I guess I am what you could call a Dollywood veteran… a Dollywood adventurer since before I could walk. Growing up, I’ve experienced Dollywood in several capacities… from the elementary school kid who loved Rockin’ Roadway (and truly believed I was driving that pink car) to the high schooler who wanted to ride Thunderhead [...]
One of the best things about Dollywood in the spring is getting to explore international cultures during Festival of Nations. We’re here to celebrate and learn different ways of life—and to have a proper celebration, you must have… FOOD! Dollywood in partnership with BUSH’S® and Lodge® brought back Passport to Food during 2019’s Festival [...]
There is no doubt that all of us—and I’m guessing all of you—are more excited about the opening of this season than we’ve ever been about a year in Dollywood’s history! With the addition of Wildwood Grove, thrilling festivals all season long, and great entertainment and food, this year is certainly the biggest we’ve [...]
It is finally the most wonderful time of the year. Smoky Mountain Christmas has been spreading holiday cheer since early November, and our newest addition to the festival, Glacier Ridge, is creating a little extra gleam. We know when you visit this holiday season you will cherish these festive memories, but we want to [...]
At Dollywood, we’re particularly proud of our Christmas festival. It’s been around since 1990! As a publicist, it’s easy for me to talk your ear off about the many reasons you need to experience Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana for yourself. But, I thought it would be more fun to ask some of [...]
As much as I’d like for you to believe that we pack up and go home after Dollywood’s Harvest Festival ends, and then (like magic) we return and flip a switch to turn it into Christmas… that’s not true. In actuality, we have about 200 hosts who work around the clock for six days [...]
Since you’re here browsing the Dollywood Blog, I’m pretty sure you already know we have an affinity for Christmas. You know, it’s our jam, our gig; it’s what we do. We just earned our 11th consecutive Golden Ticket Award for Best Theme Park Christmas Event, and when you look around, it’s no doubt why. [...]
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.
If you visited Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana last season, I’m sure you remember how popular Great Pumpkin LumiNights proved to be. It certainly was an overwhelming guest-favorite, and because of the popularity, we knew we needed to grow the glow this year. Great Pumpkin LumiNights returns with several new immersive harvest-themed displays, [...]
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 [...]
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