There’s a reason our culture generally accepts this season as being “the most wonderful time of the year,” and that’s because IT IS. Christmas cheer softens us, opens our hands to generosity and warms us from the inside out so kindness and goodness flow more freely. It’s been a hard year for all of [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Christmas-cookie-baking time! Sugar or butter cookies, gingerbread or macaroons—I won’t discriminate. They’re all delicious. Obviously, the best part of Christmas cookies is the eating. A close second is decorating. Whether you have a tradition of crafting pretty holiday cookies or you want to learn, we have some [...]
Dollywood’s culinary team has been busy crafting a holiday menu that will delight you. New this Christmas season, Blue Ribbon Buffet is an all-you-can eat dining option located in Country Fair. The menu includes four meats and two carving stations (roasted and stuffed pork loin, herb-garlic roasted chicken, carved prime rib and spiral sliced [...]
I believe in Santa Claus. From as early as I can remember until last year, I have always believed in that wonderful man in the red suit with the white beard and the bag filled with presents and yumminess and the love that wraps it all up in a bow. But as the 2020 [...]
When you have 5 *million* twinkling lights to take in, we all have the tendency to stop noticing details and just see color. Well, there’s just too much good stuff to miss at Dollywood (and we can’t have you miss it!) so, our Product and Planning team decided to change up what you’re seeing throughout [...]
Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas is family tradition for our guests and hosts. For many of them, this tradition wouldn’t be the same without seeing a performance of Christmas in the Smokies. Part of what makes this show such a special tradition, is the performers who take the stage each and every year. This is Haylee [...]
What a year. I don’t know how else to say it. But as much as things have changed, I’m glad many things have stayed the same…or in some cases, have even strengthened. For one, I always knew how much I enjoy spending time with my kids. But after spending so much time at home [...]
It’s crunch week. When in reference to Dollywood, I’m not talking about the days leading up to final exams. Our crunch IS a lot like a test, though. How prepared are we to flip our park from one season to the next? In six days. While 144 hours may sound like a lot of [...]
I heard that we had some folks working on Christmas décor, so I thought it may be a good photo opp. To my delight, there were lots of pretty wreaths and bows to see—but it was the setting and not the decorations that made me share this story with you. Watch the video for [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time writing about the daytime experiences of our Harvest Festival presented by Humana (see the posts about our colossal pumpkins, the new zones of color, the festival atmosphere and the craftsmen) but it would be a failure on my part to not dedicate a blog to the fun that [...]
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