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Earthquake - The Ride


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #48 of 57 attractions in Gatlinburg
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Attraction type: Amusement/theme park
Address: 653 Parkway Gatlinburg, TN
Tel: 865-436-9765

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1 of 5 stars
AlTravelGal   10 contributions
Decatur, Alabama
Nov 24, 2009

I asked my husband to look up some things he would like to do during our trip to Gatlinburg and he suggested this. So tonight we went and tried it. It was awful. It was $7.99 each for us to ride and the ride lasted less than six minutes. It is not actually a ride. You do not move more... more

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1 of 5 stars
MeredithKBT   39 contributions
Alabama
Jul 13, 2009

This ride was TERRIBLE!! THE worst ride I've ever been on. $8.00 per person is the biggest rip-off there is. I wish I could give this zero stars. Awful Awful Awful!! more

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phimugrl22   21 contributions
Locust Grove, Georgia
Jun 29, 2009

This was the worst ride ever. County fairs have better rides. It cost $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for kids. My nine year old wasn’t impressed. Rocks impress him. This ride sucked!!!! Don’t go. Not only did it suck, the girl who took our money was too busy texting to pay attention to us. How’s that for crappy service? DO... more

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1 of 5 stars
bng804   1 contribution
OK
Oct 27, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Honestly, they should change the name of this ride to "Earthquake...The Scam" because that is what it is. I still can't believe I paid $65 for a group of 8 to ride this monstrosity. Do not go into this expecting something along the lines of the Earthquake ride at Universal Studios. This is a complete joke that moves all of... more

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1 of 5 stars
Tigggger   2 contributions
cocoa fl
Sep 6, 2008

We have been to Gatlinburg numerous times, always stopped and looked at this ride, but decided to pass on by. I wish i had passed it by this time too. This is one of the cheesiest rides ever. You sit in a small smelly compartment with several seats, when the ride starts you expect to go somewhere but you just... more

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Midgetman82   9 contributions
louisville
Aug 17, 2008
1
person found this review helpful

I have had more fun on a recliner than this RIP OFF. I asked for a refund of $16.00 and guess what, she said NO. (rudely of course). I rode this after the remodeling (or whatever one guy said). The one sure hit that really got me was the wax dummies standing in line, once i pay to ride and... more

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1 of 5 stars
jmsmith7667   1 contribution
cheyenne
Aug 7, 2008

My family just wasted lots of hard earned cash on this ride last week July 30, 2008. This is no ride! This is a major rip off! Don't waste you time no matter how much your children beg. There is no ride, it is a tiny cart which holds like 10 or 12 passengers who sit two by two. The... more

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WVClairenmaddy   24 contributions
West Virginia
Aug 4, 2008

My 7 yr old begged to do this ride. It was pricey and honestly just a complete waste of time and money. You shake around and move back/forth. I couldn't really see very well inside and it was only a few minutes long. I think they're are better ways to spend your money in DT Gatlinburg, like Ober or the... more

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1 of 5 stars
beckieh   1 contribution
Chicago
Jul 28, 2008

As other reviewers have said, this is not a ride. Just some violent shaking and cheesy props. My husband, two sons and I spent our hard earned cash on this "ride" five years ago, and we were very ticked off at the time. I have to say that it has turned into a good memory because it was such a... more

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room121   7 contributions
smyrna
Jul 24, 2008

We got into this rip-off before it was remodeled. You think it is bad now! When the car started shaking, I looked back and saw a teenager with a cigarette in his mouth moving it up and down with his hands! He was even adding growling effects for the gorilla! Brother-in-law don't take nothing from too many people and demanded... more

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Earthquake - The Ride Address

653 Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN
Tel: 865-436-9765