Dolly Parton Announces New Big Bear Mountain Roller Coaster Coming Soon to Dollywood

Dolly Parton.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

A new rollercoaster is soon going to shake things up at Dollywood!

Dolly Partonand the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee-based amusement park unveiled plans for a new Big Bear Mountain roller coaster on Friday. In a tweet, the travel destination revealed that the ride features larger-than-life specs through a ride animation first-look video.

The country music icon, 76, alsocommented on the ridevia social media. “The Smokies are all about adventure and going exploring. I’m excited our guests will be able to head out on their own trip into the Smokies to see if they can find that Big Bear,” she told her followers.

Parton continued, “Whether he’s out there or not, I’m sure they’ll find a lot of memories along the way that they’ll keep forever.”

The outlet also reported that the new attraction also marks the most significant investment to be made to a Dollywood amusement ride, with a whopping $25 million dollars poured into it.

“If you’re going to be the No. 1 family attraction in the United States, your product needs to be family friendly,” Dollywood president Eugene Naughton told the outlet. “So, within this ride called Big Bear Mountain, I like to call it comfortable fun.”

It is also equipped to hit top speeds of 48 mph, and there will be a minimum height requirement of 39 inches to mount Big Bear Mountain.

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The Big Bear Mountain roller coaster unfortunately won’t make its television debut when Parton makes her return to the small screen for NBC’sDolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas.

The network announced in May that Parton’s unique musical, which is set in the Dollywood amusement park, will bemaking its comeback this year.

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The Big Bear Mountain roller coaster is officially set to open in Spring 2023.

source: people.com