Thursday, May 20, 2010
Cheri May-20-10
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We got around early this morning for our big day at Dollywood. We left the campground at 8:30am. We went to Mel’s Diner for breakfast and then off to the trolley station. We parked the truck and got on the trolley going to Dollywood.
Dollywood covers 150 acres. The park had more than 2 million visitors each year.
The gates opened at 9:30am. We had our schedule set up for the shows we wanted to see. We browsed a few of the shops around Market Square and then headed for the Back Porch Theater. This is where some of Dolly’s uncles and cousins perform. We enjoyed the show.
We started wandering up Craftsman’s Valley. We watched the glass blower. He made a bowl with a stem on it in about 15 minutes. Of course we had to check out his store, and yes I bought a butterfly window ornament and some jewelry. We stopped by the woodcarver, carriage works, and the leather shop.
Our next show was Sha-Kon-O-Hey. It was the timeless story of the Smoky Mountains and their people. It was a terrific show. Dolly wrote 8 songs that were performed in this show. We even got to sit in a couple of reserved seats down in the second row, center. We were asked if we’d like to sit there. Oh course, you bet, we hopped right on down there!
When the show was done, we headed back up to Craftsman’s Valley. We stopped in the Grist Mill. This mill was built exactly as it would have been in the 1880’s. Roof shingles were split by hand. The door hardware was created on site. The structure’s round logs were hewed by hand. The window panes were made by the park’s glassblowers.
As soon as we walked in the door you could smell the cinnamon bread. We made our way upstairs and bought a loaf. The gal heated it for us and we took it out on the front porch, sat at a table there and pigged out!
The little chapel there had a number of picture quilts hanging up that were just beautiful. Someday I hope to be able to create something like that.
We had to check out the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary. In July 1990 they began construction on a major eagle complex at Dollywood. We saw at least 14 eagles. I’m sure there were more we just didn’t spot. They are such an impressive bird.
We watched the blacksmith at work and checked out the old schoolhouse.
We made our way back down to the Pines Theater to catch the Kingdom Heirs Gospel quartet. The theater was full and they put on neat show.
We exited the theater right by the parade route. Dolly was in the park today and she and Kenny Rogers were driven by in an old car. That was a plus to be there the day she was in the park.
We finished making our way around the other sections of the park. We almost took a trip on the zip line but decided to do that the next time we are here.
We were ready to head out of the park a little after 5pm. We hopped on the trolley and took it back to the trolley station and picked up our truck. We made our way over to the Happy Days Diner for supper and then back home to the 5th wheel.
For pictures of the day see album: DollyWood.
Dollywood covers 150 acres. The park had more than 2 million visitors each year.
The gates opened at 9:30am. We had our schedule set up for the shows we wanted to see. We browsed a few of the shops around Market Square and then headed for the Back Porch Theater. This is where some of Dolly’s uncles and cousins perform. We enjoyed the show.
We started wandering up Craftsman’s Valley. We watched the glass blower. He made a bowl with a stem on it in about 15 minutes. Of course we had to check out his store, and yes I bought a butterfly window ornament and some jewelry. We stopped by the woodcarver, carriage works, and the leather shop.
Our next show was Sha-Kon-O-Hey. It was the timeless story of the Smoky Mountains and their people. It was a terrific show. Dolly wrote 8 songs that were performed in this show. We even got to sit in a couple of reserved seats down in the second row, center. We were asked if we’d like to sit there. Oh course, you bet, we hopped right on down there!
When the show was done, we headed back up to Craftsman’s Valley. We stopped in the Grist Mill. This mill was built exactly as it would have been in the 1880’s. Roof shingles were split by hand. The door hardware was created on site. The structure’s round logs were hewed by hand. The window panes were made by the park’s glassblowers.
As soon as we walked in the door you could smell the cinnamon bread. We made our way upstairs and bought a loaf. The gal heated it for us and we took it out on the front porch, sat at a table there and pigged out!
The little chapel there had a number of picture quilts hanging up that were just beautiful. Someday I hope to be able to create something like that.
We had to check out the Eagle Mountain Sanctuary. In July 1990 they began construction on a major eagle complex at Dollywood. We saw at least 14 eagles. I’m sure there were more we just didn’t spot. They are such an impressive bird.
We watched the blacksmith at work and checked out the old schoolhouse.
We made our way back down to the Pines Theater to catch the Kingdom Heirs Gospel quartet. The theater was full and they put on neat show.
We exited the theater right by the parade route. Dolly was in the park today and she and Kenny Rogers were driven by in an old car. That was a plus to be there the day she was in the park.
We finished making our way around the other sections of the park. We almost took a trip on the zip line but decided to do that the next time we are here.
We were ready to head out of the park a little after 5pm. We hopped on the trolley and took it back to the trolley station and picked up our truck. We made our way over to the Happy Days Diner for supper and then back home to the 5th wheel.
For pictures of the day see album: DollyWood.
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