Dollywood continued its impressive run of Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Award wins, earning five world’s best awards along with a sixth award which bestowed “legend” status on the park’s unmatched Smoky Mountain Christmas festival.
The Golden Ticket Awards, the theme park industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony, took place Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Kennywood amusement park just outside of Pittsburgh. Dollywood received finalist placement in eight total categories and won more Golden Ticket awards than any other park in the world.
“I’m so proud of what our folks at Dollywood do to make sure our guests have the best time when they are visiting us,” Dolly said. “With all of the awards we’ve won the last few years, I think we’re going to have to get a larger trophy case,” she added with a laugh. “Awards are nice to receive, but we don’t do what we do to win awards. We want to be the place where families want to return time and time again to make new memories they will always treasure.”