Dollywood announced that Lightning Rod will be closing down the Lighting Rod roller coaster in October.
It's been the joke for years..... Dollywood is just gonna give up and make the launched wooden coaster (that isn't even a wooden coaster anymore) a chain lift coaster......
Well... it's happening. The launch will be removed in favor of a "high speed chain lift"
Aw man, I’m finally going to Dollywood for the first time middle of November. I know this ride has not been very reliable but, it has been a bucket list ride for me ever since it opened. I hope this is for the best but I wish I could experience the launched version.