Spring Openings in Pigeon Forge

Whether you are a diehard season pass holder or a first time visitor, you are not alone in your excitement for the seasonal reopening of Pigeon Forge’s cornerstone attraction—Dollywood! Mark your calendars for March 26 and start making your vacation plans now to be there the moment the gates reopen.

Of course, no visit to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg or the Smoky Mountains would be truly complete or authentic without booking a luxuriously rustic mountain log cabin through Eden Crest. For great spring deals, visit www.edencrest.com. You can also book a vacation package, which would include specially priced tickets to Dollywood and other top-notch area attractions.

Here are a couple of the new and exciting spring events currently planned at Dollywood:

• Festival of Nations—Opening day marks the beginning of this celebration of the most captivating entertainment from around the world. This annual festive features cultural music, dance, food and art and is sure to heighten your appreciation and knowledge of other nations.
• Barnstormer Family Thrill Ride—New for 2011, this attraction takes you to the sky and delivers the same breathtaking experiences of daring 1920s stunt pilots as they zoomed over the fields of nearby farms.

Even though Dollywood may be the flagship attraction of the area, it certainly isn’t the only game in town! Here are some other noteworthy attractions and shows opening this spring in Pigeon Forge:

• WonderWorks, Tennessee’s only upside down attraction is replacing its Hoot-n-Holler Dinner Show with a magnificent magic show called Terry Evanswood Presents "The Wonders of Magic at WonderWorks" This attraction is an "Amusement Park for the Mind," featuring more than 150 hands-on interactive exhibits to delight and entertain all ages. Tickets are available for guests through Eden Crest Vacation Rentals. For more information visit www.wonderworksonline.com.
• The Hatfield-McCoy Dinner Feud and Stunt Show debuts this April and features side-splitting comedy and plenty of family fun. But be sure you all sit together on the same side so that you don’t leave feuding like these famous families. This dinner show is replacing the Black Bear Jamboree.
• The Lumberjack Show, coming in June, will dig deep into the pre-1940s timber lifestyle of the Smoky Mountains and will center on the theme of two families that are great friends until the tragic day when a couple of the lady folk are killed by a tree and they’re not sure quite who is responsible. The basis of the whole attraction is that the two feuding families compete to decide which family has to leave the mountains forever.
• For more information about what is new in Pigeon Forge, visit www.pigeonforge.com/newtopigeonforge/.

These upcoming exciting events alone could fill up more than just a weekend vacation and there are a multitude of other fun-filled and adventurous attractions in Pigeon Forge. So what are you waiting for? Visit www.edencrest.com and start planning your spring vacation right now!