Dollywood announce Lightning Rod's launch to be replaced with chain lift

[Hyde]

I just hope it gets better in a few months. I'd really like to try it when I visit the park for the first time.

What's great about my wedding anniversary is how I continue counting years since I first tried to ride Lightning Rod. Hoping the lift hill change is the stroke it takes to finally get on!

 

[Dan Nguyen]

It seems like Lighting Rod was suffering from your standard RMC issues. RMCs aren't exactly the most reliable machines out there.

Having the launch just made reliability worse

 

[davidm]

Oh.

 

[Nitefly]

Oh.

I can only hope that’s a cold morning ride - looks like absolutely nil airtime through the first elements and wave turn

 

[MLDesigns]

Yeahhhh that POV unfortunately isn't doing it any favors. It was indeed a cold morning, first run, on a non-weighted train POV. This opening day footage with riders looks much better. I'll save final judgement for a 90°day in July when it's proper broken in.