Today there are over 50 rides and attractions at Dollywood. Some have been there since the park's inaugural season or even before that.

From Southern comfort food to live shows and a nostalgic train ride, here are some ideas of what to do at Dollywood — no ...

Mystery Mine and Big Bear Mountain. Kid-friendly attractions like a carousel, a scrambler, spinning teacups, swings and more are favored by families. In addition to rides, Dollywood hosts Dolly ...

The award-winning water park connected to Dollywood opens May 10 for a milestone season featuring water rides, new food and ...

Dollywood − which celebrates its 40th season ... The Pigeon Forge park opened for its second season in 1977 with a new flooded mine ride. The president of Silver Dollar City Inc. had a $9 ...

Dolly Parton became a joint owner of the park when it was rebranded as Dollywood in 1986 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

In fact, it dipped a spot from last year’s 10BEST showing. “Dollywood has all the makings of a great theme park: thrill rides, coasters, kiddie rides, and everything in between,” 10BEST ...

It has made a profound impact on the theme park industry, in the opinion of Miller, who was the general manager for Silver Dollar City, Dollywood’s predecessor. “A lot of theme parks out there, ...

“One of the top water slides at Dollywood's Splash Country is undoubtedly the Raging River Rapids,” notes 10BEST about the 700-foot-long ride. It is Dollywood’s, and Tennessee’s, highest ...

But when Dollywood first opened, ride offerings were much different − and less extensive. Folks who visited the park during its early seasons might remember the Flooded Mine Ride, a holdover ...