Trip to Dollywood

A trip to Pigeon Forge isn't complete without a trip to Dollywood.   We decided to go in the afternoon on Friday and then go all day on Saturday.    We filled our days with driving cars, carousals, kiddie rides, bumper cars, a steam engine

 

train ride, Ferris wheels, and water rides.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following pictures include a funny story...well for the most part.   On Friday afternoon, all four of us went on the Smoky Mountain River Rampage.   We all got wet, but Dave got soaked.  Alex and Aubrey loved it and it was the only ride that they wanted to do again on Saturday.  So I stepped up to the challenge and got in line with Alex and Aubrey to ride it again.  Dave decided to sit this one out.   We got in line and realized it was going to be a long wait. It was by far our longest line at the park and took somewhere between 45 minutes to 1 hour.  Fortunately, Alex and Aubrey did great while we waited....well as great as can be expected.   
After patiently standing in line, we finally got on the ride.  It was Alex, Aubrey, and I in a "raft" along with a mother and her teenage daughter.   We were set to ride away.   The first hill was great and seemed to go well.  As we hit the second hill, it seemed to go well, but it didn't seem to have the splash that I remembered from the previous day.   Then things started to slow down.  We almost got stuck in the next section of "rapids".  As we were about to round the next corner, we realized that we weren't moving anymore.  We just kind of went back and forth.  Of course, this happened to be at the point where people could put in quarters to squirt the riders with water as they went by.  There were a few people doing it.  Alex and Aubrey laughed so loud because the people weren't getting them wet, they were getting me and the other two ladies on the raft.  It was hilarious to see Alex and Aubrey laugh so hard.  Of course, Dave could see us so he got a few pictures.   We did have to get off the ride right there.  A ride attendant held our raft the side as we walked off the ride and went out a side/secret gate.
   

 

 I am just glad that we got to do some of the ride after waiting in line for so long. 
Alex and Aubrey will sure have a story to tell.