Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
UPDATE March 2022: Prices for Time Saver Passes fluctuate throughout the year but as of late, range from $60-$100. Always check for current pricing at Dollywood.com
đź“Ť RECOMMENDED PLACES TO VISIT
00:15 - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA: go.stay22.com/hdwL1l3b6H
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Dollywood has a very special place in my heart. But as an adult, I realize that Dollywood still holds its own even when compared to some of the other highly regarded American theme parks.
I feel a sense of true glee when I find out a friend has never been, and I want to swiftly whisk them away to the happiest place on earth.
I often have a list of recommendations. Those are a dime a dozen, though.
If you want some real Dollywood tips, here’s the most important items: What not to do at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Read the full story here: thesmokies.com/what-not-to-do-at-dollywood
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UPDATE March 2022: Prices for Time Saver Passes fluctuate throughout the year but as of late, range from $60-$100. Always check for current pricing at Dollywood.com
đź“Ť RECOMMENDED PLACES TO VISIT
00:15 - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA: go.stay22.com/hdwL1l3b6H
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Dollywood has a very special place in my heart. But as an adult, I realize that Dollywood still holds its own even when compared to some of the other highly regarded American theme parks.
I feel a sense of true glee when I find out a friend has never been, and I want to swiftly whisk them away to the happiest place on earth.
I often have a list of recommendations. Those are a dime a dozen, though.
If you want some real Dollywood tips, here’s the most important items: What not to do at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Read the full story here: thesmokies.com/what-not-to-do-at-dollywood
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This blog (and YouTube channel) will occasionally contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a small commission on a purchase without additional cost to you.
![Footage offers an up-close look at the massive wildfire in Wears Valley, TN [2022] (Tom Lucas/WCVFD)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vM_9KJPqPK4/mqdefault.jpg "Footage offers an up-close look at the massive wildfire in Wears Valley, TN [2022] (Tom Lucas/WCVFD)
On Wednesday morning, March 30, 2022, officials with the Sevier County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) reported a fire near Hatcher Mountain Road and Indigo Lane in the Wears Valley community.
What started out as a brushfire was quickly upgraded to a forest fire after multiple structure fires were reported in the area.
By 9 pm, The Tennessee Department of Agriculture reported that the Wears Valley fire, which is named the Hatcher Mountain Road/Indigo Lane Fire, had grown to encompass 1,000 acres and was 0% contained.
This video was shot in the Waldens Ridge area of Waldens Creek overnight by local firefighter Tom Lucas. Lucas works for the Sevierville Fire Department but was volunteering for the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department last night when he captured the footage.
Evacuations were ordered for the affected areas. And those evacuation areas grew overnight as crews continued to battle flames.
Lucas credits early evacuation notices for saving lives and preventing people from being caught off guard.
By morning, officials on the ground were reporting that weather conditions had somewhat improved giving crews a much-needed assist.
Rising humidity and rain calmed the fire and lowered the heat early this morning. Winds also calmed a bit.
During a press conference this morning around 10 am, Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters reported that the now 3,700-acre fire was 5% contained.
There have been no fatalities and no missing persons. One hundred structures have been affected.
Pigeon Forge Fire Chief Tony Watson says that more hours of work are going to be required before they can declare the fire contained.
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