Top 10 Dollywood Attractions

1. Mystery Mine - A $17.5-million steel roller coaster, Mystery Mine takes you on a wild adventure through a “ramshackled old abandoned mine.” Experience a hair-raising 95-degree, 85-foot drop into darkness! Minimum height requirement: 48 inches.

2. Thunderhead - One of the wildest wooden roller coasters in the mountains, Thunderhead boasts a 100-foot drop and top speeds of 55 miles per hour. Minimum height requirement: 48 inches.

3. Daredevil Falls - Take an amazing journey along a winding river (where you will encounter tunnels, bats, unstable mine shafts, black bears and abandoned lumber machinery) that culminates with a thrilling, 60-foot descent down a waterfall at speeds up to 60 miles per hour! Minimum height requirement: 42 inches.

4. Tennessee Tornado - Located in Craftsman’s Valley, Tennessee Tornado is a triple spiral-looping roller coaster that reaches speeds up to 70 miles per hour. Minimum height requirement: 48 inches.

5. Blazing Fury - An 18-passenger, indoor roller coaster, Blazing Fury is based on the story of an out-of-control fire set by a group of vigilantes just minutes away from engulfing an 1880’s town. Minimum height requirement: 42 inches.

6. Smoky Mountain River Rampage - An awesome whitewater rafting ride, Smoky Mountain River Rampage winds through a beautiful waterfall setting and no two excursions are alike. Minimum height requirement: 36 inches.

7. Mountain Slidewinder - Speed down a mountainside at breathtaking speeds aboard the Mountain Slidewinder, a thrilling water toboggan waterslide. Minimum height requirement: 39 inches.

8. River Battle - A totally interactive, themed water raft ride, River Battle includes nine rafts, a 500-foot channel and powerful soaker guns. Up to eight passengers per raft can aim their soaker guns at other rafts as well as more than 100 targets along the way. No height requirement.

9. Timber Tower - The only ride of its kind in North America, Timber Tower is a freefall tower that actually tilts a full 60 degrees toward tree stumps and geyers. Minimum height requirement: 48 inches.

10. Dollywood Express - A genuine 2-8-2 Baldwin Steam Locomotive, the Dollywood Express provides a five-mile journey through Dollywood, where you will catch a glimpse of Dreamland Forest, Rivertown Junction, Craftsmen’s Valley, The Village, Country Fair, Showstreet, Jukebox Junction and Adventures in Imagination. No height requirement.

For more information about Dollywood and other attractions in the Great Smoky Mountains, visit www.escapetothesmokies.com/attractions/pigeonforge/dollywood. For information about Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort, which lies just 6 miles from Dollywood, visit www.wgsmokymountains.com.