On June 16, 2012, Dolly, dressed as “Splash Woman,” made everyone’s day as she announced RiverRush, Tennessee’s first and only water coaster, the latest addition to her waterpark, Dollywood’s Splash Country. This historic announcement came on the heels of Dollywood theme park’s opening of the celebrated Wild Eagle, America’s first winged coaster, marking two back-to-back history-making coasters for her Dollywood properties.
Dolly’s perfect mountain oasis, Dollywood’s Splash Country water park, opened May 26, 2012, for its 12th season for both thrill-seekers and pool loungers to escape the summer heat. The new season brought updates to Dollywood’s Splash Country Brush Fire Grill along with new Saturday morning exclusive ride times for season pass holders to experience their favorite slides before the park opened to the general public!
Located in a mountainous hollow adjacent to Dollywood theme park, Dollywood’s Splash Country features a variety of splashy water attractions for both thrill-seekers and pool-loungers.
Dolly believes in working hard and playing even harder and that includes at her 35-acre Smoky Mountain waterpark Dollywood’s Splash Country! The adventures began for an eleventh season as Dolly opened Dollywood’s Splash Country in 2011. New to the waterpark in 2011 were relaxing poolside massages offered to guests.
Dolly opened Slick Rock Racer at her water park, Dollywood’s Splash Country, just four months after winning the 2009 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions’ (IAAPA) Must-See Water Park Award. Slick Rock Racer, a multi-lane mat slide, is the kind of family adventure Dolly knows from her own childhood.
“Me and my brothers and sisters used to play in the creeks around home in the Smoky Mountains, and more times than not, we’d land on a mossy covered rock that sent us for a ride like you wouldn't believe,”
Dolly said.
Dollywood’s Splash Country was recognized in 2009 as the Must-See Waterpark at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo. Although not the first award won by Dolly’s waterpark, this international recognition ranks Dollywood’s Splash Country above other waterparks across the globe, making winning the Must-See Waterpark Award particularly special.
