While we’ve already covered what is possibly the biggest change at Dollywood in 2024 — Lightning Rod’s launched lift hill replaced with a chain — that’s not the only Dollywood 2024 change you’ll notice this season. Keep reading for eight...
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Golden Ticket Awards 2023 List of Winners
Industry professionals from across the nation and beyond gathered at Dollywood today to enjoy the 25th annual Golden Ticket Awards ceremony and talk about best practices in the theme park and amusement industry. Started in 1998, the Golden Ticket Awards...
Continue reading...Dolly Parton Unveils BIG Plans for Dollywood’s 2023 Season and Beyond
During yesterday’s annual Season Passholder and Media Preview Day, Dolly Parton unveiled several pieces of information that Dollywood fans have been longing to hear for quite some time. During the event, Parton announced opening months for Big Bear Mountain and...
Continue reading...List of 2022 Golden Ticket Award Winners
After a multiple-year in-person hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2022 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced during a ceremony held at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Honoring the “best of the best” in the amusement industry, the Golden Ticket Awards...
Continue reading...Dollywood 2022 Project Updates
Dollywood recently shared an update with us on the current status of all their ongoing improvement projects for the 2022 season. “As the stature of Dollywood—and our area in general—continues to increase, our guests’ expectations elevate also,” said Eugene Naughton,...
Continue reading...Dollywood Announces 2022 Festivals and New Season Pass Structure
Dollywood today unveiled plans for the 2022 season, including expanded festival offerings, the return of guest-favorite experiences and a new season pass structure. The park will open for the 2022 season on Saturday, March 12. Dollywood 2022 Festivals Dollywood’s 2022...
Continue reading...Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Golden Ticket Awards
While last year’s Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today to the best-of-the-best in the theme park industry, looked a little different, this year, the publication’s annual award show returned a little closer to normal. While there was not a...
Continue reading...8 New Dollywood 2021 Experiences and Enhancements
Following its 35th anniversary season celebration in 2020, Dollywood this week shared details about changes and upgrades guests will experience at the park in 2021 when it opens to the general public on March 13, 2021 (after a season passholder...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 23: Lightning Rod’s New Track and Dollywood Events
Lightning Rod at Dollywood has had a rough operational history. The highly rated launched wooden coaster closed in September for the rest of the 2020 season. The rumors have been flying but Coaster101 got the scoop on what’s going on...
Continue reading...Dollywood Prepares for Great Pumpkin LumiNights 2020
Dollywood is preparing to kick off its annual Harvest Festival, which includes the very popular Great Pumpkin LumiNights nighttime event. The festivities kick off this Friday, September 25, 2020. The event runs daily (except Tuesdays and Thursdays) through Halloween, October...
Continue reading...The Sights and Tastes of Dollywood’s Inaugural Flower & Food Festival
Dollywood reopened last week following an extended closure due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (read more about the changes the park has implemented here). The park’s inaugural Food & Flower Festival was originally slated to run May 8-June 14, but...
Continue reading...Dollywood Reopening Dates for Passholders and General Public Announced
Dollywood today announced plans to reopen the park exclusively to season passholders on June 15 and 16 and to the general public on June 17. Dollywood’s Splash Country water park will also reopen on June 17, with season passholder preview...
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