If you want to experience the best of the Smoky Mountains, you won’t want to miss spending a fun-filled day at Dollywood! This is the perfect time to visit the iconic theme park as the Summer Celebration is in full swing, an exciting special event with bursts of summer color, unique festival foods and a dazzling drone and fireworks show! The best part is that it is all included as part of your admission to the park! Here are the top 4 reasons why you’ll love attending the Dollywood Summer Celebration:
1. Brilliant Summer Colors Throughout the Park
The Dollywood Summer Celebration is a fantastic seasonal event where the park comes alive with brilliant summer colors, including a row of sunshine-yellow rocking chairs surrounded by technicolor trees! If you look up, you’ll also notice rainbow-hued pool noodles suspended above your head and a seemingly endless blanket of radiant kites gently blowing in the wind! All of these warm colors are sure to put you in the perfect mood as you prepare to enjoy the park’s spectacular lineup of thrill rides, shows and attractions! Feel the summer breeze whip through your hair on roller coasters like the Lightning Rod, Thunderhead and Wild Eagle!
2. Summer Celebration Tasting Pass
One of the best things about visiting Dollywood is the park’s incredible assortment of food, ranging from delicious southern cooking to the best cinnamon bread on the planet! The culinary delights get even more exciting during the Summer Celebration, as you’ll discover special summer foods such as Hibachi Skillet Chicken, Loaded Chicken Nachos, Pork Belly on a Stick and Southern Fried Corn! While you can purchase each item individually, the best deal is the Tasting Pass where you can taste up to five of the festival foods!
3. Incredible Live Shows
Dollywood is well known for their incredible live shows, and the Summer Celebration doesn’t disappoint with a fabulous lineup of entertainment! You won’t want to miss the Gazillion Bubble Show, a family friendly show where millions of bubbles envelop the entire theater! Some of the other shows throughout the park include Forever Country, Harmonies of the Heart, Kingdom Heirs and the Wild Roots Band. Be sure to stick around for a special 30 minute dance party in the evening, which takes place in the Wildwood Grove section of the park!
4. Breathtaking Drone and Fireworks Show
The grand finale to the Dollywood Summer Celebration is the Sweet Summer Nights 3D Drone and Fireworks show! This spectacular show features hundreds of drones dancing through the sky as they tell a unique Dollywood story with 3D animations and a symphony of light! As if that doesn’t sound cool enough, the sky also comes alive with the magnificent colors of bursting fireworks! The 3D Drone and Fireworks show takes place each evening at 9:40 PM, so head over to Wildwood Grove early to get a good viewing position!
Check out all of the rooms at our hotel in Pigeon Forge TN today to stay close to the Dollywood Summer Celebration! We look forward to seeing you soon!
