Moonshine Mountain Coaster, at 306 Parkway, is Gatlinburg's first mountain coaster under its current name: opened in 2014 as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster (whose original-era films have their own page in this directory), renamed under new ownership around 2021–22, and renovated since. Adventure Is Out There give the lineage plainly in their series entry (#5 of twelve Smokies coasters): 'Moonshine Mountain Coaster, formerly known as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster' — with moonshine-runner theming throughout the station.

Watch: first looks

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Coaster #5 | Moonshine Mountain Coaster in Gatlinburg | Full POV & Review!

Adventure Is Out There

Adventure Is Out There's full POV and review, fifth in their best-coaster-in-the-Smokies series: the requirements, the moonshine-runner theming at 306 Parkway, the ride itself, and where it ranks among the coasters they have ridden. Their description gives the lineage plainly: 'Moonshine Mountain Coaster, formerly known as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster.'

Key takeaways
  • Fifth of a twelve-coaster Smokies series
  • 306 Parkway - free-standing building on the Strip
  • Moonshine theming throughout the station

MOONSHINE MOUNTAIN COASTER Gatlinburg Tennessee NEW OWNERSHIP & RENOVATIONS

Smoky Mountain Family

Smoky Mountain Family returns after a bad pre-renovation visit drove them to walk out: new ownership, renovations, and a second chance for the coaster that was 'formerly Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster' - one of the first in the area.

Key takeaways
  • New ownership fixed what made them walk out
  • Renovations under the Moonshine name
  • One of the first coasters in the area

Moonshine Mountain Coaster Day & Night Ride GATLINBURG TENNESSEE

J & B In The Hills

J & B In The Hills ride it twice in one day - a no-brakes GoPro run in daylight and a return after dark - noting the free on-site parking (rare in Gatlinburg) and the ride and re-ride pricing as filmed.

Key takeaways
  • Day and night rides are different experiences
  • Free on-site parking - rare in Gatlinburg
  • $17 a ride, $8 re-rides as filmed

The second chance

Smoky Mountain Family's film is the renovation's verdict: a bad pre-renovation visit had driven them to walk out; they returned for the new ownership and renovations and gave the place a second chance — much improved. J & B In The Hills ride it twice in one day, a no-brakes GoPro run in daylight and a return after dark, noting the free on-site parking (rare in Gatlinburg) and the pricing as filmed: $17 a ride, $8 re-rides.

First-timers and fall color

A coaster enthusiast's first mountain coaster ever, filmed in 2026, catches the weigh-in and rules briefing (tandem drivers must be 16 or older) and a convert's verdict. The fall-foliage ride uses the coaster as a leaf-peeping vehicle at peak color; the professional 4K POV — lift through Smoky Mountain scenery, descent at up to 30 mph, filmed with management's permission — closes the page.

Watch: more views

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Moonshine Mountain Coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee | My First Time Ever Riding a Mountain Coaster!

Whoa, Davie!

A coaster enthusiast's first mountain coaster ever: the weigh-in and rules briefing (drivers must be 16 or older for tandem riding), the lift, and a convert's verdict on the sled-style ride.

Key takeaways
  • First-time rider briefing is thorough - weigh-in included
  • Tandem drivers must be 16 or older
  • A roller-coaster fan's conversion to mountain coasters

Moonshine Mountain Coaster - Gatlinburg TN

Smokies Plus

Smokies Plus' five-minute ride on the coaster, noting plainly in the description: 'This used to be the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster.'

Moonshine Mountain Coaster POV – Gatlinburg’s Wildest Ride

Coaster Trek

Coaster Trek's clean POV of the full run - 'Gatlinburg's wildest ride,' as they bill it.

Awards shelf

Amusement Source's POV carries the venue's own resume: 2,500 feet of track and a shelf of local best-coaster awards, billed as Gatlinburg's wildest ride by Coaster Trek. Claims are the venue's and its riders'; the rankings on the sister page show how the area's reviewers actually score it.

Sources: the 9 videos on this page, filmed at Moonshine Mountain Coaster, 306 Parkway, Gatlinburg, between 2021 and 2026.

Watch: the full set

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Moonshine Mountain Coaster POV | Voted Best & Most Thrilling Mountain Coaster in Gatlinburg, TN

Amusement Source

Amusement Source's POV with the venue's own resume: originally opened as the Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster in 2014, 2,500 feet of track, and a shelf of local best-coaster awards.

Moonshine Mountain Coaster | Fall Foliage in Gatlinburg Tennessee!

Smoky Mountain Faith, Food & Fun

An October ride through peak fall color: the coaster as a leaf-peeping vehicle, from Smoky Mountain Faith, Food & Fun.

Moonshine Mountain Coaster 4K POV - Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Accelerated Creative

A professional 4K POV (filmed with management's permission): the lift through Smoky Mountain scenery and the descent at up to 30 mph on Gatlinburg's first mountain coaster.

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