Dollywood Parks & Resorts 4+

Had a blast. My wife and I are very active seniors and love Dollywood. We have been coming to Dollywood for years. We were here in March 23 for our honeymoon this year and back for harvest festival. Our four children always were so excited when our season passes got us in a week before the park opened. We were there when new rides were opened and Dolly was there singing at the opening of new rides and in the Parade through the park. We were Blessed to see her face to face once when my youngest daughter was on my shoulders waving and shouting to Dolly. Dolly saw her and had them stop the old car she was in and listen to Zoie screaming (“Dolly you’re my biggest fan”!). It came out wrong but Dolly blue her a kiss and said(“I sure am”.) The world was a brighter place that day! She is a 22 year old college graduate and a personal trainer now and still holds that moment as a very special shining star in her life. To tell the truth, so do my wife and I. I’m sure Dolly wouldn’t remember but that brief moment in time she took that week in April 2007 to briefly stop, acknowledge, and look at an excited 6 year old little blond hair blue eyed girl in the eye and reply (“I sure am sweetheart”) that will always hold dear to Zoie, my wife , me and other 3 children. Dolly has touched so many in her life by just being herself. My wife and I continue to visit each year and hope we can come back Christmas for the lights and shows.

I love the DW app. It keeps everything so handy if you’re not a seasoned DW Veteran. My son can often assist people in the park that do not have the app and they’ll use it the remainder of the day to guide them around. We have heard mixed reviews but I really think it depends on your experience with the park, technology, and preparation for your duration in the park. We stay from open to close and generally are one of the first families in the park. I opened DW last season and it was awesome! Make sure you have a battery pack to keep your phone charged or enjoy the rocking chairs where you can charge, and as always fuel rods are accessible. Come to the Smokies and experience that mountain magic at Dollywood! The app is the little extra magic to help guide you.

Dollywood was fantastic! Great shows. Rides for all ages. Friendly employees. Very clean. Organized park entry/exit. Overall, very family oriented.
Bought my tickets 2 days prior- downloaded the app - set up my account. Tried everything to get my tickets to link to the app and see the show schedule w/o success. App allows you to set up “favorites” to visit - took some time to do that. The day we went, suddenly the tickets are in the app. The show schedule is now available. However, all the “ favorites” that were tagged are now gone. How does this happen when you have an account? Tried to use the map to maneuver from one location to another. It took us to the wrong place. Sometimes the “search” worked- sometimes not. Looked up Dragonflier and it was there with a description- tried to look up Mystery Mine (while standing outside of it looking to see what the ride was) and it said “no results found.” Overall, would not recommend the app. Use the park map and show schedule given at the entrance.