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Dollywood & attraction tickets

What to book ahead, and where

Dollywood & Attraction Tickets: What You Can Book Ahead

Prices & schedules checked October 18, 2026

Dollywood: buy from Dollywood

When we searched Viator and GetYourGuide on October 18, 2026, neither sold Dollywood admission for Pigeon Forge (the only Dollywood product was a Gray Line day trip from Nashville). So buy park tickets on Dollywood’s own site. We don’t earn anything from that link. In winter, Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas runs November 6, 2026 to January 3, 2027 — see our Winterfest guide.

Bookable on Viator

TicketPrice (as listed Oct 2026)TimeWhere
Anakeesta general admissionFrom $40.094–8 hours; all-day re-entryGatlinburg
Rocky Top Mountain CoasterFrom $18.9910–30 minutesPigeon Forge
Mountaintop Zipline (CLIMB Works)From $123.422 hours155 Branam Hollow Rd, Gatlinburg
MegaZip (WildSide TN)From $87.802 hours1099 Laurel Lick Rd, Pigeon Forge

Our take

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Gatlinburg

Anakeesta — general admission

  • Price From $40.09 on Viator, with discounted rates for kids and seniors (as listed Oct 2026)
  • Includes All-day access with re-entry; the ride up (Crystal Express, or the ADA-accessible Ridge Rambler truck), the 14-bridge TreeTop SkyWalk, AnaVista Tower, adventure playgrounds, gardens and live entertainment
  • Cancellation Free up to 24 hours ahead (Viator listing)
Pigeon Forge

Rocky Top Mountain Coaster

  • Price From $18.99 on Viator (as listed Oct 2026)
  • Ride Per the listing: the longest mountain coaster in East Tennessee, four uplifts, speeds up to 30 mph; lit with thousands of lights after dark
  • Rules Free parking; intoxicated guests can’t ride; not for people with heart problems
  • Cancellation Free up to 24 hours ahead (Viator listing)
2 hours

Mountaintop Zipline (CLIMB Works Smoky Mountains)

  • Price From $123.42 on Viator (as listed Oct 2026)
  • What Six side-by-side dual ziplines, four aerial bridges, one rappel and an ATV ride to the top
  • Check-in 155 Branam Hollow Rd, Gatlinburg — arrive 40 minutes early; closed-toe shoes required
  • Who can’t Not suitable for pregnant guests; see the listing for other restrictions
  • Cancellation Free up to 24 hours ahead (Viator listing)
2 hours

MegaZip (WildSide TN)

  • Price From $87.80 on Viator (as listed Oct 2026)
  • What A 5,771-ft single cable the operator bills as America’s longest zipline; up to 55 mph; four side-by-side lines; about a 1,100-ft drop
  • Check-in BaseCamp, 1099 Laurel Lick Rd, Pigeon Forge — 30 minutes before your time
  • Cancellation Free up to 24 hours ahead (Viator listing)

On GetYourGuide, the Anakeesta, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, Rocky Top coaster, Dolly Parton’s Stampede and Titanic Museum listings redirected to a search page when opened with our partner link on October 18, 2026, so we don’t link them.

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