PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WZTV) — As families kick off summer in the Smokies, Dollywood has once again been crowned the country’s ...

The industry’s Best Theme Park Christmas event—Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana (Nov. 1- Jan. 4, 2026)—concludes the park’s 2025 season with six million lights ...

Improvements are being made to the cars, theming and track, Dollywood President Eugene Naughton said in February 2025 at a construction tour for media. The Smoky Mountain River Rampage was ...

12-Oct. 27) and Smoky Mountain Christmas (Nov. 1-Jan. 4). In addition to Dollywood’s 40th season, Splash Country, the theme park’s water park, is celebrating its 25th season. It’s also the 1 ...

Tennessee and North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains offer travelers glorious scenery to explore year-round. Home to the Great ...

The Smoky Mountains were burning. Her mountains — the ones she grew up in and still calls home, the mountains where her brothers and sisters live, that surround her Dollywood theme park — were on fire ...

"I’ve always believed the Smoky Mountains are one of the most beautiful places God ever made, and I feel blessed to call them home. When I first dreamed of creating Dollywood, I had two simple ...