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we here at the smokies love a good
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we love piecing together evidence and
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trying to figure out the big twist of a
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whodunit movie before it's revealed
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perhaps that's why we're always dreaming
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about what might be next for dolly
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parton's pigeon forge empire we thought
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it might be fun to share some of these
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but before we begin we want to make one
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none of these rumors are confirmed by
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the dollywood company or its employees
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in fact during our latest trip to
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dollywood we tried to confirm some of
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these rumors with park employees but
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most hosts didn't seem to know more than
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we did about what dollywood might have
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so for the time being the following are
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in fact simply rumors and fan favorite
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with that out of the way let's dive in
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a major expansion for wildwood grove
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in 2018 coaster force interviewed pete
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owens vice president of marketing and
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public relations at dollywood
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at the time owens referred to the
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opening as phase one and mentioned that
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phase two would total about 13 acres
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for reference wildwood grove's current
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footprint is only about six acres
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this means that possible expansions to
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this area could more than double
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wildwood grove's current footprint
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rumor number two a new dark ride at
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one of the hottest rumors regarding a
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possible wildwood grove expansion
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includes the addition of a new dark ride
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this theory comes from numerous
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dollywood fans who claim to have
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received a park survey in 2019.
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screenshots that appear to be from that
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survey have been shared in multiple
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places on the internet
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rumor number three a new roller coaster
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an attendee from the closed to the
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general public virtual no coaster con
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this year held by american coaster
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enthusiasts reported on twitter that a
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new ride at dollywood is coming from a
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manufacturer they haven't worked with
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while that new ride might also be
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referenced to the wildwood grove
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some speculate it might also mean that
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another coaster might be in the works
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if there is a second ride coming a
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logical location for that coaster would
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be either in the massive spot held by
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the old mountain slide winder or in the
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new wildwood grove expansion
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rumor number four dollywood switching to
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a year-round schedule
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this comes from a recent tweet that
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caught our eye on twitter
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the tweet says quote a new dollywood
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survey was emailed to me about leisure
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attractions including questions about a
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festival between christmas and spring
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i wonder if this means that they will be
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open year round starting as soon as 2023
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what makes this theory unlikely is that
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dollywood is a seasonal park
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their regular season runs from march to
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december they're typically closed from
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january through the second week of march
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breaking that tradition would
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fundamentally change not only park
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operations but the face of tourism and
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the smokies all together several
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attractions follow dollywood's suit and
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close altogether during the off-season
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other attractions switch to a
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weekend-only schedule
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but even if the park was considering
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such a feat we doubt it would happen
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what do you think of our predictions
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would you love to see dollywood be open
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