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 [...]
Every fall, the Smoky Mountains turn beautiful shades of gold, orange and red. And though it happens every year, each autumn we are still just as awestruck by the natural beauty of the Smokies. At Dollywood and Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa, we are surrounded by this fantastic fall foliage—the park is quite literally [...]
In the spirit of working our way to the other side of this pandemic, it’s wise of us to look for the good in our unexpected circumstances. Take Dollywood’s Harvest Festival as an example. This festival has the most festival-like atmosphere that I can recall—and it’s because we had to come up with creative [...]
Now that I’ve had some time to sample more of our 2020 Harvest Festival menu items, I’m ready to share with you my favorites and to tell you that this will always be in my list of things to do this fall. [Full disclosure: you could probably sway me to choose other options—they’re all [...]
We took a fresh, new approach to our daytime Harvest Festival décor this year. And, let me tell you: I’m here. for. it. After scrolling through several Pinterest boards and flipping through some of my favorite magazines, I’d say Dollywood is on the cutting edge of this trend. For decades, the word “fall” has [...]
Question: What currently sits in Dollywood’s Market Square, comes in various shapes and colors and weighs in at a combined load of 11,072 lbs.? Answer: Why, our new colossal pumpkins, of course! When looking for a new daytime element to add to our Harvest Festival presented by Humana, our Product and Planning Team wanted [...]
We’re not shy about letting you know that pumpkins are the stars of our Harvest Festival. At Dollywood, we have nearly 15,000 pumpkins on display, so you might even say we’re gourd experts! We thought sharing some carving tips would only perpetuate pumpkin passion, and that could only be a good thing—right? Now that [...]
Fall is without a doubt my favorite time of year. The cool air, the warm drinks and, of course, the pumpkins. This year, Dollywood’s Harvest Festival (Sept. 25-Oct. 31, 2020) is full of live music (more than 800 performances!), incredible craft demonstrations and hundreds of carved pumpkins, including the incredible displays of Great Pumpkin LumiNights.This [...]
I love the opportunity to share behind-the-scenes content with you. The rest of 2020 is going to be really fun, because there are several new elements to tell you about. Let me start with telling you that our Product and Planning Team really wanted to make our Harvest Festival a fresh experience for you [...]
One of the fun perks of the job is that sometimes we get a special sneak peek of what is coming up for our guests. I recently had the chance to sit in on one of those presentations for the Harvest Festival presented by Humana, and I must say, I’m really excited for what [...]
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