All of the water rides were closed for the season but the roller coasters were running as usual with plenty of folks lined up to ride them.

I passed on the high speed rides but I did take the train around the park. If you like steam locomotives they have a nice one at Dollywood. I went on the Ferris Wheel too.

At night they had a little Christmas parade and the lights were fantastic. They had lights on everything, all the trees, buildings, even the train. It was a magnificent sight. I highly recommend it.

Here are the ducks in the water. Too cold for me.

I enjoyed the drive and experienced a few interesting sights. a donkey farm popped up in the middle of nowhere and that was amusing because at first glance I though how strange all of those horses looked Also saw an orange and white verticle striped house. It was very hard on the eyes, why, why?

I saw a few trains loaded with coal and pondered where they might be headed, coal fired power plants? Probably to supply the increased demand for winter.

Highway 411 was STILL under construction. It seems like it has been years.

When I got to Dollywood it was about 7pm so I arrived just in time to see a short but cute Christmas parade, have some coffee and meet some friends for dinner. The lights were fantastic. I’m going back during the day tomorrow and it should be a blast.