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Dollywood is a major theme park resort partially owned by Dolly Parton. I went recently, and I think it might be the best theme park in the United States, possibly the world. What makes this place so special? Let's analyze the roller coasters, rides, food, and more to find out!

All footage in the video is my own. Feel free to use it in your video if you wish. I would appreciate being given credit, but it is not a necessity.

dollywood is a theme park that is jointly owned by herschend family entertainment and country singer-songwriter dolly parton through her entertainment company, dolly parton productions. it is located in the knoxville metropolitan area in pigeon forge, tennessee, near the gateway to the great smoky mountains. hosting nearly 3 million guests in a typical season from mid-march to the christmas holidays, dollywood is the biggest ticketed tourist attraction in tennessee. it has won many international awards.

in addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, dollywood features traditional crafts, food, 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.

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, and the 5-acre (2.0 ha) dolly parton's stampede dinner attraction. dollywood roller coasters dollywood rides

adventures in imagination
the dolly parton experience (coming in 2024)
dolly's home-on-wheels (the attraction is currently closed but the bus in still stored somewhere meaning it could return)
dreamsong theater
country fair
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amazing flying elephants 2005 zamperla elephant-themed kids ride
busy bees 2005 i.e. park bee-themed kids ride
dizzy disk 2005 zamperla disk-o ride
demolition derby bumper cars
lemon twist 2005 technical park tea cups ride
lucky ducky 2005 i.e. park duck-themed kids ride
piggy parade 2005 zamperla pig-themed kids jumping ride
scrambler 1993 eli bridge company spinning scrambler ride
shooting star 2005 kids drop tower
sky rider 2005 chance rides elevating spinning ride
waltzing swinger 2005 sartori elevated spinning ride
craftsman's valley
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blazing fury 1978 built in house indoor roller coaster with dark ride elements
daredevil falls 1998 hopkins rides log flume that can seat two across
tennessee tornado 1999 arrow dynamics multi-looping roller coaster
calico falls schoolhouse
eagle mountain sanctuary
robert f. thomas chapel
owens farm
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barnstormer 2011 s&s worldwide screamin swing ride
pig pen
granny's garden
li'l pilot's playground
jukebox junction
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lightning rod 2016 rocky mountain construction launched steel roller coaster
rockin' roadway 1995 chance rides car ride
pines theater
rivertown junction
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smoky mountain river rampage 1986 barr engineering rapids ride
tennessee mountain home
back porch theater
showstreet
friendship gardens
dollywood celebrity theater
showstreet palace theater
timber canyon
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drop line 2017 funtime inc. drop tower
lumberjack lifts 2006 heege tower ride
mystery mine 2007 gerstlauer euro-fighter roller coaster
thunderhead 2004 great coasters international wooden roller coaster
whistle punk chaser 2017 zamperla family gravity coaster
the village
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dollywood express 1961 baldwin locomotive works train ride
village carousel 1998 chance carousel
heartsong theater
wilderness pass
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firechaser express 2014 gerstlauer family roller coaster with two launches and a lift hill
wild eagle 2012 bolliger & mabillard wing roller coaster
wildwood grove
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big bear mountain 2023 family launched coaster
black bear trail 2019
dragonflier
frogs and fireflies
great tree swing
mad mockingbird
treetop tower
hidden hollow-a soft-play area
wildwood tree
wildwood creek
defunct
1903 antique dentzel carousel
country fair falls - opened in 1969 and closed in 2004
flooded mine (closed in 1997)
scamper (previously operated at cedar point, operated from 1970-77)
the balloon race
the butter churn (a trabant) removed at the end of 1986
thunder express
timber tower
imagination cinema
adventure mountain - opened in 2010 and closed in 2012
inventor's mansion
river battle
swingamajig
wonder wheel
the rainmaker
cloud grabber
mountain slidewinder (ride closed in 2019)
sideshow spin (formerly veggietales sideshow spin) - opened in 2005 and closed in 2016
southern gospel museum and hall of fame
chasing rainbows