Dollywood which is nestled near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee began opening its doors to the public in 1986 and has since become Tennessee number one ticketed attraction. Dollywood is Highly themed with Smoky Mountain history and preservation but also offers key attractions including daily demonstrations of turn-of-the-century crafts,one-of-a-kind rides, and award-winning entertainment. Each Year Dollywood host four annual festivals: Dollywood Festival of Nations, KidsFest, National Gospel & Harvest Celebration, and Smoky Mountain Christmas.
Dollywood is also home of the Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Award winner Thunderhead, twice named the world’s No. 1 wooden coaster; and Mystery Mine, named best new theme park attraction by Theme Park Insider magazine. Dollywood is truly a unique park which shows an outstanding level of quality, especially regarding originality of theming in shows, rides, landscaping and attractions. The friendliness of staff and cleanliness of the park is extraordinary and this, combined with a dedicated leadership honoring family values, sets a tremendous example to the whole industry.
Rides and Attractions...
Dollywood which is nestled near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee began opening its doors to the public in 1986 and has since become Tennessee number one ticketed attraction. Dollywood is Highly themed with Smoky Mountain history and preservation but also offers key attractions including daily demonstrations of turn-of-the-century crafts,one-of-a-kind rides, and award-winning entertainment. Each Year Dollywood host four annual festivals: Dollywood Festival of Nations, KidsFest, National Gospel & Harvest Celebration, and Smoky Mountain Christmas.
Dollywood is also home of the Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Award winner Thunderhead, twice named the world’s No. 1 wooden coaster; and Mystery Mine, named best new theme park attraction by Theme Park Insider magazine. Dollywood is truly a unique park which shows an outstanding level of quality, especially regarding originality of theming in shows, rides, landscaping and attractions. The friendliness of staff and cleanliness of the park is extraordinary and this, combined with a dedicated leadership honoring family values, sets a tremendous example to the whole industry.
Rides and Attractions
Adventure Mountain:
Set the course for adventure at Dollywood’s new Adventure Mountain. Explore and uncover an endless combination of high-energy feats to engage and entice the entire family! This multi-level area covers approximately two acres and requires varying levels of skill and ability. Four courses invite adventurers to navigate more than 100 challenging obstacles! The excitement of the great outdoors is just waiting to be discovered by those who accept the challenge of Dollywood’s new Adventure Mountain.
Barnstormer Family Thrill Ride:
Enjoy the same breathtaking moments that daring stunt pilots of the1920s might have experienced as they zoomed over the fields of nearby farms. The $5.5 million Barnstormer features two pendulum arms with seating for 32 riders.
Seated back to back, riders travel progressively higher on each swing of the Barnstormer’s massive arms, reaching a maximum speed of 45 miles per hour and 230 degrees of rotation. At its peak, the Barnstormer reaches a staggering 81 feet in the air!
Daredevil Falls:
Only a real daredevil will venture into an abandoned logging camp for a one-of-a-kind boat expedition. If you're up to the challenge, let our adventurous guides help you navigate your way through some close calls with the bears and the old left-behind lumber machinery. But, just when you catch your breath, your boat careens over a waterfall down a 60-foot drop at a heart-racing 60 mph!
Dollywood Express:
The engineer sounds the whistle and your mountain excursion is under way. Our authentic 110-ton coal-fired steam engine takes you on a breathtaking five-mile journey through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains where you'll enjoy pastoral scenery and some of the most beautiful views that nature has to offer. Close your eyes and enjoy a fascinating trip back in time when travel in and out of the mountains of Pigeon Forge relied on trains like the Dollywood Express.
Dollywood's spectacular Tennessee setting provides the perfect backdrop for a variety of amusement park rides and attractions. Thrilling roller coasters, daring water excursions, family rides, kiddie rides and these listed here are just a few. Please visit their website for more information on all of there great attractions by Clicking Here
Entertainment
Like its namesake, Dolly Parton, Dollywood delivers the best in live entertainment. Enjoy country, bluegrass, Southern gospel, classic rock and 50's music presented in our live stage shows. Please click here to view our current entertainment schedule.
Festivals
Enjoy five of the south's largest festivals between March and December at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Each festival offers family entertainment and guarantees special events all season long.
Dollywood's Festival of Nations offers five weeks of cultural events by performers from around the world. Join your kids for a fun-filled day at Kidsfest, the South's largest children's festival. Come hungry to the Barbeque & Bluegrass, featuring the biggest names in bluegrass music while you savor the country’s tastiest barbeque. Southern gospel music takes center stage while master craftsmen demonstrate their skills at the National Southern Gospel & Harvest Celebration. Bring the entire family and spend the holidays with us. Moments become memories at Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas.
Festival of Nations
Barbeque and Bluegrass
Kids Fest
Southern Gospel and Harvest Celebration
Smokey Mountain Christmas
Shopping
Boasting more than 40 shopping locations, Dollywood is a shopper's paradise, offering everything from specialty apparel and home furnishings to handmade crafts and foods. Learn about the heritage and crafts of the Smoky Mountains and then take home a souvenir.
Dollywood's master craftsmen and artisans proudly continue the centuries-old tradition of hand-making crafts in the Smoky Mountains with daily demonstrations featuring blacksmithing, hand-blown glass making, wagon making and more
Dinning
Southern cooking is an art form all its own, and no one does it better than Dollywood with scrumptious southern dishes prepared to order and piled high with flavor. Throughout the park, choose from full-service dining and fast food locations, including food fresh from our BIG SKILLET. Make plans for fine dining and exciting live entertainment when you arrive at Dollywood.
With all Dollywood has to offer and it being just a short hour and a half drive from your luxurious Cabin Rentals of Georgia cabin, you will be finding more reasons to go than not to.
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