Tennessee mountaintop theme park Anakeesta will debut a removable gondola subsequent yr, a part of a $100 million enlargement referred to as Making Extra Magic. The high-speed, six place raise will exchange Anakeesta’s mounted grip chondola, which has carried tens of millions of company from downtown Gatlinburg to the park over the previous 9 years. The present raise strikes solely 200 ft per minute, resulting in lengthy journey occasions and restricted capability. Leitner-Poma designed the brand new gondola to maneuver extra folks with 56 Diamond Evo cabins that includes floor-to-ceiling home windows and glass flooring. “Designed to supply panoramic, 360-degree views of the Nice Smoky Mountains, every cabin transforms a easy journey into an unforgettable expertise,” stated Anakeesta. “As company glide gently upward in the course of the four-minute ascent, the world unfolds beneath the cabin—lush forests, native wildlife and the charming skyline of downtown Gatlinburg.” This would be the first true gondola in Gatlinburg, a bustling city with no fewer than 5 scenic chairlifts and an aerial tramway.
Development will start this month and the prevailing raise will spin by means of the Christmas vacation interval. Anakeesta will shut fully on January fifth and reopen in March with various transportation. The upgraded gondola will comply with later within the spring alongside a reimagined mountaintop village and expanded treetop skywalk.
