Dollywood
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky
Mountains, this park started in 1961 as Rebel Railroad. In 1970, the Cleveland Browns football team purchased it and renamed it Goldrush Junction. The
park was bought by Herschend Enterprises and became Silver Dollar City - Tennessee in 1977. Dolly Parton became a co-owner of the park in 1986,
and the name was changed to reflect her involvement. The park is wonderful and has has won multiple awards for Best Park, Best Food, Best Christmas Event, and
Best Guest Experience.
One coaster has been built recently. Big Bear Mountain opened in 2023. It is a
Vekoma launched family coaster. With 4,000 feet of track, it is Dollywood's longest roller coaster.
Three coasters have left the park:
- Scamper was a wood Wild Mouse that ran here for a few years in the early 1970s.
- Sideshow Spin, also called VeggieTales Sideshow Spin, was a small coaster from L&T Systems that ran from 2005 to 2016. It was Veggie Tale Spin in 2017 and 2018 at the Kentucky Shores Family Fun Center before traveling to Europe. See pictures below for details.
- River King Mine Train, which was actually a pair of nearly identical Arrow mine trains, opened at Six Flags St. Louis in 1971. One track was relocated and ran here as Thunder Express from 1989 to 1998. It was moved to Arkansas and opened in 2002 at Magic Springs as Big Bad John.
Blazing Fury
FireChaser Express
Mystery Mine
Sideshow Spin
(formerly VeggieTales Sideshow Spin)
Tennessee Tornado
Thunderhead
Wild Eagle
