@@fyrelite07 got to experience it on a hot day with full trains. My god. The Quad-down is *mental.* You just keep picking up speed, and with each hill, it feels like it's trying to rip itself off of the hillside. I've never felt a coaster treat me like this lmfao
So sad to read that but glad you got one last great ride in!! I know how you feel, had a disc replacement back in 2009 which sucked and didn't help in some ways worse pain now!! Would not recommend if it can be avoided. Anyway two years later I was able to still ride nice smooth decent steel coasters without issues, depending on the seating and restraint type etc, had found that hanging ones like the Batman and similar ones like at Worlds of Fun in Kansas city were very comfortable!! So I hope maybe someday you can at least enjoy those without issues! Good luck and ride on!!
Lightning Rod in Dollywood, I just went earlier today it was amazing🔥 Edit: thanks for 100 likes! Edit: thanks for 200 likes! Edit: thanks for 300 likes!
@@garrisxn5026 Well I went on a Monday, and it was a bit rainy that day so not that many people were there, but the rain stopped after I went on big bear mountain.
@@kameeI the launch is unreliable and causes the coaster to be closed quite frequently. (not as profitable) But at least the chainlift is going to be high speed (according to sources)
I’m a wood coaster hobbyist & it’s so rare to hear anything negative anymore about steel coasters in general. You are correct! I enjoy many steel coasters but they largely lack personality & soul. B&M coasters started feeling all the same long ago. Same with RMC, they have some fantastic features & ride amazing, but they’re generally the same gimmicks one to the next. They’re too perfect & overly-engineered. I can look at any steel coaster before my first ride & tell you exactly what it’ll feel like from start to finish. Predictable. And yes, record speed, height, inversions & new technology has only meant problems and downtime. Lightning Rod in this video is a prime example, it’s spent much of its life not operating because of the technical complexity of its launch. It’s getting a new, simpler lift hill this year. It’s also not a wood coaster anymore since about half of the wood track was replaced with steel track not long ago. Still a great ride! Sorry so long, you got me riled up!
That's gotta be the most unique launch experience ever. Not just the fact that you go uphill while accelerating, but that you're already starting to floor it before going up the hill; that's gotta be a weird positive G moment.
they switched it from a wood coaster to a ibox track coaster, so its technically not considered a wooden coaster anymore, but it is still one of my favorite rmc's at my home park, dollywood!
Plan your day well. get there early! Dollywood has a very confusing lay-out, and sometimes you can spend an hour just trying to find your ride; then hours waiting on line. But some truly great rides.
Lightning Rod _is_ fun, but I go mainly for Thunderhead, one of the greatest wood coasters in the country. I recently completed all wood coasters in the U.S. & many in Europe & Asia and 32 defunct woodies since 1981. Thunderhead is one of the best, but it’s fresh off of a total re-tracking & used to be uncomfortably rough.
@@crooked-halo I haven't been on nearly as many coasters as you have, but I knew Thunderhead was great midway through my first ride. There isn't more than 20 feet of straight on the whole thing. Riders really get the feeling of being spun and twisted and thrown around like Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz.
@@crooked-halo My rides on a partially retracked Thunderhead in June 2022 were amazing. I love GCI coasters but that one, holy crap. Thunderhead is my favorite wooden coaster by far. It's truly incredible.
That was a fun ride! This is the closest I'll ever be on one, sitting here watching! And my stomach still churns when I watch these! Wow, but what FUN!😬😲😂😜🎃👻👻👻😊😳
Lightning Rod in Dollywood, RMC Hybrid Coaster (Has Technical Problems 24/7, but its the first wooden launched coaster so its the first of its kind so i dont blame them.)
from what I've seen in some reviews, it runs through the course juust about the same as before, just minus the awesome experience of the launch. Have fun!
Lightning Rod is not a wood coaster anymore since much of its wood track was replaced with steel track not long ago. It’s now officially a hybrid because of the combo of wood & steel track. Still a great ride, though. Hope the new lift doesn’t suck! The launch lift is fun & part of what makes Lightning Rod special.
Lightning Rod at Dollywood!! This has got to be my third favorite coaster there. I have a season pass there for this year and we have gone so many times already!! Lightning rod was also my first ever roller coaster i rode!
This is HALF the coaster that it used to be. It's like a family coaster compared to what it used to be. When it's actually running. It's down all the time now.
