🔴🟡🔴🟡Dollywood's Opening Week + 'I Will Always Love You' Music Festival 2025 - VIDEOS AND PHOTO TRIP REPORT 🟡🔴🟡🔴

Hi Everyone!

This article includes all of my Videos from Opening Week AND A Photo Trip Report.  Some of the pics from my visit.  I want to try and include a Photo Trip report in my blog for every visit this season!

I have gathered up all of my videos so far from Dollywood's Opening Week - their 40th Season!

If they were put in chronological order, they would go this way.

Tram Ride In

Part One

Part Two

Glass Shop

From The Heart

Emporium

Emporium Short

A short about Dollywood's Project 2026.  

Includes the Media Day Teaser video from Dolly and Eugene Naughton, park president....and a little construction zone footage from 3/18/25.

photo trip report - random order

Country Fair splashpad and enhancements

new permanent home for Imagination Playhouse, the Village Area

Country Fair - new signage and a new path - that used to be there a long time ago.

Country Fair - Fresh paint everywhere

Construction Update from 3/18/25, New Wilderness Pass Restaurant

Construction Update from 3/18/25, New Wilderness Pass Restaurant

Construction Update from 3/18/25, New Wilderness Pass Restaurant

Construction Update from 3/18/25, New Wilderness Pass Restaurant - outdoor dining area

Construction Update from 3/18/25, New Wilderness Pass Restaurant - this will be the Mobile Ordering Window.

Featured Menu Items

Celebration Sky, part of IWALY celebration

LOVE photo opp, part of the IWALY celebration

Face Paint and Henna Prices 2025

I doubt this is new, but new to me!

Some of the 40th merch - see my videos for lots more merch video.

This is happening later in the season.

The Depot Stage, where The Tones typically perform, has been removed.

Dollywood has placed these anniversary medallions on the buildings that have been around since day one of Dollywood, such as the Little School House seen here.

Seen at the Glass Shop

Seen at the Glass Shop

Seen at the Glass Shop

Seen at the Glass Shop

Seen at the Glass Shop

Seen at the Blacksmith Shop

Seen at the Blacksmith Shop

Here's #192 being prepped for service later in the season.  Cinderella is pulling the train until then.

These two signs grabbed my attention.

This sign is at the Junction - you can't get close to it.

This sign is interesting - it has a hole where the train headlight is, and I think its a couple of LED lights in there, but not positive.  It will be awhile before Dollywood is open after dark to see wether or not its a light.  Wonder what this is connected to - a larger project or just a one-off thingy?  This is between Blazing Fury and Tennessee Tornado.

I hope you enjoyed this visit to Dollywood!  Let me know in the comments your favorite part, or least favorite parts!  I would really love to hear from you!

🟩🟩Dollywood's Project 2026 - What is it? Where is it? What I Know & Some Guesses🟩🟩

Hi Everyone,

Before we go to the video about Project 2026, I want to be clear that I do not have any official information about Project 2026.  I am a life-long amusement and theme park enthusiast, Dollywood enthusiast as well as a Dolly Parton enthusiast - and maybe a good guesser?   So, this is all 100% W.U.A.D. Speculation.  I will build my case for what I believe the ride system will be used for P'26.  Are you with me? GOOD.    

First however, note that UPDATES to this article appear below the original article, so scroll down to learn more about shipping containers headed to the park, and some dimensions on the new building.  Scroll on down.

Dollywood teased Project 2026 at the Opening Day Media Event.   

Let's go to the video...

TRANSCRIPT:  In 2026 Dollywood is going further than we've gone before.

Up, over and through the Great Smoky Mountains and down to the heart of the ancient Wildwood Tree.  Follow the light to discover the unexpected.  What will you find when the sun goes down?

Take flight in 2026.

What is it?

"Further than we've gone before.''  What I think that really means is, ''We've written a gigantic check to a ride manufacturer.''  I'm coming around more and more to the Mack Inverted-dynamic-do-everything powered-coaster that will feature a few medium to high-speed roller coaster gravity driven moments.  I am thinking this will be similar in nature to Blazing Fury (meaning slow parts and fast parts using theatrical scenes to help tell the story, very family friendly), except brand new state of the art ride systems by Mack.  This is not a record-breaking thrill ride.

Where will it be located?

It is in Wildwood Grove.  It will be behind Big Bear Mountain as you walk through Wildwood Grove.  It is already under construction and at the time of publishing this article - the best way to see it is from the Dollywood Express.

