Dollywood circles August for NightFlight debut
Dollywood is looking for a mid-August opening for its new NightFlight Expedition ride, Dollywood Parks & Resorts President Eugene Naughton said today.
Naughton made the announcement in a video update to Dollywood email subscribers. Dollywood previously had announced that the new hybrid system dark ride would open this spring.
NightFlight Expedition is the first US installation of the Mack Rides rocking boat ride system, and the first installation in a dark ride environment. The ride will create a twilight adventure in the Smoky Mountains, featuring original characters created by the park for its Wildwood Grove land. You can read more about that here: All aboard the hype train for Dollywood's NightFlight Expedition.
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At this point, I wonder if Dollywood should just push this to 2027 to make sure it's right and running efficiently. I'm not sure what the appeal of this attraction will be past September even though the park is open through the Holiday season. It's likely that there are ways for the park to limit how wet you get on this, but even then, most people probably won't want to ride something like this when temperatures are in the 50's even if you only get a light splash or mist.
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Not surprised by this, unfortunately. When we were at the park in March this thing didn't even have completed track, let alone its show building or any of the paving that will need to be done to make this accessible to guests.