Lightning rod at Dollywood It’s not technically a wooden coaster. Because RMC retracked most of the ride a while back. Now it is 57% I-Box Track. Classifying it as a steel coaster
I hear lightning rod is closing soon which sucks cause I won’t be back before then Never got to ride it when I was there tho That and half the rides were broken down
The airtime on that must be insane
I’ve been on it before, I can confirm even early in the day that the airtime on the quad-down is absolutely insane!
It really is. It's as tasty as the cinnamon bread around the corner.
It really is!
@@BryanMark-mw8sz idiot
@@fyrelite07 got to experience it on a hot day with full trains. My god. The Quad-down is *mental.* You just keep picking up speed, and with each hill, it feels like it's trying to rip itself off of the hillside. I've never felt a coaster treat me like this lmfao
Last coaster I will ever ride, had spine surgery 2 years after riding it, no more coasters for me. It was a great one to end with!!
So sad to read that but glad you got one last great ride in!! I know how you feel, had a disc replacement back in 2009 which sucked and didn't help in some ways worse pain now!! Would not recommend if it can be avoided. Anyway two years later I was able to still ride nice smooth decent steel coasters without issues, depending on the seating and restraint type etc, had found that hanging ones like the Batman and similar ones like at Worlds of Fun in Kansas city were very comfortable!! So I hope maybe someday you can at least enjoy those without issues! Good luck and ride on!!
I love the first false drop followed by the big one. It was the tallest coaster I had been on at that point and I was shook.
Lightning Rod in Dollywood, I just went earlier today it was amazing🔥
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yo did you do the new ride and was it good
@@garrisxn5026Yes Big bear mountain was amazing I rode it twice, but make sure to get in line fast because everyone wants to get on it
@@EverettAndOwen alr thanks and what day of the week did you go on
@@garrisxn5026 Well I went on a Monday, and it was a bit rainy that day so not that many people were there, but the rain stopped after I went on big bear mountain.
@@EverettAndOwen thanks for the tips bro
Lightning Rod in Dollywood.🔥🔥🔥🔥
It gave me like a 30 minute head ache when I was done riding it
That's what I was thinking Dollywood @! Looks cool awesome high bank turns for a wooden coaster!!
Yep that's why its always my last ride on the way out of the park hahaha gottw leave with a bang
RMC coaster. Epic. It’s on my bucket list
fast climb !!
The back is the best tho on any coaster imho
LIGHTNING Rod!!! DollyWood - Pigeon Forge, TN👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I love pigeon Forge
Only idiots go here. Charging people 30 dollars to park to go inside and spend more money. All of their rides suck especially this one
Awesome and smooth had the old ones feel like thing is going to come apart so much weight and pressure .
Looks amazing
That quad down section at the end is really legendary
looks so smooth
ITS SO FAST YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR DYING💀
It is not smooth. But one of the best roller coasters I've ever been on
@@misterblcdit is smooth🤣
@@cb_styx3392Minus the potholes after the wave turn, but yeah 😂
It’s not smooth
DollyWood, Lightning Rod is a crazy RMC with it’s awesome triple down (I think)
*quadruple
quaddown actually
It's so sad they're getting rid of the launch :(
RIP lightning rod!!!
why are they doing that?
@@kameeI maitinence issues
@@kameeI the launch is unreliable and causes the coaster to be closed quite frequently. (not as profitable) But at least the chainlift is going to be high speed (according to sources)
It’ll be back. But with a staring chainlift possibly. So it dashes up that lift.
Strong*
This looks so much more interesting than all these steel biggest, fastest, etc. whatever coasters. And the sound, awesome 😊
I’m a wood coaster hobbyist & it’s so rare to hear anything negative anymore about steel coasters in general. You are correct! I enjoy many steel coasters but they largely lack personality & soul. B&M coasters started feeling all the same long ago. Same with RMC, they have some fantastic features & ride amazing, but they’re generally the same gimmicks one to the next. They’re too perfect & overly-engineered. I can look at any steel coaster before my first ride & tell you exactly what it’ll feel like from start to finish. Predictable. And yes, record speed, height, inversions & new technology has only meant problems and downtime. Lightning Rod in this video is a prime example, it’s spent much of its life not operating because of the technical complexity of its launch. It’s getting a new, simpler lift hill this year. It’s also not a wood coaster anymore since about half of the wood track was replaced with steel track not long ago. Still a great ride! Sorry so long, you got me riled up!
I'm guessing it's in Tennessee
Dollywood
thats crazy
Literally says in the title
@CatsAreKindaCool I'm being Sarcastic
@@The_Train_Captain oh my bad
I would love to ride that one. So much fun.❤
That's gotta be the most unique launch experience ever. Not just the fact that you go uphill while accelerating, but that you're already starting to floor it before going up the hill; that's gotta be a weird positive G moment.
