Smoky Mountain Christmas may just be my favorite Dollywood season. As a huge Christmas nerd, Smoky Mountain Christmas calls to my heart. But how do you keep yourself and your family warm during a Tennessee winter? Here are my top tips for staying warm at Dollywood during this season! Know how to dress! Check [...]

Whether you’re beginning a fitness journey for the first time, or you’ve been at the wellness game for a while, you know that finding ways to stay fit on vacation can present a challenge. But your fitness goals don’t have to take a vacation, even when you are! Staying fit can be an attainable [...]

Dollywood has so many amazing activities and experiences for everyone, but let’s be honest, most of you are going for the rides, right? Whether or not you’re a thrill seeker, there’s something fun for everyone when it comes to attractions. I asked my fellow Dollywood Insiders what their families’ favorite rides are that are [...]

Getting to Dollywood should not be stressful. While Pigeon Forge has become a popular destination, that doesn’t mean you will have to sit in traffic. There are several routes you can take—I’m going to try to make it easy for you and list what I believe are the best options and tips! Here’s the [...]

Fall is great and Dollywood makes it even better. Do you know what I’m talking about? Have you visited during Great Pumpkin LumiNights? It’s twice the size of last year’s footprint—and that means there are even more pumpkins than last year. My family loves it and we think you’ll want to make it a [...]

Dollywood’s Harvest Festival is in full swing, and it’s not over yet! Even though we are closing in on the end of October, the Harvest Festival runs through Nov. 3, so you’ve got plenty of time to plan your family’s trip! I asked my fellow Dollywood Insiders what some of their “must do” items [...]

I’m a list guy, and my newest list is one of my favorites. It’s a Dollywood to-do list, a new feature of the official Dollywood app. (If you don’t have the app yet, read this!) Here’s how the app’s new list feature works: 1. Create your list. On the bottom of the app screen, [...]

A man going to a spa? We [I’m taking the liberty to speak for all men here] usually assume that spas are for women—the manicures and facials, and what not. But because Dollywood is awesome, I figured The Spa at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort must be, too. So, I stopped by to see what all [...]

Have you ever wished you could “see” the life of a celebrity? That’s what the experience of walking through Dolly Parton’s Chasing Rainbows museum is like. Chasing Rainbows is an interactive experience located inside the Adventures in Imagination area of Dollywood. It features literally thousands of mementos of Dolly Parton’s life—from her birth certificate [...]

Dollywood is a great destination for family fun, but did you know that it doubles as a classroom for homeschool students? That’s right. In 2018, Dollywood is hosting Homeschool Days from Aug. 6 – Sept. 30 and they even throw in a free lunch for those students. As a former homeschool mom, I can’t [...]