I'm going to Dollywood!

[Ava]

NO JOKE! I'm going to Dollywood with my aunt and cousin.

[ZombieNixon]

1. What the bloody herking hell is Dollywood?

:shrug:

[Ava]

4. it's redneck sixflags

:rofl:

[ZombieNixon]

7. Well shucky-darn gee golly-dogs, doesn't that just sound like a blast.

:eyes: :P

[Ava]

8. actually it should be fun

even if it is redneck land...

it's a theme park after all. :P

[ZombieNixon]

13. Be sure to take your anti-redneck pills beforehand.

Just in case. :D

[Ava]

15. shoot! i'm a bama gal

if i weren't already vaccinated i wouldn't be on DU. :P

[ZombieNixon]

18. But just like tetanus...

rednecks require a booster shot. :P

[Ava]

19. already had it

just before easter sunday! :P

[Deja Q]

58. And look at the size of those ferris wheels!

:rofl:

[FuzzySlippers]

2. ...

:rofl:

[Ava]

6. i'm serious fuzzbucket!

:P

[FuzzySlippers]

9. I know you are. That's why I'm

:rofl:

Seriously, I'm sure you'll have a good time, and your little cousin will love it.

[Ava]

11. i'll take pictures of dolly if i see her!

:spray:

[FuzzySlippers]

12. Does she actually hang out there?

[Ava]

16. i doubt it

it was a joke..

[halobeam]

37. Actually, there was a bio of her, with interviews, etc.. about

three months ago. She said she does show up there sometimes and there are also schedulted visits with her performing.. each year...(at least one). Just thought you should know.

[jarnocan]

39. I hope not

she better just keep them tucked in- it's a family theme park after all.

[mongo]

55. Yes

Ms. Parton has a private residence at Dollywood she uses when she is giving performances.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

3. Have fun!

The only amusement park with "wood" in it that I've been to is Kennywood. It's by Pittsburgh, PA. I've been to Great Adventure a few times and being from New Jersey, I know a few people who were seriously injured at Action Park before they were shut down. Now that it's called Mountain Creek and made all safe and shit, it's just not the same.

[Ava]

5. i've been to sixflags a bunch of times

i love roller coasters, but i this will be my first trip to dollywood! ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Did you ride the "Steel Phantom" at Kennywood?

I used to live in da 'burgh...That thing gave me serious whiplash x(

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. Nope. I was a little kid when I went.

I lived in Pittsburgh for a summer when I was 17. I was doing theatre stuff at Carnegie Mellon for the summer. We even built a 34' self-supporting suspension bridge out of Kinex! In one of the technology classes, the instructor brought us to the Kinex room (yup, CMU's theatre dept. has a kinex room) and said, "I want you guys to build a big-ass bridge using a SHIT LOAD of Kinex! You have five days. Go!" It was a fun summer, even though I was in the aptly named Pittsburgh.

[bicentennial_baby]

27. Hahaha...it's not *that* bad...

Well, if you can afford to have fun, which I couldn't while I lived there...But I hear that it can be a fun town! :P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

28. I was pretty busy, had no money and I was underaged...

so Pittsburgh itself pretty much sucked. However, since I was there doing theatre, I was surrounded by fun gay guys.

Here's a funny story from that experience...
I'm walking across campus to a show I was doing crew on along with two other crew members (two gay guys). Campus Crusade for Christ is having a picnic by the theatre. So here we are pretty much walking straight across in a line and in what seems to them to be a uniform (black jeans, black turtlenecks, black boots, knives on our belts)...and one of them walks up to us and asks, "Are you soldiers for Satan?" and tries to hand us a booklet on Jesus. :rofl: One of the guys I was with replied, "No, we're stage crew; commonly confused with the 'Soldiers for Satan.'" It just confused the poor Christian. It could have only been better if he put "homosexual" somewhere in his response.

[bicentennial_baby]

29. Bwahahaha!!

I looooove it!! :rofl:

:)

But yes, the 'burgh when you're underaged and broke...SUCKS! I know, I was there! :P

[LaPera]

14. Does Dolly offer rides?

[Ava]

17. not dolly personally

:rofl:

[Robeson]

20. DON'T tell anyone there about your web site, Ava...

...that is, if you want to get home alive. East Tennesse is a hardcore Republican stronghold.

[Ava]

21. darn it.. scratch my "impeach bush" t-shirt from my list of things to pack

:rofl:

nah.. i already know.. i'm already in alabama.. remember?

[jobycom]

22. One of their rollercoasters just won a Golden Ticket Award.

I'm jealous, I want to ride it. It was named top wooden roller coaster.

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20050830_01.shtml

[Ava]

25. cool! i'll have to make sure to ride on that one!

:hi:

[jarnocan]

40. that's it I'm going

I hope she don't give too much to red neck politics. She seems nice actually, but who knows?

[RumpusCat]

43. Dolly is pretty liberal

She almost won an Oscar for a song she did for Transamerica.

Dollywood is super fun and don't miss the Dolly Parton museum! It has a bunch of her old cosutmes in it and you can see how her, er, proportions evolved over the years. :D

[jobycom]

45. Yes. I think she avoids politics, but from her songs and interviews

she definitely has a liberal soul. Even her Gospel stuff is more about acceptance and equality than about "Burn in Hell" fundamentalism.

Lyrics to "Coat of Many Colors," which isn't liberal or conservative, but see what you think about the soul of the woman who wrote it. And she still claims it's her favorite of any she's written. Yes, she did grow up that poor, too.

