Thursday, May 2, 2024

๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿฅ“Dollywood's Breakfast Is Back ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฉ

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Hi Everyone, Dollywood recently announced the return of Breakfast at the park.  It's been a few years, I believe, since they've featured it, so its great to see its return.  It's at the Front Porch Cafe from 9:30am to 11:30am with the last seating at 11am.


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It’s like sunshine on a plate. ๐Ÿฅฐ
Start your fun-filled Dollywood day with a mouth-watering breakfast at Front Porch Cafรฉ. From savory griddles and skillets to fluffy buttermilk pancakes, your tastebuds will be in for a treat!
Guests can enjoy these delicious options from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., with the last seating for breakfast at 11 a.m.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿชท Dollywood's Flower and Food Tasting Pass Info 2024๐Ÿชท๐ŸŒธ

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Spring has sprung in the Smoky Mountains, and Dollywood's Flower & Food Festival is in full bloom! This vibrant event transforms the park into a wonderland of colorful flowers and delicious treats. But with so many tempting options, how can you savor the best of both worlds? Look no further than the Flower & Food Festival Tasting Pass, your key to unlocking a delightful culinary adventure.

Let's dig into the menu items available during this amazing event.

Firstly,
You Can Buy the Tasting Pass at Dollywood.com at this link - here.
All this information is from Dollywood's website, which is at this link - here.













I have included a handy map featuring all the locations for these menu items in the Tasting Pass.  




Have you tried any of the menu items in the tasting pass?  If so, what did you think about it?  Let me know in the comments.

Friday, April 5, 2024

๐ŸšจNew Videos! Opening Day๐Ÿšจ Dolly Parton Parade, Sing-A-Long, Lightning Rod, and MORE!

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I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying Spring.  If you subscribe to my YouTube Channel, you know I have been slowly publishing new videos from this past Opening Day on March 8th, 2024.

I am pleased to tell you all of my Opening Day Videos are published, and I hope you enjoy them.


This one is from the Country Fair area.   The Scrambler has been polished to its mirror finish for the start of the season.  I was looking at a video from October of the Scrambler and it was silver, but not at all polished and kind of had a matte finish about it - the seats I mean.  But it's all polished and looking sharp for the start of the season.  I love the freeze-frame aspect of catching one little moment of joy in everyone's faces.


This one is from Jukebox Junction.  I do believe the new drink fountain outside of Red's is new for this year.   A couple of years ago Dollywood mentioned that they were going to spend a lot of money on improvements to all of the restaurants in the park and so I suspect this is part of that effort.  I love seeing all the little changes from one season to the next.  Some are more obvious than others, some more exciting than others.




This is from the brand new Dolly Parton Sing-A-Long show that is at the Back Porch Theater in the Riverside Area.  I mean, this is fun singing Dolly's biggest hits alongside your friends and family.  


I also published three short videos from Opening Day, including the Dolly Parton Parade that is so much fun.  Dolly rides in her floral covered vintage DeWitt through parts of the park and everyone is so excited to see her...it is quite the site to see and experience.  It never gets old.














Here is Part One, check that out below...



Here is Part Two, check that out below...


Be sure to Subscribe and select to receive notifications when I publish videos.  Also follow me on my Facebook Page for updates there too.

Let me know what you think in the comments!



Wednesday, March 6, 2024

๐ŸŸก More Experiences and another Tour Announced At Dollywood ๐ŸŸก

Hi Everyone,
 



Dollywood has announced a second tour and some new experiences that may be of interest to you!   Just the other day Dollywood announced details about the IWALY Tour, which has now ended, sadly - you can read about that here on my blog.

Here's what has been announced so far.  Click each one for more information from dollywood.com.

Dollywood has a couple of articles written by Insiders that you might find helpful...

These are very popular Experiences for Dollywood.  I have a friend that insists on always dipping a candle every time we go.  How about you, which experiences do you or your family and friends insist on doing each visit?  Let me know in the comments.

๐Ÿ”ต Changes are Coming to Exclusive Ride Time๐Ÿ”ต

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New year, new changes at Dollywood.    I'm working on another article making note of all the changes to Dollywood in 2024.  One of the bullet point items will be about changes to the Exclusive Ride Time program beginning with the Flower and Food Festival on Saturday, April 20th, 2024.  Until that time, the ERT program will operate as it did in 2023.  The schedule (below) does list each week's ride for each Saturday from 3/9 to 4/13, 2024.

Let's dig into this!



Click here for direct link to dollywood.com . I recommend you double check any information against the website as changes to ERT dates and rides can change at any time, and at the last moment.




So, instead of an ERT event each week, it will move to a ''once-per-festival'' event, with multiple attractions available for ERT.  Also do notice the earlier start times of 8:30am & then 9:30am on days the park opens at 11am.  

Note that Splash Country will move to a ONCE A MONTH ERT.

Here is Splash Country's Schedule...



This is a pretty big change from the past.  How does that make you feel? Will it impact you positively or negatively?? Let me know in the comments!

Friday, March 1, 2024

๐ŸŸข Trip Advisor's Top 10 Budget Friendly Hotels in Pigeon Forge! ๐ŸŸข

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Let's dig into Trip Advisor's list here, of budget friendly hotels in Pigeon Forge.

