In 1976, Goldrush Junction was acquired by the owners of MIssouri-based Silver Dollar City, a name the East Tennessee park adopted too. Tourism transformed Pigeon Forge from a speck of an outpost ...

Dollywood has been a Pigeon Forge fixture for 40 years - but the land the park occupies has been a tourist attraction for far ...

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE ... There’s a lot more to do obviously, way more attractions, obviously The Island was a big thing and that changed over time,” Boyd said.

the park is a Pigeon Forge staple. Popular rides include rollercoasters like the Tennessee Tornado, Mystery Mine and Big Bear Mountain. Kid-friendly attractions like a carousel, a scrambler ...

Tourism transformed Pigeon Forge ... Before there was Dollywood, Pigeon Forge visitors got their fix of themed attractions and old time crafts and traditions from the park's predecessors, places ...

Beyond Dollywood and its accompanying water park and two resorts, there are the dinner attractions ... has never forgot her Tennessee background,” said Pigeon Forge’s tourism director Leon ...