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Dollywood Press Releases

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 Press Releases

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 […]