Dollywood is getting a brand new attraction — Large Bear Mountain.
Dolly Parton introduced the latest addition at Dollywood Parks & Resorts on Friday.
The curler coaster will likely be almost 4,000 ft. lengthy and can price over $25 million.
The journey, positioned in Wildwood Grove, Tenn., will permit visitors to see the Smokies whereas trying to find the “Large Bear.”
Riders will race by way of mountains, tunnels and even move behind a waterfall.
Dolly Parton introduced the addition throughout a media occasion at Dollywood on Friday.
“The Smokies are all about journey and going exploring,” she mentioned in a press release.
“I’m excited our visitors will be capable of head out on their very own journey into the Smokies to see if they’ll discover that Large Bear!”
“Large Bear Mountain” may have a most pace of 48 mph. The journey lasts almost two minutes.
As for whether or not Parson herself would journey the curler coaster for a take a look at run, she gracefully declined.
“You already know I’m not going to get on that,” she mentioned.
The curler coaster may even be the primary attraction on the park to function on-board audio, together with music and narration from Ned Oakley, the fictional caretaker of Benjamin Bear.
“Whether or not he’s on the market or not, I’m certain they’ll discover quite a lot of reminiscences alongside the way in which that’ll hold eternally.”
The curler coaster is about to make its debut in spring 2023.
This isn’t the primary growth announcement for Parton just lately.
Dollywood introduced final yr that it’s investing half a billion {dollars} over the subsequent 10 years within the property.
The park is constructing a HeartSong Lodge and Resort — which is able to function 302 rooms.
The primary resort is about to open in fall 2023, with plans to open one other one by 2027.
