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Dollywood Press Releases

Tripadvisor Names Dollywood Top-10 Theme Park in the World

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa added to Travel & Leisure List PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Thursday, July 30, 2020)— As Dollywood has continued to earn strong guest satisfaction scores and stellar guest reviews based on the quality experience visitors enjoy while at the park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Tripadvisor recently included it in the top-10 of […]

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Dollywood’s Splash Country Offers Best-Value Deals in Celebration of Milestone Year

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Thursday, July 16, 2020)— Dollywood’s Splash Country celebrates its 20th year of making cool memories for guests with new ticket offers, live entertainment and the friendliest atmosphere in the region.In appreciation for two decades of being the Smokies’ most-trusted water park, Dollywood’s Splash Country extends some of the best offers in park […]

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Dollywood Officials Announce Flower & Food Festival Ending Date, Unveil Unprecedented New Season Pass Offer

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Wednesday, July 15, 2020)— Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival presented by Covenant Health—originally scheduled for mid-spring—offers a brilliant kaleidoscope of vibrant colors that has awed park guests, according to the overwhelmingly-positive feedback the event has received since it opened on June 15. Keeping the blooms bright and beautiful in the heat of […]

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Dollywood Officials Remove Reservation Requirement

Park earns six USA Today 10Best travel awards nominations PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, July 14, 2020) — With nearly a month of learnings from operating in the current environment, Dollywood officials have made operational adjustments designed to make trip planning simpler. Based on strong guest satisfaction scores and stellar guest reviews about the park’s operating […]

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Attractions Press Releases

Dolly Parton’s Stampede Resumes Operation July 3

Joins Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show, Hatfield &McCoy Dinner Feud, The Comedy Barn and Frizzle Chicken Farmhouse Café in operation PIGEON FORGE, TN, (Thursday, June 18, 2020) – The most popular and most visited dinner show in the Smokies will stampede back into action just in time for the busy Independence Day holiday weekend. Dolly […]

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Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is the focus at Alcatraz East Crime Museum’s newest Temporary Exhibit

Alcatraz East Crime Museum, located in Pigeon Forge, will host a year-long exhibit on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (June 18, 2020) – Alcatraz East Crime Museum’s latest temporary exhibit will feature the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), opening on July 13, 2020. The exhibit will showcase the important work the Bureau […]

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Dollywood Press Releases

Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival Brings Bright Blooms to Smoky Mountains Beginning June 15

Guests can enjoy colorful kaleidoscope of more than half-a-million flowers PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (Friday, June 12, 2020)— Dollywood’s inaugural Flower & Food Festival presented by Covenant Health blooms to life with a vibrant new event that adds another touch of dazzling color to the natural beauty that already surrounds the award-winning theme park. Originally scheduled […]

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Pirates Voyage Resumes Operation June 10

Joins Hatfield & McCoy Dinner Feud and Frizzle Chicken Farmhouse Café in operation. PIGEON FORGE, TN, (Thursday, June 4, 2020) – After several months in port, Pirates Voyage is setting sail again in Pigeon Forge. The 21,000 square foot arena, adjacent to The Island in Pigeon Forge, is the stage for Crimson and Sapphire pirates […]

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Dollywood Press Releases

Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country Set Opening for June 15

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa to reopen June 10 PIGEON FORGE, TN (Wednesday, June 3, 2020) — After much careful preparation, Dollywood Parks and Resorts start reopening beginning with Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa on June 10. Dollywood Theme Park and Dollywood’s Splash Country Water Park open June 15 and 16 for season pass guests […]

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Old Mill adds food truck to deliver family meals, grocery items directly to Sevier County neighborhoods

PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee – The Old Mill Restaurant has created a new way to feed its neighbors, a fully-equipped food truck that delivers meals throughout entire neighborhoods on a rotating basis. It is another way the historic operation is adjusting to the coronavirus pandemic. “This is a totally new concept for us that goes far […]