Dollywood celebrates its 40th Anniversary Season In 2025

Spanning 160 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains, and located in Pigeon Forge, Dollywood offers more than 50 world-class rides, high-energy entertainment, award-winning dining and without a doubt, the friendliest theme park in the world.

This year, the park is celebrating a big milestone, in a big way. Here are just a few of the new things you’ll see this year:

• New stage show celebrating the park’s illustrious history of entertainment
• New drone and fireworks show honoring the 40th anniversary
• A newly-refreshed Country Fair featuring all new seasonal overlays during Harvest Festival and Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana
• Imagination Playhouse, featuring stories from Dolly’s Imagination Library, will take up residency in the Village beginning with park opening in March through September
• “Heartsong: The Movie” will be remastered and moved to Dreamsong Theater alongside Heidi Parton’s Kin & Friends as part of the Dolly Parton Experience

More Than 40 Great Dollywood Rides and Attractions

When it comes to thrilling entertainment for all ages, the park is home to more than 40 rides and attractions that include:

• Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s newest and longest coaster
• Lightning Rod, the world’s fastest wooden roller coaster
• Wild Eagle, the country’s first wing coaster
• FireChaser Express, the nation’s first dual-launch family coaster
• Wildwood Grove, voted the Best Kids’ Area for four consecutive years. Learn more about Wildwood Grove.
• Other great rides include Mystery Mine, Blazing Fury, Barnstormer, Daredevil Falls, Thunderhead and more

Fun Things to Do at Dollywood for Every Season

In addition to year-round incomparable entertainment and mouthwatering food, Dollywood plays host to four of the South’s largest festivals. 

Spring bursts to life during Dollywood’s Food & Flower Festival presented by Covenant Health. Find more than one million vibrant flowers, larger-than-life Mosaicultures, mouthwatering seasonal flavors and spectacular guest-favorite shows. 

During the summer, cool the family off at Dollywood’s Splash Country—an unforgettably fun summertime water park experience. Plus, the park stays open later for a nightly drone and fireworks extravaganza during Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration presented by Food City. 

Experience the greatest fall moments in the Smoky Mountains during America’s #1 Fall Family event as voted by USA Today Readers, the Harvest Festival presented by Humana. After sundown, award-winning Great Pumpkin LumiNights presented by Covenant Health glows even brighter with Hoot Owl Hollow.

Finally, each winter, Dollywood hangs more than six million dazzling lights to celebrate Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana. Come see why this spectacular season has been voted America’s Best Christmas Event for more than a decade.