The Ultimate Guide to Dollywood
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- Опубліковано 1 сер 2024
- Dollywood in Pigeon Forge Tennessee is considered by many as one of the best theme parks in the world. The park has a total of 9 roller coasters including the world famous Lightning Rod and puts on lots of shows and seasonal events each year. I've made the trip out to Dollywood over 20 times in the last 5 years and have learned a lot about the park and how to get the most out of my day when I visit. My goal was to put a video together that would give you the best tips and tricks to make your visit to Dollywood the best it can be. I'll go over the best order for getting all the roller coasters, parking, tickets, when to arrive at the park, the best places in the park to get food, the best attractions and even the world famous cinnamon bread from the Grist Mill. I also reached out to my followers to learn even more about the park and things they enjoy most when visiting. Thank you so much to everyone that helped out with answers. Credit to Dollywood at 6:42 food photo and website pictures.
Thanks so much for watching and have a great day!
0:00 Intro
0:51 Parking, Tickets, Getting into the park
2:16 Best Order for Coaster Credits
5:39 Best Food at Dollywood
7:18 Best Flat Rides
9:12 Seasonal Events
10:35 Grist Mill (Cinnamon Bread)
The fact that this was posted 8 hours ago and I'm going to Dollywood tomorrow is too perfect
Hope you have a safe and fun trip
LUCKY I SO BADLY WANNA GOOOO
I’m going to Dollywood in like two weeks lol
@5k with no videos the food is great!!
@5k with no videos hope you had fun today I'm going friday how was ir :D
Rule #1: Make sure Lightning Rod is open. I learned this the hard way.
I was lucky enough to ride this like 30 minutes before it closed
I found that the time savers are a game changer and the time savers with this plan is guaranteed to make you have a great time.
Im leaving for Tennessee on Friday and my parents said we’re not going to dolly wood but I changed there mind by sending them this video so thx so much!!!!!
Did they enjoy it?
My wife and I followed this exactly as you laid it out. It worked flawlessly. Thank you for helping make our Dollywood Adventure great!!!
That’s great to hear! Thanks
I live 30 mins from Dollywood. I love my life.
As a veteran of Dollywood (yearly season ticket holder since 1990) I agree with many of the responses. There are MANY other hidden surprises not mentioned in this video!
More UA-camrs should make informative videos on parks like this! Can’t wait for this series
Thank You!
@@Okaycoasters Thanks for the great tips! Interested in doing a collab for the next tips video?
Looks great but too many folly coasters for me otherwise great! Go!
Only wished I met dolly!
Your narration, with the quality and excellent editing skills is why I continue to come back and watch your videos! Hopefully I can make my first visit to this park later this year.
Thank You so much Angelo! You will really enjoy Dollywood!
For any one who didn’t know this, the train at Dollywood was actually used in WW2.
What was it used for?
I live not far from Dollywood and my mamaw works there in one of the shops! Fun fact, there are actually two train engines that they switch between, Klondike Katie and Cinderella. Klondike Katie was actually the original engine that's been there since it was Rebel Railroad.
Going to Dollywood again in September. Thanks for the awesome guide and tips!
Nobody:
Okaycoasters: imma just make a transportation ride look badass brb
Haha
And the cinnamon bread
Honestly, no offense to okaycoasters, but it really isn't that hard to make steam locomotives look badass. They're truly works of art and insane feats of engineering. Ask anyone who's seen a Union Pacific Big Boy in person, they'll understand what I mean.
That being said, I absolutely loved the cinematography and editing done by okaycoasters. Besides a few hiccups I noticed in the editing, everything looked very professional and eye-catching. Can't wait to see this channel evolve even further.