And it used to be all the way to the top.
The first time I rode this that uphill launch freaked me out, that's for sure.
Dollywood, epic RMC.
Doolywood 💀
@Brony-Kid *Dollywood
Couldn't figure that out...wow!
Did you get RMC at least?
@@ginog5037 yes
*Dollywood - Spelling for people that couldn't keep up or figure 🤔 it out, play Wheel of Fortune.
@@ginog5037dude can't take a joke nor fix his spelling 💀💀
There's and "edit" button, if you were smart
This was one of the BEST! Thanks for sharing!!!
Impressed of the person allways filming in constant level. (🎉)
Yeah they need to turn that crap off so we can get a better sense of the ride
The fear of the unknown when I first road this was the best part
uhm this is at dollywood and it is the lighting rod idk what ur talking about
@@WesWal353 what are you talking about?
@@WesWal353what are you talking about?
@@WesWal353what are you talking about?
Yep, it's Lightning Rod at Dollywood. The launch was replaced with chain lift if I'm not mistaken.
Yes it was because it kept breaking
they switched it from a wood coaster to a ibox track coaster, so its technically not considered a wooden coaster anymore, but it is still one of my favorite rmc's at my home park, dollywood!
I know and wild eagle is good too! I love dollywood
Dollywood 🙌🏻 I’m going there this year from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤❤❤❤
Plan your day well. get there early! Dollywood has a very confusing lay-out, and sometimes you can spend an hour just trying to find your ride; then hours waiting on line.
But some truly great rides.
@@billmccomb4629 thank you 🙏
I've been to Dollywood but that coaster wasn't there at the time. Lighting Rod looks like fun! Thunderhead is another great coaster at DW!
Lightning Rod _is_ fun, but I go mainly for Thunderhead, one of the greatest wood coasters in the country. I recently completed all wood coasters in the U.S. & many in Europe & Asia and 32 defunct woodies since 1981. Thunderhead is one of the best, but it’s fresh off of a total re-tracking & used to be uncomfortably rough.
@@crooked-halo I haven't been on nearly as many coasters as you have, but I knew Thunderhead was great midway through my first ride. There isn't more than 20 feet of straight on the whole thing. Riders really get the feeling of being spun and twisted and thrown around like Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz.
@@crooked-halo My rides on a partially retracked Thunderhead in June 2022 were amazing. I love GCI coasters but that one, holy crap. Thunderhead is my favorite wooden coaster by far. It's truly incredible.
One of the best coasters in the world even without the speed lift!!
U cannot beat the ol' wooden roller coasters!! My favorite one the old yellow coaster at Dorney Park
It’s an Rmc hybrid coaster, wooden structure with steel ibox tracks
Dollywood, Lightining Rod. Bad ass ride..
For anyone wondering this is lightning rod at dollywood
Love a good ride on lighting rod😁!!!
That was a fun ride! This is the closest I'll ever be on one, sitting here watching! And my stomach still churns when I watch these! Wow, but what FUN!😬😲😂😜🎃👻👻👻😊😳
Hmmmm… Tennessee, Mountains, Amusement Park….
I’m drawing a blank on this one 😂
Dollywood yessir
all coasters should go up that fast!!!
Bro it's a launch it's designed for it
NICE!!!! At Dollywood, perhaps?
That's a great ride. Going to be hard to beat that LSM lift hill. Can't wait to ride it this summer
launch is no more, hello chain lift :(
Magnificent!
Lightning chain is amazing! ❤
One of the best roller-coasters I've ever been on in my life. It was AWSOME!
This coaster looks absolutely amazing
Those inverted banks are nuts
Thanks you taking me with you
Love Dollywood! We were there 5 days ago.
Why the hell is the lift hill so fast
Catapulted
Lighting rod in Dollywood I went on it so fast the track shakes and almost broke my nose but so fun
I’ve road that coaster like 5 times. It’s Lightning Rod at Dollywood and bro, it is amazing! It has awesome airtime!
Wow! I want to ride that. You give a longer perspective of the ride I appreciate that, 👍
❤❤❤❤❤cool a real retro coaster❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
O I wish I was younger. I have always loved a coaster.
Had soooo much fun on Lightning Rod!!!!
Damn that looks like it'd be fun!
Lightning Rod in Dollywood, RMC Hybrid Coaster (Has Technical Problems 24/7, but its the first wooden launched coaster so its the first of its kind so i dont blame them.)
actually its not a hybrid. it uses the rmc topper track which technically makes it a wooden coaster
I need to go there!!!!
