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Gatlinburg
Anakeesta
Outdoor Adventure

Explore a treehouse village, race down a zipline, ride a single-rail mountain coaster and climb to the top of the tower to see miles and miles of the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Kids have spoken. And Giggled.

See what the littlest travelers have to say about this destination.

SELECT AN AGE RANGE to explore the laugh tracker results:

All Kids
at Anakeesta experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

36
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
143.2
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 2-4
at Anakeesta experienced:
Laughter 3 - Excitement 4

lots of
laughter

tons of
excitement

47
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
178
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 5-7
at Anakeesta experienced:
Laughter 3 - Excitement 4

lots of
laughter

tons of
excitement

37
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
96
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
Kids 8-10
at Anakeesta experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

24
Avg. Laughs Per Hour
160
Avg. Moments of
Excitement Per Hour
What the kids are saying:

MY FAVORITE PART WAS PLAYING IN THE TREEHOUSE!

LECY
age age 5

YOU HAVE TO BE 70 POUNDS TO RIDE THE ZIPLINE. SO I ATE A SUNDAE.

HECTOR
age age 6

THE RAIL RUNNER WENT REALLY FAST AND I DIDN'T EVEN USE THE BRAKES.

JOSHUA
age age 7

WE WERE AT THE TOP OF THE TREES.

DRANNAN
age age 8

THE MUSIC WAS GOOD. I PLAYED THE SPOONS FOR HOURS.

JILL
age age 7

IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG CITY UP HERE!

RACHEL
age age 9

THEY HAD BEARS EVERYWHERE. BUT MOSTLY IN THE GIFT STORE.

HELADO
age age 5

Photographic proof of fun

Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

Mister fans double as laugh machines at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg TN.
Shaking the tree brdge does not induce parent laughter at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg TN.
Quite the opposite.
Playing the spoons is more fun than eating with spoons at Anakeesta Tower in Gatlinburg TN.
Ice cream is consumed faster at the top of a mountain at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg TN.
Smoky mountains are not made with smoke machines at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg TN.
But you'd think they were.
buy as much as you want, they'll take it down for you at Anakeesta Towers in Gatlinburg TN.
Anakeesta
Anakeesta Tower toy

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