More From Dollywood

Here are some more photos from Dollywood!  Again, we had a GREAT time and you can see more photos in the post from yesterday  - below this post.  I mentioned that everywhere you looked we 'dressed up' really nice.  They were fully decorated for FALL and Harvest Time and the colors were amazing!  This fountain was placed in one of the more open areas towards the beginning of the park.

Here was one of the many roller coasters they had.  It was linked to the Firefighters Dedication space nearby.  Towards the end of this ride the roller coaster cars went into a 'warehouse' where it was getting ready to 'explode' and the coaster was shot backwards thru the rest of the ride.   I could hear the rides speaker outside of the 'warehouse' part of the track.  It was pretty neat and we didn't even ride it.  Overall it's a great place to 'people watch' but I still thought the fall and harvest time decor and colors throughout the park was my favorite part!

I'm pretty sure this roller coaster was the Eagle Soar one.  Again, I loved the surroundings.  And nearby there was an Eagle Sanctuary of sorts - which was for Eagles that were previously injured that were nursed back to health but were unable to be released into the wild for one reason or another.  One of the Dollywood Theatres and Stage Areas had an Eagle theme, too!  The weather couldn't have been better!  It was the perfect temperature the day we went.  The sun was shining, there was a gentle breeze, and very few clouds in the sky.

Another ride that was popular was the River Boat Ride.  I've seen these before but the path that this one took seemed superior.  You were able to get a good look at that side of the park as well as all of the wonderful seasonal decorations.  After the thrill seekers were done with this boat ride there was a nearby place to drive off.  I think it was called a 'family dryer' or something and it was a couple of bucks to use.

Dollywood certainly didn't lack for water element, eye candy, and scenery that is for sure.  This is one of the other rides that we saw...actually TWO...behind was a ride in a mill like structure and to the left you would see a small 'island' where there was a place to sit with tables and umbrellas and chairs and such.  On the other side of that there was another ride for the younger crowd that was flat but the wooden raft like floats took riders around a path and onlookers could squirt them with water from outside of the ride.

One of the little nooks in Dollywood was set up like a small town "Main Street" or downtown area with shops and a diner.  Next to that was an old time 'used car lot'.  Out front of that were these cars!  They were in tip-top shape.   The diner was an old Red's Diner that you could go in and have a bite to eat.  There were windows throughout so you could sit in there and see what was happening outside with no problem.

One of the things that was happening outside was SONG!  These 5 street performers we singing songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.  I read later that they are nationally recognized - as are 5 of Dollywood's Roller Coasters!   Behind these performers was an old school gas station.  Again LOTS to look at and take in.  Dollywood really does have something for everyone!

Selfies at Dollywood

Okay...so they aren't really 'selfies' but they are photos of me while we were at Dollywood.  I will have some more from WonderWorks in the very near future!  

I took soooo many photo's at Dollywood that I will be posting them in chunks.  Dale was behind the camera on these and with this first photo we were on a bridge shortly after entering the theme park.  It was during their Gospel and Harvest Celebrations which last a little over a month.  Within that time they have over 350 bands on site.  

Everything was so festive looking with Fall colors and decor.  But I have a feeling that the park goes 'all out' no matter what time of year it is.  That was probably my favorite part...all of the eye candy!  

Another major part of Dollywood is all of the Rollercoasters.  Altho we didn't go on any of them they all looked pretty intense!  One of the entrances was nearby this large metal eagle.  There were many eagle themes throughout the park and I will probably talk more about that in the near future, too, but in short, Dollywood has a large place inside their park set up as a rehab center of sorts for eagles that have been injured and nursed back to health but aren't able to be released into the wild for one reason or another.

Another theme throughout the park was horses - and I was able to see a few unicorn related items - such as stuffed animals that were in the carnival game area.

It was a wonderful day weather-wise.  There were a lot of vehicles but it wasn't as busy as I am sure if can be most times.  That was completely fine with us, tho, we felt like we weren't rushed and we enjoyed walking around at our own pace and with little to no crowd dodging.

There was eye candy at every corner.  It was a great surprise!  The park was built on the side of a mountain and there were plenty of loops and nooks in the layout of the park that made it quite spread out, too!

Everyone was very nice, too!  More on that in future posts as well!   We spent a nice chunk of the day at Dollywood and I would recommend it to just about anyone...definitely worth a visit!  Stay tuned for more Dollywood posts!