Less likely possibility...

The Flying Theater Concept has come up amongst enthusiasts, and many of us who speculate on stuff like this, and I just don't see that concept happening at Dollywood.  For starters, it's sort of boring, in my opinion - compared to this fancy Mack coaster I'm about to try and sell you on, and I think Dollywood was rightfully sold on.  Two, the flying theater concept falls into the one-and-done category until the film changes, which cannot be inexpensive.  Theme Parks want people to want to ride over and over, AND they want to be able to change attractions in cost-effective ways to freshen them up from season to season...so, this detail just hammers the Mack system home for me. Dollywood wants to showcase the Smokies, per the video, so how many different movies about the Smokies can you really make - where they are different, unique and entertaining for flying theater audiences?   

Silver Dollar City opened Fire In The Hole 2.0 (link to blog article).  It is very well executed.  It's a modern-day version of Blazing Fury...that is what they replaced.   I'd encourage you to go to my blog post and look at the details in the scenes - the use of projected scenes is well done and uses the latest/greatest technology.  I think Dollywood will tap into whatever resource was used there - for Project 2026.  Dollywood said (I think)- we can use this Mack ride system to tell this story about the Smokies in a beautiful way.  We can utilize space better with these scenes with the rides capability to spin 360'.  We can get your feet close to waterfalls and streams.  

There may be a scene of fireflies taking over whole areas of the Smokies like they do in real life.  I imagine a big helix going around this ancient Wildwood Tree mentioned in the video.  We'll see how it plays out.

Here's something else that crossed my mind as I was writing this part - Puy d'fou is supposedly - the Cherokee Indian development at Exit 407, with the Phase 1 of Buc ee's - part of their massive plan included a "museum /play/entertainment/education center'' - by Puy d'fou.  THEY ARE AMAZINGLY DETAIL ORIENTED IN ALL THEY DO.  Honestly, it's like a near-perfect recreation of everything.  Google their theme parks or go to their website and dig around.  They confirmed their involvement in Exit 407, then there was a pause on the project from the developer about the order of the Phases.  That is the last update I recall - but this is on Dollywood's radar no doubt - this desire to be detail oriented now involves serious competition in your own backyard, where it did not exist.

Back to this amazing Mack Inverted Power Coaster...

There are a few examples of these Mack coasters- and their heavy theming - let's look at a few pics from RCDB.   I'll link to each pic below it - if you want to click on it and look at other pics - go for it.  

This is Arthur, at Europa Park in Germany - which happens to be an amusement park owned by - guess who?  MACK.  The park operates like a Showroom for amusement rides, as well as a theme park.   Side note:  Mack Trucks - Americans are more familiar with Mack Trucks, which is a separate division of the same German company.  Amusement rides are industrial equipment, jazzed up.

source: RCDB

Here's the ride vehicle.  It's a train with three of these cars.  Below is a closer look.

Source: RCDB

Features of this Mack Inverted Ride System, include:

• 8 trains with 3 cars per train. Not sure how many trains DW will opt to get, if they go this route.
• Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 12 riders per train.  
• Each car can rotate 360 degrees, so imagine the possibilities with looking at scenes in the dark ride portion of the experience.  Scenes can be bunched up together and the car spins around to reveal a different scene to you - another cost-effective possibility! 
• Variable speed as determined by the needs of the story and the parks choices.
• Gravity-driven sections.  Parts of the ride will likely be driven by gravity, just like we see on Blazing Fury.  I have to imagine we'll be flying over water features, forests with lightning bugs, big fields of flowers, barns and structures from the past, just like what you experience when you go to the Smokies - according to the teaser video I posted at the top of the article.
• On-board audio to help tell the story.  
• Note that Herschend's two most recent additions have both included on-board audio...
• SDC's brand new dark ride, Fire In The Hole 2.0, features on-board audio.
• As did DW's Big Bear Mountain...Herschend loves it.
• HIGH CAPACITY:  1,500 PPH (depending on amount of trains and other variables)
• Conveyor Belt Station - easy loading and unloading.

Source:RCDB

The layout can be customized to the needs of the park. Some of the existing models of this coaster feature indoor sections as well as outdoor sections.  All of the models have some gravity driven parts at some point in the ride - just like what you see on Blazing Fury - that's the kind of comparison I am referring to.  

