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- Apr 2, 2006
We woke up this morning to the sound of torrential rain but luckily by the time we went out at 8:30 it had stopped. As we knew we were going to be getting a big meal at the show tonight the plan for today was to have breakfast at Golden Corral and skip lunch. Once again we went into Pigeon Forge and into the Golden Corral, which was still pretty quiet even though it was getting on for 9:00. Dad started off with some fruit while I went for grilled sausage, smoked sausage, grilled ham steak and cremated bacon (just the way I like it) then Dad had a couple of slices of French Toast and a couple of pancakes to finish off.
From Golden Corral we made our way round to Dollywood where initially there were a few parking attendants to show us where to go and then suddenly we were left to our own devices. We managed to find a spot and then got the tram to the gates, by which time it was pouring with rain again. We bought our admission tickets, went into the park and then dived into the gift shop in the hope that by the time we came out the rain would have stopped.
The rain had eased off by the time we came out and we went just across the way to the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. By the time we came out of there the rain had stopped completely and we strolled round to the Chasing Rainbows Museum, which tells the story of Dolly Partons life and holds many old costumes of hers along with awards and various other items of hers. Taking photographs inside wasnt allowed but heres a few I took as we wandered round the park.
From the museum we walked round to the Celebrity theatre where, although it was only 11:00, the queue was already building for the 11:30 performance of Sha-kon-o-hey! - a show all about the history of the people of the Smoky Mountains told through a mixture of songs, acting and acrobatics. It was okay but its no Festival of the Lion King. Im not sure if its the way they do their schedules or if they were running late but although the show was listed as 11:30 the doors didnt actually open until 11:35, with the performance starting around 11:45.
After the show we sat and had a drink before looking at the recreation of Dollys childhood home.
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From Golden Corral we made our way round to Dollywood where initially there were a few parking attendants to show us where to go and then suddenly we were left to our own devices. We managed to find a spot and then got the tram to the gates, by which time it was pouring with rain again. We bought our admission tickets, went into the park and then dived into the gift shop in the hope that by the time we came out the rain would have stopped.
The rain had eased off by the time we came out and we went just across the way to the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame. By the time we came out of there the rain had stopped completely and we strolled round to the Chasing Rainbows Museum, which tells the story of Dolly Partons life and holds many old costumes of hers along with awards and various other items of hers. Taking photographs inside wasnt allowed but heres a few I took as we wandered round the park.
From the museum we walked round to the Celebrity theatre where, although it was only 11:00, the queue was already building for the 11:30 performance of Sha-kon-o-hey! - a show all about the history of the people of the Smoky Mountains told through a mixture of songs, acting and acrobatics. It was okay but its no Festival of the Lion King. Im not sure if its the way they do their schedules or if they were running late but although the show was listed as 11:30 the doors didnt actually open until 11:35, with the performance starting around 11:45.
After the show we sat and had a drink before looking at the recreation of Dollys childhood home.
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.(other posters will probably be wondering what on earth i am on about 
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,drinks were in big jam jars.It was a great evening though 
,keep up the Disney references now won't you.x.
Sorry, they all dried up.
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