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DOLLYWOOD PARKS & RESORTS NOMINATED FOR NINE USA TODAY 10BEST AWARDS

Dollywood fans encouraged to vote early and often!

Dollywood Parks & Resorts are well represented in the list of the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards, having been nominated for nine awards across all properties.

A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa and Dollywood’s HeartSong Resort & Lodge also made the list of award nominations.  Voting for the awards opened today, March 24, at noon and ends on Monday, April 21 at 11:59 a.m.

Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned much praise during the last several years from USA Today readers in 10Best voting, with nominations typically landing near the top of the list.

The nominations for this season’s awards are:

  • Best Theme Park – Dollywood
  • Best Roller Coaster – Lightning Rod at Dollywood
  • Best Theme Park Entertainment – Gazillion Bubble Show (part of Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration)
  • Best Theme Park Restaurant – Aunt Granny’s Restaurant
  • Best Outdoor Water Park – Dollywood’s Splash Country 
  • Best Lazy River – Downbound Float Trip at Dollywood’s Splash Country 
  • Best Water Coaster – RiverRush at Dollywood’s Splash Country 
  • Best Water Slide – Raging River Rapids at Dollywood’s Splash Country 
  • Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa 
  • Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort 

Anyone is eligible to vote and may do so once per day per device. Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel which includes a combination of editors from USA Today, 10Best.com, relevant expert contributors and more. 

DOLLYWOOD PARKS & RESORTS EARNS SIX NOMINATIONS IN NEWSWEEK READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

Just days after nine nominations in the USA Today 10Best awards, Dollywood Parks & Resorts has six nominations across four award categories in Newsweek’s Readers' Choice awards.  

According to Newsweek, nominees are editorially driven with submissions by experts in various fields. Voting for the awards opened today, March 27, at noon and ends on Thursday, April 24 at 11:59 a.m.

The nominations for the Newsweek awards are:

  • Best Overall Theme Park - Dollywood
  • Best Theme Park Live Show - From the Heart
  • Best Theme Park Restaurant - Aunt Granny’s Restaurant, Granny Ogle’s Ham ‘n’ Beans, and Miss Lillian’s Mill House
  • Best Outdoor Water Park - Dollywood’s Splash Country

Anyone is eligible to vote and may do so once per day per device.

Dollywood Parks & Resorts already has earned several honors thus far in 2025, including placements on Forbes’ List of America’s Best Midsize Employers, Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, and USA Today’s Top Workplaces USA.

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