Make plans to explore Dollywood’s new Wildwood Grove!
Dollywood Welcomes Wildwood Grove Guests beginning May 2019. This is sure to be a great year for America’s favorite theme park. The Wildwood Grove will boast six new themed rides, the amazing Wildwood Tree, outdoor water play zone, four new Woodland characters to interact with and a new restaurant.
Dollywood is known world wide for heart pumping rides and the best music anywhere. The new grove ramps up the fun for the entire family. Kids will love the Tree Top tower offering a sky high view of the grove and surrounding Smoky Mountains while whisking through the air in a giant acorn.
The great tree swing is just what you would expect and more. This swing is big enough for the entire family. Fashioned as a flying leaf boat rising and falling through the air as if on an autumn breeze.
Dollywood’s Wildwood Grove is a true family adventure!
The black bear trail is your chance to catch a glimpse of the iconic symbol of the Smoky Mountains, black bear. Be sure and have your camera ready to capture some cuteness.
This Heysmokies.com exclusive video shares a few of the Wildwood Grove secrets!
Hop on over to the Frogs and Fireflies ride for a fun race around the lily pad pond. Hold on tight astride a giant frog for a fun romp chasing fireflies.
Woodland characters will be mingling amongst the fun always ready for a family photo opportunity and ready to share the good times and make some memories.
Hold on tight to the Dragonflier!
Dollywood is known for it’s thrilling roller coasters and this year introduces the Dragonflier! This dragonfly themed coaster is suspended and weaves, darts and dips throughout the grove past gushing water geysers and the beautiful landscape of Wildwood Grove.
The heart of the grove is the Wildwood Tree whose branches tower over fifty feet above the ground. Over six hundred magical butterflies call the tree home amongst nearly seven thousand beautiful leaves.
If the leaves of the tree don’t provide enough shade to keep you cool on a hot summer day, head on down to the hidden hollow. The hollow is a climate controlled fun zone where kids and toddlers can crawl, climb and explore a ropes course and log themed slides. This area has plenty of seating with nearby restrooms.
“We can’t wait to explore the new Dollywood Wildwood Grove in Pigeon Forge,” said the Miller’s from Alabama. “We come to Dollywood every year for our family getaway and just love it!“
No matter what kind of fun your family is seeking you will find it all at Dollywood this year! Be sure and send us some of your fun family pics to HeySmokies.com and we will share them with our HeySmokies fans!
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