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Dollywood
Location	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States
Website	www.dollywood.com
Owner	Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation
Opened	1961 (as Rebel Railroad)
Operating season	March through January
Area	125 acres
Rides	26 total 5 roller coasters 4 water rides
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Dollywood is a theme park owned by country music singer Dolly Parton and the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. Pigeon Forge is a City in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (abbreviated HFE) is a privately owned themed-entertainment company that operates several Theme parks and Tourist attractions Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (abbreviated HFE) is a privately owned themed-entertainment company that operates several Theme parks and Tourist attractions It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Pigeon Forge is a City in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States.

The park first opened in 1961 as a small tourist attraction named "Rebel Railroad", featuring a steam train, general store, blacksmith shop, and saloon. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A tourist attraction is a place of interest where Tourists visit typically for its inherent or exhibited cultural value historical significance natural or built beauty or A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive" "Corner shop" redirects here For the British band see Cornershop. blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption In 1966, Rebel Railroad was renamed "Goldrush Junction" and in 1970, the Cleveland Browns football team purchased the attraction. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with In 1976, Jack and Pete Herschend bought Goldrush Junction, and in 1977, renamed it "Silver Dollar City Tennessee" as a sister park to their original Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (abbreviated HFE) is a privately owned themed-entertainment company that operates several Theme parks and Tourist attractions Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Silver Dollar City is a Theme park in the state of Missouri. Opened in 1960 the park is located between Branson and Branson West Missouri on Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. In 1986, Dolly Parton became a co-owner, and the park was renamed "Dollywood". Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property

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. Rides redirects here For the album by Reef see Rides (album, and for the BBC television series see Rides (TV series. The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of A craft is a Skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a Trade or particular art Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. The Great Smoky Mountains are a major Mountain range in the southern part of the Appalachian Mountains, the second ridge line forming a north-south running mountain Dollywood is affiliated with the adjacent water park, Dollywood's Splash Country, and the chain of Dixie Stampede dinner theaters. See List of waterparks (for a list of all waterparks in the world A waterpark is an Amusement park that features waterplay areas such Dollywood's Splash Country is a water park located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee adjacent to the Dollywood Theme park. Chain stores are Retail outlets that share a Brand and central management and usually have standardized business methods and practices Dixie Stampede is a Dinner theater with three locations in the Southern United States. Dinner theater (sometimes called dinner and a show) is a form of Entertainment that combines a Restaurant Meal with a staged play. 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.

Dollywood hosts nearly 2. 5 million visitors annually, many of them also visiting the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains The theme park's operating season runs from early spring until around Christmas. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer.

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. The Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame is a site operated at Dollywood by the Southern Gospel Music Association. The Southern Gospel Music Association ( SGMA) is a non-profit corporation formed as an association of Southern gospel music singers songwriters fans and industry

Areas of the park

Dollywood is organized into nine themed areas. The Showstreet, Rivertown Junction, Craftsmen's Valley, Village, Country Fair, Timber Canyon, and Jukebox Junction areas reflect the historical eras and culture of east Tennessee, while the Dreamland Forest and Adventures in Imagination areas explore Dolly Parton's life and imagination. East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of Many attractions at Dollywood preserve the history and culture of the Southern Appalachian region. The Appalachian Mountains ( often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America.

