Dolly’s Nights of Many Colors has become the sound of summer. This 10-minute fireworks show caps off every night with pizazz during Dollywood’s Summer Celebration. I had the opportunity to watch a couple of the pyrotechnics set up one afternoon and learned how it all comes together. I wanted to share with you to [...]
Have you ever seen a dancer in an electro-luminescent suit or a pixel LED suit? The answer is no, because it’s brand new technology iLuminate is debuting in their latest show. And, Dollywood guests will be the first to see it! You may remember iLuminate as finalists on America’s Got Talent. Their creator, Miral [...]
Call it a perk of the job—I got to sit in on the dress rehearsal for DRUMLine LIVE this afternoon. Oh my goodness. Get ready to get on your feet! What a fun show! You may be geeking out if you ever played in the marching band—or maybe, you’re a fan of the movies. [...]
For some reason, I’ve been writing about trash a lot lately, literally. Check out this previous post and you’ll see what I mean. For today’s blog about trash, I wanted to talk about a new performance group that will visit in May, but as talented as they are, it’s their instruments that may catch [...]
I am often asked what it is like at Dollywood when the boss is in town. By boss I mean, of course, Dolly Parton. Dolly is the Dreamer in Chief for Dollywood, a company she owns with Herschend Family Entertainment and her partners Jack and Sherry Herschend and Pete and JoDee Herschend. Dolly comes [...]
Do you like Dollywood’s entertainment? I figured you’d say yes. Dollywood is home to the best theme park entertainment in the world—it’s true, we’ve won the Golden Ticket award for best shows nine consecutive times. However, this year we’re really pulling out all the stops for our “Season of Showstoppers.” In fact, it’s the [...]
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by Dollywood’s Entertainment Manager, Roger White. While some folks think winter at Dollywood is a time to take a break, relax and reflect, it is actually quite the opposite – especially for Dollywood’s Entertainment Auditions Team. Dollywood show producers are charged with the prospect of trying [...]
My parents started bringing me to Dollywood before I can even remember. I’ve visited during the spring, during the summer, during the fall—and when Dollywood started putting up Christmas lights in 1990—during the winter. With as much fun as I’ve had, and with as many memories as I’ve made, there still is no time [...]
Lots of people love Christmas, and I’m right there with them. Christmas trees of different shapes and themes. Christmas cookies – especially anything that involves gingerbread. Holiday decorations galore. But I have one Christmas obsession that shines above all the others. Rudolph, that adorable reindeer with the red nose. Yes, it really is an [...]
It's my girls' favorite time of the year - and for good reason - because the world renowned Gazillion Bubble Show is back at Dollywood! It's been one of our favorite shows for a few years and we always get excited when we see it on the schedule of events for the summer season. [...]
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