Herschend’s portfolio of family entertainment brands currently include iconic, award-winning destinations such as Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City Parks & Resorts®, Adventure ...

In 1985, Parton invested $5 million in the Silver Dollar City amusement park in her native Sevier County, Tenn. One year later, the park was rechristened as "Dollywood." Meanwhile, per U.S. census ...

Adventureland was recently purchased by Herschend, a family-owned operator of themed attractions like Dollywood and Silver Dollar City. Palace Entertainment, a subsidiary of Spain-based Parques ...

Folks who visited the park during its early seasons might remember the Flooded Mine Ride, a holdover from when Dollywood was Silver Dollar City, and the Mountain Slidewinder, which opened in 1987.

The Dollywood Express dates back to Dollywood's predecessor Rebel Railroad, while Blazing Fury was built during the days of Silver Dollar City. The Smoky Mountain River Rampage was built for ...

Dolly Parton first shared her desire to build a theme park near the Great Smoky Mountains in a 1982 interview. Dollywood opened May 3, 1986. On May 2, 2025, Parton and other partners in the ...

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Silver Dollar City's Rivertown Smokehouse was voted No ... as well as Aunt Granny's Restaurant at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Bento Box food truck, which sets up shop at the Plaza ...

In 1986, the Herschend family (who also own and operate Silver Dollar City) sold a stake to Parton, upgraded several park elements and renamed it Dollywood. Parton grew up only a few miles from the ...

BRANSON, Mo. — Two Branson-area attractions — Silver Dollar City and Big Cedar Lodge — were named as some of the best in America for 2025. Silver Dollar City held onto its crown as the best ...

On Saturday, May 3, 1986, the Pigeon Forge theme park formerly known as Silver Dollar City reopened its gates to the public as Dollywood, and the rest has been history! At 11 a.m. on May 2 ...