• Showstreet - Attractions include The Showstreet Palace Theatre, Friendship Gardens, The Celebrity Theatre, and The Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. The Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame is a site operated at Dollywood by the Southern Gospel Music Association.
• Rivertown Junction - Attractions include The Tennessee Mountain Home, The Back Porch Theatre, and the Smoky Mountain River Rampage whitewater rafting ride.
• Craftsmen's Valley - Attractions include The Dollywood Grist Mill, The Valley Theatre, Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, Wings of America Theatre, Robert F. Thomas Chapel, Calico Falls Schoolhouse, the Tennessee Tornado coaster, Blazing Fury coaster, Daredevil Falls flume ride, and craft exhibits. The Tennessee Tornado is a Roller coaster at Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Blazing Fury is an steel enclosed Roller coaster at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.
• The Village - Attractions include The Dollywood Express steam train, Heartsong, a Carousel, and the Magic Laughmaker.
• The Country Fair - Rides include The Dizzy Disk, the Amazing Flying Elephants, Lemon Twist, Shooting Star, Sky Rider, Veggietales Sideshow Spin Kid's Rollercoaster, Waltzing Swinger, Piggy Parade, Busy Bees, Lucky Ducky, Dolly's Demolition Derby, The Scrambler, and the Wonder Wheel. Disk-O/ Skater is a Zamperla Flat ride. Riders sit on a circular platform with outward-facing seats (Disk-O in a long normal gondola looking inwards (Skater and
• Timber Canyon - Attractions include the Mystery Mine coaster (New for 2007), Timber Tower, the Thunderhead coaster, and Lumberjack Lifts. Mystery Mine is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter Roller coaster at Dollywood, a Theme park in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. A Topple Tower is an Amusement ride produced by HUSS Maschinenfabrik. Thunderhead is a Wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.
• Jukebox Junction - Attractions include the Rockin' Roadway car ride and The Pines Theatre.
• Dreamland Forest - Attractions include the Dreamland Forest interactive play area and the Mountain Slidewinder water-toboggan ride.
• Adventures in Imagination - Attractions include the "Thunder Road" simulator ride and the "Chasing Rainbows" Dolly Parton museum.
• Wilderness Pass - The New for 2008 area brings the park into a loop by linking the Timber Canyon and Craftsmen's Valley areas of the park. The area opened with the new River Battle ride, a new restroom, the lye soap shop, and the third first aid/safety office in the park. River Battle is a new interactive water raft ride at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

Festivals

Throughout the operating season Dollywood hosts five different festivals:

• Festival of Nations - A five week international event showcasing different cultures and performers from around the world.
• Kidsfest - A summer festival featuring popular characters such as Spongebob and VeggieTales, along with other activities that appeal to children. SpongeBob SquarePants is the main character of the Fictional Nickelodeon Animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. VeggieTales is a series of English language children's computer animated Films featuring Anthropomorphic Vegetables
• Bluegrass and BBQ Festival - A two-week early fall celebration of bluegrass music and southern-style BBQ. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City.
• National Gospel and Harvest Celebration - During the month of October Dollywood hosts a salute to an old time harvest celebration featuring master-craftsmen and autumn cuisine, along with the Southern Gospel Jubilee gospel music showcase. In Agriculture, the harvest is the process of Gathering mature crops from the fields Reaping is the cutting of Grain Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to
• Smoky Mountain Christmas - In November and December, Dollywood celebrates a traditional Christmas holiday with special shows, foods, and other attractions. In addition, the park is decorated with nearly 3 million Christmas lights for the festival.

Dollywood Hotel

During the opening of River Battle, Dolly Parton announced that within 2-3 years there would be an on-site hotel built at the park. Then Dollywood sent out a survey discussing 3 theme concepts for the hotel. The theme concepts are- Chasing Rainbows, International, and Southern style. Also, it asked where the hotel should be located and what the room rates should average.

Dollywood timeline

• 2008: River Battle, an interactive water raft ride, is built in a new section of the park called "Wilderness Pass" that connects the Timber Canyon and Craftsmen's Valley areas. River Battle is a new interactive water raft ride at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. "Thunder Road" returns to the motion theatre, (now called the "Imagination Cinema") replacing Smoky Mountain Wilderness Adventure. Della's Lye Soap shop is moved from Craftsmens Valley to the Wilderness Pass area. In its place is a new a exhibit housing the Wings of America show birds. Main entrance of the park is moved to a location adjacent to Dollywood Splash Country parking lot, while the original entrance is now reserved for employees only.

• 2007: The Mystery Mine, a Gerstlauer Eurofighter coaster with two vertical lifts, a 95 degree, 80 ft drop, a heartline roll, and a dive loop, was built. Mystery Mine is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter Roller coaster at Dollywood, a Theme park in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable Amusement rides and Roller coasters located in Münsterhausen, The $17 million-dollar ride is heavily themed as an old abandoned mine shaft.

• 2006: The Timber Tower ride, along with Lil' Loggers Landing, Beaver Creek, Beaver Creek Boat Float, and the Lumberjack Lifts, opened in a new area adjacent to Thunderhead. A Topple Tower is an Amusement ride produced by HUSS Maschinenfabrik.

