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Mountain Slidewinder reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Mountain Slidewinder, a flume ride at Dollywood. (The minimum height to ride is 39 inches.)

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Posted: July 1, 2008

Foam toboggans take riders down a watery trough.It's a long hike up, but some say it's the best non-rollercoaster, fast thrill-ride in the USA. You will get wet and possibly drenched to the skin!

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26 votes, so far

This fun ride can a variable experiences. The more people that are in your boat, the faster and rougher the ride will be. The walk up is not bad unless you have been walking and this is the last ride of the day, but if you can walk from the park entrance to the ride with ease, then you can easily walk up the hill. 8/10. - David L.

Great ride! I think it's worth the long walk up to it! My mom doesn't like hardly any rides and still loves this! - Cass Davis

Been to Dollywood many times, this ride however isn't worth the hype..long very steep climb to the top, hot and humid conditions. - B Johnson

While this is the shortest ride in the park it is the BEST! This ride was built by hand by Silver Dollar City, Tennessee and is one of only two in the world (the other is at Silver Dollar City, Branson). Fun Fact: Mountain Slidewinder boats are made at Dollywood. - Steven Lee

I'm not a huge fan of this ride. Its a loong walk up the side of the mountain which is rough in summer heat and humidity. The ride itself is ok, you do get soaked. If you're in the front its very hard to open your eyes because of the spray hitting you in the face. I was thrown around quiet a bit and it hurt. But my father-in-law loves it and would ride all day if the hike up to it wasn't so long. - Melissa Faulkner

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