Dollywood crowned ‘favorite theme park’ again in 2024

Dollywood earned nan title of “favorite taxable park” successful nan state for nan 3rd consecutive twelvemonth successful 2024.

That’s according to nan National Amusement Park Historical Association’s (NAPHA) precocious released yearly NAPHA Amusement Park Attractions Survey of its members.

Dollywood’s first-place ranking for “favorite taxable park” – 1 of a fistful of categories that nan study looks astatine – for 2024 marked Dollywood’s latest lawsuit of receiving nan title, aft notching it pinch nan NAPHA’s members successful 2022 and 2023.

The park, successful Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is besides tied for first successful that class pinch 2 different taxable parks successful 2021, per nan NAPHA.

Dollywood has complete 50 rides and attractions. More than 2 cardinal group sojourn Dolly Parton’s parkland each year, according to nan park’s website.

No. 2 for “favorite taxable park” went to Disneyland, nan Walt Disney Co.-operated parkland successful Anaheim, California.

In nan survey, Dollywood was also dubbed nan 2nd “most beautiful park” down Busch Gardens Williamsburg, according to nan NAPHA.

When it came to accepted amusement parks, Knoebels Amusement Resort successful Elysburg, Pennsylvania emerged arsenic NAPHA members’ favourite for that category.

Knoebels Amusement Resort’s Phoenix roller coaster was besides named nan “favorite wood roller coaster” for 2024 for nan 14th twelvemonth successful a row, nan NAPHA said.

Other categories included successful nan NAPHA study included “favorite alloy roller coaster” and “best caller attraction,” which Cedar Point’s Millennium Force and Six Flags Great Escape’s The Bobcat, respectively earned.

The NAPHA’s members person complete 130 different parks nether their belts connected average, it said.