Dollywood Celebrating 30 Seasons in 2015

Dollywood is celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2015 by honoring its past while “unveiling a new project designed to enrich the award-winning theme park for years to come.”

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Yesterday, park officials announced investment details for 2015, including plans for a $5.5 million project to enhance the guest arrival experience. Beginning in 2015, guests arriving at Dollywood will find larger and more easily navigable parking facilities, along with new trams to more efficiently transport them to the front gate.

“When we opened Dollywood in 1986, I was just hoping we would have people come through the gate that first day,” Dolly Parton said with a laugh. “At the time, even I couldn’t dream of how much folks would love visiting my Dollywood. I truly can’t think of a better way to celebrate our 30th anniversary than by giving our guests these wonderful festivals, a new music event and, of course, the opening of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort. I’m ready to get started on 30 more years of dreaming!”

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Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, the 307-room resort hotel pictured above, is expected to open in the summer of 2015.

Also announced were the events lined up for 2015, which are highlighted below:

  • On Sept. 5, Dollywood’s Rock the Smokies features inspiring contemporary Christian music on stages throughout the park for an incredible time of praise and worship.
  • Festival of Nations (March 21 – April 20) kicks off Dollywood’s 30th anniversary season with many returning guest-favorite acts from the festival’s colorful history which has featured music from around the world.
  • Dollywood’s Barbeque & Bluegrass (May 23 – June 7) marks the beginning of summer and combines the best in bluegrass with the tastiest barbeque in the south. Aspiring chefs will enjoy cooking demonstrations by championship-winning barbeque experts from across the country.
  • The park’s Great American Summer (June 13 – Aug. 2) is designed to give them even more of what they want! Longer park operating hours—10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily—provide the perfect atmosphere to enjoy Dollywood’s world-class rides, shows and attractions. The park’s festive nightly fireworks extravaganza has been reimagined to feature new music and interactive elements to celebrate Dollywood’s 30th anniversary.
  • With a colorful swatch of orange, red, yellow and gold painted across the Smokies, perhaps the most beautiful time of year to visit Dollywood is during the National Southern Gospel & Harvest Celebration (Oct. 2 – Oct. 31). The sounds of beautiful Southern gospel music ring through the park with multiple free concerts along with special performances by guest artists from Dollywood’s past 30 years!
  • Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas (Nov. 7 – Jan. 2, 2016) features four million holiday lights and spectacular holiday performances, including Dollywood’s A Christmas Carol, with Dolly Parton’s hologram as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Guests also can experience the fun and excitement of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and his friends who return after their overwhelmingly-popular debut appearance in 2014.

These 2015 plans follow 2014’s FireChaser Express launched family coaster:

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For more information about Dollywood’s 30th Anniversary Season, visit the park’s website.

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