Two of Dollywood’s most famous leading ladies have celebrated milestone birthdays this year. Katie celebrates her 75th, while “Cindy” enjoys the big 8-0 this season. Both ladies have the opportunity to entertain thousands of guests each season, and their performances turn heads and garner waves of admiration wherever the track takes them. They both [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
If you had a chance to visit Dollywood in 2017, you know the “Year of the Family” certainly lived up to its name. With two great new attractions at Dollywood for families to enjoy, a new water slide at Dollywood’s Splash Country, amazing festivals, and so much fun, it is easy to see why [...]
Before I start this blog, I’ll go ahead and admit the obvious. Working at Dollywood is pretty cool. There I’ve said it, now we can all move on! With that statement hanging out there, let me follow up. As part of our jobs, we get the exciting honor of sharing news with you about [...]
As you have probably heard by now, Great Pumpkin LumiNights has been a tremendous success thanks to the support we’ve received from all of you so far! We knew this event would be a game-changer for our Harvest Festival, but I don’t think any of us anticipated how much you would enjoy it. Obviously, [...]
Editor's Note: This is a guest post written by Dollywood’s Entertainment Manager, Roger White. When I was a teenager, I worked at a small 1000-watt AM radio station located in a mill valley town in South Carolina. Being so small, the station was only allowed to operate during daytime hours. Each morning it had [...]
I’m not one of those people who spends the entire fall in a pumpkin spiced haze, but the allure of fall food has always drawn me to the dinner table on a cool crisp autumn evening. This year, Dollywood is introducing a new event to its already award-winning Harvest Celebration and Southern Gospel Jubilee [...]
There is a reason why visitors from around the globe flock to the Smoky Mountains when the calendar flips to September and October. There is nothing like walking through the crisp morning air with the sun just beginning to peek over the mountain tops. As it does, its rays bring vibrancy to the area [...]
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