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theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dollywood is an amusement park jointly owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Hosting nearly 3 million guests in a typical season – mid-March to the Christmas holidays – Dollywood is the biggest ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee.[3]
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Location | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 35°48′21″N 83°31′44″W[1] |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 1986 |
Owner | Dolly Parton with Herschend Family Entertainment |
Slogan | Love Every Moment |
Operating season | March – January |
Attendance | 3 million annually |
Area | 150 acres (0.61 km2) |
Attractions | |
Total | 50 rides and attractions |
Roller coasters | 9 |
Water rides | 2 |
Website | www |
In addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountain area. The park hosts a number of concerts and musical events each year, including appearances by Dolly Parton and her family as well as other national and local musical acts. It is also the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame.
The theme park is the anchor of Parton's 150-acre (61 ha) Dollywood amusement destination, which also includes the 35-acre (14 ha) sister water park Dollywood's Splash Country, the 20-acre (8.1 ha) Dollywood's DreamMore Resort and Spa,[4] and the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction.