The island is always a wonderful stop for everyone. My son…read moreloves Dino's and they currently have the dinosaur experience going on. Our big girl was finally big enough for the harness adventure here. Mom and dad got to do a moonshine tasting.

The Island in Pigeon Forge is one of those places where you can easily spend several hours…read morewandering around without really having a plan--and that's part of the fun! There's a great mix of shops, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, and plenty of colorful details that make it an enjoyable place to explore. I visited during the fall, and I especially loved all of the seasonal touches. Pumpkins, mums, hay bales, a vintage tractor, and other autumn decorations made the entire area feel festive and gave me plenty of fun photo opportunities. Of course, the Great Smoky Mountain Wheel is the landmark you can't miss. Riding it gives you a completely different perspective of Pigeon Forge and the surrounding area, and the enclosed gondolas make for a comfortable ride. My biggest hesitation is the price. Since you pay per person, taking an entire family up in one gondola can become expensive pretty quickly. Overall, The Island is a fun stop whether you want to ride attractions, grab something to eat, shop, people-watch, or simply walk around and enjoy the atmosphere. Even if you don't ride the wheel, it makes a pretty spectacular backdrop! Four stars from me--fun, photogenic, and definitely worth exploring, but some of the attractions can make a family visit pricey.

This was my first visit to Dollywood, and I absolutely loved it! We had such a wonderful time…read moreexploring the park and enjoying everything it had to offer. We started our day by riding Lightning Rod, which was so much fun! The wait was over an hour and a half, but the ride was definitely worth experiencing. Later, we rode Wild Eagle, and that was an absolute blast as well! We also spent time exploring the many shops throughout the park, enjoying delicious food, and listening to the Smoky Mountain String Band. Their bluegrass music was wonderful and gave us the perfect opportunity to relax and take a break from walking. The Halloween and fall decorations made the park especially beautiful. Since we visited in October, the entire park had such a festive and welcoming atmosphere, which made the experience even more memorable. We didn't have enough time to see everything, including the Dolly Parton exhibits, so we'll definitely be back! There is still so much more to explore, and I would absolutely recommend visiting Dollywood, especially during the fall season! :))

I've been a loyal visitor to Dollywood since the earlier 90's and have never missed a season…read more However, over the years I believe they have slowly lost the "mom and pop" feel that Dollywood is known for. Last year we were excited to get our passes for 2026! With the excitement of the new ride, we couldn't miss it! Funny thing is, here we are in October and we still haven't ridden it... We visited once in November (2025), and then didn't even use the passes again until August. For us it's a 6 hour drive. Monday, August 24th I called the park to find out some information as we would be visiting on that Friday. I explained to the customer service representative that we had not visited for 2026, partially due to Nightflight being delayed. She apologized and was nice, then we talked about how we had 2 Diamond Passes and 1 Silver, but 1 Diamond hadn't even been activated yet. As we know, August 25th was not a good day, as we all lost Miss Dolly, however before the news broke I had called and asked about indeed lowering our Diamond passes to Gold, especially since one had not been used at all for this year. The young lady on the phone reassured us that it wasn't necessary to do that over the phone, but we could do it in person. After Dolly passed we weren't sure if we should go, but ultimately decided it was the best place to be to celebrate the life of Dolly. When we arrived on Friday we went to the window to inquire about the downgrades, to which we were told they don't do that, and if they do, it's only over the phone. Thankfully, I had time stamps of when the call(s) happened and after 30 minutes, decided they honored the request. Also, at the window we were told that the special entitlements would still be intact (free mug, bring a friend passe, etc), even though we had downgraded to Gold (2) & Silver (1). Next week we were coming to Dollywood... we were excited to bring friends who had never been to Dollywood and have been having some tough times. My app says we still have entitlements, so that would be a perfect way to use Bring a Friend Tickets. My plan was to renew our 3 passes and then purchases 6 others for 2027. Today I called because I wanted to make sure they weren't lying about the whole thing. Sure enough, they said we had no entitlements. As I type this, our entitlements are still populated. According to my screenshots, we do get entitlements. Needless to say, we are no longer making the trip to Dollywood. Passes or not, it's principle now. We have folks in our family who have worked at Disney and give me a hard time about Dollywood. For years I've came to the defense of Dollywood, but I'm over it. It's not "mom & pop" anymore, it's all profit. I know Disney is as well, but I expect it. I expect better at Dollywood. You can look at our passes and see we never went to Splash Country, we didn't get our mug, we never rode Nightflight, and we only visited twice since November of last year, one being 2025. I work in customer service and the quickest way to lose a loyal customer is to lie about what you're offering them. If the passes weren't still available, Dollywood should have removed those. Literally, in my app even now it shows they are active and ready to use. Dollywood should honor that. Y'all are losing 9 pass holders for 2027. If you can live with that, we can live without it. Dollywood is such a beautiful, peaceful place. It will always be special to me, but I don't think y'all handled this correctly. The customer service agent even realized that she could still see it populated in the app. Admitting the mishap, but not fixing it. We'll give our money to The Mouse. Below is a photo proving they are lying about pass holder entitlements. This is why you're getting 1 star.

