Dollywood

They hate gays in Sevier County.

The funny thing is that "Dollywood" is what her longtime gal pal calls the pegger Ms. Parton uses on her.

It’s delightful if you like Dolly. Extremely family friendly in multiple ways, and you can get some bargains on cabin rentals in the dread Sevierville.

Have fun!

My partner's other suggestion was New Orleans. I love him but sometimes he says the stupidest things. We're taking a separate trip for ourselves later this year to Montreal.

I went there a couple days after Christmas in 1992. It was fun.

Dolly loves the gays, of course. But D'wood is at the entrance to the Smokies. If you're going to gorge on horrible food on vacation (and you are, fat ass), at least take the kids in the Smokies and hike to the DataLoungishly-named Clingman's Dome, where you can show them how - in the name of globalism and international trade - the balsam woolly adelgid was introduced to the Smokies and wiped out forests of Frazer firs.

Is there a 9 to 5 ride? Or better yet, a Best Little Whorehouse in Texas one?

^The kind of cuntish response we expect from DL!

That was meant for R6.

what was cunty, r9?

The best part is the family dinner theater that presents the Make America Great Again by glorifying slavery with a rousing tribute about the Civil War. Count how many AA people work there. Count how many AA go there. Diversity vacant. Keep track of your gay brethren around. It will only be you and your family. Really. Just vote Republican while your at it.

After Kenya banned gay sex, then frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.

Don't take your family just because you can.

Dolly is short and many a children have had their eyes poked out visiting that park.

R11 , it no longer is called by Dixie Stampede , Just Stampede to please you social justice Warriors and Bernie Boys.

R15 , here again , I have been to this area Several times with dates , partners and Lesbian friends . If your Gay , just ask for 2 beds , they Hate Gays . Particularly , the Gatlinburg Inn at the base of the skylift on the Pkwy. If you want food from Dixie , visit Paula Deen's by the ferris wheel .

I've never been inside the Dollywood park itself, but I've been to the area several times. I do not like it. The Smokeys are beautiful, and you can rent a decent-looking cabin on a hill for not much money. But, there is nothing of interest there. The restaurants are uninteresting. The town is chock-full of tourist stuff like taffy or brownie stands, and Ripley Believe it or Not kind of crap. The people who vacation there are not the kind of people I would like to be around: sweat pant wearing Trump fans. There is a pretty good outlet mall near there, but I can't stress enough how terrible it is there.

Dollywood is wonderful. I have gone multiple times and have seen gay and lesbian couples with their children and they aren't treated any different than the straight families. Make sure to indulge in some of their homemade cinnamon bread. They actually have very fun and thrilling rides and the shows are of a very high caliber. The Great Smoky National Park, is also very nice.

R15 What people have to understand about the Appalachian region is that the Civil War, was slightly different there than in other areas of the South. It was really brother against brother, one family would be for the Union, while the family on the next farm were Confederates, and the farm next to them hated both. Though, as a region they were primarily Unionist, which is why even during Jim Crow they were the one region of the South that would send Republicans to Congress. Also, slavery didn't factor into the region that much because the land wasn't conducive to plantation farming. Therefore, the views of people from that region is very different than people outside of it.

R16 The Gatlinburg Inn is a shithole and very old fashioned. I knew a straight couple who were denied a room because they were unmarried. They explained they were there to get married at one of the wedding chapels. The manager told them fine, they could come back after they got married and she would love to accommodate them.

Do they have lots of Dollys running around like Goofys and Mickeys and Donalds at Disneyland..

R19 no but they have people like Miss Lillian, "The Chicken Lady."

Dolly Won’t.

Yes, it was a blast - super cheesy fun - I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Thanks guys! We wouldn't set foot in a shithole like The Gatlinburg Inn. Renting a cabin sounds fun. We'd like to take the kids for a weekend, go to Dollywood, and do some hiking.

Dollywood is great...go there with friends at least once a year. So much to do in Pigeon Forge, the Island is lots of fun and all the dinner shows and entertainment is fantastic. Yes, it's very "white" and Trump is worshipped by many in that area, but it's incredibly family friendly, lots to do and see and tons of choices of places to stay. Renting a Dollywood cabin gets you Dollywod perks, and if you have a good budget, Dolly's resort next to the park is fantastic. Try it...it's hard not to love unless you are an uptight asshole that doesn't like anything country

All those shitty places just outside the Park should be bulldozed so the deplorables will have to scatter like rats and cockroaches. Too bad the fire didn't burn it all down and burn all the deplorables with it. It is the shittiest place imaginable right next to the most beautiful place in the world, pretty much ruins it all.

