Comments on: Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood | Roller Coaster Reviews

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:38:05 +0000

It's definitely the best of the big Arrows, although the last bump into the brakes was a bit rough in the front seat. It feels like Dollywood ran out of money at the end of the ride … there could have been an additional inversion or helix to soak up some of the speed after the sidewinder before ending abruptly. I liked it much more in the back than the front.

By: ttroyer210

ttroyer210 — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:42:07 +0000

You need to go ride Wildfire at Silver Dollar City it’s a lot like this coaster and is one of the smoothest loopers I’ve ever ridden

By: Bobbie Butterfield

Bobbie Butterfield — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:50:04 +0000

Short but sweet. This was the first time I ever rode a roller coaster I couldn't see – except for one large vertical loop – and about which I knew nothing, so I went into it blind. It was only as the train came off the initial drop and headed into the tunnel that I thought WOW, this is some good airtime! Really fun ride, which is saying something for someone who only recently began to appreciate inversions, and as others have said, very smooth. I think I I blew an opportunity, however. After leaving Dollywood I learned that at one point the park put cameras on the 1st three rows so that riders could view their videos after the ride and upload them onto YouTube; whether this is still the case I don't know.

By: @AaronBryan72

@AaronBryan72 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:44:49 +0000

We went to Dollywood for our honeymoon a few weeks ago during a torrential downpour. I walked right onto the ride and was the only rider. Very smooth ride, other than a little lag going through the loops due to the empty train behind me. The Tornado, and the rest of Dollywood for that matter, does wonders at incorporating the landscape into the ride. Overall, it's an excellent ride.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:39:08 +0000

to me the beginning of a ride is the most important and this one has a great one this should be an 8 good review

By: Jonathan Hawkins

Jonathan Hawkins — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:36:54 +0000

It is a damn shame that Arrow went out of business just as soon as they finally got it right. Though short, this coaster is very smooth, really intense and unique, especially with the big drop through the mountain. I still look forward to riding it every time I go to Dollywood. It was also important because this ride was where it all began for Dollywood in terms of moving toward more of a thrill seeking audience. The success of Tennessee Tornado led to Thunderhead, Mystery Mine and Wild Eagle.

By: CoasterCritic

CoasterCritic — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:09:38 +0000

I had the same thought. I kept looking out at the surrounding area and drawing in a few more elements with my imagination. But this was the park's first big ride. Dollywood might not have had the funds to make it much bigger back then.

By: @BodyBldrMarcus

@BodyBldrMarcus — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:58:35 +0000

Yeah…I had to YouTube this ride to see what it was about and it is definitely short. They could be a lot happen with this ride given the landscape surrounding it but I guess they chose not to capitalize on it too much. Even still, it looks like a ride I'd get on in a heart beat.