PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (Aug. 25, 2025) — Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana has once again been nominated for the USA Today 10Best Award for Best Theme Park Halloween Event. The Harvest Festival—which features the wildly popular Great Pumpkin LumiNights—has been a perennial favorite for the award. The USA Today contest, which now is live, runs through […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee–(July 30, 2025) — Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned another top honor with Forbes placing the company on its list of America’s Best Employers for Women 2025. Dollywood Parks & Resorts is the only theme park company included. The award joins a growing list of honors bestowed upon the park this season. America’s Best […]
Pigeon Forge firefighters ride first during tribute to everyday heroes PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Friday, July 4, 2025) – Dollywood guests are shouting a popular refrain again, as the park’s beloved Blazing Fury roller coaster reopened Friday morning. “Fire in the hole” rang out time and again with thrilled visitors enjoying the ride after its recent […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (June 20, 2025) —As a thank you to our military, first responders, teachers and more who work tirelessly every day to serve our country and communities, Public Employees Appreciation Days at Dollywood’s Splash Country provides qualifying guests the opportunity to buy a one-day admission ticket online for just $29.95 plus tax. The exclusive […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.– (June 11, 2025) – Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration presented by Food City (June 14 – Aug. 3) is the ultimate home for the family summer road trip this year. With a 40th anniversary celebration show, an anniversary season-themed drone show and the fun of summer in the Smokies, Dollywood is the place […]
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA (Friday, June 6, 2025) — Surrounded by daring pirates, glittering mermaids, dazzling pyrotechnics and special effects, Dolly Parton opened her new Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show in Florida’s Panama City Beach with swashbuckling charm and fanfare. The new attraction, the largest single investment in Dolly’s dinner show lineup at $60 million, […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -(June 6, 2025) – The summer heat is in full force across East Tennessee! While everyone is eager to jump into the closest body of water, Dollywood’s Splash Country reminds its guests to do so with safety in mind. For the 15th consecutive season, Dollywood’s Splash Country is hosting Water Safety Day, occurring this […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – (June 5, 2025) – As Dollywood continues celebrating its successful 40th season, many fans and theme park enthusiasts have been digging in to learn more about what has made this once small park an innovative force within the industry. A new documentary, now available on the Dollywood Parks & Resorts YouTube channel, chronicles the […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—(June 5, 2025)—Dollywood’s recent run of awards continued this week with Newsweek adding the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, theme park to its America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025 list following the results of a recent survey. Dollywood is part of the “Entertainment Providers” grouping of companies and is one of only three theme park companies to […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, May 27, 2025) —With school now out for most students and families ready to hit the road to visit some of the nation’s top attractions, the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA) recently released the results of its 39thannual NAPHA Amusement Park and Attractions Survey. Once again, a familiar name came […]