That looks like so much fun! We've never done Anakeesta either! I want to try the mountain coaster! The treehouse village looked like a blast! The skywalk looked fun too. I would be all about the night walk! That sunset was amazing!

That last coaster look cool 😎 fun day 🤠

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

The last coaster was the better of the 2. Plus it felt safer having 2 tracks. Just glad we didn't run into any Bears on the track.

Now, this looks like a fun time. Very cool video. LIKE 21. 👍👍👍

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

One of new favorites for sure. This was our first time on a mountain coaster.

We never remember our license plate 😂! Those views from the gondola are gorgeous! The activities look so fun! Beautiful views! The night walk totally looks worth it! Such a cool park!

@SantosChronicles

2 күн бұрын

I don't either. I have to put my license plate in my password app. The view was pretty but going down, I was freaking out. A great concept for nature/theme park.

Wow so much fun in one place..

@SantosChronicles

22 күн бұрын

We were surprised how big this place was. This was my favorite.

Haven't been up there since they'd started the food tour! That would be cool lobster roll sounded good! You get out on one good trail and see some amazing views or beautiful waterfalls you'll be hooked! Thanks for the shout out! Nothing beats sunsets in the smokies 😁

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

Next time we’ll be braver to step out of the car to check out some short trails and waterfalls. Baby steps for our family 🤣. I can’t deny how pretty it was there. It’s basically just corn fields here in IL once you leave Chicago. Hope you had a great 4th.

@NickandRachel

23 күн бұрын

@@SantosChronicles Hope y'all had a great 4th as well!

YOu know a list is totally my jam. What a fun place. I wish we would have done this when we were here. Love the Rosalie Cam and also my kids would love the big slides. I also love when theme parks have unique food.

@SantosChronicles

22 күн бұрын

I only started to do list because of your channel. Theme Parks, Museums, and Aquariums are tough to edit and this strategy makes it easier. They had much more for kids than I was expecting. Yea your kids would love this place.

This place looks so much fun! I’m would love to take my kids here!! Oh boy my hubby would love the food pass!! The Rosalie cam was SO cute! She has the best giggle!! Great video!

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

This place was so much fun and great for adults or kids. Usually I'm good at keeping my footage to 45 min for a trip like this. I had over 3 hours to edit to get it to 13 min.

Peter would take the bus. He hates those Chair lifts. Those enclosed gondolas are okay, but those chairs are far to exposed. I'm okay with them! The Food looked awesome. Awesome Rail runner. Where you securely strapped. I would hat to think I would fall out! Tree adventure looked like fun for the kids. Pretty gardens. Great views Carl. Love the tree top walk. I would hate the shaking and bouncing. If my friend Lisa was there she loves bouncing swing bridges. What happens if you did not use the brakes on Hell bender? OOOOOOH WOW! The BONUS! Great views from the Observation Deck So much to do at Anakeesta. LOVED THIS ADVENTURE. Have a great week Carl.

@SantosChronicles

8 күн бұрын

I got out voted for the safer bus. That was our first time doing a mountain coaster. I used the brakes and didn't want to find out if I didn't. This was my favorite place we visited in this area.

“I went to Louisiana and got a hurricane 🌀 “ I’m here in Houston and I have a hurricane coming to me! Looks like a fun family day. I’ve never ridden a mountain coaster before. Thanks for showing us what it’s like without just showing us your screaming face like some other vloggers!

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

You aren't having the best luck. I saw that video of yours with the aftermath. I think I forgot to comment on that one. Mountain coaster is super fun and scary at the same time. I shouldn't have that control of whether to stop or go faster. I was nervous I was going to get stuck. Yea, I have been playing around how I show those.

@RobbZipp

16 күн бұрын

@@SantosChronicles every comment helps!

Haha Rosalie, "We're doing it the hard way"😂 I can attest to that for sure! Oh my gosh, you guys did way more than we did. That Rail Runner looks terrifying! The Smokies really are beautiful to see. I really enjoyed the Treetop Skywalk. Love the Rosalie Cam📹Carl, you on the Hellbender was hilarious🤣Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us!

