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"Adventure Mountain is closing at the end of 2012 to make way for the NEW 2014 attraction. More details coming in March 2013."

This is the ropes and climbing course they have, and it was very fun to play on.

The 2014 part sounds like it could be something big though.

This is sad. I really enjoyed Adventure Mountain. However, change is inevitable, so I'll be looking forward to the new addition(s).

How old is Adventure Mountain?

It opened in 2010. It thus will have had three seasons.

http://www.hometownsevier.com/front-page/2010/01/31/dollywood-introduces-new-6-million-adventure-mountain-americas-largest-challenge-course/

So I wonder if they deemed the real estate better suited fir this new attraction. Or if they were not impressed with the upkeep/throughput/popularity of Adventure Mountain. Seems odd it only lasted three seasons. Before it was built, that was just a barren hillside.

For everything there is a reason. Or more than one.

...turn turn turn (sorry it just popped in my head)

Easily the best rope course I've seen. Glad i was lucky enough to visit while it was open.

Now we can start the speculation of what will be replacing it!

Meh... Wasn't that excited by Adventure Mountain. Never did it, but that sort of thing doesn't really interest me. It felt a little out-of-place to me at Dollywood--but that's again probably because I'm not wowed by rope courses.

I had to do one for a motivational thingy at work once. I felt like I was on WKRP in Cincinnati. At least there was no firewalking!

What is the latest rumor floating around about what's going to go in it's place?

Not a rumor, but here's hoping Dollywood gets a (proper) Drop Tower. That would be a neat spot for one, as you've got the train running along the hill on one side and Wild Eagle/Mystery Mine on the other to give riders an exaggerated sense of height. Kind of like how I hate sitting on the Skyflyer/Son of Beast/Eiffel Tower sides of Drop Tower because it reminds me how stinking high up I am.

Nevermind it's gone for good.

It's a new 400+ ft coaster called Dolly Dash.

I enjoyed Adventure Mountain. They never had entire sections open when I was there though.

Maybe they could build a coaster that would follow a giant Dolly Parton's body form. It would have a couple of really big hills, have a lot of shaking built into it, and it would only be open 9 to 5.

Oh, also, it would have a short duration of a ride time.

My boys (7 and 10) and I loved Adventure Mountain. My wife wanted no part if it ;^)

In fact, when we visited this past spring this was the first thing they wanted to "ride".

They felt like really big kids navigating the "dangerous" cliffs and rope paths. The line was often slow, but we felt like we got our money's worth because sometimes we were on the course for 15 minutes or even longer.

It was such a unique attraction, for a theme park anyway.

My guess is it required too many employees to staff it and be profitable. Or perhaps a lawyer or "risk-assesser" got jittery about the whole thing.

We will miss it. Hopefully it's replacement will be fun.

I would think that Adventure Mountain could be moved to another location or facility. It seemed very heavy duty and well constructed.

I went to Dollywood this summer but don't remember seeing this at all. Was it an upcharge?

^It was/is most directly across from the station of Wild Eagle. Also it was not an upcharge, very curious to see what they have in store to go in the spot.

Outlaw run

Is there a ropes course like this around Cincinnati? It was one of our favorite things to do at Dollywood. I'd like to find something similar at another venue.

Oh I think I remember it now. Was it connected to the ziplines?

Imagination Cinema to reopen in 2013 as new venue featuring a show about Dolly's family, former Adventure Mountain will be an active construction zone when the park opens next season, Dollywood promises a new, never seen before, attraction which will take both the area occupied by Adventure Mountain and the adjacent hillside across from River Battle:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/dec/13/dollywood-tours-new-ride-shows-in-2013-14/

I read about Adventure Mountain's closure on Screamscape a few days ago. I'm sort-of bummed as I enjoyed Adventure Mountain when I visited Dollywood.