Last week, I went down to Pigeon Forge, TN with family and friends.
I'm not the best at taking video as I'm not a fan of carrying things around with me. So the camera never made it into Dollywood during any of the three days I was there.
But I did get video of the Seven Springs, PA alpine slide on the way down, the New River Gorge Bridge, a little from the Smoky Mountains National Park, and an apparently popular Pigeon Forge activity. Here's my vacation in 90 seconds...
As for Dollywood, I love that park. The rides are always fun (especially Thunderhead & Mystery Mine). And the shows are incredible (coming from me who usually only wants to be on the rides or eating, this is a very big compliment).
As usual, Dreamland Drive-In was my favorite. The acting & singing in it is Hollywood-quality. If some of these actors tried out for American Idol, they would definitely win.
I'm not really a fan of 50's & 60's music, but this show makes me like the songs. There's two in particular I absolutely love and they're both back to back in part four of the video - Pony Time followed by Mashed Potatoes at the 0:53 mark.
Here's the first few minutes of Dreamland Drive-In...
Sha-Kon-O-Hey was also excellent. The acrobatics, acting, and the set in this one was also impressive. Again, here's the first few minutes...
In addition to Dollywood, there's all the Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and Gatlinburg attractions. Go-kart tracks, random amusement park rides, awesome diners, indoor skydiving, the Zorb, lots of outlet stores, and tons more. And that's not even mentioning the surrounding areas including the Smoky Mountains National Park.
I'll probably head back in November for the annual Christmas festival. The entire town (along with all of Dollywood) will be covered with Christmas lights - it looks amazing. So now I'm already looking forward to summer ending. Well, kind of - it's more like I'm already set for my next vacation.
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