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Dollywood Reveals NightFlight Expedition Ride Vehicle at IAAPA 2025 for 2026 Opening

The project introduces MACK Rides’ Rocking Boat system to the U.S.

Overview

  • Dollywood identifies the indoor hybrid attraction as a more than $50 million investment, the largest single attraction in the park’s history.
  • Official stats cite a 5.5-minute experience reaching up to 29 mph and nearly three stories in height, with a 39-inch rider minimum.
  • The family-focused ride in Wildwood Grove combines show scenes and effects with sequences themed to a nighttime flight, whitewater rafting, a mountain ridge coaster run, and a lake voyage.
  • The system previously appeared on Mission Bermudes at France’s Futuroscope, and the Dollywood installation will operate inside a 44,000-square-foot, climate-controlled building.
  • Vehicles shown on the IAAPA show floor feature a yellow, green and bronze finish with apparent black lights, on-board audio, and front-mounted faux gauges.