TDW 1766 - This Is Why I Love It Here
Blazing Fury History and Ride Thru
https://youtu.be/F3ZetplKlDY
Timber Tower Extinct Attraction
https://youtu.be/7VEMAjLRARc
Transcript
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Wait a second. The Titanic
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standing ever so proudly.
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That must mean I am making my way. Yes,
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it's true. Straight ahead
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the greater Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburgg
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area. The Twin Towns.
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One of my favorite places. It's
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happening.
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It's happening. Welcome everyone. Adam
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the Woo here. I have missed this place
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dearly. It's good to be back.
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It's good to be back. It's my second
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channel, daily vlog channel. It's That
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just scalded my vocal cords. The daily
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woo. Just outside Knoxville in Sevir
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County is a little place called
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Gatlinburg. I am currently standing in
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Pigeon Forge, which is about three miles
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down the mountain. And it is turned into
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quite the mecca of tourism goodness. Way
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back in the day, this wasn't even on the
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map. The only thing you would see would
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be Gatlinburgg and Severeville. But over
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time it has grown and taken full control
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of maps and your GPS coordinates. It all
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all all roads lead to to gnomes or roads
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lead to roads lead to
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all roads lead to pigeon forge cat bird.
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It's starting to rain out here.
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If there's one thing this area has, it's
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reliable, inexpensive public
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transportation. That's where these
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Funtime trolleys come in. And it's only
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50.
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Hello there.
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Hello. Good to see you. Welcome.
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Thank you. There are definitely worse
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ways to travel. Getting from point A to
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point B at a very nominal fee. I like
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it.
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Let's see. I can get a one-day admission
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for $67. Or I could get an entire season
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pass for only 108. Hm, that's a toughy.
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And there it is. Hooray for Dollywood.
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Dollywood.
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They've been the five most wanted men
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since their reputation reached the
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county seat. Well, the sheriff told his
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men want that bunch of boys brought in
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and signed up for my recording company.
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Most wanted, fastest grass alive.
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Living summer on that mountain side.
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Finger picking good Kentucky Fried.
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Apple. Apple.
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Chocolate covered. It's a
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chocolatecovered apple. I'll take one.
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Yep. Chocolate lovers.
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There you go. Thank you, sir.
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Appreciate it. Don't mind if I do.
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Oh, yeah.
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That's good.
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And now it's time for my favorite ride
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on property, the Blazing Fury.
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Fire in the hole. Here it goes.
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Oh yeah. just chilling on the porch. The
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older couple enjoying the day.
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She's going to jump.
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She's going to jump in that burning
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hotel.
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That sign says bridge out. Wait, wait a
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second. What's What's going on?
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I think there's a train ahead. I think
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there's a train right here. Hold on.
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There's a train right here. Oh, no. No.
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Oh, I think that's it. I think that's
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the last drop. No, wait. There's another
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one. There's another one.
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Whoa. What was that? What was that? That
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was incredible as always. A couple years
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ago, I did a full video on the nooks and
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crannies and history of this ride. I'll
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put the link down below if you want to
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check it out. Time to break out the
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umbrella again. And just my opinion, I
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don't think they need these little fog
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machines right now. Nature is providing
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its own mist.
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Whoa. Shh. Be very quiet. He's
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slumbering. Hey. Shh. What?
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I didn't mean to wake you, sir.
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Hey. Hello there, folks.
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I I didn't mean to.
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Dozed off for a minute.
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I know you were napping.
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On my feathers, was I? I drool in my
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sleep. I
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I do, too. I drool in my sleep, also. It
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looks like a new attraction has been
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added out here called the drop line. You
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basically load right there. You take all
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the way to the top and then it plummets
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you back down. There used to be another
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attraction there and if you want to know
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what it was, I did a video on it three
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or four years ago. An extinct location
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here at Dollywood. I'll put the link
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down below.
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Because of the weather, a lot of the
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Outdoor Extreme rides are temporarily
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closed. That's okay, though, because my
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favorite part of the park is down the
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hill at the old section that existed
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even before Dolly Parton took over. It
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gives me the same vibe as Ghost Town at
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Knottberry Farm. And let's always
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remember, Anger is only one letter short
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of danger. I've always been a big fan of
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theming from this era. And all this
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existed before the huge coasters came
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in. Very similar to California's
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Knottberry Farm. And they have a little
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homage to the one and only Jim Buoie who
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passed away in the fight at the Alamo.
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Also the creator of that famous knife.
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As you know, I continuously travel the
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country looking for that no good
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cheating black. Oh, you know what? He
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might be in there. They sell Corinthian
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bells in here. These make the most
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beautiful sound.
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I got my mom a pair of these for
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Christmas probably about a decade ago.
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She still has them and they
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make the most soothing sounds. But alas,
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after scouring the entire shop, there's
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no sign of them continuously failing in
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my search. I suppose I'll just have to
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keep looking. And for $3.50, if you're
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in the market for new teeth, you've come
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to the right place.
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next to the general store. They might
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want to move this piano inside. It's
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getting completely water logged.
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Actually, it's just a prop. There's a
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spot inside there making the water
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feston off the keys. Remember in the TV
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show The Waltons when John Ritter was
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the preacher prior to Thre's company?
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This is the kind of church he would have
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spoke at. And we cannot forget our items
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that you need for a crosscountry trip.
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The most important, of course, is your
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coffee pot. A very tiny amount of
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stained glass, but beautiful
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nonetheless. I love the architecture of
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these old church buildings. Something
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you don't normally see, but on the walls
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they have quilts hanging behind glass.
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Instead of framed photos, they have
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quilts. All right, everyone. Turn up
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your volumes. Announcement. Today we've
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extended arts and crafts time by 4
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hours. My fingers hurt. What's that? My
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fingers hurt. Your fingers hurt? Well,
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now your back's going to hurt cuz you
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just pulled landscaping duty. Anybody
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else's fingers hurt? I didn't think so.
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Imagine how much better the world would
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be if everyone had a front porch, the
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professional porch sitters union, like
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to slow down and hang out right here.
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How do you become a part of that? How do
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I become a member? Is there something
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that requires a fee or do I just grab a
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chair and sit? I'm not going to sit on
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this one obviously because it's soaking
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wet, but normally would I just sit here
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and just vicariously be a part of their
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group? As I stand in this spot,
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obviously the most noticeable thing I
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see is the huge water wheel propelling
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what's inside the griff mill, but
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there's also something called a slow
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tom. Slow but steady, the slow tom or
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plumbing mill uses excess water power to
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crush grains into flour and meal.
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The weight of the water on this end
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fills that up. The water dumps out and
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then the gravity on this side crushes
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what's on that stump. Pretty
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interesting. I have cast many a coin and
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many a wishing well. And this will be no
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exception. Miss Lillians,
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prepare thyelves for my wish.
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That was the worst toss. See, I'm
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holding the umbrella with this hand. So,
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it was very awkward. I was trying to
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like hold the umbrella up on my
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shoulder. That was a fail of a wish. Now
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watch. That'll be the one that actually
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comes true. And this, my friends, is a
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legit theme park train left over from
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the Rebel Railroad days, I believe.
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Don't quote me on that, but I think
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that's the park that existed before
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Dollywood and the one before the one
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that existed before Dollywood. And the
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train still remains. I think that's how
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that works.
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These things are huge and probably very
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hungry. Get some food, fellas. Get a
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little food. Have a little have a little
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den. Nostalgia overload here in this
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section. Something out of the 50s or 60s
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perhaps. Good times. This is a Chevrolet
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Bair 1953. I knew that because of the
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sign in the window. More than the
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amusement park side of things. I love
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theme parks. It's because of the
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theming. Obviously, that's the reason.
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This is almost hypnotizing if you stare
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at it long enough. Got water swirling
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around, pumping out of the top of the
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barrel.
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You just stand here and watch us for an
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hour and when you walk away, you would
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not be the same person you were when you
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approached it.
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It's like a train wreck. I can't turn
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away. I can't turn away from this thing.