• 2005: The Country Fair area is renovated to include 10 new rides: Dizzy Disk, the Amazing Flying Elephants, Lemon Twist, Shooting Star, Sky Rider, Veggietales Sideshow Spin Kid's roller coaster, Waltzing Swinger, Piggy Parade, Busy Bees, and Lucky Ducky.

• 2004: A new area of the park, "Thunderhead Gap", opens featuring the Thunderhead a wooden roller coaster. Thunderhead is a Wooden roller coaster located at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The construction of the new area opens up a new valley for the park to expand into. The Country Fair Falls log flume is demolished in November. Most of the other Country Fair rides, including the Swingamajig, The Tennessee Twister, The Convoy, and The Barnstormer, are removed at the end of the season to free up space for newer rides.

• 2003: Kidsfest, a summer children's festival, premiers. Imagination Station is converted into Celebration Hall, a special events facility. 2003 is the final season for the "Showcase of Stars" celebrity concert series.

• 2002: Dollywood Boulevard is renovated into a new area, Adventures in Imagination. The Smoky Mountain Wilderness Adventure; a new simulator film, replaces Thunder Road. Chasing Rainbows, a new Dolly museum, opens in the building formerly occupied by the Silver Screen Café.

• 2001: The Festival of Nations international festival premiers in April. Dolly's Splash Country, a new 25 acre water park, is opened adjacent to Dollywood's parking lot. Dollywood's Splash Country is a water park located in Pigeon Forge Tennessee adjacent to the Dollywood Theme park. Admission is separate from Dollywood.

• 2000: The Daydream Ridge area is renovated into Dreamland Forest, an interactive children's area.

• 1999: The Tennessee Tornado; a steel looping coaster, opens in the area formerly occupied by Thunder Express. The Tennessee Tornado is a Roller coaster at Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Also new is the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame. The Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame is a site operated at Dollywood by the Southern Gospel Music Association. The Balloon Race ride is removed from the park.

• 1998: Daredevil Falls, a new shoot the chutes flume ride, opens in area formerly occupied by the Flooded Mine. Thunder Express is closed in September and removed from the park. It is sold to the Magic Springs Theme Park in Arkansas. Magic Springs and Crystal Falls is an Amusement park and Water park located in Hot Springs Arkansas, about 50 miles The antique carousel is removed at the end of the season and replaced by a new Chance Rides carousel.

• 1997: "U Pick Nick", a children's show featuring themes from the Nickelodeon television network, plays in the Celebrity Theatre during the summer. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel The Flooded Mine dark-ride is closed and demolished in October.

• 1996: The Dollywood Boulevard area is added, featuring "Thunder Road", a turbo-simulator ride based upon the 1957 movie of the same name. Thunder Road is the title of a 1958 movie about running Moonshine in the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee in the early 1950s The area also featured the Silver Screen Café; a 1950s cinema themed restaurant, and the Centerstage gift shop.

• 1995: The Jukebox Junction 1950s themed area is added, featuring Rockin' Roadway; a miniature car ride, The Pines Theatre, Red's Diner, and Cas Walker's Music Store. The Sunset Musicfest does not return for the 1995 season.

• 1994: The Gaslight Theatre becomes the Heartsong Theatre, featuring "Heartsong", a multi-media musical presentation that tells the story of Dolly Parton's life.

• 1993: The Fun Country area is renovated into The Country Fair, featuring three new rides: The Wonder Wheel; a 60ft tall Ferris wheel, Twist and Shout; a "Scrambler" ride, and the Tennessee Twister; a tilt-a-whirl. The Balloon Race ride is relocated to the Daydream Ridge area to make room for the new attractions. Also new at the park this season is the "Sunset Musicfest", a summer music festival.

• 1992: The Showstreet area is added, featuring the Showstreet Palace theatre; The Butterfly Emporium; The Backstage Restaurant; The Spotlight Bakery; the Friendship Gardens; and WDLY-FM; a working radio station. To accommodate the expansion, the park's main entrance is moved from Rivertown Junction to Showstreet. The Barnwood Theatre is converted into Imagination Station; an interactive children's play area. 1992 is the first season Dollywood's annual attendance tops 2 million.

• 1991: Eagle Mountain Sanctuary, an outdoor aviary is added. Also new is the Wings of America Theatre, featuring the Birds of Prey show, and the 300-seat Valley Theatre.

