If you’ve been wanting to try The Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge, this is a good year to do it. That’s because Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede is celebrating its 25th year with giveaways. The giveaways sound pretty spectacular. According to The Wall Street Journal, the 25th, 250th, 2,500th, and 25,000th guests will be recognized throughout [...]
Canadian Artist Creating Eagle for Dollywood Coaster
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An artist from Chilliwack, Canada, is working on a huge eagle for the new Dollywood roller coaster, The Wild Eagle. The commission is for a $250,000 sculpture out of steel. Kevin Stone, the artist, has several sections of the bird already completed, including the head and the talons. The giant bird will hover above the [...]
The Incredible Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge
December 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A few weeks ago, Pigeon Forge was named one of the top Christmassy Towns in the USA by Time Magazine, largely due to The Incredible Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge. So what is The Christmas Place? Well, it’s just one of my favorite spots in the Smokies. It consists of several shops, a gorgeous inn, [...]
Pigeon Forge Named Top Christmassy Town in USA
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TIME Magazine has named Pigeon Forge, TN, one of the 9 most Christmassy towns in America. Congratulations to Pigeon Forge! The accolade was given largely in part to the Christmas Place, which includes the Inn at Christmas Place, the Christmas Place shops, and the Partridge and the Pear restaurant. To read the original TIME article, [...]
Belle Island Sale Final
November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Belle Island sale has finally gone through. Last week, LeConte Village LLC paid $10 million for the property in Pigeon Forge. Darby Campbell, a Knoxville-based developer, is one of the new owners. He said that his group plans to demolish the steamboat building, which was once expected to house the Hollywood memorabilia collection of [...]
Pigeon Forge Area Gets New TV Station
November 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
According to the Knoxville News, a new TV station will begin serving Pigeon Forge and the surrounding area soon. The new station, WJDP-TV11 will be a full broadcast TV station. It is owned by the Dash family and will be part of the New Beginning TV Network family. The Dash family has been operating TV [...]
Kid Testers Review of The Track in Pigeon Forge
November 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Trust me. If you’ve driven down the Parkway in Pigeon Forge, your kids have noticed The Track’s signature go-cart track, the Wild Woody. It’s a three-story spiraling wooden track. And it looks like so much fun. That’s why we jumped at the chance when The Track asked our Kid Testers to come visit. Kid Tester [...]
Dollywood’s Christmas Shows for 2011
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s Dollywood’s 2011 lineup of shows, according to CyberGrass: Dollywood’s Christmas on Ice: Performed by the Ice Theater of New York Christmas in the Smokies: Dollywood’s musical Christmas tradition features a 12-member cast and seven-piece band performing hometown holiday favorites that celebrate the joy of the season. Appalachian Christmas: Celebrate an acoustic Christmas at the [...]
Christmas Events in the Smokies
November 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oh, I love the holidays! And they are upon us! In fact, this post is probably overdue. But here it is, so you can plan. Gatlinburg holiday events Gatlinburg Winter Magic Dates: Now through February 28 What: The lights are on every evening during the wintertime in Gatlinburg! Gatlinburg has converted its entire winter lights [...]
Review: J.T. Hannah’s in Pigeon Forge
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The smell was what killed us. We were planning a horseback riding trip, but had some time to kill. We were hungry. We were driving the Parkway in Pigeon Forge and noticed a new restaurant we hadn’t seen before — J.T. Hannah’s. And the smell … ummm … like hamburgers and ribs. Yep, we stopped. [...]