Goats on the Roof was one of the most fun laid back and unique stops on our trip! We originally…read moreplanned to ride the Alpine Coaster down the street, but the wait was over an hour, so we came here instead, and we're glad we did. The mountain coaster was a lot of fun, had a short wait, and was only about $15. My favorite part, though, was feeding the goats on the roof! You buy goat food inside the gift shop for about $3 a cup, ($1 refill) pour it into a bowl, then pedal a bike that carries the food up a conveyor to the rooftop. The goats are already waiting, and it's hilarious watching them compete for the food. It's a unique experience that's fun for both kids and adults. Definitely worth the stop!

I always see this place advertised on TikTok and happened to drive by it on our way back into town…read morefrom Jeep Invasion, so we decided to stop.We went around the back of the building where they have a bunch of goats that you can feed. The goats were super cute and definitely made the stop worth it. The coaster was pretty fast and at a couple points it honestly felt like you might fall off, but overall it was a lot of fun and definitely a fast ride. It's a little cheaper than some of the other coasters in town, but still a little pricey at about $17 a ticket after the 12.5% tax. The store is HUGE and just kept going and going. They have all kinds of different knickknacks and random stuff to look at. They also have rocking chairs where you can sit and chill or buy one. Overall, it was a fun place to stop and check out.

I kind of feel bad. The last time I was in Pigeon Forge with my children, I declined going on a…read moremountain coaster with them, because they just didn't look like my thing. So my kids went on the coaster and I watched and took photos. Then recently, I was forced to visit Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster for a work trip. It was either ride the dang coaster, or irritate the people who set up the trip, so I went. Holy cats! Alpine coasters are super fun! You kind of feel like you're going to fly off the tracks during the ride, but you won't. It seems safe enough, and the ride goes by so fast (it's definitely less than 10 minutes). Before you know it, you're done and wish you could go again. (I didn't, but I'm sure kids would.) You can control the speed, which is nice. At one point, I was feeling wild and crazy, and let it fly and zipped around the track at full speed. I visited with a small group on a weekday, and there was zero wait to start riding. Literally, we just paid and got right on.

This was a very fun adventure even for a scary person like me. I purchased the groupon which was a…read moregreat deal for 2 for $23. I reviewed the pricing upon arrival and it was $14 for kids. Every penny count nowadays so I'll take it. If the child is under a certain height they require them to ride with an adult. *Insert my nerves kicking in about this* I will say it looks more intimidating that it actual is. No big drops and you can adjust the speed as you ride. I built my courage to go faster the second ride but the employee did ask for me to not hold up traffic like previous did! Good adventure!

There is golf putt putt and a quest of a dragon but you have to buy a wand to do that and I forgot…read morewhat else there is cause it's been like 3 or 2 years since so yea I recommend going here it has an arcade too!