• 1990: A 1920 Antique Dentzel Carousel, originally built for Rocky Springs Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is relocated to the park. Situated near the train depot, it takes over the space previously occupied by the Silver Dollar Saloon. The 600-seat Gaslight Theatre opens near the Carousel. The Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival premiers in November, extending the park's operating season into December.

• 1989: Thunder Express, a steel mine train coaster, is built adjacent to Blazing Fury. Blazing Fury is an steel enclosed Roller coaster at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The ride had been relocated to the park from Six Flags Over Mid-America. Six Flags St Louis (formerly known as Six Flags over Mid-America, initialized sfstl) is an Amusement park owned by Six Flags, Inc 1989 is the final season for the National Mountain Music Festival, which had been carried over from the Silver Dollar City years.

• 1988: The 1,739 seat Celebrity Theatre is constructed adjacent to the entrance of the park. The theatre features the "Showcase of Stars" celebrity concert series. Five new children’s rides are added to the Fun Country area, including a Zamperla Balloon Race. The Dollywood Foundation is established to provide books and schools supplies for the children of Sevier County. The Dollywood Foundation is the organizational body that oversees the Imagination Library a free book distribution program started by Dolly Parton in 1996

• 1987: The Daydream Ridge area opens, featuring the Mountain Slidewinder water toboggan ride; Mountain Dan's Burger House; Sweet Dreams Candy Shop; The Rainbow Factory blown glass shop; and the Critter Creek Playground.

• 1986: Silver Dollar City Tennessee reopens as Dollywood on May 3rd. The Rivertown Junction area, new for 1986, features the Smoky Mountain River Rampage, a whitewater rafting ride; The Back Porch Theatre; Aunt Granny's Dixie Fixins' Restaurant; and the Tennessee Mountain Home, a replica of the cabin where Dolly grew up. Also new is "Rags to Riches: The Dolly Parton Story"; a museum featuring articles and mementos from Dolly's life and career. "The Butter Churn" (a Trabant ride) is removed at the end of the season.

Cultural References

• American Dad! - Season 2, Episode 10 - Roger tries various schemes in order to raise 50 million dollars, with the intention of buying Dollywood. American Dad! is a satirical American animated series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century " Bush Comes to Dinner " is the tenth episode in the second season of the Animated series American Dad!. Biography Little is known about Roger's past his planet is never seen or described in-depth though according to him it sounds fairly similar to Earth though in a deleted scene As the episode progresses, he listens to several Dolly Parton songs as "inspiration" for his crusade.

• Captain Ron - In the scene where Captain Ron and the kinds are in the bottom of the boat about to play Monopoly and cleaning the guns they got from the guerrillas, Captain Ron is asked if he has been to Disney World one too many times by the children's father. Captain Ron is a 1992 film starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell. In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Captain Ron responds, "You know, I don't think I've ever been to Disney World. I mean, I've been to Dollywood. . . "

• Sealab 2021 - Season 1, Episode 7 - The terminally ill child who visits Sealab, in reference to conning the "Make-A-Wish" foundation, says "Traveling's brilliant. I got to meet the Justice League, visit Dollywood. The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. . . "

• Friends - Season 7, Episode 2 - Chandler and Monica lose their wedding fund when Monica's parents spent it on a beach house. Friends was an Monica asks Chandler if his parents have any spare money and Chandler says that his dad uses his spare money for his yearly trips to Dollywood.

• The Simpsons - Season 14, Episode 13 - Ned Flanders, in explaining that he couldn't handle life in Hollywood, says, "Even Dollywood is too far out for me," then adds in a sad tone, "Too many people appreciating it ironically. Nedward "Ned" Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. "

• Full House - When DJ's boyfriend sells his baseball card and decides to split the money with Joey, Joey mentions that he "hasn't been to Dollywood" while deciding what to spend his share of the money on. Full House is an American Television sitcom that originally ran from September 22 1987 to May 23 1995 on ABC.

External links

• Dollywood (Official Website)
• Herschend Family Entertainment
• Themepark Timelines
• Dollywood News Blog
• Dollywood Information and Photos

• Dollywood is at coordinates 35°50′31″N 83°33′50″W / 35.841995, -83.563943 (Dollywood)Coordinates: 35°50′31″N 83°33′50″W / 35.841995, -83.563943 (Dollywood)