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

Rosalie is a scene stealer even though I limit her screen time. We were there from 9 am til Midnight. We did take a few hours off to take a nap and came back. It was our first time in that area and we'll definitely be back to this area.

I love that you did so much outdoorsy stuff during our vacation together!!! Maybe I can convince you to do more for our future family adventures 😁 this was definitely a core memory for us 🫶🏽

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

Core memory for sure! Just glad we missed the Bear. That would be too much nature for me.

That little coaster looks like a blast! I bet it's more scary in person too. There are a lot of things here that are great for kids - wish I was young enough to go on some of those! Such a good spot!

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

Way more scary in person because you have the control on how fast or slow. I was scared what happens if you get stuck. They did a great job having all those climbing places for kids. Thanks for watching.

I wish so badly that we went to Anakeesta while we were in Tennessee last fall!! With our Dollywood adventures we just didn't have enough time sadly to cram everything we wanted to do in. But this is near the top of my list for our trip there next time. So cool! Heights make me nervous but the chair lift up is so cool! Tastes of america?! Sign me up! We love the food. Lobster roll looks amazing!!! That rail runner looks so cool!! 2 for the price of 1? Love it. Love the Rosalie cam, too cute!! The treehouse adventure is so fun. The treetop skywalk is so cool. The interactive bird adventure area is so cute for kids. Wow! Hellbender looks really cool too. What beautiful views heading down. Whoa, Astra Lumina looks SO cool!! And of course the tower with those incredible views, wow! What a great spot. Definitely have to get there. Fantastic video!! Very helpful to anyone visiting and love how it was edited.

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

Anakeesta is a must if you are there again. There is so much to do over there that we'll have to go back ourselves. Yea, Taste of America was great, and much better service than what Greg encountered at Hershey Park. For the coaster you can ride the same one twice or each once. We were there from 9 am till midnight. We did take a few hours to go back to the hotel and get a quick nap.

As an outdoor, nature lover, this place looks amazing! We’ll have to add this to our list for when we travel and make it to TN.

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

It was a good mix of touristy and nature. Great for a family like us. The mountain coasters were so fun.

I did this a long time ago when my school visited for band/flags competition in the mid 90’s. Cool to see how much has changed and still stayed the same 😁Jenn

@SantosChronicles

8 күн бұрын

It was a very unique concept of a theme park and nature in the same place! Just glad I wasn't there when the Bear decided to eat at one of the concession stands. That happened a couple days after we left.

Hi, I have subscribed! It was great meeting the family at The Gentle Barn. 😊

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

It was so great meeting you as well. That was such a fun place and loved the story of the St. Louis 6. Have a great week and thanks for watching.

We used to take our Church Youth Group to Pigeon Forge each year, but never had the time to check out what the area had to offer. Now I know what we’ve been missing!!!

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

It was pretty overwhelming when I did research on the area. So I just started taking recommendations from folks who recently went there. And so glad we went here.

It sure feels faster than 25th when you are on it doesn’t it?! Great stop! Glad you didn’t 🤮 any of that food on the Hellbender!

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

The coasters didn't bother me. It was that swinging bridge that got me a bit of motion sickness.

Amazing place, nice tour. The coasters look intense.

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

To me those mountain coasters were scarier than regular coasters because they let me have the controls of how fast to go.

@1dashcamboatsandcars

16 күн бұрын

@@SantosChronicles Wild stuff, if you went full blast could they pop off or derail?

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

@@1dashcamboatsandcars I don’t know. I didn’t want to find out. And sometimes real Bears shows up. Wild wild west over there.

@1dashcamboatsandcars

16 күн бұрын

@@SantosChronicles 🤣lol

New Mexico for the win!!!!

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

LOL. I think we bought everything on their Menu. But of course not as "hot" as if it was made in New Mexico. You guys don't mess around for any of your foods.

I need to check out Anakeesta! Lobster rolls look good! I would've done the hard way too to get up there lol.. my nephew would've probably preferred the easy way! That carting from the top of the mountain reminds me of Action Park back in the day lol.. kids would love that treehouse adventures. Man, great views.. worth the trip! Happy weekend Santos Chronicles crew!