I prefer Western North Carolina to Pigeon Forge and Dollywood. WNC is prettier with some great little towns

I would avoid Gatlinburg entirely. It’s trashy as hell.

Be careful when you book, OP. If you schedule a visit during an infamous Pigeon Forge car show, you’ll be hating life, Trust me on this.

I love Dollywood. It helps, though, if you're a fan of Dolly, of course.

One thing about Dollywod is - it's huge! I thought I would only be there a few hours. I arrived at noon and stayed until 10 p.m.

The rides are excellent - comparable to other amusement parks. I visited in 2015. At the time, they were building another roller coaster which was purported to be the fastest in North America.

Interestingly, the part isn't so much about Dolly herself but about the Smoky Mountains, its history and culture. There's a stunning bald eagle expedition. There are some nice museums. But my favourite part was the Dolly museum. Sadly, I found it hard to find and when I finally found it, it was poorly attended. But it was absolutely wonderful as a fan. All of her dresses, albums, costumes. It brought back so many memories for me listening to Dolly with my mother, who passed away a few years ago. It was actually nice to have the museum pretty much to myself.

I thought the food at Dollywood was really good. There was an excellent buffet for $20. Much better than other amusement parks.

And the staff was lovely. And they work very hard.

How many gays who hold the entire South in sniveling disdain have ever set foot there?

Does it have a part where the white people owned slaves? And how the Native Americans were forcibly removed and the genocide behind that?

[quote]isn't so much about Dolly herself but about the Smoky Mountains, its history and culture.

Gatlinburg does have a great candy shop,and The Donut friar . It's been there since I was a Kid , I'm in my 50s . The pancake House is Great , very busy . Also , there forever. Pigeon Forge has an excellent Yee Haw brewery At the island. Just close your eyes at ALL THE FUCKING TRUMP SHIRTS. Want beautiful Mountains , go to Asheville and the MAGNIFICENT BILTMORE ESTATE. They love the gays , even held my ex partners hand in the house and hotel bar. No one said a word .

OP, the female members of your family will love such attractions at Dollywood as Dolly's Tattoo Parlor, Dolly's Scissor Shack, and the Smoky Mountain Tennessee Carpet Munch!

If you don't want to stay at one of the Biltmore hotels, the Cambria hotel Downtown is quite nice. With on site Restaurant and bar .

Love Dolly, but I don't drop money into anything in red states.

My friend won a trip to Dollywood and invited me along. We live in London. The prize included flights to Atlanta and a few nights there, and in Pigeon Forge, with a full day in Dollywood. It was all a bit odd but we had fun.

[quote] How many gays who hold the entire South in sniveling disdain have ever set foot there?

Oh trust me, many of the militant minded liberals on this board who proclaim their hatred of the south are just posers with diarrhea of the fingers. It's their way of joining in with those here they think are "elites". It makes the poor sad dears feel like they belong and are superior. Hell, most of them can't even afford to take a vacation to Dollywood or anywhere else. They're either unemployed, underemployed, or unemployable, sitting home waiting on their monthly dole check from Uncle Sam, looking for some group they desperately want to be a part of.

Go to any California amusement park and you'll find the places filled with deplorables. But you'll never see this bunch here discuss that.

R30 Why was Ashville so inspiring that you were willing to hookup and get cozy with an ex lover?

My husband and I just got married (we're both gay men). Would the Gatlinburg Inn give us a room now that we're married?

We loved the bumper car ride.

R37 call them and ask them. Then call the homophobic bakers in California who refused to bake wedding cakes for gays & lesbians and ask them if they still feel the same way.

I always visualize literally hundreds of drag queens dressed up like Dolly running around.

R8 is another female poster.

Stupid, lazy and mean.

Why must the beef-curtain bitches here be feral?

[quote]no but they have people like Miss Lillian, "The Chicken Lady."

Which came first -- the Chicken Lady or the Egg Lady?

