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Dollywood

Water & Amusement Parks

Enjoy thrilling roller coasters, wild water excursions and shows galore at this family-friendly theme park in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

Dollywood

We created a smart wearable to track kid’s

LAUGHTER + EXCITEMENT

SELECT AN AGE RANGE to explore the laugh tracker results:

All Kids
at Dollywood experienced:
Laughter 4 - Excitement 5

tons of
laughter

max
excitement

Laughs by location
Maps
Kids 2-4
at Dollywood experienced:
Laughter 4 - Excitement 4

tons of
laughter

tons of
excitement

Laughs by location
Dollywood map
Kids 5-7
at Dollywood experienced:
Laughter 4 - Excitement 4

tons of
laughter

tons of
excitement

Laughs by location
Dollywood map
Kids 8-10
at Dollywood experienced:
Laughter 3 - Excitement 5

lots of
laughter

max
excitement

Laughs by location
Dollywood map
Kids 11+
at Dollywood experienced:
Laughter 2 - Excitement 5

a little
laughter

max
excitement

Laughs by location
Dollywood map
What the kids are saying:

MY FAVORITE THING IS THE BUMPER CARS BECAUSE IT TEACHES YOU HOW TO DRIVE.

Tad
age 8

THEY HAVE A CHICKEN LADY BUT NOT A CHICKEN BOY.

Chris
age 6

WE DID THE DROP RIDE AND IT FELLED ME REALLY HARD.

Tina
age 4

I RODE BLAZING FURY 15 BILLION TIMES.

Hayden
age 11

I SAT IN AN ACORN AND RODE A FROG.

Vivian
age 10

I LIKE IT WHEN YOU GO LOOPTY LOOPTY!

Valerie
age 4

THE ROLLER COASTERS GO INFINITY FAST.

Amy
age 8

MY FAVORITE THING WAS EATING A GIANT PIE.

Yvonne
age 13

I LIKE THE TENNESSEE TORNADO WHERE IT GOES UP AND AROUND AND AROUND IN CIRCLES.

Cadence
age 12

I LIKED WILDWOOD GROVE AND SPINNING IN THE ACORNS.

Sophia
age 5

I LOVE DOLLYWOOD AND I WANT ANYONE WHO HASN'T COME BEFORE TO COME.

Madeline
age 10

MY DAY WAS AMAZING. I WENT ON PRETTY MUCH ALL THE RIDES. IT WAS AWESOME.

Carter
age 6

I LOVE THE CINNAMON BREAD. I GIVE IT AN A+.

Sarah
age 12

I LIKE HOW THE DRAGONFLIER IS FAST BUT NOT TOO FAST.

Oscar
age 8

THERE'S SO MANY RIDES YOU CAN GO ON. MOST OF THEM ARE 35 MILLION FEET IN THE AIR. IT'S FUN.

Gloria
age 9

WE WENT ON LIGHTNING ROD AND SAT IN FRONT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE.

Liam
age 11
Dear Dolly
We asked real kids how they’d make Dollywood even more fun. Here’s what they said.
924,741
Avg. Laughs
Per Day
71
Avg. Laughs
Per Hour Per Kid
Laughter and Excitement by Ride

For all age ranges

Black Bear Trail
Laughter 5

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Busy Bee
Laughter 5

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Concessions
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Dollywood Express
Laughter 3

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Fire Chaser Express
Laughter 3

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Lightning Rod
Laughter 5

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Lucky Ducky
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 3

Excitement

Mystery Mine
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Pine Theater
Laughter 5

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Rockin Roadway
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 3

Excitement

Shooting Star
Laughter 2

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Tennessee Tornado
Laughter 3

Laughter

Excitement 3

Excitement

Thunderhead
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Treetop Tower
Laughter 3

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Smoky Mountain River Rampage
Laughter 4

Laughter

Excitement 4

Excitement

Wild Eagle
Laughter 3

Laughter

Excitement 5

Excitement

Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

Laughter can be bought with candy
I wanna do that again was said 1,639,298 times.
Give or take.
Hidden hollow = hidden oasis.
You'll see what we mean.
Turns out acorns aren't just for squirrels.
Here they double as giggle factories.
When in doubt carnival games.
Trust us.
Jury's still our on what's funnier: water rides or resulting in wet pants.
Dollywood

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