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- Height
- 130 ft40 m
- Drop
- 165 ft50 m
- Top speed
- 73 mph117 km/h
- Length
- 3,800 ft1,158 m
- Inversions
- 0
- Track
- WoodLaunched
- Opened
- 2016
- Status
- Operating
About Lightning Rod
★ World's first launched wooden coaster
Lightning Rod is a launched wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA, open since 2016. The ride stands 130 feet tall, drops 165 feet and reaches 73 mph over 3,800 feet of track.
The first wooden coaster in the world with a launch, catapulting trains from 0 to 45 mph before the lift hill even begins.
Field note: launch reliability issues plagued its early seasons before a full retrofit.
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