This looks so fun and so intense!
Yeah the ending bunny hills are amazing
It is
I'm glad this was a short video. I was about to revisit my cottage cheese I just had for a snack. Great video though.
Awsome! I want some of that!😅😅
The use of the terrain is really nice on this coaster
funny little dollywood topper track rmc thats very problimatic
Lol i always thought Dollywood was just a tour of Dolly Parton's house 🤣
Lightning Rod is a CLASSIC and one of the best coasters in the south! Freakin' LOVE it!!
Im going to dollywood for the first time in may!!!!! Im so excited to ride lighting rod even if it has a chain lift lol
from what I've seen in some reviews, it runs through the course juust about the same as before, just minus the awesome experience of the launch. Have fun!
Lightning Rod is not a wood coaster anymore since much of its wood track was replaced with steel track not long ago. It’s now officially a hybrid because of the combo of wood & steel track. Still a great ride, though. Hope the new lift doesn’t suck! The launch lift is fun & part of what makes Lightning Rod special.
The most problematic roller coaster at the park
Until next year. They're replacing the launch with a fast chain lift hill. It closes at the end of October
Lightning rod! In Pigeon Forge Tennessee at Dollywood I live in Pigeon Forge have you been on the wild eagle?
Lightning Rod at Dollywood!! This has got to be my third favorite coaster there. I have a season pass there for this year and we have gone so many times already!! Lightning rod was also my first ever roller coaster i rode!
I’ve been on it. It’s called lightning right at Dollywood.
I love it ❤ even thought I've never been on it before because I'm not from that area I live in iowa jamie 😊
We rode this today!
LIGHTNING ROD!!
Lighting rod I rode it Thursday school field trip from West Virginia lol
No way me to
I went on a field trip there but I live an hour away next to knox county. I went on May 3rd and May 7th
That's top ten right there.
Going there today! It’s my first time
Dollywood comes to mind without looking at other comments.
This is HALF the coaster that it used to be. It's like a family coaster compared to what it used to be. When it's actually running. It's down all the time now.
Nothing about it has been changed besides the slower drop and ibox track replacements
Lightning rod at Dollywood
It’s not technically a wooden coaster. Because RMC retracked most of the ride a while back. Now it is 57% I-Box Track. Classifying it as a steel coaster
Dolly wood I just went last Saturday with my school
this is lightning rod at dollywood. it is most famous for being the first wooden coaster to have a launch instead of a chain lift
Now that's what a wooden roller coaster should do. It looked like a pretty smooth ride too and I'm amazed at how fast this thing was flying!!
its a Rocky Mountain Hybrid...they are all sick as fuck. Fast and smooth with lots of airtime.
that ride was so fun lol
It looks like if a classic wooden rollercoaster with no inversions and a rmc track had a baby
The funny thing is it was made by rmc 😂😂😂
Funny you say that, this an RMC topper track coaster
Lightning Rod
@@Celatra it isn’t it’s now iBox track as it was retracked in 2021
Best coaster I've ever been on... Love it
it's called Thunder Pole, and it's at Kennywood.... :-D
This looks like the best wooden coaster in the world
It was
they removed the launch replaced it with a chain lift
This is an awesome long roller coaster ride and I would write it everyday if I could
Dollywood's Lightning Rod. Hands down, one of the best wooden coasters out there!
I have ridden this ride. I love it.
These Wooden Coasters had ENOUGH of being outshone by the Steel Ones. These here have such Steep Sloping Curves!
Just rode this coaster a month ago at Dollywood. We waited 2 hours to ride it and it was totally worth it
There are reports that it will be losing it's uphill launch in favor of a high speed chain lift. Less of a thrill, but hopefully better for downtime.
Lightning rod at Dollywood. Super fun
Fsst and smooth flowing coaster looks amazing
Wow thats a wild ride
I believe it’s the first launched hybrid coaster ever
That looks like FUN!
We rode this last week. So good, wooden coasters are sometimes not my favorite, but this one was amazing! So FAST!
Probably because its a hybrid coaster, not wooden
Dollywood Lightning Rod. Good night ride.
Lightning rod in Dollywood! I was there today I’m so tired lol
LIGHTING RODDDDDDDDDDDDDD IT'S LIT BRAH
I hear lightning rod is closing soon which sucks cause I won’t be back before then
Never got to ride it when I was there tho
That and half the rides were broken down
Its not closing, they're just replacing the problematic launch
This was a no-brainer; where else in Tennessee could it have been?