That’s because it’s the best train at a theme park. My cousin’s the attraction manager at Dollywood and we both have interest in trains, though I’m more into it than him. I know that ride like the back of my hand. Immediately out of the station, you hit a 5% uphill grade, which means for every 100 feet you travel, you climb 5 feet. You don’t stop climbing until that curve just past the railroad crossing used to access Wildwood Grove, and by the time you reach the upper loop, you’ve climbed over 200 feet since you started your trip. To compare the grades on Dollywood Express to the freight railroads across the US, most don’t exceed 2% over mountain ranges. The steepest grade used by a freight railroad is Chestnut Ridge and Copper Ridge Grades, located between Clinton and Powell, Tennessee. Chestnut Ridge max grade is 3.53%, while Copper Ridge Grade has an average grade of 1.7%. Before these grades, it was Saluda Grade in southern North Carolina, with an average grade of 4.24% and a maximum grade of 4.9%. The steepest adhesion (I.e. steel-wheels-on-steel-rails-without-assistance-of-a-rack-and-pinion-system) railway in the US is Cass Scenic Railway, a former logging railway in West Virginia, using specialized ‘geared’ steam locomotives, with a maximum gradient of 11.1%. UA-camr Delay In Block Productions has great videos about Saluda Grade and Chestnut Ridge and Copper Ridge Grade. There is also Smokymtnsteam who made a great video showing off the geared locomotives of the Cass Scenic Railroad.
Must see viewing, as always. Can't wait to visit someday. Lightning Rod is #1 on my bucket list.
We were at Dolly wood years ago. It was the best ever. I loved everything about it. The ride in the mountains was the best.
Thanks for making this video. I took my family to Dollywood last summer and I was lucky enough to see this video the day before. It helped immensely. We followed all your advice and had a great day. We were there from park open till close and the only thing we missed was the train, just wasn’t enough time in the day. Aunt grannies was amazing. Great park.
Thank you so much for this video. ❤ I’m planning my first visit now. 👍🏾
The production quality is always THROUGH THE ROOF on these videos. Love it!!
Much appreciated!
The bread is amazing……upstairs they have jars of canned veggies……thank you to all the people who make Dollywood wonderful
Love Dollywood! Lot’s of fun!
This video made me so hyped for Dollywood and I had a great first visit last year. Looking forward to visiting again next year when the new coaster is rolling!
Your content is such a cut above. I think you are single-handedly raising the bar on this type of content.
Thank you so much I really appreciate it!
This is so helpful! Doing our first Dollywood experience soon and this video made me so pumped!!!
Thanks for making this! I'll be going here for the 1st time in June and I'll definitely use this video for reference!
This video...🤯 Dollywood, Hire this man
Thanks for the guide. Im going on vacation to Dollywood next week to be exact
Dollywood trip tommorow! Tysm for the advice on mapping out this park
This guide really helped me out when I went. The only waits were on Lightning Rod firechaser and Mystery mine and they were only about 20 minutes. I do wish I got more rides on Lightning Rod. I spent five days in the area and had so much fun.
I love the cinematic shots of the food, and especially the train. Wow. Also, ive seen those drone shows elsewhere, theyre amazing. Hopefully the wave of the future
Thanks!!!! That gets me even more excited to see it!
Me and my family are planning to go for the first time this summer and I am super excited!
I been planning to go to Dollywood for a while now. It should definitely be worth the long drive to get there. This video is really helpful. Thanks.
Dollywood is such a fun place for the entire family. Great rides, lots to do and the park is very well-kept We'll be back soon
Went this past Sunday on Labor Day weekend. Fast passes helped a lot. Rode all the coasters except the green suspended one in the back (it was down) and the orange kiddy coaster. Your advice helped tons because I rode the second train of the day front row on lighting rod. I headed up instead of back left to hit fire chaser the mystery mine. Last coaster I rode was wild eagle. I was on the last train as the rain rolled in. Got our cinnamon bread early after our first lap at the bakery up front. Maybe a 5 minute wait and was able to sit inside. Rode everything twice and was headed back to the hotel around 5pm. It was a perfect day.
Thank you for the video. I live on the west coast and was always curious about what Dollywood was like. Looks like a fun park 😊👍
always wanted to visit dollywood hope to soon !
