If you haven’t visited Dollywood yet this fall, but plan to come before the end of our Harvest Celebration—you’re in luck! We’ve had unseasonably hot temperatures so far this October, so that’s pushed back the timeline for fall foliage. According to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the fall color display usually reaches peak at [...]
Long lines at Dollywood aren’t always for our world-class attractions. We have some of the best talent on the planet performing in theaters at our great park—which, as you can imagine, draws big crowds. Namely, we expect to see long lines during our Harvest and Smoky Mountain Christmas festivals. These celebrations are stacked with [...]
It’s truly a sight to see. Great Pumpkin LumiNights at Dollywood is immersive and impressive. Have you wondered what it takes to maintain thousands of live pumpkins? I got to hang out with Sandy Fortna to give you a behind the scenes look at our pumpkin swap team.
It’s so large, one slice can feed as many as four to six adults: Dollywood’s 25-pound apple pie was created in celebration of the park’s 25th anniversary season. The sweet treat was so popular, it never came off the menu. It takes 40 to 50 apples, depending on the size of the fruit, to fill [...]
Dollywood is not a cookie-cutter theme park. It’s highly themed with its location in the Smokies and that makes it a truly unique experience. As you walk through our park, there are several sights, sounds and smells you will only find here. Can you identify these sounds? Better than popcorn—it’s Dollywood’s Kettle [...]
Dollywood is known in the industry for best-of-the-best entertainment. When it comes to our award-winning shows, Dreamland Drive-In is top of mind: it has an original script with an incredibly-talented cast and live band. But, what makes it so special that it continues to be a Dollywood centerpiece for more than a decade? We go [...]
It sure is great to be a Dollywood Season Passholder. Current Dollywood Passholders and Super Passholders have the opportunity to experience Great Pumpkin LumiNights before the festival opens to the public! This special event invites our Passholder family to explore the newly-augmented footprint—twice as large as Great Pumpkin LumiNights was last season! And you [...]
Now that it’s September, it’s socially acceptable to gush about my love for fall: changing leaves, scarves and PUMPKINS. Speaking of, do you know we have pumpkins at Dollywood? Like thousands and thousands of pumpkins? Great Pumpkin LumiNights is one reason to visit, but a lesser-known reason to enjoy Dollywood in the fall is [...]
Mountain Laurel HOME has been a fantastic addition to Dollywood this season. My HGTV-lovin’ heart adores the farmhouse décor and practical home goods, but I’m not the only one who approves of the new store. When Mountain Laurel HOME opened, one thing guests told us was that they loved being able to buy Lodge [...]
After last year’s enormous success of Great Pumpkin LumiNights, we knew we would have to bring it back for a second year—with even more to see and even more space in which to see it. In case you were not able to visit during our Harvest Festival presented by Humana last season, let me [...]
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