Tag Archive: Pigeon Forge
GSM Guide
October 15, 2014
All the rain in the Great Smoky Mountains and leaf peepers are still traveling to the Great Smokies to see the fall foliage. There are reports of heavy traffic in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg with all the people trying to get a look at the changing leaves in the mountains. October is the second busiest month for the area. October is a good month for area businesses, especially hotels, rental cabins, shops and restaurants. Last year when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was closed for half of the month of October it was a huge blow to the area….
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GSM Guide
September 4, 2014
While visiting the Great Smoky Mountains make sure to go to Pigeon Forge. The Island at Pigeon Forge just keeps growing with new restaurants, shops and activities. Places to eat at The Island are Timberwood Grill, Margaritaville, Mellow Mushroom Pizza, Island Yogurt, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and The Island Creamy serving ice cream and smoothies. You can even shop at places like Tervis tumblers, Build a Bear and The Island Trading Post. Coming soon will be Margaritaville Coffee and Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen. Paula Deens Family Kitchen is due to open in the late fall of this year. Her new restaurant will…
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GSM Guide
April 6, 2014
Dollywood DreamMore Resort is going to be a 300-room resort on 100 acres of land adjacent to Dollywood Theme Park. The resort will have beautiful views of the Great Smoky Mountains, an indoor and outdoor resort pool complex, a spa, a family activities center and a farmhouse-style restaurant. DreamMore Resort will have a variety of accommodations to suit all needs and a special Dolly’s Suite Dreams celebrity suite for that added luxury accommodations. Dollywood DreamMore Resort is scheduled to open in the summer of 2015. It is sure to be an added treat to that fun Great Smoky Mountains vacation! Take a peek…
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GSM Guide
March 20, 2014
Dollywood opens for the 2014 season Saturday March 22, 2014. This year the new attraction is “the nation’s first dual launch family coaster – blasting riders forward and backward!” Take a trip to Pigeon Forge and visit Dolly Parton’s Theme Park near the Great Smoky Mountains. You won’t regret it!Dollywood just keeps getting bigger and better every year. Get there soon. Dollywood Tickets Prices for 2014 (one day) Regular (Ages 12-59) $58 Child (Ages 4 – 11) $46 Senior (Ages 60+) $53 Dollywood Opens New FireChaser Express Roller Coaster!
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GSM Guide
February 27, 2014
Pigeon Forge is getting a new restaurant! Paula Deen has plans to open Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, TN. It will open in late summer of 2014.The restaurant will be located at The Island in Pigeon Forge and will be a 20,000 sq. feet restaurant and retail space.The Island in Pigeon Forge is a new retail and entertainment center that just recently opened featuring restaurants, shopping, attractions, and a 200 foot tall Ferris Wheel called The Great Smoky Mountain Wheel. If you know Paula Deen you know the food will be delicious!
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GSM Guide
January 10, 2014
The 24th Annual Wilderness Wildlife Week 2014 is Jan. 25- Feb. 1, 2014 in Pigeon Forge, TN at the LeConte Center at 2986 Teaster Lane. Wilderness Wildlife Week has free activities that promotes visitors to get out and enjoy the great outdoors and learn about nature. Seminars, lectures and workshops are held with outdoor experts that teach about the outdoors, nature and the environment. Guided walks and hikes for all. Educational and fun for the whole family.
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GSM Guide
November 23, 2013
A recent study on tourism in Sevier County shows the first part of 2013 there was an increase in tourism in the Great Smoky Mountains area. The study also confirms the government shutdown did negatively affect tourism the first 2 weeks of October during the shutdown but after reopening the Great Smoky Mountains National Park tourism recovered. The holiday season is a great time to visit the Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gatlinburg areas because of the Christmas decorations, lights, holiday shows and the Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood. The cold temperatures and chance of snow make a December trip to the…
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GSM Guide
July 28, 2013
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Attendance Attendance in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is getting back to normal this June after a slow start to the first 5 months in 2013 thanks to the reopening of Newfound Gap Road. Attendance up till June of this year were some of the lowest in years a park official states, but the month of June for 2013 is up more than 5% from last year. GSMNP attendance also affect tourism in nearby Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The GSMNP is the most-visited park in the United States.
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