@SuperShadowGaming-YT]

Ok

[@colinmiller4946]

wake up mom, there is a new airtime thrills video

[@AirtimeThrills]

Dont be lazy mom why are you sleeping in the middle of the afternoon

[@colinmiller4946]

@@AirtimeThrills great video though, I want to go there someday

[@supremefan]

I'd consider Mystery Mine's vertical lifts part of the actual ride due to the theming.

[@mattdaaamon]

I love dollywood but I think Disneyland Cali is the all around best park. Europa park not far behind.

[@dwhitman12341]

Off topic, Is a Larson loop considered a coaster? Also, I find Lightning Rod overrated. I only rode it 3 times, but they weren't anything to get excited about.

[@vincentfalcone9218]

I can't be the only person who thinks Dollywood is a wee bit overrated? I say this with it as my home park.

[@ItsDannyRobbins]

Most of the top speed stats in this video are incorrect. What's your source?

[@stephenboshears4832]

No they aren’t

[@AirtimeThrills]

Which ones do you have different? I pulled most of them off rcdb but a couple i went to another source if it wasn't listed

[@ItsDannyRobbins]

@AirtimeThrills Thunderhead is 55mph, Dragonflier is the same as FireChaser at 34.5, and Tornado hits 70mph. I was a Trainer and Team Lead in the park, and all of these speeds are stated in the recorded spiels at each ride.