| The book was fantastic. The movie was a | | | | with amazing clarity. |
| blockbuster in the truest sense of the word. Now, | | | | So what's the fourth dimension? The experience! |
| Dollywood, in conjunction with SimEx-Iwerks, is | | | | When a gentle snowfall sprinkles over The Polar |
| presenting The Polar Express 4D Experience. I'm | | | | Express, it will actually snow inside the theater as |
| sure you're familiar with 3D films with images that | | | | well. When the conductor sings "Hot Chocolate" |
| appear to leap off a movie screen as if they had | | | | and the waiters begin to pour, the aroma of |
| three dimensions instead of one. That is one part | | | | delicious hot cocoa will fill the air. As the train |
| of The Polar Express Experience. But there are | | | | rattles along the track, you'll feel the bumps and |
| little surprises along the way that give an entirely | | | | chugs thanks to clever motorized seats. What |
| new dimension to the viewing. | | | | was that?! Did something touch your hand? You |
| Do you remember the book and the movie? | | | | never know what surprises are in store during |
| Young children - questioning whether or not they | | | | this 4D experience. |
| believe in Santa - board The Polar Express which | | | | Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN; has just launched |
| is bound for the North Pole. Is it real? Is it a | | | | this new attraction as part of its 2008 holiday |
| dream? Is believing all that really counts? | | | | season. It will run until January 3, 2009 in the |
| Along the way, the kids, the conductor, a hobo | | | | park's Imagination Cinema. This will be Dollywood's |
| and a host of other characters encounter plenty | | | | 19th annual Smoky Mountain Christmas and |
| of adventure and excitement including dancing | | | | visitors to the park can expect lots of inventive |
| waiters, rumbling rail cars, falling snow, yummy | | | | surprises including Santa's Workshop complete |
| treats to eat and more. In the end, every child | | | | with jumbo-size toys, Babes in Toyland, 'Twas the |
| discovers that, when they believe, magical things | | | | Night Before Christmas and nightly, lighted |
| happen. | | | | Christmas parades. Best of all, every show is |
| So, is The Polar Express Experience just another | | | | included free with park admission. |
| movie? Hardly! It's a 20-minute cinematic delight | | | | This year, mix Christmas traditions with some |
| for kids and adults that brings a 4th dimension to | | | | new twists. The Smoky Mountains are calling you |
| the best-loved scenes of the original film. | | | | to come play in the snow. While you're here, |
| Presented in 3D, you actually feel as though | | | | make your annual visit to Dollywood where you |
| you're part of the action as characters bound off | | | | can participate in all the festivities and catch The |
| the screen. This is not your father's 3D by any | | | | Polar Express 4D Experience. It's sure to become |
| means. Gone are the days of the hazy, fuzzy 3D | | | | a new favorite tradition you'll want to repeat |
| images of old. You'll view this delightful adventure | | | | every holiday season. |
