I used to go there for school trips as a kid. It was always fun and not nearly as expensive as Disney was. Personally, I wouldn’t compare it to Disney as it’s just a completely different class of theme park and it was awesome in its own ways.
I guess the major caveat is that I haven’t been there in over 20 years, but I seriously doubt the vibe has changed too much.
Dolly is not only an awesome lady, she apparently (I’ve never been) has an awesome theme park:
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2024/06/04/dollywood-beats-disney-world-for-favorite-park-best-new-ride/73963998007/
Better than Disney World is quite the feat!
I used to go there for school trips as a kid. It was always fun and not nearly as expensive as Disney was. Personally, I wouldn’t compare it to Disney as it’s just a completely different class of theme park and it was awesome in its own ways.
I guess the major caveat is that I haven’t been there in over 20 years, but I seriously doubt the vibe has changed too much.