$210.00 for a family of three to get into Dollywood (just for the rides) or $30.00 to sit on a bench while your child rides safe rides, with little to no lines, in a confined area. This is quite a bit of money for a ticket but you have to think. You can also purchase a 5.00 ticket for kids to drive a mini race car around a small track. Tickets are 3.00 each and become 2.50 after a certain amount. Each ride costs one ticket except for the Fairis Wheel which is 2 tickets. These rides are somewhat kiddy fair type rides such as a merry-go-round, fairis wheel, planes that spin around (pull up on steering wheel to go up and down), etc.

Fun Stop has 8 rides for the younger kids. We could buy a few tickets at Fun Stop and she'd be 100 % happy! And, she was except for the rain. I want to go to that race trac.' Bottom line, we realized that we did not have to spend $70.00 a ticket for Dollywood to entertain her. It's like Myrtle Beach times three without the beach! The first day that we drove through Pigeon Forge to our cabin, we heard from our 8 year old, 'I want to go on that ride. That's all that was in Pigeon Forge, right? WRONG!!!! OMG!!!! Pigeon Forge has exploded. go to the Dixie Stampede and Dollywood (for the rides only - not shows). As we prepared, with an 8 year old to travel back to Pigeon Forge, we didn't do a lot of research. When we came through (pre child), there was one or two hotels, the Dixie Stampede (not owned at the time by Dolly), Dollywood, and maybe a restaurant and shop or two. Our story! It has been 15 years since my husband traveled through Pigeon Forge.

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