DOLLYWOOD PARKS & RESORTS NOMINATED FOR TEN USA TODAY 10BEST AWARDS - Dollywood fans encouraged to vote early and often

 Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned 11 nominations across ten categories in the latest USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. All Dollywood properties are represented through the nominations. 

 

A panel of experts and USA Today 10Best editors selected Dollywood and Dollywood’s Splash Country to receive multiple nominations, while Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa and Dollywood’s HeartSong Resort & Lodge also made the list of award nominations.  Voting for the awards, which opened today, ends on Monday, April 20 at 11:59 a.m. Voting links can be found at Dollywood.com/Vote.

 

Dollywood Parks & Resorts has earned much praise during the last several years from USA Today readers in 10Best voting. The nominations for this season’s awards are:

 

• Best Theme Park – Dollywood
• Best Roller Coaster – Lightning Rod at Dollywood
• Best Theme Park Entertainment – Gazillion Bubble Show (part of Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration)
• Best Theme Park Restaurant – Aunt Granny’s Restaurant
• Best Outdoor Water Park – Dollywood’s Splash Country
• Best Lazy River – Downbound Float Trip at Dollywood’s Splash Country
• Best Water Coaster – RiverRush at Dollywood’s Splash Country
• Best Water Slide – Raging River Rapids at Dollywood’s Splash Country
• Best Wave Pool – Mountain Waves at Dollywood’s Splash Country
• Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort and Spa
• Best Theme Park Hotel – Dollywood’s HeartSong Lodge & Resort

 

Anyone is eligible to vote and may do so once per day per device. Nominees for all categories are chosen by a panel which includes a combination of editors from USA Today, 10Best.com, relevant expert contributors and more.

 

For more information about Dollywood’s 2026 season, please visit Dollywood.com or download the Dollywood app.

 

Source: Dollywood