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All right, that's enough. In one way,
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the weather isn't exactly the most
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appropriate to be wandering around in.
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But in another facet, it's not that
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busy. The crowds are very slow. That's
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always a positive thing.
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This line I'm cutting in right now will
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be the top. That'll at the end of the
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day be the mouth or the lip of the
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piece.
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All done puffing it up. I got to get rid
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of this blow p.
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Thank you.
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Got a little food. A sausage dog with
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all the fixings, all the veggies,
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mustard, olive oil, chips, and of course
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a refill.
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Can't get these things open.
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There we go.
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Oh yeah.
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I need to stay clear of this case. It
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says sugar-free, which is tempting, but
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I'm going to stay clear. I'm not I'm not
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going to not going to die. Not going to
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die. But oh man, look at those chocolate
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strawberries or potato candy. I've never
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tried potato candy before. Or fig
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spread. That's something new to me.
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Dolly's recipe for life. Half a cup of
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love, one teaspoon of caring, a dash of
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humility, and top it with some
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compassion.
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Oh, I will, Dolly. Don't you worry about
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that. I will.
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I want to give you an example on why
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this place is awesome, and it has to do
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with the trolleys costing 50 cents in
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cash. You can't use a credit card. you
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can only use 50 cents in coins. As I was
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in the park, I realized all I had was a
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credit card or a debit card. And it was
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a conundrum took place. I found two
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different ATMs. Neither one of them
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would accept my card. I couldn't get any
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cash back. So, I went to the gift shop,
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explained my situation to one of the
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employees, and she just handed me two
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quarters. She said, "Here, this is for
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you to take the trolley.
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They just gave me 50 cents. That's You
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wouldn't see this at a lot of other
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amusement parks. Thank you.
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They call them hosts here. Disney calls
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them cast members. Other places call
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them employees. Dollywood calls them
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hosts. And because they're so awesome, I
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call them the hosts with the mosts. You
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can take one either to Gatlinburg or to
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where I'm going, Pigeon Forge. These
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gentlemen are going to Gatlinburg. I
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don't blame you. It's a cool spot. I'm
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going to head over there while I'm here,
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too. There it is. That's my ride. That's
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my pony. Or in this case, that's my
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trolley. I have my own personal entire
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shuttle. Look, no one in the back. No
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one in the front. Well, except the
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driver. Okay, it's it's me and the
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driver. I really do like the public
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transportation here. Dropping me off
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safe and sound back at Large Mar. That's
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not That's not Large Marge. Oh, there
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she is. Since the last time I was here,
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a little bit of tragedy overfell this
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area in the form of wildfires, mostly up
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in Gatlinburg, a couple miles up the
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road into the mountains. A little bit in
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Pigeon Forge, but mostly up that
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direction. And as big of a fan I am of
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this area, when they open the town back
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up, I considered driving back out here,
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surveying the damage. I chose not to do
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that because I didn't know how to handle
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it correctly.
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And now that I'm back, I'm still I'm
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still kind of battling with if I want to
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show if I want to drive up and show a
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lot of the fire damage or if I should
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just leave that be and show the more
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upbeat, happy aspects of what still
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exists. And there is a whole heck of a
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lot that was not damaged. Almost all of
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Pigeon Forge was spared and a pretty
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good portion of Gatlinburg, including
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the strip, still remains. and a lot of
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things are still continually open and
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thriving to this day. So, here's my
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question to you. Should while I'm here,
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and I'm going to be here a few days,
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maybe even possibly a week in the
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Knoxville, Severeville, Pigeon Forge,
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Gatlinburg, greater area. In that time
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frame, should I go around and show what
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was damaged or do you think I should
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just leave well enough alone? That's my
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question to you. By the way, also
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something was going to happen today.
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Something was going to happen today. And
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when I leave, whenever that is, whatever
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day I leave here in the in the near
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future,
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don't let me forget. I want to tell you
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something that happened today, but I
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don't want to tell you now because it
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would spoil. I don't want to give any
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spoilers, but don't let me forget. If I
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forget to tell you, remind me in the
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comment section. I'll see you guys
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tomorrow. Vlog over.