DOLLYWOOD
Dollywood is a theme park owned
by country music singer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation.
It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,
just off US 441 between Gatlinburg and Sevierville. Shows are changed with
each season and feature many special events such as "Kid's Fest, Southern Gospel
Music Convention", "Harvest Fest" and more.
Dollywood features a full-size steam train, one of the park's signature attractions.In
addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features traditional
crafts and music of the Smoky Mountains area. Dollywood is affiliated with
the adjacent water park, Dollywood's Splash Country, and the chain of Dixie
Stampede dinner theaters. In addition, the park hosts a number of concerts
and musical events each year, including concert appearances by Parton, as
well as other national and local musical acts. The newest attraction (for
2007) is the Mystery Mine ride.
Dollywood hosts nearly 2.5 million visitors annually, many of them also visiting
the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dolly's Splash Country and
Dixie Stampede Dinner Theater.. The theme park's operating season runs from
early spring until around Christmas.
Dollywood is also the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame,
sponsored by the Southern Gospel Music Association, an independent non-profit
corporation.
Call us for more details. We even
sell special tickets in our office for the convenience of our guests. We
also have (in our office) Dollywood maps and brochures for your use.
Source -- Dollywood, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Site
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