Six Thoughts on Dollywood From a First Timer
I just finished my first ever visit to Dollywood, as part of my East Coast coaster road trip. Dollywood has long been on my list of...
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Dollywood 2018 Opening Weekend Update
Dollywood is now open for the 2018 season. I visited the park opening weekend to see what was new as well as to check out the...
Poll: Best Nighttime Coaster Ride at Dollywood?
Dollywood is home to two of my favorite roller coasters to ride at night: Wild Eagle and Lightning Rod. But each of those rides offers something...
What’s New at Dollywood in 2017?
I decided to make this past Saturday at Dollywood the kickoff to my 2017 roller coaster-riding season. And as I expected, Dolly did not disappoint. Foolishly...
Dollywood over Labor Day Weekend 2016
This weekend, I braved the Labor Day crowds to venture out to Dollywood in hopes of riding Lightning Rod again, nearly three months after I first...
A Rainy and Lightning Rodless Weekend at Dollywood
Pulling into a packed Dollywood parking lot Saturday morning, I knew exactly what I had done. I drove three hours to ride Lightning Rod, a roller coaster that may...
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...
Dollywood Exceeds Expectations
Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains lies Dollywood, Pigeon Forge’s most visited attraction. Unlike the many overpriced tourist-traps in the area, Dollywood exceeds expectations...
Dollywood Covered in Blanket of Snow
Artificial snow isn’t needed for Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas event today. The region was covered in a blanket of snow, forcing the park to delayed its opening....
A-Z Coaster of the Week: Wild Eagle
We travel to my home state of Tennessee for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week. Dollywood’s Wild Eagle was the first B&M wing coaster to...
A Day at Dollywood July 2012
I visited Dollywood over the weekend after what seemed like a very long three-year hiatus from visiting the park. During that three years I missed two...
My Take on Wild Eagle
After conquering X-Flight earlier this summer, I eagerly awaited my ride on America’s other new-for-2012 (and technically first) wing coaster, Wild Eagle at Dollywood. I followed...
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