Last weekend, I traveled to Dollywood for my annual visit to the park’s award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas event. Each year, the park is blanketed in over 5 million lights and decorations as far as the eye can see. I hadn’t...
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Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas and Coasterfest 2020
Last month, the Southeast Region chapter of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) held its annual Smoky Mountain Coasterfest event at Dollywood, which coincided with the second weekend of the park’s popular Smoky Mountain Christmas event. Needless to say, it was...
Continue reading...Dollywood Kicks Off Smoky Mountain Christmas 2020
Dollywood is turning on its 5 million lights this weekend for the start of its annual Smoky Mountain Christmas event, which runs select dates November 7, 2020-January 3, 2021. This year’s Smoky Mountain Christmas will feature a new fireworks show,...
Continue reading...Dollywood Kicks Off Smoky Mountain Christmas 2019
The holidays are just around the corner, which means Dollywood will soon kick off its annual, award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas event. Running Nov. 9, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020, Smoky Mountain Christmas offers guests more than 5 million lights, live...
Continue reading...Dollywood Readies New Glacier Ridge for Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dollywood is making final preparations to debut Glacier Ridge as part of its award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas event, which kicks off this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Glacier Ridge will present Dollywood guests with a “frozen over” Smoky Mountain atmosphere featuring...
Continue reading...Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Returns in 2017
For me, the holiday season begins the day after Halloween. Fortunately for those of us who start celebrating early, Dollywood’s official holiday season kicks off this weekend, November 4, 2017, with the start of another Smoky Mountain Christmas event. Dollywood’s...
Continue reading...A Day at Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas 2016
Yesterday, I embarked on my annual trip to Dollywood for the park’s Smoky Mountain Christmas event, which features a slew of holiday-themed shows, a billion lights (maybe less, maybe more?), festive eats and, of course, most of the park’s rides. Before we...
Continue reading...Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Revisited December 2015
I last visited Dollywood for the park’s Smoky Mountain Christmas celebration during its opening weekend in early November. The weather was a mess: muggy and rainy with temperatures plunging. Fortunately, the crowds were manageable. I returned to the park this...
Continue reading...Smoky Mountain Christmas 2015 at Dollywood
Two members of the Coaster101 team met at Dollywood last weekend for the park’s kickoff weekend for a Smoky Mountain Christmas. Nick: This was my first time experiencing Smoky Mountain Christmas. I had heard good things, it’s won the Golden...
Continue reading...Christmas Events: Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood
While we haven’t been able to cover every Christmas event that can be found at parks arcoss America (let alone the rest of the world!), I thought Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas would be a great way to conclude this series....
Continue reading...Dollywood Smoky Mountain Coasterfest and Christmas
Roller coaster enthusiasts from across the country gathered at Dollywood last weekend for the annual Smoky Mountain Coasterfest, which is organized by the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) Southeast Region. This year’s event entailed exclusive ride time (ERT) on Lightning Rod,...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Construction Update December 2022
Big Bear Mountain construction is moving at a blistering speed as the park prepares its sprawling, triple-launch family coaster for its 2023 debut. I visited the park over the weekend for the park’s annual Smoky Mountain Christmas and of course...
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