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On and off reports of Lightning Rod downtime. Dollywood was impacted by the same storm surge that also closed Cedar Point on Monday due to electrical line damage. (Pictured below)

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Screamscape said:
I’m told that Lightning Rod has been down for a few days, following a storm that may have done some damage to the launch system. A reader did sent in a photo taken today that shows people up on the lift hill working on the launch system, so hopefully they’ll get those technical rehearsals going again in the near future.
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Yeah it's been running today :D
[tweet]https://twitter.com/thrillgeek/status/740604307918233600[/tweet]
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Upstop Media have been working with the ride and posted this brilliant gif showing the chassis while the coaster is running.
[tweet]https://twitter.com/UpstopMedia/status/740547191308066816[/tweet]
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The station area and lift/launch look great at night! Does Dollywood close before it goes dark? Night rides must be incredible on this.
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[tweet]https://twitter.com/UpstopMedia/status/740547191308066816[/tweet] That is gorgeous. Good work Scott!
 
Just rode. 3rd tran of the day. Letting ~100 in the queue at a time. Started about noon. Only one train for now, Might run 2 later, wanted to get going earlier

Lots of cameras around. Park reps filming after ride interviews.

Some news crews too. I saw ABC from Knoxville, was told MSNBC as well.


Dollywood PR guy (Pete) was around. Talked a bit when I got off (waiting for interviews).
 
So... it's the real Media Day? That means it's just about ready to open for real now!

Also, ^^ New desktop pic. Absolutely beautiful.
 
GuyWithAStick said:
So... it's the real Media Day? That means it's just about ready to open for real now!
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Hard to say. If so not a big turn out. But before rides started Pete was doing an on camera interview.
 
So are they still not confident about opening the ride officially?
I wonder how long they might go on with the rehearsal....
 
Boris1981 said:
So are they still not confident about opening the ride officially?
I wonder how long they might go on with the rehearsal....
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Pete was noncommittal, but appeared confident they are close.
 
Upstop Media POV coming tomorrow

[tweet]http://twitter.com/UpstopMedia/status/740917914715492352[/tweet]

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That quadruple down is the most amazing looking element of the ride. As is the sideway airtime hill, seems all the rage atm!
 
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