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What Roller Coasters are Safe To Ride at Dollywood?

Over the summer, a man died on a coaster at the new Epic Universe Park. So roller coaster safety has become a topic of new and travel organizations all over the world. Who should or shouldn’t ride, and who could or couldn’t ride, became topics of intense discussion.

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And it left us discussing how the lessons learned – and being learned – in Orlando and other parks would affect operations here back home at Dollywood...

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3 Most Non-Touristy Things to Do in Gatlinburg Want to explore Gatlinburg the way the locals do? Here are three suggestions When I was young, my wife Leslie and I were lucky enough to go to France and England a couple of times. We’d go in late March and early April and hope to catch an unseasonably warm week. We were lucky more than we were..... Read article

Anakeesta vs Dollywood, Which Is Better? A Full Analysis Out here in the world of the tourism business, where everybody is competing for your vacation dollars, mom-and-pops and giant conglomerates are all competing for the same dollars in your wallet. Or more accurately in your bank account. So if you spend $100 at the Salt and Pepper Museum,..... Read article

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