Moonshine Mountain Coaster: Family-Friendly Thrill Ride

The Moonshine Mountain Coaster offers an unparalleled, family-oriented adventure that entrusts you with the steering wheel. Zoom across the Smoky Mountains on our distinct track equipped with a brake system at your discretion. What’s even better, our cylindrical rails assure a consistently steady and pleasurable ride!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Moonshine Mountain Coaster - The Coaster opened in December of 2014 and was the first coaster in Gatlinburg!

We offer a beautiful and peaceful scenery in the Gatlinburg mountains and a thrilling ride down the mountain.

The Coaster is approximately 5 minutes long from start till the exit, this includes about 3 minutes going uphill and 2 minutes riding down!

We are located at:
306 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738

What's Included
  • Complimentary parking.
  • All fees and taxes included.
Location
Moonshine Mountain Coaster
Parkway
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(158 Ratings)
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H255jcpaulam
Mar 3, 2026
Great time! - It was a great ride and the people that run it were super nice. I have never been on a mountain coaster before so have nothing to compare it to. Wish the ride were longer!
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Leonard_f
Feb 21, 2026
Family Fun!! - I went with my family and it was a lot of fun!! I would definitely recommend going!! We didn’t have to wait long and everything was easy and very safe!!
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141gannap
Feb 21, 2026
Highly recommend - They have a great winter deal, $35 per person for 1 day unlimited rides. $10 for the second day of unlimited rides. They had similar deal last year on Groupon and we really enjoyed it. We came in the morning and in the evening. The lines were long, especially in the evening( Valentine's weekend). But the kids were very happy. They always ask to come here again and again.
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Alanna_w
Feb 17, 2026
Awesome Experience - It was so much fun, I enjoyed being able to stop the coaster and look at the view around or slow down when it was going to fast for me!
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Taigand2026
Jan 20, 2026
First purchased 1 ride online then came a second time and got a wristbands - Pete and Brenda are lovely, have great hospitality and customer service!❤️
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Cassiew34
Dec 31, 2025
Ride at Night! - My family of 6 had a really really fun time on this coaster. We rode at night and that definitely added to the excitement. It’s eerie going up the hill in the dark in the woods! Do your best to go full speed on the way down- so fun! Check Groupon for possible deals. We were able to save $20
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Rosey126
Nov 24, 2025
Great ride! - OMGeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't usually do rides like this but it was flipping amazing! My husband and I rode separately and had a blast!
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Jaynem405
Oct 21, 2025
Great Ride round the mountain - Good value ride for a bit of family fun, very safe ride climbing up the mountain then winding down at speeds of around 30 miles per hour a good laugh. At the end great to see who was the fastest down the slopes not always who you expect :)
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Krr1975
Feb 17, 2026
A birthday ride - Had a great time riding the coaster! The rides just never last long enough. It seemed like the majority of the time on the ride was when you were being pulled up the hills but loved that it was in the woods and nice ride coming down. Friendly staff.
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Stephanie_j
Feb 15, 2026
Very Disappointing Activity - We bought tickets online at Viator and still had to wait an hour in line to get the paper tickets to ride a 2 minute ride! This ride is $17 each for a 3 minute ride up the mountain and 2 minutes down if your lucky. If you are like my husband he got behind a lady that stopped and got no speed from the ride!! That being said the most disappointing thing was only one person manning the ticket line and they sell a $35 all day ride ticket. All those repeat riders skipped the line several times before we even got to do our one ride!!! A bunch of rude kids pushing us aside to ride again and again!! It took us 45 minutes to get into Gatlinburg for such a disappointing activity. Stay in Pigeon Forge and ride one of the many coasters in town and save yourself some time folks and stress folks!!
Review provided by Viator
From $17
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).