Magi Quest is a fun arcade for kids to play. They were clean and organized …read more Kids had lot of fun trying out different games

So bad that it's good. Go into it expecting an outdated roadside attraction and enjoy it for what…read moreit is. Don't go into it expecting a modern ride. Yes, the animatronics are jolting, very similar to the creepiness of the outdated ones which are still at some of the Florida theme parks. Some of the dinosaurs you can't tell that they're even dinosaurs and they look like they have been made from Car size taxidermy snakes you'll go through your ride trying to work out what a lot of of the dinosaurs are.. But that's all just part of the fun in the experience. Going into it knowing all of this and you'll have a great time, obscure time,

I was really disappointed with the Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride in Pigeon Forge. The price felt way…read moretoo high for what you actually get, especially considering how underwhelming the overall experience was. The place was basically empty when we went, which honestly should have been a sign. Once we got on the ride, it was clear that the attraction felt pretty old and dated. The dinosaur animatronics looked like they had been there for a very long time and didn't make the ride feel very impressive. The ride itself was also extremely bumpy, which made the experience even less enjoyable. Between the high price, outdated animatronics, and rough ride, I just didn't feel like it was worth the money. Overall, I was pretty disappointed. I expected a lot more for the price, and I think the attraction could really use some updating. I wouldn't recommend it at the current price.

We went to this park today with our family, and it was absolutely a lovely experience…read more We went early enough where there was just a small crowd. Any time we went to the counter, April, all dressed in appropriate purple, and Chris, helped us. Thank you for going the extra mile and making this day fun. Mike and TJ

Came here, and it's a mad house, long lines, children running loose and wild came here to play…read moreEverworld the AR (not VR) . Was told it would be about a hour, $25 per person. The videos made it look cool. I would say 3/5, once you beat the game, it's done, so I was there $24 mins, the videos aren't even close to what you get. Not worth it. Carts and games are on

This was a great experience for the whole family, we had 5$ off coupons from buying the armbands…read morefor the kids. The total was around 85$ for 5 of us. From the time you get in line till you get on the ride you are being entertained. The ride itself lasted about 10 minutes and was a beautiful show. Compared to Soarin at Disney this is pretty close, the only real difference is Soarin has better screen quality.

My daughter, my wife, and I tried SkyFly for the first time on a Sunday morning after Labor Day. We…read morewalked right up to the ticket counter and purchased our tickets with no wait. We joined the queue and watched a video while waiting. After that first video, we were ushered into a second room to watch another video, but in this area we were shown postcards of the places we would see on the ride. Good thing, as otherwise you might not know what you are flying over. After the wait, you finally reach the boarding area with red, blue, and green dots on the floor. Red is the bottom row, and blue is the top. The attendant said the middle (green) is the best view--yet another video to watch about boarding and safety. Finally, we were seated on the ride. You have to thread your seatbelt through a center loop, so maybe don't wear a dress or skirt on the ride? The ride itself is very jerky, and the video is disappointingly low resolution. We ended up having a little motion sickness after the ride. For us, once was enough for this ride.

We came here today as they offer double rider go karts, which was perfect to be able to take our…read moretoddler as a passenger on the racecourse. Minimum height is 36 inches for the passenger so this ticked our box! We ended up purchasing 60 credits for $55 and we used our $10 off voucher which brought it to $45 for 60 credits which was a great value! We were able to do both tracks as well as many of the children rides. Such as the planes, train, carousel, and swings! Such a fun day for a morning or afternoon out.. our little one was over the moon and had a great time. Everything was well functioning and staff was so friendly and helpful. 10/10 experience

This place is a long time, staple when visiting the Smoky Mountains. Over the years as it has lost…read moreits luster a little. Still plenty of fun things to do here. Employment in the area must be an undertaking. Great go carts and putt-putt but service with a smile doesn't exist here. I visited the kids area and staff is robotic and seem to all wish they were not standing there waiting to push a button .

Great value in a town that'll take a ton of your money! You get a wristband and then unlimited…read morerides for the whole day. It's got a decent arcade and food but really excels at value!

Great arcade with a rather large variety of games and prizes to purchase with tickets you win at…read morethe machines. They have a ton of different claw machines, many of the different "new" style arcade games...it will have the youth or the young at heart entertained for hours on end. Prizes are a bit spendy in terms of ticket cost but the games are reasonably priced.