Thursday, May 16, 2024

PRIVACY POLICY FOR WHATSUPATDOLLYWOOD - BLOGGY VLOG

Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 16, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to https://whatsupatdollywood.blogspot.com/.

  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

  • Country refers to: Tennessee, United States

  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.

  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

  • Service refers to the Website.

  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

  • Website refers to https://whatsupatdollywood.blogspot.com/, accessible from https://whatsupatdollywood.blogspot.com/

  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
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Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Free Privacy Policy website article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

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    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

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    Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

  • For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.

  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
  • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
  • With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

  • By email: 615musiclover@gmail.com

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

🟡🟡🔵🔵Dollywood's Menus 2024 🔵🔵🟡🟡

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Hi Everyone!   I see a lot of requests on social media for Dollywood's Menus, so I have just the blog post for you!

Here are the Dollywood menus for 2024.  You'll notice that the 2023 or 2024 pictures will say 2023 or 2024 in the bottom-left corner.... just so you're sure what you're looking at is current or older info.  

Please Note, Dollywood can close restaurants, change the menus, the items, and the prices at any time.  I will sometimes notice price increases throughout the season, and I try my best to update this post as I discover changes.



If you want to see this same post from previous years, click the year:  2022 | 2023



Friday, May 3, 2024

🥳 Happy Birthday Dollywood 🥳

My Blog Post Title Hi Everyone!

Happy Birthday Dollywood!  38 Looks Good On You!

According to Wikipedia... 

On May 3, 1986, Silver Dollar City Tennessee reopened as Dollywood. The new Rivertown Junction area included Smoky Mountain River Rampage, a whitewater rafting ride; Back Porch Theater; Aunt Granny's Dixie Fixins' Restaurant; and Dolly's Tennessee Mountain Home, a replica of the cabin that was Parton's childhood home. Also new was "Rags to Riches: The Dolly Parton Story," a museum displaying articles and mementos from Dolly's life and career. "The Butter Churn" (a Trabant ride) was removed at the end of the season. Park attendance doubled to more than a million guests during the first season as Dollywood.[11]

 

I have a lot of pictures of Dollywood in my Archives.  Many of which I have swiped off the internet with no idea who to credit the photo with.   Here's a few from very early times at Dollywood.  I'm not positive these are all from 1986, but certainly around that time period.  At the bottom I have a video to share if you would like to see inside Dolly's Apartment - featured in some of the photos below.









A more recent picture of Dolly's Apartment, that was above Apple Jack's Restaurant, and was razed several years ago.

Dolly's Apartment, when it was new to Dollywood.  I read a comment recently from someone who said they lived in ''Dolly's Apartment'' house as a child.  They mentioned Dollywood bought and moved the house to this location.

Again, Dolly's Apartment and Smoky Mountain Rampage under construction.





If you want to see inside Dolly's Apartment, you should watch Graham Norton's Dollywood Special where he takes a look inside.  It's a hoot.  He is a seasoned talk show host in the UK.
Cue up to 5:03 to see the Apartment, or click here.




38 Years - What a great success with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  For me, in my opinion, Dollywood began it's impressive decades of expansion in 2004 with Thunderhead, which is 20 years old this year.  That was both a major attraction addition, and also the beginning of a whole new area of Dollywood.  It just continued from there with Mystery Mine in 2007.  In 2008 they added another area, Wilderness Pass, to connect to the top of Craftsman's Valley to Timber Canyon.   Then just more explosive growth through today.  

It's a lot of fun for me to Vlog and Blog about it.  I mentioned that in my very first blog post a couple years ago, where I share some nostalgia for Opryland - and also where my obsession? or fascination with theme parks and the mechanics of rides really got going.  That moved over to Dollywood when I moved from Nashville to Knoxville.

Cheers to Dollywood and I look forward to many more years of enjoyment!

Correction!  in my initial post I wrote that Dollywood turned 39, which was incorrect.  I woke up in the middle of the night realizing what I had written, and I have since corrected it to 38.  2024 minus 1986 is 38, but it is Dollywood's 39th Season, which is prob what I was thinking about when I wrote this.



Thursday, May 2, 2024

🥞🥓Dollywood's Breakfast Is Back 🥐🍩

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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. 🥰
Start your fun-filled Dollywood day with a mouth-watering breakfast at Front Porch Café. 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

🌸🪷 Dollywood's Flower and Food Tasting Pass Info 2024🪷🌸

My Blog Post Title Hi Everyone,

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

🚨New Videos! Opening Day🚨 Dolly Parton Parade, Sing-A-Long, Lightning Rod, and MORE!

My Blog Post Title Hi Everyone,
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

🟡 More Experiences and another Tour Announced At Dollywood 🟡

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.

🔵 Changes are Coming to Exclusive Ride Time🔵

My Blog Post Title Hi Everyone,
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

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

My Blog Post Title Hi Everyone,

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.

🔵Blog 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

🌻🌸🪷 2024 Spring Break Information You Will Want To Know! Crowd Calendar, helpful articles and more! 🪷🌸🌻

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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.

🔵Spring 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 🤷‍♂️ or wish to avoid that timeframe all together!

Source (pdf)


🔵Crowd 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.

🔷Check 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.

🔵Blog 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

🍁🍂Dollywood's Harvest Festival 2024 Video Extravaganza 🍂🍁

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...