Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort & Amusement Park

Gatlinburg, TN
865.436.5423

Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort & Amusement Park - Reviews from across the web


LOVED IT!!!! - user review I actually went on a trip with my church and it was such a blast!! Everyone got along and there was sooo ... travel.yahoo.com great view - user review We love Gatlinburg and of corse not taking the tram up to Ober would not be the same. We go up to Gatlinburg 2 times a yr and take the tram up to Ober one to Ski in the winter a... travel.yahoo.com Older Gatlinburg - user review Ok for skiing. However, its not an amusement park. Its very rundown. If you want to have some fun skiing its ok. No one speaks english there. It kind of like skiing in a very ru... tripadvisor.com Not worth the money or time. - user review Very over priced. The Kiddie Land amusement park had 3 old rides and a small playground. As a family with a 3 & 5 year old, this didnt keep there attention long. Great... travel.yahoo.com Cant wait to go back - user review This was the first place I went when I was 12 and we have went back every year its a great place to take the kids old and young its allways an enjoyable experince for me and the f... travel.yahoo.com Ober Gatlinburg - user review And then there's the James Bond-esque Sky Tram... an aerial tram up the mountainside in a box that can hold up to 120 people as it runs on cables at 15 mph.... beautiful. And $8/ad, $6 kids for two days unlimited rides.... At the Top (and that was OBER GATLINBURG) there is a mini-amusement park for ... igougo.com So/so - user review You would think this place would do great business and would be spectacular. Unfortunately, there is just not much to do at all. We drove up instead of paying for the tram. Dont le... travel.yahoo.com can't wait to go back - user review this place was so much fun we got the wrist bracelets that where $20 and you get to ride every ride as many times as you want. you can even do mini golf and the black bear habiat ... travel.yahoo.com Ober Gatlinburg - user review I loved riding the new tram to Ober Gatlinburg. The view from that tram is fantastic. I have to mention that upon approaching our destination at the top, we looked out to see some sort... tripadvisor.com Only worth the View - user review I went to Ober Gatlinburg 15 years ago with my parents and then in May 2007, and it really seems to have gone down hill. Nothing new seems to have been added, except for these poor... travel.yahoo.com Awful - user review The price that we paid was not worth it at all. The main reason that we went was to see the bears. We thought that the bears would be in the open wilderness where you had to wa... travel.yahoo.com Too Pricey.....Needs Updated - user review This was the very first time I had been to Ober Gatlinburg. My husband and I went on a whim because he wanted to go skiing. Everyone had said it was a wonderful place to go and h... travel.yahoo.com thesnow was horrible - user review when we went the snow was all black and it was really only mush ans it was really hard to ski and snowb... travel.yahoo.com EHH, UMM, PRETTY LAME - user review Ober is ok...if your skiing and most of the slope are open, besides this it's lame. It should be noted this is not a real amusement park...it's like a county fair at best. Go to Dollywood... tripadvisor.com great tram ride - user review We were traveling with our 2 yr old and while she really wanted to ride the swings (chair lift), I knew that wouldn't be a good idea so we took the tram up to Ober Gatlinburg. I thou... tripadvisor.com Needs updating and cleaning - user review We rode the tram and were confronted with the cramped space and the place was in need of a good cleaning. The tram ride itself was fun and we had a fantastic view of the area. We enjoye... tripadvisor.com Know what to expect when you visit - user review As mentioned in many other reviews, visiting Ober Gatlinburg is like walking back into time. It is run down and out of date. The deco, colors, indoor smoking, and run down facilitie... tripadvisor.com half of the attractions were closed, overpriced - user review we went there last week, half of the rides or attractions were closed, they wanted $10 each to ride the tram up to the site and 10 back per person, the alpine slide was ok, bumpe... travel.yahoo.com Try it once - user review Not much to do once up there; very disappointed in what it had to offer, but the scenery was beautiful. I went when they had bungee jumping. The Alpine slide is fun, but you ... travel.yahoo.com Fun for Kids - user review We just returned from our visit to Gatlinburg. We drove up to Ober Gatlinburg. We have 4 children ranging from 2 thru 12. You can't beat the deal for an all day ticket for some fun f... tripadvisor.com Black Bears in captivity - user review We vacationed in the Smoky Mtns. last week (June 16-24, 2007).While there we visited Gatlinburg and rode the Ober Gatlinburg tram to the top of the nearby mtns. The ride was beautif... tripadvisor.com Drive up! - user review First, I would definitely drive up rather than take the expensive tram. You will have to pay to park, but it's nominal. We've been here lots of times, because my children love to ice... tripadvisor.com Enjoy the mountains - avoid the amusement park - user review We wanted to get away from the noise of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and in the tram this seemed to be the case. However at the top is a quite tacky amusement park, grotty eating places... tripadvisor.com Ober Gatlinburg - user review The Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway has been providing an outstanding view of the Smoky Mountains since 1973. Based at traffic light # 9 in Gatlinburg, you can ride one of the two aerial counter balanced cars from downtown Gatlinburg to the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park, which is on M... igougo.com Don't bother - user review I love Gatlinburg. I had been a few times and never took the tram. Finally took the tram up, which was nice, BUT, when you get up there-WHOA! Its as if I stepped back in ti... travel.yahoo.com GREAT RIDE!! - user review THE RIDE UP THERE AND BACK WAS AWSOME!! LOOKING UP INTO THE MOUNTIANS ANS SEE THE CITY BELOW.. SOO MUCH TO DO ONCE UR UP AT THE TOP .. RIDES .. ICE SKATING... SHOPPING.. F... travel.yahoo.com Just Ok, GET there EARLy - user review We just returned from a week in Gatlinburg. We spent one day, (well half a day) at Ober Gatlinburg. We were all hyped up for the tram ride, only to learn we would be PACKED in... travel.yahoo.com