$20M Flying Attraction Coming to The Island in Pigeon Forge
If you have ever ridden Soarin’ at Epcot in Disney World, then you are going to love this breaking news! The Island in Pigeon Forge is adding a $20 million flying attraction that will be very similar! The Island is teaming up with Dynamic Attractions, which is the company that pioneered and built immersive flying theaters such as the extremely popular Soarin’.
Bob McManus, president of The Island, calls the investment “a one-of-a-kind, immersive entertainment experience.”
The film that will be shown is a multi-million dollar production, taking 12 months to produce. Local newspaper, The Mountain Press, quotes Project Manager Clay McManus saying that it features “a custom-produced film with footage shot by drones and helicopters throughout the country.”
This incredible theater lifts the audience in front of a massive movie screen to provide an incredibly immersive experience with motion, sights, and sound as well as scents and mists!
The new flying attraction theater will be located in the heart of The Island in a brand new 9,000-10,000 sqft building and is expected to open in early 2020.
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What do you think?
We’d love to know what you think about this new flying attraction coming to Pigeon Forge! Leave a comment below to share your thoughts, excitement, and what you think the name of it will be!
I went to Disney back in may of 2018 and Soarin was by far my favorite ride there!! I CANT WAIT till this is open!!! Hurry up 2020!!!!!!
We went in 2004 and I was amazed. Hope you can buy season passes I will use it all in one week.
OMG cant wait till next year. Love the island and pigeon forge tn.
I’m super excited about this! I’ve always thought an attraction like this would do well and I’m glad to see it happening. Bring on 2020!
So excited !!ove the one at Epcot!!
Awesome
If anything like Soaring in both WDW and Disneyland, it will be outstanding. I hope the journey takes us around the US like the old Disney Soaring did.
Super excited!! My family loves Soaring and can’t wait for the new opening here!!!
Oh, I am so excited!! Soaring is my very favorite ride. I can’t wait for this ride to open so happy you are doing this at the island 😀😀
What’s it gonna be by at the Island can’t figure out where there is room
Sounds Exciting!!
That is wonderful! That was by far my favorite ride in Disney. I could have rode it all day. Very exciting for Pigeon Forge.
Yay!!!
Best of both worlds
Love to see things change up in Pigeon Forge, we love coming there but like to see new things and see the dinner 🥘 shows change their shows more often so it is not the same venue every time
Love the idea. What kind of cost will it be to go in?
Hurry hurry 2020!!! The first time I rode soarin, I got off and went got back in line to ride again. I think this is a wonderful idea, can hardly wait!
This is so exciting. Rode Soar for the first time in October!!! This is going to be great!!! The Island is already one of our favorite places.
If it is like the one at Disney, I loved it. More like a simulator so even old people can ride it. It was wonderful. So excited!
I am 81 years old and looking forward to this ride. Soarin has always been my favorite at Disney. Pigeon Forge is a great vacation spot.
Can’t wait sounds very exciting!
Sounds exciting! Looking forward to it!
Several years ago on a vacation to Disney, we rode Soarin. Soarin was my favorite ride! It was so life-like that I felt like I was really flying and experiencing all those awesome places. I can hardly wait to ride it again and for my grandchildren to experience it!!!
We rode one of these rides at Disney and it felt so real……
It will be a great addition for The Island,,,,,,just don’t make it so expensive for people to ride!
Would love to take my wife. She is in a wheelchair
Think the name of it should be Smokin’ since it will be in the Smoky Mountains.
As to whether or not I’d ever go to it, who knows
Wonder when this will be done working on planning my 2020 trip and want to do this!!