When my children were very young, my husband and I were so enamored with the idea of creating “the perfect holiday” for our boys that we tended to allow Santa to go a bit overboard with all the packages under the tree on Christmas morning. However, we very quickly discovered that the morning’s excitement [...]
Ah yes, I remember it well! The year was 1986: Dollywood had just opened, and big hair and parachute pants were all the rage. I was a high school junior then, and I remember how much I loved visiting Dollywood with my church youth group, friends and family! Blazing Fury, Flooded Mine, Smoky Mountain [...]
Dollywood’s Harvest Festival featuring Great Pumpkin LumiNights is a big hit with kids. There are daytime and nighttime elements your little ones are sure to enjoy. In this video you will find some tips, tricks and maybe even some treats to help you make the most of your fall visit to Dollywood! [...]
One of our favorite parts of Dollywood is seeing how some of the hosts go out of their way to make sure families have a great visit. We encountered one of those hosts on our most recent visit, inside Country Fair. His name is Floyd and if you get a chance to meet him, [...]
It was a jam-packed day at Dollywood last season. Our family had arrived about two hours after the park has opened, and we could already tell that today would be a BIG day within the hallowed grounds that Dolly built. My first order of business was to march directly to the TimeSaver location to [...]
“Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing.” It’s no secret that Dolly is a big fan of butterflies and Dollywood is full of butterfly inspiration. From signs and treats, to actual butterflies fluttering around! And before you even arrive to Dollywood, the butterflies start to appear. This is how you will [...]
My kids and I ventured out for our first trip back to Dollywood! We are learning how to adapt to mask life right along with the rest of you. I created a video with some tips we found helpful to look beyond the mask and enjoy your day with family at Dollywood! [...]
I’ve always loved taking pictures and video. When I was five, I started using cameras at home. I took pictures and shot everything that I could. The cameras used film, so I was limited on how much I could capture. In the digital age, the only restriction is running out of space on a [...]
One of my favorite things about Dollywood is the chance to make amazing family memories. My girls and I recently did just that. While my husband was hard at work, we girls got to sneak off to Dollywood. Our main focus for this visit was Santa Land. The girls got to write letters to [...]
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year! Even though it sometimes can be overlooked as one of the “less important” holidays, it’s become especially meaningful and more important to me with each passing year. Special people, special times, special memories—these are the things that I find myself grateful for on a [...]
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