Visitors Guide to Dollywood

• NightFlight Expedition - An indoor family hybrid coaster and whitewater river raft ride from Mack Rides, themed to nighttime in the Smoky Mountains.

Roller Coasters

1. Lightning Rod ★ ★ ★ ★
   RMC Topper Track coaster in Jukebox Junction. Height requirement: 48 inches
   

2. Thunderhead
   GCI wooden coaster in Timber Canyon. Height requirement: 48 inches

3. Wild Eagle
   Bolliger & Mabillard Wing Coaster in Wilderness Pass. Height requirement: 50 inches

4. Tennessee Tornado
   Arrow Dynamics Custom Looping Coaster in Craftsman's Valley. Height requirement: 48 inches

5. Mystery Mine
   Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter in Timber Canyon. Height requirement: 48 inches

Family Roller Coasters

1. Big Bear Mountain
   Vekoma Family Launch Coaster in Wildwood Grove. Height requirement: 39 inches
   

2. FireChaser Express
   Gerstlauer Family Coaster in Wilderness Pass. Height requirement: 39 inches

3. Dragonflier
   Vekoma Family Suspended Coaster in Wildwood Grove. Height requirement: 39 inches

4. Whistle Punk Chaser
   Zamperla Family Coaster in Timber Canyon. Height requirement: 36 inches

Shows

Dollywood's show schedule varies, but we're just going to go ahead and recommend that you see as many shows as you can while visiting Dolly Parton's theme park. (Though it's almost certain that Dolly won't be there in person.) If nothing else, check out whatever is playing at the Showstreet Palace Theater.

If you want to spend some time with Dolly, visit The Dolly Parton Experience. 🎦 Video

Other Rides

Country Fair

• The Amazing Flying Elephants: Zamperla Jets spinner ride
• Busy Bees: Junior Jets spinner ride
• Demolition Derby: Bumper cars. Height requirement: 42 inches
• Dizzy Disk: Zamperla Disk'O. Height requirement: 48 inches
• Lemon Twist: Tea cups ride
• Lucky Ducky: Junior carousel ride
• Piggy Parade: Zamperla Roundabout
• The Scrambler. Height requirement: 36 inches
• Shooting Star: Zamperla Junior Drop Tower. Height requirement: 36 inches
• Sky Rider: Waveswinger. Height requirement: 42 inches
• The Waltzing Swinger: Waveswinger. Height requirement: 42 inches

Craftsman's Valley

• Blazing Fury: Dark ride with coaster elements. Height requirement: 42 inches
• Daredevil Falls: Flue ride. Height requirement: 42 inches

Jukebox Junction

• Rockin' Roadway: Classic-car track ride

Rivertown Junction

• Dolly's Tennessee Mountain Home: Walk through exhibit
• Smoky Mountain River Rampage: Rapids ride. Height requirement: 36 inches

Owens Farm

• Barnstormer: S&S Screamin' Swing. Height requirement: 48 inches
• Granny's Garden: Playground
• Lil' Pilots Playground

Timber Canyon

• Drop Line: 200-foot Funtime Skyfall drop tower. Height requirement: 55 inches
• Lumberjack Lifts: Heege climbing tower ride. Height requirement: 40 inches

The Village

• Dollywood Express Train Depot
• Village Carousel

Wilderness Pass

• Firehouse Fun Yard: Playground

Wildwood Grove

• Black Bear Trail. Pony Trek track ride. Height requirement: 36 inches
• Frogs & Fireflies: Zamperla Jump Around
• Great Tree Swing. Zamperla Pirate Ship. Height requirement: 36 inches
• Hidden Hollow: Playground
• The Mad Mockingbird: Larsen Flying Scooters. Height requirement: 36 inches
• Treetop Tower: Zamperla Balloon Tower
• Wildwood Creek: Water play area

Dollywood is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - just north of Gatlinburg and south of Interstate 40. From the Interstate, take exit 407 toward Sevierville and follow Tennessee 66 South, which becomes U.S. 441. At traffic light #8 in Pigeon Forge, turn left and follow the signs to Dollywood.

Consider staying at one of Dollywood's resort hotels - DreamMore Resort or Heartsong Lodge & Resort - that provide free Time Saver (Dollywood's version of Lightning Lane or Fast Lane) passes for resort guests. If you have that, you're good. Otherwise, you might consider buying the Time Saver pass if you are visiting on a summer Saturday, when crowds are largest.

Plan to arrive at least one hour before the park opens. You can find park hours and wait times by downloading the official Dollywood app to your phone. Parking lots can be a hike from the entrance, so you will need extra time.

Lightning Rod is the top-rated attraction in the park and typically has the longest wait time, so make that your rope-drop priority in the morning, if you are into the big coasters. It's located to the right just past the park entrance, so it's convenient. From there, follow the park's layout to the left, picking up the coasters as you tour this huge park counter-clockwise: Blazing Fury, Tennessee Tornado, Wild Eagle, FireChaser Express, Mystery Mine, and Thunderhead, before doubling back slightly into Wildwood Grove for Big Bear Mountain.

If you are visiting with kids who want rides just for them, go the opposite way, turning left at the entrance into Timber Canyon and straight for Wildwood Grove.

Check the Dollywood app for showtimes at the big theaters on Showstreet and near the park entrance. With Time Saver - or a quick trip around the perimeter for the big coasters only in the morning on a less-crowded day - you should have the afternoon free for those shows.

Top dining choices here are Aunt Granny's Restaurant in Rivertown Junction for fried chicken and Granny Ogle's Ham 'n' Beans in Craftsman's Valley for Southern favorites. The Grist Mill in Craftsman's Valley is the Dollywood home for the Herschend theme parks' iconic sweet treat, Cinnamon Bread.