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With so many food options in Dollywood - it's hard to pick a favorite (photo by Alaina O'Neal/TheSmokies.com)
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These are the best places to eat at Dollywood, our top 5 ranked

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My favorite thing about Dollywood isn’t the rides or the shows. It can’t be found on a platter in a restaurant and it can’t be bought in a shop or from a stand. Dollywood is …

Dollywood in Pigeon Forge
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Hallmark’s ‘Christmas at Dollywood’ review: Why it might surprise you

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If you feel like Dolly Parton has been busy lately, you would be correct. Between saving the world, writing music and putting out new Christmas albums, she’s seemingly always working on new content for fans …

Before Dollywood, there was Silver Dollar City (photos contributed by Patricia Reaves)
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A look back at Silver Dollar City in Pigeon Forge, pre-Dollywood days

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There’s a science to the great art of amusement parks. Six Flags, Disney, Cedar Point and, yes, Dollywood, are managed with a statistical mastery of people’s behaviors. They are run with precise technologies that track …

Dollywood in Pigeon Forge
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Can you do Dollywood in one day? This guide will help you decide

11/29/2020 Morgan Overholt 0

It’s a question we get all the time from first time visitors in the Smokies, wondering how much time they should set aside for a trip to Dollywood while on vacation: Can you do Dollywood …

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Dolly Parton reveals her favorite thing about Christmas at Dollywood

11/25/2020 Alaina O'Neal 0

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas is underway now through Jan. 3, 2021. And as a special treat to promote Dolly Parton’s award-winning Smoky Mountain Christmas theme park event, the Appalachian queen herself is sharing her most …

Dollywood's Steel/Wood coaster hybrid, Lightning Rod (photo by Alaina O'Neal/TheSmokies.com)
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Dollywood’s Lightning Rod to be retracked, will reopen in 2021

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Dollywood is known for its innovative, record breaking rides and Lightning Rod is no exception. Located in Jukebox Junction, Lightning Rod currently boasts two incredible accolades: It’s the fastest wooden coaster in the world and …

Dollywood’s season concludes with the 12-time Golden Ticket winner for Best Theme Park Christmas Event, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana, November 14, 2020 - January 2, 2021 (photo by Laura Akens/TheSmokies.com)
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Dollywood to reopen Saturday Nov. 7 for Smoky Mountain Christmas 2020

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Dollywood will be closed from Nov. 1 – Nov 6, 2020 while crews make final preparations for the launch of their Smoky Mountain Christmas celebration this coming weekend. Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas event is an …

Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas will run from Nov. 7, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021 (photo by John Gullion/TheSmokies.com)
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9 tips to navigating Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas 2020

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Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas brings together the very best of the holiday season — music, food and jolly people! The event, which runs from Nov. 7, 2020 – Jan. 3, 2021, features more than five …

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Small fire breaks out at Dollywood during train maintenance

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A small fire broke out at Dollywood over the weekend near train Engine 70, more commonly known as ‘Cinderella’. At approximately 8 pm on Sunday, Oct. 18,  Engine 70 was in a maintenance area being …

We answer the most frequently googled questions about Dollywood (photo by Morgan Overholt/TheSmokies.com)
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We answer the internet’s most googled questions about Dollywood

10/18/2020 Morgan Overholt 0

It’s the latest craze to hit the internet … they call it the “Autocomplete Challenge.” In the Autocomplete Challenge, a celebrity or well-known public figure answers autocompleted google search suggestions that are generated by popular …

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