^Yes you do and getting rid of something to add something else will not help.

Unless you get rid of that ride to add multple other ones (see my last post).

But I think that if Dollywood is trying to get 5 million people a year by 2025 the Rockin' Roadway will start to get very, very busy.

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I personally am still trying to get out to Dollywood. So I don't know how the section of the park are laid out. only what I've seen on TV. The park may want to add another midway to fix that problem. around the back of that are. weather another themed area or simply a nice walkway with a city park feel to it.

This is a very interesting discussion. In addition to the items you all have discussed, what ride plaform do you think Dollywood needs - remembering that it is a family park and not a thrill park.

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I think Dollywood could use more thrill rides. I know it is a family park but I think that it could still use some flat/thrill rides. But at the same time not stray to far from the family atmosphere.

Maybe a drop tower (at least a small one, but not like Holiday World's there's I think is horrible).

But when you add a thrill/flat ride at the same time you could add a small kiddie ride or something to off set the thrill ride.

Dollywood could also get an interactive dark ride. Something that the whole family could ride that would be nice.


But definetly not getting rid of the Rockin' Roadway would be a good start to keeping it a family park!

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Again I don't know the park all that well. High capacity family related ride. a Dark ride is the first thing that comes to mind. add 2-3 major Disney style dark rides. Huge capacity and family driven. if done well enough the ride will appeal to teens and adults also.

^I agree that is a great idea. And I think that Dollywood could do a ride that appealed to both. Because there good. lol.

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You figure a Haunted mansion style, and then 2 with unique themes.

Hey is your aviator from Dollywood?

Yes. It is part of there decorations for National Gospel and Harvest Celebration (Sept. 29 - Oct. 28).

I don't think though that they would add a Haunted Mansion type themed one because I don't see it going with there theme.

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Not the theme? A Haunted Attraction would be perfect to go alongside of Mystery Mine.

Then it should be like a Haunted mine shaft or something of the nature

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^True and some of the things that could be in it could be all the miners that didn't make it out of Mystery Mine

I think another thing that would help is when you build a thrill ride or coaster add the little kids rides with it. So basically continue what you did with Timber Canyon. Put the kids attraction around coasters and bigger rides that way the little kids have something to do that's close by when the bigger kids/adults of the family go ride other rides.

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I'd rather the park not build anything that would stick up from the mountains. Roller Coasters can be built into the terrain, but something tall and vertical like a drop tower would stand out too much.

I'd like for Dollywood to add some "classic" thrill rides, like an Enterprise or a themed Swinging Ship (like Busch Gardens has), but overall I'd rather the park not become too ride oriented.

^That is very true I didn't think about that it. So the drop tower may not fit in very well.

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Disney has there Haunted Mansion in a different themed area at each park. NO Square, Liberty Square, Fronterland, and Fantasy land. So I'm sure they could work a Haunted Mansion Style Attraction some were in the park.

You know I saw a idea for an Americana themed land a while back in a survey they could some how possibly think of a way to theme a dark ride around that I'm not sure what the exact theme could be but I think they could do it.

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They could work a couple dark rides in on that theme.

I think these are some things that could work as themes:

1. Mining (for the Timber Canyon/Mystery Mine area)
2. Henhouse (A theme that has appeared before in a survey) (Which could go in the Dreamland Forest area or Timber Canyon)
3. Imagination type theme (not sure what it would be about but it could go into the Dreamland Forest area)

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I've always wanted Dollywood to do something with a haunted theme, since the Smoky Mountains have many ghost stories and legends.

Like said, that's kind of what the park seems to be doing with Mystery Mine.

...and they never saw the miners again. dun dun dun.

I think if they added on some how to the Dreamland forest area it would be neat. A interactive dark ride, or maybe a theater that features a kid's show. Dolly has always talked about doing a kid's show at the park called "At Aunt Granny's Farm" So that would be cool to build a theater and have that show in that area for that show.

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Sorry to bring back a dead thread, but all of these are great ideas. Dollywood should consider some of these. I have an idea for the shopping/entertainment complex. Dollywood could theme a shopping/entertainment complex, into an old Mountain marketplace. There could be entertainment like there was in the Marketplace, and people could do square dancing, and other forms of entertainment that relates to the mountain flavor.

