Spontaneity, entertainment and Dollywood – three of my favorite things about life. And when the three of these are combined together at the theme park’s Festival of Nations that started March 16 – well, it just doesn’t get any better in my world! Now I love the fancy choreography and special effects and spiffy [...]
For nearly 20 years, Dollywood has kicked off its new season with Festival of Nations. It has become a beloved guest favorite. This year, you can catch it from March 16 to April 9, hosting familiar favorites as well as some big-names that are new to Dollywood. Festival of Nations is an experience you [...]
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 [...]
The world is about to be a little bit dimmer. Okay, that’s dramatic. But it’s true—Dollywood’s 2017 season is almost in the books and it will be 72 days before the park opens for more fun in 2018. 72 days without Dollywood! Before I send you into a seasonal depression, let’s consider all the [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
With motherhood comes many of those, “I never thought I’d (fill in the blank here)” realizations. Dinnertime conversations, for example, can include topics I’d never DREAM to discuss above a whisper three years ago. (Somehow, I did not know that the tiniest humans can make the BIGGEST, smelliest messes?!) One of these newer realizations [...]
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