Dollywood - Part III from the Skiing Bear Album
Grandma and Granddad used to always buy season tickets to Dollywood so that they could take their grandkids there as often as they pleased. Much fun ensued:
- Their was an old-timey looking train that you could ride throughout Dollywood which I only recall ever taking once. During that one time, the trained was stopped half-way along its journey in front of an old broken stagecoach and the Dollywood people held a little audience participation play. They chose Granddad as one of the players–the damsel in distress to be precise. Other characters include the evil bandit (played by a very non-evil looking lady) and the cowboy hero (played by a small boy who generally didn’t seem to know what was going on) who can be seen fighting over Granddad here.
- Of course, I liked to go to Dollywood to ride the rides. Looking back, I suppose they were all just kiddy rides, but I still enjoyed them immensely. Granddad rode with me on all of them except the Ferris Wheel which was for me and Grandma to ride together.
- What a happy picture! Granddad and I were clearly dominating a game of bumber cars and having a great deal of fun in the process in this picture.
- Another happy picture! My favorite ride, for reasons unknown to me today, was always the big spinny ride whose name currently escapes me.
Next time: The Knoxville Zoo and Zoo Camp