Blazing Fury IS a roller coaster, mom!

I just thought I'd share a quick, funny story at Dollywood back when I was a kid. After walking around a bit, the family was going to ride Blazing Fury, the roller coaster in a burning town ride. I was, shall we say, a little apprehensive about riding it because I remembered riding it the year before. Now, I was probably 10 at the time, and even though I didn't mind roller coasters too much, I really didn't feel like riding this one... again. So I told my mom, "This is a roller coaster, I am not sure I want to do this one right now." And she says, "No, its not a roller coaster." I repeat, "Seriously, this is a roller coaster, I remember it specifically from last year. Don't you remember the on-coming train?!" She says, "D-J, would I make you ride something you didn't want to ride? Trust me, its not a roller coaster."

At this point, I didn't know what her deal was. Maybe she was confusing it with the Flooded Mine, which was also a dark, indoor ride (although no roller coaster). I don't know. But at this point, I was resigned and said, "Ok, no problem. Just wait, you'll see... Let's go."

Needless to say, after the ride, she realized she got a few nice surprises, in the way of three drops in the dark. Then I say, "That was fun! Let's go again!" Oddly enough, we didn't ride it a second time that year... Check out the Rides of Dollywood to see more Dollywood rides!

Check out my other Dollywood posts:
Dollywood Introduction
The Rides of Dollywood
Dining At Dollywood
The Shows of Dollywood
The Crafts of Dollywood