Lightning Rod
E340961
Lightning Rod is a high-speed wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, renowned for its intense launch and airtime-filled layout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lightning Rod canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3239124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lightning Rod Context triple: [Dollywood, hasRollerCoaster, Lightning Rod]
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A.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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B.
Lightning
Lightning is Apple’s proprietary compact connector used for charging and data transfer on many of its mobile devices and accessories.
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C.
Dry Lightning
"Dry Lightning" is a somber, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1995 album *The Ghost of Tom Joad*, reflecting themes of loneliness, memory, and emotional desolation.
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D.
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical sports comedy-drama film starring Pam Grier and Richard Pryor, centered on the life of pioneering African American NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.
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E.
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 coming-of-age film about a close-knit group of recent college graduates navigating adulthood, relationships, and personal crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lightning Rod Target entity description: Lightning Rod is a high-speed wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, renowned for its intense launch and airtime-filled layout.
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A.
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt is a 2013 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, known for its blend of hard rock energy and reflective, melodic songwriting.
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B.
Lightning
Lightning is Apple’s proprietary compact connector used for charging and data transfer on many of its mobile devices and accessories.
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C.
Dry Lightning
"Dry Lightning" is a somber, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1995 album *The Ghost of Tom Joad*, reflecting themes of loneliness, memory, and emotional desolation.
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D.
Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning is a 1977 biographical sports comedy-drama film starring Pam Grier and Richard Pryor, centered on the life of pioneering African American NASCAR driver Wendell Scott.
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E.
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 coming-of-age film about a close-knit group of recent college graduates navigating adulthood, relationships, and personal crises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hybrid roller coaster
ⓘ
launched roller coaster ⓘ roller coaster ⓘ wooden roller coaster ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 2015-08-07 ⓘ |
| award | Golden Ticket Awards Top Wood Coaster rankings ⓘ |
| capacityPerHour | 1000 riders ⓘ |
| carsPerTrain | 6 ⓘ |
| city |
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Pigeon Forge
|
| constructionStart | 2014 ⓘ |
| cost | approximately US$22 million ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Alan Schilke ⓘ |
| drop | 165 ft ⓘ |
| feature |
airtime hills
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high-speed launch ⓘ quadruple-down element ⓘ |
| height | 73 ft ⓘ |
| inversions | 0 ⓘ |
| launchAcceleration | 0 to 45 mph up the lift hill ⓘ |
| launchSystemSupplier | Rocky Mountain Construction ⓘ |
| length | 3800 ft ⓘ |
| liftType | launched lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dollywood
ⓘ
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction ⓘ |
| material |
steel track
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | 73 mph ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the fastest wooden coasters
ⓘ
intense airtime ⓘ steep terrain-based layout ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2016-06-13 ⓘ |
| owner | Herschend Family Entertainment ⓘ |
| parkOwner |
Dollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Dollywood Company
|
| parkSection | Jukebox Junction ⓘ |
| restraints | lap bar ⓘ |
| ridersPerRow | 2 ⓘ |
| rowsPerCar | 2 ⓘ |
| safetyRestriction | minimum height requirement ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| theme | hot rod ⓘ |
| trackType | I-Box track ⓘ |
| trains | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lightning Rod Description of subject: Lightning Rod is a high-speed wooden roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, renowned for its intense launch and airtime-filled layout.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.