Thanks for your advice and help! I’m taking my first trip to Dollywood this summer with a friend and it is a bucket list park in the US
Cool, this will be useful on my coaster roadtrip in june
I'm from MA and I went to Dollywood in 2019 and I gotta say it was by far the best theme park I've ever been to
It's on my bucket list!!
I completely agree with all of this. Been to Dollywood MULTIPLE times in my life, and all these tips are handy. That said, I love this place. Great rides (Barnstormer scares the HELL out of me), good food, just good fun all around. Haven't been since 2016, but we're DEFINITELY going this summer.
I love the way this is put together. As somebody that doesn't really like rollercoasters, I look forward to Dollywood now... THANKS!
You will love it! So much great stuff to do outside of the coasters
Another fantastic video, and I’m glad to hear it’ll be a series responding to other parks.
Thanks!!
Thanks for this link. I'm gong to Dollywood next year for Labor Day weekend...I've never been and I cannot wait! It'll be wonderful to explore this invigorating area and also pay for a business operated by the classy, dignified and amazing Dolly Parton.
Great overview of the park and I appreciate all of the tips.
I’ve never been to Dollywood and I found this super helpful! Thank You!! 😀
Glad it was helpful! Thank You!
I've long since touted the experience of DollyWood & all the Hersched attractions! Stone Mountain & Silver Dollar City. SDC is actually older than the original Six Flags Over Texas (which I also love) Great ride line up, family rides, great food & staff! Not knocking Disney, but Hershend ROCKS!!! Love you Dolly! Great video okaycoasters!!!!!!
going to dollywood for the first time this summer, this was very helpful
I just watched your cedar point video, because im going in July, then I saw this one, I'm going there this Friday! Thanks for the great vids!
Thank you! Best video I've found so far!
This is so helpful I am going to Dollywood tomorrow
This was a GREAT guide, really enjoyed the tips. I went to Dollywood back in 2015 and missed out on a lot of things I could've visited. I'll make sure check more things out on my next visit!
Thank You so much!!!
Yet another video of yours that absolutely blew me away. You seriously have some of the best content I’ve EVER watched!!
Thank You so much!!!!
Hoping to visit Dollywood a few times this year, I've never been there as an enthusiast. I'll definitely be following the advice you gave in this video! Great vid as always!
Thanks so much!!! I cant wait to hear your thoughts on L-Rod after you visit!
Major tip - go during EASTER WEEKEND! I went for the first time the Saturday before Easter and it was fairly empty! The longest line we had to wait was about 40 minutes for lightning rod . All the others were 10-20 minutes
Great job
This was perfect - very informative without being long winded. Thank you!
Thank You!
Great Job Per Usual 👌👌👌
Thank You!
I live like right by Dollywood and I can never stress how much fun I have had there! I've been to other parks and still would just prefer to stay here ❤
Yeah I only live like 5 hours away!
This place is beautiful.
You have the absolute best voice I've herd on UA-cam. I'd prefer to listen to you than Morgan Freeman seriously. Your channel needs to blow up because you have some of the best videos out man.
thanks! I needed this, as im going there for my 8th grade trip!!!
Well done, great video, subscribed
Great Video..
great video! Especially for me coming from europe trying to plan a coaster trip through america. cheers brother!
keep 'em coming for other parks as well. (:
Thanks! Will do!
Love this! Thank you!!!
Thank You!
Omg finally i found someone who knows how it's done. I'm going to listen to everything you say! Awesome channel
Thanks so much!!!
I’m so ready to go
So pumped for some more Dollywood!!! Your skyrush video is top notch. So was this. I can’t wait to go back!!! You are too notch my dude.
I will say it. Best amusement park videos On “the tube”. Thank you for the hard work.
Thank You so much!!!!!
Your channel is so good. Great job man.
I don't live anywhere near Dollywood but you really convinced me to put it on my bucket list. Great video
I HOPE TO GO BACK
TO DOLLYWOOD SOON.
THIS YEAR.2022.
Nice
Really like this style of video, I’ll definitely keep these tips in mind and probably revisit this video before my first visit to Dollywood whenever it is.
