Dollywood’s 2025 season begins with I Willway Love You Music Festival and makes fun of the Major 2026 project
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Dollywood’s 40th anniversary season is officially underway after Dolly Parton welcomed the guests and media during the first day of operation of the Park on March 14. The event marked his first public appearance after the death of his beloved husband of almost 60 years, Carl Dean, on March 3.
During the morning media event, Dolly shared his appreciation for the effusion of the support he has received from all over the death of Carl. Then, Dolly, along with Dollywood Parks & Resorts president Eugene Naughton, offered a look at the next Dollywood anniversary season, as well as a preview of a new innovative project that reaches the Smoky Mountain theme park in 2026.
After a year of record assistance in 2024, Dollywood Parks & Resorts, the US number 1 theme park. UU. According to TripAdvisor reviews, it has much to celebrate in 2025, its 40th operational season. Last year, the Park added the experience of Dolly Parton, in its Centro de USA Today as one of the five best attractions of the new theme park in 2024, and celebrated the first full year of operation for the second property of the company’s accommodation, Heartsong Lodge & Resort de Dollywood.
In addition, Splash Country of Dollywood celebrates its 25th season, while Dreammqore resort and spa of Dollywood enjoys its tenth year of operation in 2025. In a year full of anniversaries of milestones, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library marks its 30th anniversary, since today, it has given more than 270 million books to children in the world under the world under 5 years.
During the event, he thanked the guests for their part by making their beloved Dollywood theme park one of the most recognized and winning parks in the world.
“Thanks to our guests and the community for the support they have given to my Dollywood for 40 years,” said Dolly. “It is difficult to believe that it was so long, but I would never have lasted if it had not been for you, our guests. The day of the inauguration in 1986, I expected people to really want to visit a theme park with my name. And although I always try to dream big, I will admit that I was a little nervous that the first morning, but people supported us to that first day, and I am always dreaming that, what has turned me into a place over the years. For all those who have come to visit.
“I am also very honored that we are starting in the anniversary season with the Music Festival I Be love you,” he added. “I hope this festival inspires everyone to share their own special light with the world every day. No matter what their dream, even if you are opening a theme park with your name, follow those dreams and never give up!”
Dollywood makes fun of innovative attraction 2026
A culminating surprise point of the media event was a mysterious teaser video that hinted something important that came to The Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Park in 2026. Naughton believes that the addition will continue to raise Dollywood’s status worldwide within the industry.
“We are not ready to share the details, but I can tell him that it will be a new revolutionary experience unlike anything else in the world,” he said. “We can add these experiences due to the unwavering support of our guests and the dedication of our hosts to create the most friendly and cozy thematic parks environment of the industry. This is our 40th anniversary season, but I can promise you that we are starting.
“We really believe that the only way to provide that atmosphere is to ask the guests with their honest opinions and completely listening to what they tell us. Our hosts are empowered to listen to our guests, and many of the projects in which our teams are working at this time have always received comments from guests.
New touches and reinvented areas for 2025
The guests at the 40th Dollywood season will experience the results of several out -of -season construction projects, including the general updates of the area in Country Fair and the village. Among the changes in Country Fair are a new splashing platform and an enlarged seat area, the perfect place for the younger parents of Dollywood who are looking for a quick rest in the action, while the town received new bright touches and the reinvention of the imagination game house.
The Imagination Playhouse, which presents works -based works from the Dolly Imagination Library, becomes a permanent element this season, offering its very dear shows for younger guests from April 19 until the end of September. The theater will offer a rotation of Playhouse favorites that guests have enjoyed over the years. During the summer celebration of Smoky Mountain, the new hour of history and the Meet & Greets characters are part of the imagination Playhouse experience. Also to celebrate the 40th anniversary, “Heartsong: The Movie” will be remastered and moved, appropriate, to the Dreamsong Theater as part of the Dolly Parton experience. “Heartsong: The Movie” will run at the theater along with “Kin & Friends of Heidi Parton”.
I will always love you music festival
The season begins with the Music Festival I Will Love You (now, April 13). This festival celebrates Dolly and its unmatched talents as an internationally known artist through songs, shows and even culinary delights. Return the favorite “From The Heart: The Life & Music of Dolly Parton” tells Dolly’s remarkable story in an inspiring and stimulating way while the guests experience the emotional attraction he faced when he left everything he had met in Sevier’s county to move to Nashville in search of their dreams. The show is held in Celebrity Theater and crosses the Flower & Food festival.