R37 don't press your luck. Just go have fun. "Share a room"

R29 you totally missed the point about how the Civil War was different in Appalachia. For one thing there weren’t many slaves there. In fact, many in the mountains were anti-slavery because it was the plantation economy that forced them into the mountains and onto the less desirable land. Also, concerning the Native Americans in the region, there were some Cherokee that managed to not be forcibly removed, which is why there is a large reservation on the NC side of the National park. The Cherokee fought for the Confederacy because they knew they couldn’t trust the Federal government, by that point, and therefore viewed the Confederacy as their means to their freedom. So if you go on the reservation and see Confederate flags it isn’t about anti-black racism, to them, but their fight for survival and freedom, from what they rightfully viewed as a tyrannical Federal government. It is a perfect example of why viewing history as black and white is foolish, most of history is filled with gray.

Yeah, because New Orleans is so kid friendly, R4, said no one ever.

Oh yes, Dolly Would, R21!

R29, R44 is correct. Why do you think West Virginia formed at the start of the Civil War? They seceded from Confederate Virginia at the start of the Civil War because the western portion - those in the Appalachia Mountains area - didn’t want to leave the Union, did not own slaves, and had nothing in common with the wealthy plantation owners in the eastern portion of the State. Learn your damn history instead of simplistic SJW milksop.

^True, East Tennessee was heavily pro-Union.

[quote]Just vote Republican while your at it.

Oh, dear!

[quote] If your Gay ,

Oh, DEAR!

What happens to Dollywood when she dies?

R44, R47 = deplorables full of apologia for a redneck shithole

[quote] What happens to Dollywood when she dies?

What happened to DisneyLand and Disney World when Walt died?

We’re correcting historical inaccuracy, not today’s reality, you shitfuck, R51. Go fuck your pustulant, ignorant, superciliously pathetic self.

What happens to Dollywood when she dies?

Nothing will change. She's only a part owner (a minority owner I do believe). The largest percentage of ownership is with the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. In addition to her portion of the proceeds I'm sure she's paid a quite lucrative licensing fee for the use of her name.

R54, I think the point is that Dolly - as they brand - drives the product.

If the brand dies, who wants the product?

R55, see Disney, Walt.

R55, Dolly Parton is on the same level as Elvis Presley. Her reputation and her fan base will not die with her. When she dies she'll become even more popular than she is now, if that's possible.

[quote]What happens to Dollywood when she dies?

Her mummified corpse will be displayed at the park. FUN!

R28 some of us live here so thus we have disdain for it.

"What happens to Dollywood when she dies?"

How many DL'ers remember Twitty City?

There's a similar fate in store for Dollywood.

Oh my goodness, R53!

Conway Twitty was no Dolly Parton. And Twitty City was never anything more than a few acres around his house. It was more a private garden than anything else.

Didn’t Jan Crouch buy Twitty City?

Go to Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio - Lost of roller coasters - kid friendly and close to Cleveland.

Fun Fact... Dolly recorded a song that will be be released on her 100th birthday. I'm not sure about the master, but there is a copy of it in a locked box on display in her resort hotel

[quote]a locked box

I like that word.

R66 Which word? Or do you mean both words?

Dolly exudes good will and continues to be very popular. So when she dies - hopefully not anytime soon - Dollywood will continue to thrive. She has a huge catalogue of music, made some movies, and is a much respected songwriter. You never hear anything negative about her and she doesn't have any scandals or accusations of appropriation like Elvis continues to have.

Having been to both Graceland and Dollywood, I love both, but Dollywood is a complete experience. There's so much to do.

BTW, it's beautiful at Christmastime.

Twitty City, for reference.

I wonder if Dolly will come out in that song and if she will be buried next to Judy.

Dolly should have named it Titty City.

r30 "they love the gays" ≠ "no one said a word"

Here watch this - it gives you an idea of Dollywood.

Good God, that broad's voice! She sounds like a massive buzzing fly.

Is Michfest now held at Dollywood?

I couldn't even get through R73 video because of that chick's voice. But getting back to the original question, I didn't see any black or Asian families in the background of the video. I don't doubt they'll take your money but it doesn't look like the most welcoming place for gays.

Dollywood likes the gays - The people who actually go to Dollywood? Not so much.