Friday, May 30, 2025

🌻🌺🌸Summer Celebration Festival Tasting Pass 2025🌸🌺🪷

Hi Everyone,
Dollywood has unveiled the details for their Summer Celebration 2025 Tasting Pass. 

Running from Saturday, June 14, to Sunday, August 3, 2025, the event offers plenty of time to experience it all. Let’s dive into what’s in store!  Notice that the park will maintain the same operating hours throughout this festival - 10am to 9:30pm.




Here's the link to ''BUY NOW'' - click here to do that, if you wish.  All of this info is found on this page at Dollywood.com - Click Here.

A few tips for the tasting pass....
  • You can use all five menu items in one visit, or over several visits.  Just use it before the festival ends on August 3rd.
  • If you are looking for a lightish date night meal, you may want to split one pass with your bestie and sample different things.  Get creative, you can each get two 'entree' items, and split a dessert treat!

If you're a Gold & Diamond Passholder, take advantage of your discount entitlement.

Beverages


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Savory Bites

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Desserts

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SCENES FROM AROUND THE PARK
DURING SUMMER CELEBRATION

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Check out my videos from last year's festival





What are your thoughts on the offerings for the Summer Celebration Festival? Share your opinions in the comments.


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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

⭐Dollywood's TimeSaver Passes for 2025 - Use it for Rides + Shows! ⭐

Hi Everyone,
Let's take a look at Dollywood's TimeSaver Pass for 2025.  The biggest differences in this year's system are that the selected ride offerings have been updated.  

Here's the page you need at Dollywood's website.  See more info and advance purchase at this link.    👉🏼 Dollywood Theme Park | TimeSaver Pass Info | Dollywood Parks & Resorts


⭐Use your season pass for an additional discount!⭐


This information seems to change from season to season.



Click this Dollywood Link to See the Daily Schedule for Shows and Performances.  Note that the process for seeing shows is different from rides - read below in the first FAQ.  To reserve, you need to visit the Reservation Center where TimeSavers are sold.


Below you'll find some of the FAQ's for TimeSaver...
On social media I see lots of folks asking if TimeSaver is worth it or not?  For most people, it really seems to boil down to a time issue.  So, you'll have to evaluate for yourself.  I typically suggest waiting to get to the park and get a feel for what the crowds are going to be like.  One Dollywood anomaly is that even if the park appears crowded, the ride lines can be short, depending on the types of crowds there on a given day.  It is hard to predict.   

If you're staying with Dollywood at DreamMore or HeartSong Resorts, then you will receive the Resort Timesaver included in your lodging package.  Click here for more info, admission not included.  Notice that the Resort Timesaver (see orange/blue chart above), that you get One Entry (out of the Five) on Big Bear Mountain and/or Lightning Rod.

To help gauge Crowd Levels - You can also use Queue-Times.com Crowd Calendar for Dollywood and many other parks.  They use historic data to predict crowds, but they do not account for a '40th Anniversary Event' for example...or how many Field Trips will be at the park on a given day....or when Dolly is appearing at the park - which always draws huge crowds despite what the Crowd Calendar says.   It is far from perfect, but it's one of the few resources available currently to help you plan.  Additionally, this same website shows you live waiting times at Dollywood and other parks.  It's a handy tool.

What do you think about Dollywood's TimeSaver?  I'd love to know.  

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🌻🌺🌸Summer Celebration Festival Tasting Pass 2025🌸🌺🪷

Hi Everyone, Dollywood has unveiled the details for their Summer Celebration 2025 Tasting Pass .  Running from Saturday, June 14, to Sunday...