It’s no secret that NightFlight Expedition at Dollywood has had some up-time challenges in its early days. I experienced this personally earlier this week with it opening late and shutting down early. It appears we may have some indication of one of the issues in that Dollywood released a notice on social media sttating, “As part of on-going ride rehearsal, the manufacturer has asked for additional time to adjust the timing of the ride’s turntable to ensure a quality experience for this unique part of the attraction.” This has now been removed as everything is about Dolly Parton’s passing (and rightfully so). This “turntable” is the heart of the “flying” simulator of the ride and carries three vehicles at a time rotating them from its entrance to the next section on the ride. This turntable is so large and moves so slowly that it’s essentially imperceptible to riders. On Monday I was lucky enough to get a ride and apparently was the last boat without issue before this prolonged shutdown. The boat after mine said that shortly after entering the turntable everything went black as the ride appeared to effectively shut down and I don’t believe it ever reopened that day or before this announcement.