PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA (Friday, June 6, 2025) — Surrounded by daring pirates, glittering mermaids, dazzling pyrotechnics and special effects, Dolly Parton opened her new Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show in Florida’s Panama City Beach with swashbuckling charm and fanfare. The new attraction, the largest single investment in Dolly’s dinner show lineup at $60 million, […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -(June 6, 2025) – The summer heat is in full force across East Tennessee! While everyone is eager to jump into the closest body of water, Dollywood’s Splash Country reminds its guests to do so with safety in mind. For the 15th consecutive season, Dollywood’s Splash Country is hosting Water Safety Day, occurring this […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – (June 5, 2025) – As Dollywood continues celebrating its successful 40th season, many fans and theme park enthusiasts have been digging in to learn more about what has made this once small park an innovative force within the industry. A new documentary, now available on the Dollywood Parks & Resorts YouTube channel, chronicles the […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—(June 5, 2025)—Dollywood’s recent run of awards continued this week with Newsweek adding the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, theme park to its America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025 list following the results of a recent survey. Dollywood is part of the “Entertainment Providers” grouping of companies and is one of only three theme park companies to […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee –(June 4, 2025) — The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee will present a moving and unique exhibit this summer and into the fall, offering a rare glimpse into the lives and legendary love story of passengers Isador and Ida Straus. Beginning June 2, two of the couple’s most personal artifacts […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee—May 29, 2025— Multi-platinum hitmaker and country powerhouse Dylan Scott headlines this year’s Pigeon Forge Patriot Festival, the city’s annual Independence Day celebration and concert. Scott leads a lineup that includes chart-topping artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen, former American Idol hopeful and Seymour (Tennessee) native Bryson Quick and the Pigeon Forge Community Chorus. Images of […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Tuesday, May 27, 2025) —With school now out for most students and families ready to hit the road to visit some of the nation’s top attractions, the National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA) recently released the results of its 39thannual NAPHA Amusement Park and Attractions Survey. Once again, a familiar name came […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Wednesday, May 21, 2025) —The mercury in the thermometer is rising, school is almost out and two popular promotions at Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country mean summer is on the way. A new promotion at Splash Country, the School’s Out! Promo, celebrates kids for ending the year at the top of the class! […]
Offerings feature new family-friendly attractions, live entertainment, events and more. PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (May 20, 2025) – Summer brings a fresh lineup of attractions, events and entertainment to Pigeon Forge, one of the Southeast’s most popular family vacation destinations. From an adventure 200 million years in the making at The Island in Pigeon Forge to […]
PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee–May 7, 2025)–With Dollywood in the middle of an exciting 40th anniversary season, the park had several big wins in the most recent Newsweek Readers’ Choice Award voting. Dollywood is known for its culinary offerings, and with a new location called the Wilderness Pass Restaurant having opened last weekend, the Smoky Mountain theme park […]