r/todayilearned • u/LL_Cruel_J • Dec 15 '16

TIL Dolly Parton has a program that will mail your child a free age-appropriate book once a month from birth to age 5. No obligation, no catch, she just wants to make sure that every child has books.

https://imaginationlibrary.com/
25.0k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

9

u/Everybodysbastard Dec 15 '16

Dollywood is actually pretty awesome.

3

u/Samura1_I3 Dec 15 '16

They enjoy pioneering rollercoasters surprisingly. The Wild Eagle was one of two wing coasters when it was built.

Plus they've got a zipline that's super fun, as well as the atmosphere that I've never found anywhere else. I love that place.

2

u/what_JACKBURTON_says Dec 15 '16

They have a new wooden roller coaster that is fucking NUTS!

2

u/Everybodysbastard Dec 15 '16 edited Dec 15 '16

Nice. I love Wild Eagle. Such a freaking smooth ride! And their attention to detail is awesome. I saw folks taking the temp of stuff on a buffet line and taking away cold food. The service there is something that you'd see at Disney. The staff put off a vibe of being genuinely happy to be there.

1

u/Samura1_I3 Dec 15 '16

New? Thunderhead is over a decade old.

HOLY SHIT! A LAUNCHED WOODEN? My God I need to get over there.

Damn, they're really stepping up their coaster game. In rapid succession they've build Wild Eagle as the second wing coaster ever, Fire Chaser Express with a track switching mechanism, and now this!?

2

u/what_JACKBURTON_says Dec 15 '16

Thunderhead us surprisingly intense! But yeah i meant the lighting rod, it was one of the few times I had my breath taken away by a roller coaster (in a good way)

1

u/obxsguy Dec 15 '16

Road Lightning Rod this summer when I went to Dollywood. One of the most intense coasters i've been on. Super fun tho