For those who cannot contain their love for Dolly, “Sing-A-Long with Dolly” invites guests to get the lyrics of some of their most beloved songs. This fun and interactive show takes place at the Back Porch theater. Finally, “Trio, again with Three Times to Lady” honors the “Trio” albums thrown by Dolly, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. The Three Times to Lady Trio, composed of singers/composers Victoria Camp, Kennedy Scott and Hannah Blaylock, presents this timeless show for Dollywood’s guests at the Showstreet Palace Theater Showstreet.
Two of the largest parks projects in 2025 include the Wilderness Pass restaurant and a new 750 -space parking lot; Both are ready to open this spring later. Projects such as the new parking area and the Wilderness Pass restaurant are important pieces of the 10 billion expansion plan of the company announced by Dolly and Naughton in 2021.
Flower Festival and Dollywood Food
Following the Music Festival of I Will Love You, Dollywood’s Flowood’s Flower and Food Festival (from April 18 to June 8) it blooms with iconic mosaiculture exhibitions throughout the park. The vivid sculptures of larger flowers that life create an immersive atmosphere for the guests to the park with more than half a million flowers during this award -winning festival. The Dollywood culinary team shows its world -class skills during the event with a menu full of delicacies to highlight spring tastes in Smokies. “Play On”, a special retrospective show of the 40th anniversary with songs and scenes of many of the iconic spectacles of the Park of past years, debuts on May 3, the date of the first operating day of the park in 1986.
Sumaky Mountain Smoky Summer Celebration from Dollywood
The Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration of Dollywood presented by Food City (June 14 to August 3) is everyone’s favorite summer tradition and once again includes the show of drones and fireworks of Dollywood Sweet Summer every night. Even more drones are taken to the heavens this year to present a fascinating show that honors Dollywood’s 40th season. “Gazillion Bubble Show: Evolution” and “Chris Perondi’s Stunt Dog Experience” provide burst bubbles and playful dogs to help each guest feel like a child this summer.
Dollywood harvest festival
A family tradition for many, the Dollywood hunter festival presented by Human (from September 12 to October 27) celebrates the beauty of autumn with thousands of carved pumpkins, energetic performances of talented singers and the fun of the great pumpkin luminades. Large luminights of pumpkin, which has previously been named the best harvest event of theme parks in the world, presents elaborate exhibitions that are fun for each family member. The creative culinary articles, consummate artisans and fun in autumn in the smoks make this a perfect time to enjoy Dollywood.
Christmas Smoky Mountain de Dollywood
The best Christmas event of the Industry Theme Park, Christmas Smoky Mountain of Dollywood presented by Human (from November 1 to January 4, 2025), concludes the 2025 season of the park with six million lights, holiday shows of vacations and the warm navidal atmosphere guests await during this happy time of the year.
Park Perces for Season Pass land
With the surprises of the 40th anniversary season, the guests should consider a seasonal pass to make sure they can experience all the fun! Three levels of seasonal pass (Gold, Silver and the new voluntary summer pass) provide excellent options for each guest, while the popular pass of the pre-K imagination season offers free income throughout the season to any child born in 2020 or 2021. The passes are now on sale.
The Gold pass represents a great value for the guests thanks to two free tickets to bring friends and free general parking, as well as discounts on restaurants, goods and accommodation. Both diamonds (2025 diamond passes are already exhausted) and gold passes receive access to events and special activities only for them; Only the named Pass Holder can receive the advantages associated with each type of pass. The holders of gold and diamond passes can take advantage of another great benefit: the complementary timeline line access to the first hour of each day of operation.
Silver season passes are also available and include two free tickets to bring friends and a discount on Dollywood’s accommodation. The selected blackout dates apply to silver and senior seasonal passes and free tickets to bring a silver friend; The passes of the child silver season do not have a blackout dates.
The voluntary summer pass offers East Tennessee’s residents to buy a special season pass for visits from April 21 to September. 11. The pass is available online only at a discount rate until the end of supplies.
Plan your visit
Guests in this world -class family holiday destination may experience even more fun in one of the Dollywood, Dreammore’s Dreammore resort and spa or Dollywood’s Heartsong Lodge & Resort resort hotels. Both properties offer unbeatable hospitality and exclusive courtesy privileges, including Timesover passes, door -to -door transport, preferred parking in Dollywood Parks and delivery of packages for purchases made in the Dollywood theme park.
For more information about the season or season 2025 of Dollywood, visit Dollywood.com or download the Dollywood application.
