In its earliest years, Pigeon Forge was a small, unincorporated rural community. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park changed that. Then, Dollywood changed it again. Dollywood celebrates its 40th ...

Hurricane Helene could not stop Dollywood’s Harvest Festival. The theme park is open and welcoming guests, but with some roads along the typical route to Dollywood closed, how are eager fans supposed ...

Mermaids, pirates and Dolly Parton all help to make East Tennessee one of the top destinations in the country. Four Pigeon Forge attractions received best of the year honors in the first batch of USA ...

Dolly Parton’s dream was to create something in Sevier County that would make her parents and hometown community proud. That dream has expanded beyond Dollywood Parks and Resorts in Pigeon Forge to ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dolly Parton was in Pigeon Forge on Friday as her Dollywood theme park began its 38th season. Dollywood season passholders were welcomed into the theme park on Friday as ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Dollywood said early Thursday that it would reopen as scheduled on Thursday, July 18, following a closure on Wednesday. The park was temporarily closed for the remainder ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tn. - The list of reasons to visit Dollywood Parks & Resorts in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is a long one — but the chance to gaze out across the Great Smoky Mountain is certainly near the ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Crews responded to a 5-acre fire burning in Pigeon Forge near Dollywood. Dollywood suspended entry into the park as of 3:50 p.m., and later reopened to guests as crews made ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Dollywood is gearing up to open for its 39th season next month. There are some big and small changes that parkgoers will notice as soon as they step through the gates.

The first attraction of its kind blends coaster elements, water-based thrills and immersive storytelling in a way few parks have attempted.

All year long in 2025, Dollywood is celebrating 40 years of fulfilling Dolly Parton’s dream of honoring the place and the ...