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Lightning Rod
Roller coaster in Pigeon Forge, TennesseeWikipedia
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Search complete. 12 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Lightning Rod".
Sep 29, 2026
Ryan BergaraHOST
... its own episode as well.
Byron MarinHOST
Lightning Rod we did...
Byron MarinHOST
That was the first ride we did after Dollywood Express.
Ryan BergaraHOST
Oh, that, and that was awesome.
Cody HavardHOST
It's really cool.
Cody HavardHOST
But they have the lightning rod, like an old wooden roller coaster, Tennessee Tornado, War Eagle, which War Eagle is one that you're suspended on both sides of the track.
Cody HavardHOST
So...
Cody HavardHOST
but uh and then one that they recently added within the last few years was called big bear mountain which a lot of people really really like yep yeah a lot of people know about that too a lot of people now probably have heard of night flight expedition and actually when we're recording this we're recording this on august 19th this is the official opening day for night flight expedition and it's supposed to be um one it's supposed to be one of the For whatever technology they've used, that is the first time it's been used in a theme park around the world.
Cody HavardHOST
Excuse me.
Cody HavardHOST
And it does, in my opinion, it compares to a lot of Disney attractions.
Cody HavardHOST
They also have one called Lightning Rod, which is one of it's rated one of the best roller coasters in the United States.
Cody HavardHOST
But it's also it's pretty it's pretty it's themed pretty neat where it's like you're kind of.
Brayden CarlsonHOST
Dolly Parton was a legend.
Brayden CarlsonHOST
We should all go ride a Lightning Rod.
Brayden CarlsonHOST
[laughs] Yeah, I was thinking in, in her honor.
Brayden CarlsonHOST
Thunder- That's what she would want.
ConnieHOST
I mean,
BruceHOST
No, the one I'm talking about is the lightning rod.
ConnieHOST
The light, that was it.
ConnieHOST
That's the one.
BruceHOST
And it was fact that it was on the side of a mountain.
BruceHOST
But listen, it was fun though.
ConnieHOST
It says, themed after a tricked out 1950s era hot rod, Lightning Rod sends riders more than 20 stories up its lift hill.
ConnieHOST
At the crest of the hill, riders face Twin Summit Airtime Hills before tackling the daring first drop, which is 160 foot drop and propels guests along their seems like never ending foot track.
Kelsey GravesHOST
big rides at Dollywood, and there are big rides.
Kelsey GravesHOST
Some of the bigger roller coasters are called Lightning Rod, Thunderhead, Tennessee Tornado.
Kelsey GravesHOST
These are big, fun coasters that your thrill seekers will absolutely love.
Kelsey GravesHOST
One that I've done and it's just such a thrill is called Wild Eagle.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
But you just felt like, again, there's not many people that just make you feel so special talking to you.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
like the term of like gassing somebody up you know making them feel good and this was the thing too like i had met her a couple of times and i had been around her a bunch and it was always my bit when i talked to her is i'm going to try to get her to ride lightning rod with me because i love lightning rod at dollywood and you know dollywood doesn't dolly doesn't ride the rides no so like the second time the second time i went in for the interview they're like okay you know she doesn't she doesn't ride like she's not going to ride so basically they're telling me like don't ask her oh don't so i would figure i'm like how am i how can i figure out a way to bring up this question where she's not going to see it coming so like she had this rock and roll album coming out and it's all these like guest stars on it and everything so i'm like oh i'll somehow ask her about her album but then i'll sneak this in so i don't know if you want to play it but yeah yeah here it is yeah here
Neil Patrick HarrisNARRATOR
And you have some
Marcus LeshockGUEST
incredible collaborations on this album.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
What, Steven Tyler's on it, Stevie Nicks is on it.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
But there's one collaboration that you have not done yet that everybody is asking for.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
And that is you and me on Lightning Rod here at Dollywood.
Marcus LeshockGUEST
I know it is closed right now because they're doing some work on it.