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^That would be nice. And with Dollywood's recent detail to great theming they would do an awesome job on it. And it would be great to build a Market Place next to a possible Dollywood hotel. Which could both be on the new middle creek road (I believe that's what it is called) going to Dollywood. Plus even when Dollywood is closed both a market place and hotel would still get guest because the Sevier Country area is really becoming a year round destination lately.

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^ Sooo kind of like a Downtown Dollywood type of thing? With most parks I would say that it wouldnt work to well, but with the type of crowds that Dollywood attracts (Not numbers, but the fact that alot are older, and alot come just to shop and see shows) I think they could pull something like this off.

Now this would be pretty costly, but if Dollywood stampede sells out often enough now, they could build a bigger, newer, nicer version in the middle of the complex to be the Major Draw, much like Disney has A Cirque show for there complex.

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Don't forget Randy has Carolina Crossroads... he could definitely do something too..and i'm sure he will.

^Ok this topic is about the Dollywood Company Randy's venture is not connected to Dolly Parton in any way.


Yes Dixie Stampede does sell out often enough that they could relocate. Dixie Stampede:
-Normally lists only two shows on there brochure schedule than the day of or a few days before the date they will add extra shows if needed. But for there Christmas shows in 2006 they didn't do this they listed the added shows months in advance already expecting a crowd.
**Christmas 06**

• 27 days with just one show total =27
• 12 days with two shows total = 24
• 10 days with three shows total = 30
• 10 days with four shows total = 40

-Out of a possible 61 days in November and December Dixie Stampede did 121 shows which is an average of 1.98 shows every day.
-Then with a possibility of there being 1,000 people at each show that means that possibly 121,000 people saw the Christmas show this year alone just at the Pigeon Forge location.
-Plus many of those people bought things from the carriage room pre-show and the gift shop that they exit through when they leave meaning even more money.

Could you imagine how well Dixie Stampede could do if they had a 1,500 seat theater or more. Plus is the Dollywood company built a marketplace like this it would provide better surroundings for Dixie Stampede than what they have now which is an old looking Family Inn.

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That is a good idea for Dixie to be relocated. Maybe there could be two arenas built, meaning more shows, and money. If the marketplace was to be built, maybe Dollywood could build another Music Mansion Theater, and move James Rogers back into Music Mansion, and have another show at Dollywood in the Showstreet Palace.

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^Yeah but don't forget two arenas would be twice as many host, riders and horses which would cost more money. It would be cheaper just to build a bigger theater that way all you would have to do is add a few more servers and maybe a cook.

And adding another theater would be a good idea to because I really liked the James Rogers and Company show that they used to have at Music Mansion. And with Pigeon Forge getting even more visitors I think that it could support both a larger Dixie Stampede and new theater.

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I doubt Dollywood will build another Music Mansion type attraction. The reason they got rid of it (I think it was '99 or 2000) was because it didn't meet their expectations, and the company wanted to move in a different direction. This was around the time they dropped the "Show Park"/Opryland ideology.

Music Mansion was the anchor of the failed Music Road area of Pigeon Forge. Music Road was meant to be a Branson-inspired entertainment district, with several theaters, shopping, etc. Dollywood spearheaded the project along with the town of Pigeon Forge by building Music Mansion in 1994, with hopes to attract several more large theaters to the area - Louise Mandrell, along with a few others came, but it was no where near as successful as they had hoped.

Yeah but I think now they could have more success because of all the tourist coming in. Because Pigeon Forge and Dollywood are both much bigger than they were 7 and 8 years ago. And since Music Mansion has closed other successful people have come in including the Miracle, Black Bear Jamboree and Fiddler's Feast and they all have seem to do well. Plus with the addition of Mystery Mine this year Pigeon Forge is going to see a lot more people especially since word has it that in 2006 Dollywood increased attendance by 375,000 people to make a attendance record of 2.75 million visitors. So you know Mystery Mine is really going to draw them in.

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A downtown shopping distract would be a good idea for allot of parks. Dollywood being one of them.

As for the Dark ride subject. I also recall a hen house themed dark ride being mentioned.

I like the idea of a downtown area....with a new and improved Dixie! They are always sold out!

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