Adventureland's parent company, Palace Entertainment, has officially been bought by Herschend, the company that owns Dollywood and Silver Dollar City.

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Herschend started in 1950 with its first cave tour operation in the Ozark Mountains. It owns theme parks like Kentucky Kingdom, Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, aquariums and the Harlem Globetrotters.

In 1950, the Herschend family and a handful of dedicated employees (hosts) took a small cave tour operation in ... award-winning destinations such as Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar ...

Dollywood is celebrating its 40th season this year. Some of the park's rides have been amusing visitors for just as long. The more than 50 rides and attractions at Dollywood give visitors today ...

Dollywood opened May 3, 1986. On May 2, 2025, Parton and other partners in the popular Pigeon Forge destination toasted the anniversary appropriately, with glasses of sweet tea. May 2 also marked ...

Dollywood's Splash Country water park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, opens for its 25th season on May 10. The park features 16 rides, a wave pool, lazy river, and live music performances. New food ...

How does Dolly Parton celebrate 40 years of Dollywood? By popping out of a giant cake! At Dollywood on May 2, Parton went back to when it all started. The moment was a nod to the park's first ...

Dollywood is celebrating a successful 40th anniversary season Dollywood is celebrating a successful 40th anniversary season with notable achievements in the recent Newsweek Readers’ Choice Awards.

The oldest rides still at Dollywood are the Dollywood Express, Blazing Fury and the Smoky Mountain River Rampage. The Dollywood Express dates back to Dollywood's predecessor Rebel Railroad ...