Now, going back to the DW video, they said "Follow the light to discover the unexpected.  what will you find when the sun goes down?"  To me, it sounds like they want to keep this as a ''night experience'' - so, if that holds true then I am not sure popping out into the 98-degree hot summer day, will fit into that experience they are hoping to achieve.  They may choose to keep it entirely indoors to be able to have a consistent storyline for every ride.  OR that could mean ''follow the light'' as in, the light at the end of the ride tunnel.  We shall see!

Dragon Gliders, Motion Gate, Dubai.

Source:  Dragon Gliders - Motiongate (Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Dragon Gliders, seen above, does not feature an outdoor section, but does enter into a large room that includes smaller rides....and DW could benefit from more indoor rides, or even semi-covered rides for when its raining....if they went with an all indoor version.

Source:  Dragon Gliders - Motiongate (Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Above, we see the Conveyor Load/unload part of the station.  Stations like this really keep the people moving.  

JURASSIC FLYERS - UNIVERSAL Beijing

Source:  Jurassic Flyers - Universal Studios Beijing (Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

Above - much better look at the Conveyor Station.

Source:  Jurassic Flyers - Universal Studios Beijing (Tongzhou, Beijing, China)

Here we see an outdoor section of Jurassic Flyers.  Not sure what the interior scenes look like, but obviously they are dinosaur related, and no doubt highly themed per Universal's standards.  Haha, i watched the video and I don't think I saw one dinosaur...still looks fun though.

DELIA'S ADVENTURES

Source:  Delia's Adventure - BON Luxury Theme Park (Las Jarretaderas, Nayarit, Mexico)

Not a lot of info on RCDB about this one - it's under construction.  He does say it's similar, if not the same layout as Arthur....so two definitely are clones and I think the other two are custom layouts.

Let's check out some POV's from these attractions.  First up Arthur.

Dragon Gliders

Jurassic Flyers

So, that's a look at all the installations of this Mack Inverted Powered Coaster from RCDB.

Late Breaking Development:

Yesterday, I noticed someone found the shipping information for Dollywood - from Germany to the port of Charleston, South Carolina.  Hmmm - who is in Germany?? Mack is in Germany, and this is one more CLUE that this is what I think it is.  I haven't had a chance to confirm the shipping information, but I will naively believe it is real.  A Vekoma coaster would come from the Netherlands, a B&M - Switzerland.  So, this effectively rules out many other manufacturers.

Again, this is all speculation, however I can see many of my fellow speculators are also coming around to this idea of a Mack coaster more and more as seemingly insignificant details - like a shipping tag - can help paint a picture of what's to come.

Thoughts, ideas?  Let me know in the comments.  

Update from the 40th Anniversary Media Day Event on May 2, 2025.

I was hoping they would spill all the beans during the event, but they chose to give us a bit of a teaser instead.  According to Eugene Naughton, park president, he said that it would be hard to not notice the 44k Sq. Foot, Five Story Building going up in the construction area in WWG.  And then they moved the conversation right along as if nothing had even been mentioned about it.  So, that's it for now.  Stay tuned for more as it develops!

🌟2025 Press Release, 2025 Calendar, and MORE 🌟

Exciting News from Dollywood for 2025!

Get ready for another amazing year at Dollywood!

• Latest News: [Press Release Below]
• 2025 Operating Calendar: [Scroll down to calendar]
• Holiday Breaks Planning Guide: [Scroll down to Link to Fall-Xmas-Spring Break chart]
• 2025 Season Pass Information: [Scroll down to Link to 2025 Season Pass Info]

Press Release about 2025 40th Anniversary Year Plans

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of Dolly Parton’s greatest dreams—the little theme park named Dollywood that opened in her home county in 1986—has now become one of the world’s leading family destinations and is set to celebrate its 40th season in 2025. Dollywood Parks & Resorts looks a lot different than it did when it opened on May 3, 1986, but the mission at its heart remains the same—to create a welcoming environment where families can enjoy making memories together.

“But look at how far we’ve come since then—and we’re just getting started!”

Dollywood has special events, new celebrations and several returning favorites planned to commemorate the milestone anniversary. The fun begins at Tripadvisor’s #1 US theme park with Season Passholder Preview Day set for Friday, March 14.

“I can’t believe that we’ve been making memories for folks here at my Dollywood for 40 years,” Dolly explained. “That’s a lot of laughter, hugs and smiles, and I’m glad that we’ve been able to be part of it for so many years. When we opened Dollywood, the main thing I wanted to do was to give families a fun place where they could enjoy time spent together. I’m so proud of all the people who have worked to make Dollywood what it is today, and I want to thank all the guests who have supported us and trusted us to help them create those days they’ll never forget.

“And just think, I spent opening day watching the parking lot because I was worried that people might not show up,” she added with a laugh. “But look at how far we’ve come since then—and we’re just getting started!”

A new 40th anniversary show, which debuts Memorial Day weekend and runs through the end of summer, highlights moments from guest-favorite shows during the park’s illustrious history of entertainment offerings. Additionally, a new drone and fireworks show honoring the 40th anniversary season takes place as part of Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration presented by Food City, and a new opening ceremony will occur at the beginning of each operating day during the 2025 season.

The Imagination Playhouse, which features plays based on books from Dolly’s Imagination Library, becomes a permanent fixture this season, offering its much-loved shows for younger guests from March through the end of September. The theater will offer a rotation of playhouse favorites guests have enjoyed through the years. During Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration, new story time and character meet & greets are part of the Imagination Playhouse experience.

Also in celebration of the 40th anniversary, “Heartsong: The Movie” will be remastered and moved—appropriately—to Dreamsong Theater as part of The Dolly Parton Experience. “Heartsong: The Movie” will run in conjunction with “Heidi Parton’s Kin & Friends.”

The Country Fair area of the park also receives a bright refresh during the 2025 season to celebrate the classic fun and family togetherness of this special area of the park. In addition, Country Fair transforms during the Harvest Festival to become Candy Corn Country, with decorations and theming to highlight the “corny” fun of this fall treat. The special festival fun doesn’t end there, however. A favorite of years past, Peppermint Valley returns during Smoky Mountain Christmas to provide a bright red and white lighting scheme in Country Fair.

“I’m excited to welcome guests to celebrate our 40th anniversary season with us in 2025,” said Dollywood Parks & Resorts President Eugene Naughton. “We are thrilled to have earned the Tripadvisor #1 US theme park designation last year along with being the highest ranked US park in Golden Ticket Award voting for Best Park last year. We’ve worked hard for 40 seasons to make the Dollywood experience the best theme park experience in the country, and our guests are telling us we’ve done just that through these awards. And remember what Dolly said, ‘We’re just getting started!’”

The season begins with the I Will Always Love You Music Festival, March 15- April 13. Returning for 2025 is the show honored as the Golden Ticket Award winner for Best New Show of 2024, “From the Heart—The Life & Music of Dolly Parton.” In this instant classic, Dolly’s remarkable story is told in an inspirational and uplifting way as guests experience the emotional pull she faced as she left everything she had known in Sevier County to move to Nashville in pursuit of her dreams. “From the Heart” phenomenally tells Dolly’s exceptional story through her own narration and legendary music catalog. The show takes place in Celebrity Theater and runs through the Flower & Food Festival.

Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival (April 18-June 8) blooms bright with iconic Mosaiculture displays throughout the park. Vivid larger-than-life flower sculptures create an immersive atmosphere for park guests with more than half-a-million blooms during this stunning festival. Dollywood’s culinary team showcases their world-class abilities during the event with a menu full of delicacies to highlight the tastes of spring in the Smokies.

Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration presented by Food City (June 14-August 3) is everyone’s favorite summer tradition, and once again includes Dollywood’s Sweet Summer Nights drone and fireworks show each night. Even more drones take to the skies this year to present a mesmerizing show that honors Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season. Two more guest-favorite shows, “Bubble Evolution” and “Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience,” provide popping bubbles and playful pooches to help every guest feel like a kid this summer.

A family tradition for many, Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana (Sept. 12- Oct. 27) celebrates the beauty of fall with thousands of carved pumpkins, spirited performances from talented singers and the fun of Great Pumpkin LumiNights. Great Pumpkin LumiNights, which previously has been named the best theme park harvest event in the world, features elaborate displays that are fun for every member of the family. Creative culinary items, accomplished artisans, and fall fun in the Smokies make this a picture-perfect time to enjoy Dollywood.

The industry’s Best Theme Park Christmas event—Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana (Nov. 1- Jan. 4)—concludes the park’s 2025 season with six million lights, festive holiday shows, and the warm Christmas atmosphere guests have come to expect during this joyous time of year.

