Kids' Costume Day - This Sunday - October 30th 2022

Hi Everyone,

Dollywood has added an event and a bonus day on to their operations schedule.  And it's for the kiddos!  It's this Sunday, October 30th.  The park is open from 10a to 9p and this event ends around 3pm it looks like.  In the past the park has been closed on this Sunday, which is rare for them to be closed on Sundays, except at Easter and Christmas, I know from firsthand experience of going and pulling into the empty parking lot.  That was a lesson learned!  

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This event sounds like a lot of fun.  Here are the details from Dollywood:

To celebrate the final day of Dollywood's Harvest Festival presented by Humana, we are inviting our youngest guests (ages 12 & younger) to visit on Sunday, Oct. 30 in their costumed best!

The first 500 children wearing a costume who enter the park will receive a Harvest sweet treat as well as a festive cup good for free fountain drink refills all day. These complimentary gifts will be distributed while supplies last at the main front gate entrance from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

At 2 p.m. that afternoon, all costumed kids and their families are invited to participate in a costume parade in the Wilderness Pass Plaza led by beloved Dollywood characters including the one-and-only Miss Lillian!

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During the Great Pumpkin LumiNights experience, Guests may wear costumes with the following criteria:

Costume masks may not be worn. Wigs, hats or other headwear and accessories may be worn as long as they do not cover the entire face.

Costume accessories may not look like or replicate a weapon of any kind, and no accessory may be sharp or have any component that could injure the Guest or others.

Costumes may not drag the ground or have the ability to trip the Guest or others.

Guests may be asked to remove portions of their costume when boarding attractions or experiences as per each location’s loose article requirements.

Guests may not dress as Dolly Parton or Santa Claus.

Costumes that are gruesome, bloody or distracting are not permitted.

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I know it's a little unusual to see Dolly and Santa costumes as not permitted, but that has been a long-standing rule for a while now.  I'm not privy to the reasoning behind it - I know lots of kids love to dress up as Dolly because I see them all over social media, usually wearing a coat of many colors.  

It sounds like it will be a fun day at Dollywood and one last opportunity to enjoy the Harvest Festival and Great PumpkinLumiNights.

Although this ticket deal won't work for the kid's costumes event, as it ends around 3pm'ish after Miss Lillians Costume Parade, you can still take advantage of the $55 ticket if you arrive after 5pm, and just want to see the park dressed up and eat, ride some rides or see some entertainment.  Here's a link to Dollywood's Tickets page here.

Until next time!