Thanks so much!!! I think you will really enjoy Dollywood when you get to visit
Your videos are awesome. My new favorite thoosie cannel.
I’m going to dolly wood in like an hour thank good for this video
I had absolutely no idea that this place was this huge and had all of these rollercoasters, although I'm not a rollercoaster fan. Hope I do get to visit there one day.
HE'S BACK!!!! YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another Dollywood video later this week!!! AHHH
Just to hype myself up even more, I'm gonna go rewatch the CP documentary for the millionth time :)))
Haha Thank You!
@@Okaycoasters Seriously, I love that documentary, it's absolutely amazing.
Another great tips video. I (V) went to Dollywood back when it opened and really want to go back. I have to have some cinnamon bread if nothing else! Love your shots of the train!
Thank You!!!
Really looking forward to Smoky Mountain Christmas later this year. Interested to see how it compares to SDC's Old Time Christmas
Just in time for my trip this week! Thank you!
Thanks, Have a fun and safe trip
Never thought of visiting Dollywood but now I want to see it. I bet I am going to see Busch Gardens and Sea World in my favorites
Its such a wonderful park!
I love your videos so much! You should make one of these for BGW :)
Great video. Subscribed
Beautiful
This was a great video. Excellent editing skills!
Yet another amazing video!
Thank You!!!
Woah! Spooky music in the coasters bit
Great video. Going in 2 weeks for only my second time so this definitely helped. Going on a Friday, hoping the crowds arent anything like they were during spring break the past 2 weeks
Thank You!!!! Yes hopefully it will be a little slower. Park was so busy
You did it ... 10K subs! Awesome video as always and can't wait for the rest in the series.
Thanks so much!!!
Another great video. I will be using your plan when I get up there this summer. I'm interested in how you would plan out Cedar Point and my home park of Busch Gardens Tampa.
Thank You! Both of those parks are on my list
@@Okaycoasters Super exciting! Are you planning on doing some of these videos on some California parks?
First, thank you so much for making my Dollywood trip PERFECT, and second, keep up the awesome videos! And finally, when are we gonna get the third video in the series? I've been following for a while and haven't seen an update on this series in a while. But anyway, thanks again for your epic content, and have a great day!
Although i have no plans of visiting Dollywood soon (at least not this year), this is still super informative.
I would love to see this style on one of the Orlando parks.
Thanks so much! I have a few of them in the plans!
Just discovered your channel! Love it man!
Me and the family are from NY originally and are planning our first trip to Dollywood this July. This video of yours is going to help to make it a lit trip! 👍
Liked and Subscribed 👍
Stay Safe!
Thanks so much for the support!!!
It's hard to top a good ole smoked turkey 🍗 leg while watching the eagles & the fried fish at the Market Square is surprisingly good for park food.
What a fantastic job on this video 👍👍
Thank you very much!
Let’s get this guy to 100,000 followers… One of the best cinematic accounts I have come across and continues to put out excellent content
Thanks so much!!!
Wow!! This was a useful video!! I wish I had things like this focusing on European parks... the ones closer to home. But still, super enjoyable! Your editing is seriously jaw-dropping!!
Thank You!!!
Definitely going to Dollywood after the pandemic
Well, I've never gotten a single notification about anything, but I clicked the bell anyway.
I would definitely encourage you to ride more than just the coasters when you go to a park (water rides are a better relief on a hot day than standing indoors). I grew up with Dorney, and Morey's, and it always baffles me when people pay to get into these parks and then completely snub the water rides. It's like leaving fun AND money on the table. Anyway, loved this video!
Thank you so much and I couldn't agree more the water parks are very fun
Thanks for making such an informative video!! You should visit Knoebels in Elysburg, PA!! It’s a unique and award winning park tucked into a beautiful wooded area!! Free parking, free entry, and family owned and operated!!
Absolutly! Thank You. Also I do have a video from Knoebels on my channel. It’s a few years old but I really enjoy that park every time I visit