While these properties have excellent guest ratings on TripAdvisor (all 4.5 stars or higher!), they may be pricier than some budget-minded travelers would prefer. The actual list has 192 properties in Pigeon Forge, so I am sure there is something there for everyone.

You can see the list here.  


Here is Tripadvisor.com's list of Top 10 'budget-friendly' hotels in Pigeon Forge.

Click each link to take you to the TripAdvisor entry for each property, in a new window.

๐Ÿ”ตBlog Posts with other Helpful Trip Planning information




What do you think about this Tripadvisor list?  Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Thursday, February 29, 2024

๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿชท 2024 Spring Break Information You Will Want To Know! Crowd Calendar, helpful articles and more! ๐Ÿชท๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒป

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Hi Everyone,
Spring Break 2024 is upon us and everyone reading this article is getting ready for Spring Break in Pigeon Forge and Dollywood!

Read my article for some really helpful Dollywood Trip Planning tips and advice.  At the bottom I've shared some links to other blog posts I have written that could really help you out with your planning.

๐Ÿ”ตSpring Break Chart

Last year I came across this handy chart for the many school systems that frequent Dollywood during their respective Spring Breaks, so I wanted to make sure and share again this year.  

This chart could really help you plan your trip whether or not you want to be at Dollywood during spring breaks ๐Ÿคท‍♂️ or wish to avoid that timeframe all together!

Source (pdf)


๐Ÿ”ตCrowd Calendar

Another helpful Dollywood Trip Planning tool is the Dollywood Crowd Calendar!  It's run by a third party that analyzes ride wait times that Dollywood publishes for their app.

๐Ÿ”ทCheck out Dollywood's Crowd Calendar here.

A cool feature of the Crowd Calendar is that it works many different amusement parks than just Dollywood, so check it out while you're doing your trip planning.

๐Ÿ”ตBlog Posts with other Helpful Trip Planning information

Good luck with the planning process and ask any questions you may have in the comments below.  I'll do my best to answer or point you in the right direction.


#Dollywood #DollywoodTripPlanning #PigeonForgeTennessee #TennesseeTourism #vlog #blog #pigeonforgeattractions

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ“Dollywood's 'I Will Always Love You'-Festival Tasting Pass - Info you'll want to know! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ•

Hi Everyone,
As Dollywood gears up for the 2024 Season starting March 8th for Season Passholders and March 9th for the General Public, they are releasing important information that you'll want to know before you head to the park.

Here is the information about the always-popular Tasting Pass as well as all of the menu items they will be offering for the duration of the I Will Always Love You Festival, which ends on Sunday April 14th, 2024.  

With every pass you get FIVE - any FIVE Items on this entire menu for the duration of the IWALY Festival...you don't necessarily have to use all Five in one visit.  Get creative with it!

If you and your partner are on a 'date-night' so to speak, then splitting a pass may be the way to go.  You could each get two entree items, then split a dessert, as one possibility.  Or, if you're adventurous and hungry, then use up all five however you see fit, I am not judging you :)

One last thing, if you're on the fence about the pass, and may want to try one or two of these unique, limited-time menu items, then you can buy any of these items 'a la carte'.  You don't have to have the Tasting Pass to enjoy the festival food.

Let's dig into it, below.... Click on either picture to enlarge them.
Source:  Dollywood.com

Menu Items
Source:  Dollywood.com

๐Ÿ”ตTo buy the pass online ahead of time Click Here...for the Dollywood Store.
๐Ÿ”ตFor more Tasting Pass information, go to Dollywood's website -Click here.


There you have it folks.  What do you think of these offerings, and which ones are you most excited about?  Let me know in the comments! 

Monday, February 26, 2024

๐Ÿ”ต New Tour for 2024 - I Will Always Love You Tour ๐Ÿ”ต

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Hi Everyone,
Dollywood announced this new tour for the I Will Always Love You (IWALY) Festival.  Check out the details below, or on their website - click here.

#dollywood #dollywood2024 #dollywoodthemepark #DollywoodTours

๐ŸŒŸ Information about Dollywood's 2024 Season Passes, QR Codes, Entitlements and more burning questions - Answered! ๐ŸŒŸ

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Hi Everyone,
Are you ready for Dollywood to open its gates for the 2024 Season?  

If you have been keeping up with all the off-season changes going on at Dollywood, then you are already aware that Dollywood has upgraded their Season Pass operating system to accommodate QR codes, which will speed up the process of moving through the front gate.  I have to imagine it will help at food & merch locations as well - they often struggle with scanning the barcode on my season pass for the discount to apply.

Dollywood has written a blog post that answers many of the details about the Season Pass, Including:
  • How to Redeem Entitlements
  • How to Add a Photo to a Digital Season Pass
  • How to Update a Season Pass with a Barcode to a Season Pass with a QR Code
You can find that blog post at this link - click here. OR, you can check out my screen grabs below.  Click to enlarge.






#dollywood #dollywood2024 #dollywoodthemepark #DollywoodSeasonPass

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚Dollywood's Harvest Festival 2024 Video Extravaganza ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿ

Hi Everyone,  As I write this we are in peak-Christmas season, just a few days out from the big day and I am wrapping up my videos from Doll...