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, Tenn. (July 8, 2025)–The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, has hosted an exciting new world-exclusive, limited-time exhibit: The Straus Titanic Artifacts. This exclusive exhibit offers the public a rare opportunity to view never-before-seen personal artifacts belonging to Isador and Ida Straus, including Isador’s pocket watch and a letter written by Ida […]
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 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. (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 […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee–May 7, 2025)–With Dollywood in the middle of an exciting 40th anniversary season, the park had several big wins in the most recent Newsweek Readers’ Choice Award voting. Dollywood is known for its culinary offerings, and with a new location called the Wilderness Pass Restaurant having opened last weekend, the Smoky Mountain theme park […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (May 6, 2025) – When Dolly Parton opened Dollywood’s Splash Country in 2001, her vision was to have a water park that offered families and friends summertime fun and splashy adventures in the scenic Great Smoky Mountains. As Splash Country opens for its 25thseason on May 10, the award-winning water park known […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (April 3, 2025) — Zach Williams and legendary Christian rock band Skillet headline Dollywood’s popular contemporary Christian music event, Rock the Smokies, with multiple shows set to take place in Celebrity Theater on Saturday, Aug. 23. One of contemporary Christian music’s most well-known names, Zach Williams has become known for chart-toppers—including “There Was Jesus,” […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—(March 19, 2025)—Sky Pirates of Mermaid Bay an Epic Golf Adventure®, the new immersive mini golf adventure in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, has been voted America’s “Best New Attraction”& “Best Mini Golf” in the 2025 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Over the course of two month-long voting periods, the […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—March 14, 2025— Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season is officially underway after the park’s namesake and Dreamer-in-Chief Dolly Parton welcomed guests and media during the park’s first day of operation today. The event marked her first public appearance following the passing of her beloved husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, on March 3. During the […]