WonderWorks is one of the best Pigeon Forge Attractions and things to do in Pigeon Forge!
THE WONDERWORKS EXPERIENCE
One of the top things to do in Pigeon Forge, WonderWorks Indoor Amusement Park, is one of the best Pigeon Forge attractions. With over 42,000 square feet of “edu-tainment,” WonderWorks is an amusement park for the mind. The attraction combines education and entertainment with more than 100 hands-on exhibits that challenge the mind and spark the imagination.
This once top-secret laboratory was located in the Bermuda Triangle. An experiment gone awry lifted the laboratory, carrying it to Music Drive in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where it landed upside down. Luckily, all of the exhibits remained intact and available for guests to explore.
EXPLORE THE WONDER ZONES
With the ceiling under your feet and the ground above your head, WonderWorks will turn your world upside down. Pass through the inversion tunnel to realign yourself and start your adventure! Inside you’ll find six Wonder Zones for loads of family fun! Start your journey below as you discover some of our featured exhibits.
EXTREME WEATHER ZONE
TESLA COIL:
Nikola Tesla invented the Tesla Coil around 1891 to investigate the electrical realm of high-voltage, low-current, and high-frequency. Some Tesla Coils create electric fields powerful enough to generate electricity to wirelessly power up a fluorescent light up to 50 feet away.
EARTHQUAKE CAFE:
In 1989, an earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California, collapsing a freeway and interrupting a World Series game between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants. What does an earthquake feel like and how do they rate them? Learn this and more!
HURRICANE SHACK:
Hold on tight! You don’t want to be blown away!
Leaving its own path of destruction behind, the hurricane is one of the most common Natural Disasters in the world. This fast-cycling storm is made up of a low-pressure center, spiral collection of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and sometimes hail, and powerful winds that can reach over 155 MPH!
HOW COLD IS IT?
What did the passengers and crew go through? Does sea water and fresh water freeze at the same temperature?
PHYSICAL CHALLENGE ZONE
BED OF NAILS:
Every great scientist knows that pressure is the application of force to the surface of an object. When you step on a single nail, your foot puts a large amount of force onto the small surface area of that nail, easily piercing your skin. It’s the principle of pressure!
BUBBLE LAB:
If you are anywhere between the ages of 1 and 101, you will love this exhibit! Create bubbles the size of basketballs, blow bubbles through a bubble sheet, or make a bubble big enough for you to fit inside! Look at all the pretty colors in the bubbles as they float around. They are actually reflections and refractions of the light around the bubble. The colors show how thick, or thin, the bubble wall is.
PULLEY POWER:
Take a seat on one of the chairs and use the rope to pull yourself up. If you look closely, you’ll see that each chair is connected to two, three, or four pulleys. Pulleys make lifting heavy items easier by magnifying force or changing the direction of force. The magnifying of force by a simple machine is called a mechanical advantage. The key to a mechanical advantage is in the number of pulleys; the more pulleys there are, the lighter the weight being lifted feels.
SPACE DISCOVERY ZONE
SPACE SUIT:
- Stable internal pressure
- Mobility
- Supply of breathable oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide
- Temperature regulation
- A means of collecting and containing solid and liquid bodily waste
- A communication system.
Explore a life-size replica of an EVA suit that astronauts wear when they need to do work outside their spacecraft. Space suits must be worn to keep astronauts alive in the extreme environment of outer space.
ASTRONAUT TRAINING CHALLENGE:
This 2-person gyroscope will spin and rotate in multiple, random directions as it simulates the effects that outer space has on humans. Experience the feeling of weightlessness and the rolls and tumbles that astronauts feel when they are conquering missions in space.
MERCURY CAPSULE:
Climb into a replica of one of the launched capsules and experience what it’s like to lay inside this one-man vehicle. Project Mercury was the first human spaceflight program of the United States of America led by NASA. The goal was to put a human in orbit around the Earth. The spacecraft was just big enough for a single crew member.
MORE THRILLS AT WONDERWORKS PIGEON FORGE
After you’ve explored the exhibits, venture up to the basement where you’ll find action-packed entertainment for all ages!
Climb through obstacles three stories above the ground in the glow-in-the-dark Indoor Ropes Course, compete against opponents and battle in our fast-paced, black-lit Laser Tag arena and experience a whirlwind adventure in our 4D XD Motion Theater!