@SantosChronicles

23 күн бұрын

This is totally up your alley - and of course lots of food for you to try. Going up wasn't as bad as going down. I was a bit nervous going down. We were there for 15 hours with a 2 hours break in between. So much to edit on this video. Have a great weekend also.

That looks like a fun place. The last time I was in that area was 2014. I don’t think this existed then. We used to go to the area all the time when I was growing up. That is a little disappointing you have to pay even more for the mountain coasters. Great video overall. You are an excellent editor; that’s one of the things I find most difficult. Anyway, looks like you all had a good time

@SantosChronicles

22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much. Editing is my favorite part of the process. I had 3 1/2 hours of footage so this one took awhile to get it to 13 min. This is probably my longest video ever. Anakeesta was so fun and glad we went. Riding a mountain coaster was my goal for this trip.

Getting off of those lifts always makes me nervous! We thought about coming over here but didn't make it. Good thing bc I don't think we could have afforded it at the time! But man if you go up there you really need to do everything. The United Tastes is a great idea. Haha Addison either did not want to be on camera OR she was nervous going up the lift! I bet that was a lot of footage to sift through with the GoPro on Rosalie! I love how smooth the footage was going down the Hellbender with it strapped to your chest. Did you have to purchase the footage from the camera on the Hellbender? Super cool adventure! I also like that you finally had a video over 10 min!! 🙂

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

I usually have 45 min of footage to edit, this one I had 3 1/2 hours of footage to get to 13 min. We were there from 9 am till midnight (with a 3 hour nap break). I agree if you go if you go here you have to do everything. We just ran out of time but they also have zip lining. Maybe next time. Yea, I had about 30-35 min of Rosalie CAM. And yes I did purchase their video for Hellbender but was pretty cheap, around $15. Usually they are like $40.

There is so much to do there!! We didn’t stop here when we were in the Smokies but it looks like such a fun time. You could spend an entire day there I’m sure! I’m scared of heights though so idk if I would be brave enough for some of these activities. Lol 😅

@ShowMeAnAdventure

13 күн бұрын

Love the Rosalie cam! Lol 😆 good job filming, girl! 🎉

@SantosChronicles

8 күн бұрын

We were at Anakeesta from 9 a.m. to Midnight. We did take a couple hours to go back to the hotel and take a quick nap. And we still didn't do everything. Rosalie got me those shots that I coudn't fit through.

ANAKEESTA!!!🏔️🗻🏔️💪🏽🌞🌞Love it!!! Wow!!! Lots of things to do!!! Great tips guys!!!💪🏽👊🏽😎😎Omg that coaster looks so scary!!! Wow!!! Looks like a blast! That’s cool how you recorded it!!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽Your kids are so cute!!!🥰🥰Tree house adventures!!! So fun!!!🌲🌲🌲Cool obstacle courses!!!😎😎 Yummmy drink Okaay!!!🍹🍸🍹🍸Cool gardens and views!!! Interactive adventure zones😎💪🏽💪🏽Ooh the food looks good! Gumbo! Omg more rides wow🎢🎢🎢Margaritas!!!🍸🍹🍹🍹The views!!! Wow!!! Looks like a wonderful time!!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🎢🌲🌲🏔️🏔️Great review👊🏽👊🏽🌞 12:58 💪🏽💪🏽

@SantosChronicles

16 күн бұрын

We were there from 9 a.m. to midnight. With us leaving to take a quick nap and coming back. The mountain coaster is a total different type of rush than a regular coaster. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend!

@LifeWithTheGlovers

14 күн бұрын

@@SantosChronicles Awesome!!!☀️☀️❤️

We love Anakeesta so much! But we took the Ridge Rambler cause I am not doing a chair lift up a mountain. I am so glad your family got to experience this. There really is a lot to do there. We haven't been for a new years so the new attractions (AstraLumina, BirdVenture and Hellbender) didn't exist yet. We need to go back sometime. Thanks for sharing your visit to Anakeesta with us!

@SantosChronicles

22 күн бұрын

When I did research it was overwhelming on what to do. Glad someone recommended this place. We were there for 15 hours (minus 2 hours for a nap). The new Hellbender ride is so smooth.