Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure, one of the most-anticipated new dinner attractions to come to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in recent memory, is slated to open to eager guests on Friday, May 20. Lumberjack Adventure represents a $25 million investment by Parton to create an all-new dinner theater unlike anything Pigeon Forge has seen before. “I can promise you’ve never seen another show like this in town before,” Parton said. “I’ve truly enjoyed creating this Smoky Mountain story for families to enjoy while they are here in Pigeon Forge. There are completely new experiences for guests at this show and I can’t wait to hear what they think of the finished product.” Parton serves as Executive Producer of the show and wrote the romantic song, “Something More,” which helps tell the story of this Smoky Mountain-themed adventure. During the … [Read more...]
How to Create a Quality Collection of Kids Books for FREE with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Since books have always been so important to me, I made sure that I had my girls had a quality collection as soon as they were born. I realize that books can get expensive, which is why I wanted to share this amazing opportunity to help you create a quality collection of books for your child... for FREE with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library! I love to read. I remember my love of reading going as far back as early elementary school, which is why I knew I wanted to instill that love for both of my girls as early as possible. In fact, I started reading to Sophia nightly as soon as we got home from the hospital. It's always been a special time for me with my girls and it played a great part in our successful nighttime routine. This Kindergartener reads bedtime stories to us now. I'm completely amazed at how much Sophia has … [Read more...]
16 Things You Didn’t Know About Dollywood
This post about things you didn't know about Dollywood was inspired by my recent behind the scenes hosted trip to the Friendliest Theme Park in America. All opinions are my own. I like to call myself a Dollywood Expert, at least as far as a visitor is concerned. I've been going to the theme park since I was a toddler and by going to the park, I mean more years than not I've been a Season Pass Holder and visited dozens of times every year. I've experienced the park as a child, teenager, married couple, and now as a Mom. Over the last 30 years I've learned a lot about my favorite theme park, but as it turns out - there are some things about Dollywood that even I learned on my recent Behind-the-Scenes tour. So I thought it would be a fun way to share with you some things that you could learn about the park, whether you're a Gold Super … [Read more...]
6 Reasons Why A Visit to Dollywood Should Be Your Next Family Vacation
I received complimentary Dollywood tickets for my recent visit. All opinions are my own and I've ALWAYS believed that Dollywood should be considered as the best Family Vacation spot! Last month, my family and I had the amazing opportunity to visit Dollywood and stay at the new Dollywood's DreamMore Resort for a mini family vacation during my daughter's Fall Break. I wrote a blog post all about our experience in the amazing resort and today I can't wait to share with you the many reasons of why I absolutely love visiting Dollywood and why I think the Southern treasure should be at the top of your Family Vacation spots! Family Friendly Budget Let's face it - budget is probably one of the top considerations when you're planning a family vacation and rightfully so. Of course, we would all love to go on extravagant … [Read more...]
7 Reasons You Should Stay at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort
I have been visiting Dollywood since as long as I can remember. Really, I even visited when I was just a toddler and it was still Silver Dollar City. So it's natural that once we had children, we would continue visiting with them. In fact, Dollywood is one of my girls' favorite places to visit AND one reason that Sophia is absolutely in love with Dolly Parton [and the free books that she received every month until she was 5 - hope you have Imagination Library where you live!]. So when I learned that Dollywood would be adding an on-property resort in the Smoky Mountains, I was absolutely ecstatic and couldn't stop talking about it with my hubby. I couldn't wait to see what it looked like! Dollywood's DreamMore Resort opened just this past July and ever since that day I've wanted to visit. Since we live only about 2 hours away from … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Visit Dollywood in the Fall
It's no secret that I feel like I live in the most beautiful part of the country. I'm not sure if everyone feels this way about their hometown, but it's a common characteristic of us who live in the Southeast. The mountains, the friendly people... it's just a different way of life and Fall is one of my favorite times of year here in the South! That's why next week, during Sophia's Fall Break, we'll be enjoying a wonderful stay-cation in the heart of the Smoky Mountains! We're heading to one of my family's favorite places... Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. Dollywood holds a special place in my heart as my family has purchased Season Passes since I was a tiny girl myself [actually when it was still Silver Dollar City over 30 years ago]! We live just about 90 minutes from Dollywood, which makes it one of our favorite day trips for the … [Read more...]
Top 20 Attractions to NOT Miss on Your Great Smoky Mountain Vacation
Are you planning a Great Smoky Mountain Vacation? I've got a list of 20 attractions that you should NOT miss on your next visit! I received complimentary tickets to some of these attractions, but was under no obligation to share them in this post. All opinions are 100% my own… the Smoky Mountains really are my beloved second home! This is a continuance of my Top 20 Smoky Mountain Attractions to NOT miss on your next vacation. Did you miss Part 1 of this post? Go back and catch up! 11. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Moving right along down the list, I suppose we should actually cover an area that a lot of readers chimed in on the last post and said "the mountains!" The mountains are a favorite place of mine too and although Cades Cove made it's own number, there are a ton of other areas, trails, and sights to see in … [Read more...]
Top 20 Smoky Mountains Attractions that You Do NOT Want To Miss [part 1]
Planning a trip to the Smoky Mountains? Here's part 1 of the top 20 Smoky Mountains Attractions that you do NOT want to miss! I received complimentary tickets to some of the Smoky Mountains attractions mentioned, but was under no obligation to share them in this post. All opinions are 100% my own... the Smoky Mountains really are my beloved second home! I'd like to call myself a Smoky Mountains local tourist. Maybe a Pigeon Forge Weekend Transplant? I'd go so far as to say Gatlinburg is my home away from home. Ok, so I think you get the point! I've been a Dollywood Season Passholder for as long, well, as long as I can remember. My Mom says that I used to tell friends that we had a second home in Pigeon Forge, TN - this was in grade school, and we did kind of. We had a small camper that was left in the campground for the … [Read more...]