With 40th anniversary season surprises ahead, guests should consider a season pass to ensure they can experience all the fun! Three season pass levels—Diamond, Gold and Silver—provide great options for every guest, while the popular Pre-K Imagination Season Pass offers free admission all season long to any child born in 2020 or 2021. Passes are on sale now to current 2024 season passholders and go on sale to the general public on Monday, Oct. 28. Anyone visiting during this season’s Smoky Mountain Christmas festival (opens Friday, Nov. 1) can receive full value from their admission ticket to upgrade to a 2025 season pass! It’s the perfect Christmas gift for every member of the family.

Dollywood Diamond Season Passes provide a premium experience for guests. In addition to admission all season long, Diamond passholders receive four Bring-A-Friend Free tickets, free general parking, the largest discounts on dining, merchandise and lodging, an all-season unlimited 40th anniversary refill mug, as well as discounts on TimeSaver passes, VIP tours and preferred parking. Diamond Season Passes also provide the passholder season access to Dollywood’s Splash Country.

The Gold Pass represents tremendous value for guests thanks to two Bring-A-Friend Free tickets, free general parking, a one-day unlimited refill mug, as well as discounts on dining, merchandise, and lodging. Both Diamond and Gold passholders receive access to special events and activities just for them. Only the named passholder can receive the perks associated with each pass type.

Gold and Diamond passholders can take advantage of another great perk—complimentary TimeSaver line access the first hour of every operating day. This great benefit allows the named passholder expedited boarding on Dollywood’s world-class rides and attractions including Big Bear Mountain, the two-time winner of the Golden Ticket Award for Best Family Coaster.

Silver Season Passes also are available and include two Bring-A-Friend Free tickets and a discount on Dollywood lodging. Select blackout dates apply to adult and senior Silver Season Passes and Silver Bring-A-Friend Free tickets. Child Silver Season Passes do not have blackout dates.

Guests at this world-class family vacation destination can experience even more fun at one of Dollywood’s award-winning resort hotels, Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa or Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort. Both properties offer unbeatable hospitality and exclusive complimentary privileges, including TimeSaver passes, door-to-door transportation, preferred parking at Dollywood parks, and package delivery for purchases made at Dollywood theme park.

For more information about Dollywood’s 2025 season or season passes, please visit Dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app.

-Dollywood2024-

About Dollywood Parks & Resorts: A highly awarded and widely recognized leader in the amusement industry, The Dollywood Company consists of the 165-acre Dollywood theme park; the 35-acre Dollywood’s Splash Country; and Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa, and the newly opened Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort. As unique as its namesake and owner Dolly Parton, Dollywood is the 2010 Applause Award winner, the theme park industry’s highest accolade; winner of 58 Golden Ticket Awards; and recipient of 28 Brass Ring Awards for Live Entertainment. The park is located near Great Smoky Mountains National Park and earned the Golden Ticket Award for the Best Park in the world in 2023. This year, Dollywood was named by Tripadvisor as the #1 theme park in the country based on actual guest reviews. It also has been recognized as a top U.S. theme park by USA Today on multiple occasions. Dollywood is open mid-March through early January and offers rides and attractions, shows and crafters authentic to the East Tennessee region. Dollywood’s Splash Country, recognized by the Travel Channel and Tripadvisor as one of the country’s most beautiful water parks, operates from mid-May to Labor Day. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa as well as Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort provide guests with spectacular mountain views and family-friendly amenities next door to Dollywood theme park and Dollywood’s Splash Country. For more information, visit dollywood.com. Operating days and hours vary.

Link to Business Wire 

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Link: dollywood.com

There are not many changes in the calendar from 2024.  Passholder Preview Day is March 14th. Sounds like details about Passholder Day are still being sorted out.  Expect more on that later as it draws near.  All the other festivals fall in line in duration and timing, as they did in 2024.

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Things that stood out in the Press Release...

1. ''Just getting started'' comment is interesting.
2. New 40th Anniversary Show that runs from Memorial Day to end of Summer.
3. New drone and fireworks show honoring 40th anniversary during Summer Celebration Festival.
4. New opening ceremony every operating day.
5. Imagination Playhouse will become a permanent fixture this season, with shows from March to September.
6. Heartsong, the movie, will be remastered and incorporated into the Heidi Parton's Kin & Friends show.
7. Country Fair area refresh.
1. An old path returns.  They are restoring the path behind the carousel that goes into Country Fair next to the Flying Elephants ride.
2. Harvest Festival activities will include an area-wide transformation into Candy Corn Country, celebrating Corn.
3. Smoky Mountain Christmas will usher in Peppermint Valley once again, to the Country Fair area.

