(PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.) SMOKIES.LIVE – Dollywood has been nominated for 11 Readers’ Choice awards for USA Today.
Here’s the full release from Dollywood as voting ends in a few days.
FROM DOLLYWOOD
Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned 11 nominations across ten categories in the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. All Dollywood properties are represented through the nominations.
A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa and Dollywood’s HeartSong Resort & Lodge also made the list of award nominations. Voting for the awards, which opened today, ends on Monday, April 20 at 11:59 a.m. Voting links can be found at Dollywood.com/Vote.
Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned much praise during the last several years from USA Today readers in 10Best voting. The nominations for this season’s awards are:
- Best Theme Park – Dollywood
- Best Roller Coaster – Lightning Rod at Dollywood
- Best Theme Park Entertainment – Gazillion Bubble Show (part of Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration)
- Best Theme Park Restaurant – Aunt Granny’s Restaurant
- Best Outdoor Water Park – Dollywood’s Splash Country
- Best Lazy River – Downbound Float Trip at Dollywood’s Splash Country
- Best Water Coaster – RiverRush at Dollywood’s Splash Country
- Best Water Slide – Raging River Rapids at Dollywood’s Splash Country
- Best Wave Pool – Mountain Waves at Dollywood’s Splash Country
- Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa
- Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort
Anyone is eligible to vote and may do so once per day per device. Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel which includes a combination of editors from USA Today, 10Best.com, relevant expert contributors and more.
For more information about Dollywood’s 2026 season, please visit Dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app.
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