🎄🧑🏼‍🎄🕯️Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas Tasting Pass Information + more! 🧑🏼‍🎄🕯️🎄

Hi Everyone,

Dollywood has unveiled the details for their SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL 2025 TASTING PASS.

Running from Saturday, November 1, to Sunday, January 4, 2026, 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 - 11am to 9:00pm.  Dollywood will be closed Thanksgiving Thursday as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas. 

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 January 4th, 2026.
• 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!
• Login to your Dollywood Account BEFORE you select "Buy Pass", so that you get the appropriate Gold or Diamond Discount applied.

 Note:  If you wanted to purchase a 2026 Season Pass - know that it includes the Smoky Mountain Christmas for 2025.  Read my blog post about Season Passes - Click Here.

Beverages

Savory Bites

Desserts

SCENES FROM AROUND THE PARK
DURING SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS

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Check out my videos from last year's festival

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

🔵Blog Posts and other Helpful Trip Planning information - 

• Dollywood's 2026 Ride - Hidden Hollow Aviation - Updates, Photos, Videos of it Under Construction.
• 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 +MORE - speculation, guesses on future projects, etc.
• Dollywood's 2026 Operating Calendar +MORE - Calendar + Much More!
• Exclusive Ride Time, Golden Hours, Golden Events - What's the difference??  
• Navigating to Dollywood from North Carolina post-Hurricane Helene.
• 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 Big Bear Mountain footage.
• Check out my 2024 End of Year Recap to see all of my Dollywood videos from 2024.
• 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.
• 2024-2025 School Break Calendar - includes Fall, Christmas & Spring Breaks for regional schools.
• Link to Dollywood's TimeSaver Info Page - click Here.
• GrayLine Day-Long Tours from downtown Nashville to Dollywood and back to Nashville - click here

🪁🪁Photo Trip Report/Vlogs/Blog -Dollywood's Summer Celebration for 2025🪁🪁

Hi Everyone!

This article includes all of my visit to the Summer Celebration Festival AND A Photo Trip Report that includes 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!

You can see my latest Trip Reports below....

Opening Week

Food and Flower Festival

Let's start with the videos, and below that the Photo Trip Report!

Here are the videos in chronological order....

If you're curious about Dollywood's Next Huge Ride - This is It!!

Check out my blog post with all the details that I think I know.  Haha - my guess was not correct, so Dollywood did once again keep it a mystery for a long time....which is pretty difficult to accomplish anymore.  An official announcement is set to take place on September 17th at 11am.  I plan to have a fresh blog post with details later in the day on the 17th - Stay Tuned!!

https://whatsupatdollywood.blogspot.com/2025/04/dollywoods-project-2026-what-is-it.html

Trip Report 

PHOTOS FROM PART ONE

it was over 95' and humid, but still FUN!

7/29/25

7/29/25

Did You Know?

PHOTOS FROM PART TWO

Watch my Sky of Many Colors standalone video - Click Here

A few penny presses have popped up around the park.  This one is at Butterfly Strings in Rivertown Junction.  Another one is outside of the Sweet Shoppe on Showstreet...there are other ones in the park that i haven't discovered yet. CLICK HERE - LINK IN VIDEO

Who gave that lady a license??

Click Here - to watch the Full Show!

PHOTOS FROM PART THREE

Watch the Full Show here - Click Here

Craftsman's Valley is one of the prettiest areas in the park.

Blazing Fury has reopened after lengthy downtime.

Unfortunately, this also means no Dance Party & Drone/Fireworks video for 2025.

And with that, we've reached the end of The Summer Celebration multi-video series from What's Up At Dollywood.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

Do it!

Thanks for Watching!

🔸🔸VIDEOS FROM SUMMER CELEBRATION 2025🔸🔸

🔸HIDDEN HOLLOW AVIATION PROGRESS UPDATE, JULY 29TH - https://youtu.be/6tOPUIfhOUU?si=0DzjxZfe-eUyFEDB 🔸DOLLYWOOD’S A CAPPELLA FUSION, FULL SHOW - https://youtu.be/dIeG7igycPU?si=FjYt-pcp5C3VvOU4 🔸DOLLYWOOD’S SMOKY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, FULL SHOW - https://youtu.be/p2WJkp5mNe8?si=6NgmK0RFF9KB6k31 🔸DOLLYWOOD’S SKY OF MANY COLORS, ZEN MOMENT/ASMR - https://youtu.be/OXup_gjFNyE?si=IMfkr3Hz6mVltIvv 🔸SUMMER CELEBRATION PART 1 - https://youtu.be/HGnxXq3n-LQ?si=v04qkbeOZ58rMshI

🔸SUMMER CELEBRATION PART 2 - https://youtu.be/XN0f62LzxaY

🔸SUMMER CELEBRATION PART 3 - https://youtu.be/31zJ-Z6lr_M

🔵Blog Posts and other Helpful Trip Planning information - 

• Dollywood's 2026 Ride - Hidden Hollow Aviation - Updates, Photos, Videos of it Under Construction.
• 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 +MORE - speculation, guesses on future projects, etc.
• Navigating to Dollywood from North Carolina post-Hurricane Helene.
• 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 Big Bear Mountain footage.
• Check out my 2024 End of Year Recap to see all of my Dollywood videos from 2024.
• 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.
• 2024-2025 School Break Calendar - includes Fall, Christmas & Spring Breaks for regional schools.
• Link to Dollywood's TimeSaver Info Page - click Here.

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