Lightning Rod
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
Photos: Jeremy Thompson, Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A. · Wikimedia Commons
Hyper coaster · Hybrid · RMC
Opened 2016 · Owned by Herschend
Built into a Smoky Mountain hillside; debuted as the fastest wooden-tracked coaster in the world.
- Height
- 165 ft
- Top speed
- 73 mph
- Length
- 3,800 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 2016
- Builder
- RMC
On-ride video
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Hyper coaster — smooth modern track
Compact layout — 3,800 ft of track
