More has recently been revealed about the expansion that
@Rob was referring to above. A local news outlet has managed to grab some info, such as:
- The area will feature 8 attractions.
- The area will feature a restaurant amongst other amenities.
- The entrance to the new area will be between Mystery Mine and Drop Line.
- Attractions include an enclosed family coaster, a pendulum-style ride (thought to be a swinging ship) and an indoor play area amongst others.
- The area will span a total of 5 acres (for some perspective, that is the same size as CBeebies Land and around the same size as the former Flume site including the wooded area).
Here is the link:
http://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/dollywood-developing-5-acre-expansion/51-526144541
Sounds good! The enclosed family coaster, on further reading, is also apparently going to be a lot better than I expected! According to a planning document that I can't currently find, the layout specified is a Vekoma 453m Suspended Family Coaster, which is basically a clone of Orkanen, the fab-looking SFC at Farup Sommerland in Denmark.
While it isn't what I and many others initially expected, I'm sure this will be a lovely addition to Dollywood!