We arrived in Pigeon Forge and laughed about how nothing had changed since my childhood.
They still sell pancake mix at the Old Grist Mill and the river is beautiful.
Then we caught the trolley to Dollywood. It's amazing how a 50c trolley ride can be the most exciting thing in the world to a child. We forgot the stroller but Tessa was in heaven being able to run free about the park. There's no slowing her down these days.
Tessa loves trains but she was a little impatient that this one took so long to get going. Had I realized we were going to sit at the station for fifteen long minutes, I would have waited to board with my squirmy toddler. But once the conductor blew the whistle and we started moving she was happy again.
And of course, there are the ever popular carousel rides. This child loves carousels and with short lines we were able to ride this one over and over again.
Part of the fun of Dollywood is that there are plenty of rides for little kids. Tessa had her first spinning tea cup ride. I thought this was particularly cute since she had just received a tea set for Christmas. I'm pretty sure she didn't make the connection between her tea parties and this ride, but I did and it made me smile.
Amazingly, Tessa was tall enough to go on the Ferris wheel too. I think Gampa and I were secretly hoping we would be turned away at the gate, we're both afraid of heights. Tessa loved the ride, little daredevil. I was doing pretty good until we stopped at the very top and she started wiggling! Whew, we were glad to get off that ride.
Tessa loves trains but she was a little impatient that this one took so long to get going. Had I realized we were going to sit at the station for fifteen long minutes, I would have waited to board with my squirmy toddler. But once the conductor blew the whistle and we started moving she was happy again.
And of course, there are the ever popular carousel rides. This child loves carousels and with short lines we were able to ride this one over and over again.
Part of the fun of Dollywood is that there are plenty of rides for little kids. Tessa had her first spinning tea cup ride. I thought this was particularly cute since she had just received a tea set for Christmas. I'm pretty sure she didn't make the connection between her tea parties and this ride, but I did and it made me smile.
Amazingly, Tessa was tall enough to go on the Ferris wheel too. I think Gampa and I were secretly hoping we would be turned away at the gate, we're both afraid of heights. Tessa loved the ride, little daredevil. I was doing pretty good until we stopped at the very top and she started wiggling! Whew, we were glad to get off that ride.
Dollywood has more than just rides. There's shopping, restaurants and live shows too. We found an Ireland store where Gamma and Gampa bought Tessa one more Christmas present. We ate pizza, corndogs, french fries and funnel cakes. All the amusement park must haves. We even managed to take in one show, Appalachian Singers. Tessa loved it and danced her little heart out.
2 comments:
Love the dancing video! And the fun pics from when you were little at the Old Mill! What a fun trip!
How fun!!!
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