1. 'Just Getting Started' comment opens up a lot of possibilities, right?  She's most likely referring to the 2025 Season, but she might also be speaking from the 30k Foot View as well.   Hard not to notice the gigantic new parking lot under construction as you enter the park.  One interesting rumor I have heard recently, was that Dollywood has future plans to remove the two current Premiere Lots and incorporate those spaces into the theme park, which makes a ton of sense to me.  As you exit Dragonfliers' station, it's also hard not to notice several unused acres of land between WWG and those Premiere Lots.  In Nashville, Dollywood is preparing to open a hotel off of Broadway - there are a lot of things going on in the Dollywood Universe right now that will lead to new and exciting things.  'Just getting started' seems appropriate.

Possible future theme park area??  Rampage ride sits on a former parking lot, so it is a growth strategy Dollywood has used in the past.  It makes great sense to me, as long as they add more parking elsewhere.

7. Country Fair Refresh.  One thing already under construction, or re-construction, is a pathway from the carousel down to the Country Fair area, next to the Flying Elephants.  I say reconstruction because there was a path that opened with the 2004 Major Refresh of the Country Fair area.  And then one year the path was gone, as Dollywood will sometimes do....make things just disappear like they never existed.  Anyway, this one will be even better than the first one.

2004 until ??

The three pics below were taken on 10/22/24.  The new path seems to follow the old path's path exactly.

As far as other things in the Country Fair area, I'm not sure what will actually end up happening, other than the holiday overlay theming mentioned in the PR.  

Ride wise - Since there have been no specific ride announcements, it's anybody's guess as to what will happen.  Lemon Twist looks to me like it is just barely hanging on for dear life.  It used to spin fast in its younger days.  Dizzy Disc and the Ferris Wheel were big losses to me.  Scrambler, Bumper Cars, Elephants, Swinger are probably all safe.  In my mind, a FAIR is colorful and has lots of cool lights on the rides (among other sensory things) and Dollywood could improve in that area, particularly the Waltzing Swinger could use a lighting package....just my .02...especially in the age of Insta and how kids and kids-at-heart behave with their phones nowadays.

The main eatery in Country Fair is the Grandstand Cafe, the ice cream cone place beside it, and then the Midway Market has snacks and drinks.  The buffet is the other option, and is popular, but its hours are somewhat inconsistent. It was not open for the Summer Festival.  I could see a restaurant revamp with some different food options replacing the Cafe.  Eugen Naughten, Park President, said a few years ago that Dollywood's Food offerings were going to go through an improvement process.  Since those remarks, we've seen exactly that around the park.  Miss Lillians is this year's example.  Iron Horse Pizza before that.  A new restaurant is under construction in Wilderness Pass.  Not sure if the words 'culinary overhaul' will apply but seems possible given the other recent examples of improvements around the park.

There's room for improvement in the Country Fair area, so I will be interested to see what they have in mind.

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Season Pass Blog Post

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Read all the details about Fall Break, Christmas Break & Spring Break for Regional School Systems

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Read all the details about how to use the Pigeon Forge Trolley to get to Dollywood.  Watch my fun video!

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🔵Blog Posts with other Helpful Trip Planning information

• Getting To Dollywood by Plane
• Hotels with High Ratings in Pigeon Forge.  I have created a spreadsheet that incorporates ratings from different reliable sources, and ranked hotels in the area.  I've listed out columns for things like indoor pools, hot tubs and more on the spreadsheet.  Very helpful if you, or someone in your group is looking for a specific amenity.
• Top Breakfast Restaurants in Pigeon Forge.  I have created a list of the best Breakfast restaurants in Pigeon Forge using ratings from various reliable sources, and ranked them in my blog post.
  
• 30 Great Places to Eat In Pigeon Forge that are open after 2pm! A list of highly rated establishments that are open past 2pm.
• Guide To Mountain Coasters - A look at all the types of mountain coasters in Sevier County.
• Dollywood's 2025 Operating Calendar, What's New in 2025, and More!
• 8 Things to do at Dollywood if you don't care for rides - There's a lot to do!
• Pigeon Forge Trolley Info You'll Want to Know!
• Trip Advisors Top 10 Budget Friendly Hotels in Pigeon Forge.
• Tons of YouTube videos - I have so many YouTube videos of Dollywood including every festival and lots of general park updates as well as many Big Bear Mountain footage.
• Check out my 2023 End of Year Recap to see all of my Dollywood videos from 2023.
• Check out my 2022 End of Year Recap to see all of my Dollywood videos from 2022.