Attractions

An employee of Wahoo Ziplines is in serious condition after a 50-foot fall from a zipline on Monday. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office said it received a 911 call just after 11 a.m. on August 3, 2015 and responded to Wahoo Ziplines at 1200 Matthews Hollow Road in Sevierville, Tenn. where officers found Jeremy Blair, 35, had fallen from a ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday in Sevierville for the Sevier Air Trampoline Park, a new indoor family adventure park. When completed later this year, the two story 50,000 sq. ft. building will anchor one end of the Governor’s Crossing Shopping Center and house more than 34,000 sq. ft. of state of the art trampolines, three professional grade dodgeball courts ...

One of the most treasured Titanic artifacts, the violin of Bandmaster Wallace Hartley, will be on display for a limited engagement at each of the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. and Branson, Mo. Titanic Museum Attractions has announced that it has secured worldwide rights to exhibit the Wallace Hartley Titanic Violin, which sold at auction for more than ...

Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort™, the new 300-room hotel centerpiece of Dollywood scheduled to open later this month, is introducing a new membership program to offer exclusive benefits and privileges at the resort, as well as savings certificates for Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country. Founders Club Premier memberships will be sold at an introductory price of $129 per year and include a ...

More than 1,000 animals featured in the new “Swarm” exhibit will captivate visitors to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies. Animals that swarm are the stars of the 2015 Swarm exhibit, which opened Tuesday at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg. The exhibit has 20 fun interactives to experience, along with habitats of live Halloween Crabs, Herding Catfish, Flashlight Fish, ...

Where do trained pigs, parrots, housecats, dogs, and a mini-donkey all perform together? The answer is at The Comedy Barn Theater® in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., where The “Comedy Critters Pet Show” has returned for a second summer season of furry fun. The show just opened in the matinee slot at 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and will ...

Looking for something fun to to do with your Dad on Father’s Day? Fathers are free at any Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group Show in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on Father’s Day, Sunday June 21, 2015. One of the largest show production companies in the Southeast, The Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group owns and produces six major shows in the Smoky Mountain area ...

The Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center in Pigeon Forge has opened its newest thrill attraction Outbreak – Dread the Undead, according to Tej Sundher of Kuvera Partners. The year-round haunted attraction joins the Hollywood Wax Museum, Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors, and Castle of Chaos at the entertainment complex. Outbreak offers a high energy, thrill-a-minute haunted walk-through experience filled with hordes ...

Entrepreneur and entertainment icon Dolly Parton today announced the acquisition of the Lumberjack Feud Dinner Show, expanding Parton’s entertainment offering in Pigeon Forge and setting the stage for future growth. “We believe it has a great future here and I’m excited to get started!” “Since opening in June 2011, Lumberjack Feud has been well accepted by the guests,” Parton said. ...

A day of fun at Dollywood’s Splash Country can help families fighting serious childhood illnesses by benefitting Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville. Dollywood’s Splash Country will hold Ronald McDonald House Day on Saturday, June 6, 2015 and donate a portion of the day’s admissions to support Ronald McDonald House of Knoxville. Water park guests may also purchase a commemorative event ...