With another summer on the horizon, Dolly found just the thing for families visiting her theme park: Merlin Award-winning magicians The Fercos Brothers! The talented illusionists headlined Dollywood’s KidsFest with a show featuring exotic cats and a variety of extravagant magic acts. Dolly said,
"'Big Cats & Magic' is the purr-fect show to entertain families at Dollywood’s KidsFest. When the Fercos Brothers make those big cats start disappearing, the fur’s sure to fly as folks think their eyes are playing tricks on them!"
KidsFest is a fun summer tradition at Dollywood.
Dolly’s 30-acre water park, Dollywood's Splash Country’s sixth season welcomes two all-new 70-foot-tall free-fall speed slides, the park’s tallest and fastest. The launch pad for Fire Tower Falls is situated on the Mountain Waves pool deck. Each of the slides’ 280-foot tracks propel riders through the treetops on an exhilarating journey. The high-speed slide requires a 140-foot water-filled lane which catches riders, bringing the fast-action experience to an end with a major splash.
Dollywood enjoyed a marquee year for entertainment in 2006. Excitement surrounded the debut of two new Dollywood shows, "Dollywood's Babes in Toyland" and "Dreamland Drive-In." "Dollywood’s Babes in Toyland" was the most elaborate stage production in Dollywood’s 20-year history. It was a never-before-seen adaptation of the family classic with a Dolly twist, of course. And the ‘50s and ‘60s musical revue, "Dreamland Drive-In," delighted audiences as it showcased the much-loved music of the ‘50s and ‘60s. Dolly said,
"Dollywood’s entertainment holds a special place in my heart, and I’m as excited as I’ve ever been about inviting folks to enjoy 'Dreamland Drive-In' and 'Dollywood’s Babes in Toyland.' It’s a chance for everyone to get lost in the great music and share some special times."
Dolly Parton treated one lucky fan to a "backyard barbeque and bluegrass festival" to coincide with the launch of "Dolly's Dixie Fixin's," her new cookbook to benefit Imagination Library. Dolly's cookbook is sold exclusively through Dollywood and Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show. She said,
“Since I don’t have any plans to tour this year, it would be difficult for me to perform at Dollywood to benefit the Imagination Library. I have been working on this cookbook for a while, so I thought now would be the perfect time to release it and devote all the proceeds to the Dollywood Foundation.”
"Dolly's Dixie Fixin's" features more than 125 recipes, including many from Dolly's personal collection of southern specialties like her popular banana pudding. Many of the recipes were passed down to Dolly from her late mother, Avie Lee Parton, as well as several from her mother-in-law, "Mama (Ginny) Dean." The cookbook also includes recipes from Parton's family entertainment companies, including Dollywood theme park's Noodlin' Ned's Catfish and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show's one-of-a-kind cream of vegetable soup. She even includes recipes for dishes inspired by her favorite restaurants discovered during more than 40 years of touring.
The sweet, irresistible aroma of chocolates, candies, ice cream and taffy now greets guests in Dollywood’s Showstreet area of the theme park. It’s 6,500-sq-ft. of YUM! The brand new Dollywood Sweet Shoppe includes an ice cream parlor, candy shop and taffy kitchen. Guests can visit the new 100-seat Victorian-styled ice cream parlor which featured a variety of Edy’s® Ice Cream.
Selections include hand-dipped ice cream served in fresh-baked waffle cones, milkshakes, Coca-Cola® and Barq’s root beer floats and family-sized "build your own" sundaes. More than 70 toppings are available at the "ultimate topping bar," where everything from sprinkles to syrups allows guests to create one-of-a-kind sundaes. Next-door in the Candy Shop, Dollywood's master candy makers entertain guests as they make fudge, brittle, potato candy, caramel, candied apples and Dollywood’s own special recipe for Smoky Mountain Mud.