Back through the years
I go wonderin once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didnt have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewin every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldnt wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a kiss
Chorus:

My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

So with patches on my britches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing
And making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me

And oh I couldnt understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes

But they didnt understand it
And I tried to make them see
That one is only poor
Only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
Made just for me

[Whoa_Nelly]

24. Take lots of pictures!!

:woohoo:

[Ava]

26. i'll try!

:hi:

[Nicole]

30. Have fun

Buy a Dolly wig while you're there. Save it in case you get another bad haircut. :rofl:

[Ava]

31. do they have dolly wigs?

I WANT ONE! :rofl:

i wonder if they also sell dolly... erm... never mind!

[Nicole]

32. They must

What is DollyWood without lots of hair for pete's sake!

I'm not sure about the dolly...erms... They probably save those for flotation devices on the water rides. :)

[Ava]

33. ROFLMAO!

:rofl:

[liontamer]

49. they sell chocolate

erm... never mind!

[HughBeaumont]

34. I took the kid to Cedar Point in Duh-HIGH-Ah.

Now THAT's a park.

We also have a Geauga Lake up here and about 4 hours down South is King's Island.

So, how far away is Pigeon Forge (?) Tennessee from you?

Dolly looks like something out of an Aphex Twin video with all that damned Botox (which, incidentally, is music you should look into for your animations).

[peacefreak]

35. I'm so jealous!

My daughter & I always talked about taking a tour of the South featuring Graceland, Memphis, & Dollywood. Lots of grins, grits & giggles. Hope you guys have a great time.

[mikeytherat]

36. The drive through the "main drag" in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,

is one of the longest six-mile trips you will ever take. There are times when, and I am not kidding, it can take HOURS to navigate this stretch of road. It does, however, give you plenty of time to take in the hundreds of log cabin rentals, wedding chapels, and Country Jamborees that line the Road to Dollywood.

mikey_the_rat

[jarnocan]

38. my son hated that area on his last road trip

the mountains near by are nice of course.
Have fun AVA- might want to keep a low profile on this trip.

[outofbounds]

41. I haven't been to DollyWood, but while your

there go eat breakfast at the Apple Barn. I didn't even think that you might be a vegan, sorry. But If you aren't do treat yourself to a damn good breakfast. There will be a line, but I would wait two hours to get in. I usually rent a little chateau in late october for a few days in Gatlinburg. One of the most beautiful places in the world IMO. Be sure to check out Cherokee, these are real Indian descendants and live of tourist. They are friendly and have beautiful arts and crafts if your into that sort of thing.:D

I'm sorry, I assumed you were there for more than a day. I really get excited about Gatlinburg, Severville and Pigeon Forge. If you love the environment, you get to see it at its very best.

You are going to have a blast!:D I've still a few months to wait.:-(

[Ava]

52. i've been to Gatlinburg

and ate at the Apple Barn... it's a good place, but i'm not much of a pancake person. :shrug:

[outofbounds]

57. I didn't even notice the pancakes

Ham and grits and eggs, red eye gravy apple fritters and sausage and apple fritters and biscuits and the apple fritters... Nice little money grabbing store with apple fritters.. :hi:

[CottonBear]

42. Cool! I love Dolly Parton! Maybe you'll see her there!

She has an apartment there in the park and several of her relatives are in the musical shows! They are talented musicians and performers. Dolly is just wonderful! I love her music.

Ava, you are too young to remember this: Dollywood used to be called Silver Dollar City. Dolly bought it and then improved it. Her goal is to provide employment to those people from the area of TN where she grew up. Her family was poor. DId you know that Dolly has a foundation that gives books to needy children all through the time that they are growing up? I think it's one book a month. She is a good person and your money spent at Dollywood will go to good causes that she supports!

Have fun! :hi:

[Midlodemocrat]

44. I thought Dollywood was great! The artisans are really cool.

Be sure to eat at Huck Finn's All You Can Eat Catfish and Viddles. You can't make this stuff up.

[TommyO]

46. Have a great time!

I'm an amusement park lover, though I probably won't make it to Dollywood until next year when Mystery Mine opens.

[Magrittes Pipe]

47. Sweet!

That's better than Larry King any day! :bounce:

[Bridget Burke]

48. Graham Norton went to Dollywood!

The gay Irish talkshow host/comedian visited the Park with Dolly as his hostess. I saw the show on bbcamerica.



I've loved Dolly's music since she partnered with Porter Waggoner. (Now, THAT'S country!) And I've heard that's a beautiful part of the country.

Bumper sticker seen in Houston: "If Dolly Parton was a sheetrocker, she'd be flat busted too."

[wildhorses]

50. Have fun.....

:hi:

[borlis]

51. I was there about 10 years ago

I thought it was going to be one of those times I wanted to wear a paper bag over my head. I was very pleasantly surprised. We had fun, the park was clean, it was much better than I expected. Eat at The Mill if it is still there. It's not in the park iteslf, but somewhere in the town. Have fun.

[Ava]

53. i'm looking forward to it

my cousin is looking even more forward to it ;)

[tinfoil tiaras]

54. ROFL. Dollywood is hilarious!!

I went there with my mom and watched the little civil war renactment thing or whatev. It was funny. Plus, the food's really good, and that's all that matters to me...:P

[txwhitedove]

56. Lucky Ava! Sound like so much fun. We want a pic of you in Dolly wig.

When my daughter was little, she called her 'Dolly Pardners"
and was agog at her 'pillows'.
:hi: