PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Dollywood is gearing up to open for its 39th season next month. There are some big and small changes that parkgoers will notice as soon as they step through the gates.

I visited Dolly Parton's themepark Dollywood in Tennessee for the first time. I didn't have many expectations of the park but had always wanted to visit. These seven things really stood out to me.

The Great Smoky Mountains region got a lot of love from Southern Living readers, with Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge getting singled out in the popular magazine's annual South's Best Awards. An online ...

Situated at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains, surrounded by old country stores and taffy shops, is a theme park that, for the staff who work there, operates like a self-contained community.