Adventure Mountain back on track at Dollywood

Dollywood had previously been forced to delay their $5 million expansion due to the economy. Construction costs were to blame for soaring costs of the expansion, so management thought it best to wait until the economy stabilized a bit and costs went down. Now, the $5 million project is back on and will be built to its original specifications, instead of a scaled back plan.

Officials at Dollywood plan to break ground on Adventure Mountain this summer. It will be the world’s largest interactive ropes course with swinging bridges and ladders crisscrossing their way across two acres of an area known as Wilderness pass. Adventurers will be harnessed in and will slide along a track as they try to overcome obstacles along the way.

Each stage requires varying levels of skill and ability. Three two-level courses invite adventurers to navigate rugged rope trails, net ladders, swinging bridges, moving beams and more including the base-level Camp Teachittoomee.

Adventure Mountain is scheduled to open on Dollywood’s Opening day in 2010. The opening of the new attraction will coincide with Dollywood’s 25th anniversary celebration.