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Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction

Last Updated: Oct 26, 2022 · 1 Comment

Dolly Parton's Stampede is an exciting dinner theater featuring horses, a stampede, delicious food, and plenty of audience participation. This family-friendly show is a great way to spend an evening in Pigeon Forge.

General on a horse at Dolly Parton's Stampede.

I would be lying if I said I didn't like dinner theaters.  What's not to like - you get to eat and be entertained at the same time. Dolly Parton's Stampe is an outstanding production that does not disappoint.  

Let me tell you a little bit about it.  

Pre-Show

About an hour before the show begins, guests gather in the Dixie Belle Saloon which is adjacent to the Dixie Stampede arena. There they can order a tasty (non-alcoholic) beverage and listen to bluegrass and country music performed by highly talented artists.  I found it to be fun to join in when the guys started playing Rocky Top - I mean, you just can help but join in, right?

When it's time for the show to begin, guests make their way to their seats and friendly waitstaff take drink orders (unlimited soda, tea, water, and coffee are included with admission).  

Once the show begins, the delicious four-course meal begins with delicious biscuits and creamy vegetable soup, later followed by a succulent whole rotisserie chicken.

Whole chicken on a plate.

Guests get to dine just like they might have in the early years of our country - with their hands.  (Don't worry, napkins are provided as well as a nice, warm wipe at the end of the meal.)

About Dixie Stampede

Buffalo in an arena.

In addition to talented actors and actresses, the cast includes trained buffaloes, 32 horses, chickens, and pigs who peform in a 35,000 square foot arena.  One of the special effects is a wall of 12.5 million LED lights which create beautiful backdrops of clouds rolling across mountains, the sun setting over the horizon, and an old southern mansion.  A couple of acts descend from the "sky" and are awesome to watch.

An Indian and buffalo performing in an areana.

The show includes friendly competitions between the North and South to settle the age-old rivalry once and for all.

Covered wagons and horses on stage.

Some audience members become a part of the show.  A few children are selected to participate in a chicken race and a couple of grown-ups are selected to represent their "side" (remember, it's North vs. South) in a friendly round of "horseshoe."

Gazebo with Southern belles.

Near the end of the show, guests are served a delicious dessert.  (I would describe it as a cross between a puff pastry and an apple turnover.)

Apple turnover on a plate.

The show concludes with a patriotic salute of red, white, and blue.

People in red, white, and blue on horseback.

If you were to ask me to compare the Dixie Stampede to other dinner theater productions that I have attended, I would tell you that Dolly Parton's Stampede's food was the best and that the show is top-notch.

Location

Dolly Parton's Stampede is located at 3849 Parkway in Pigeon Forge.

Ticket Prices

Showtimes are at 1:00 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:00 pm, and 8:30 pm.

Children under two are free and welcome to eat from their parent's plate. Tickets for children ages 3-9 are $34.99 and adult tickets are $69.99, plus taxes and fees. If you purchase your tickets in advance, be sure to arrive at least 30 minutes before showtime to pick them up.

Find more information including the show schedule and details about the four-course feast (and vegetarian meals and gluten-free options) at the Dolly Parton Stampede website.

I was a guest at Dolly Parton's Stampede and was able to check it out for myself.  All thoughts, opinions, and grammatical errors are my own.

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  1. Clarence Anderson says

    April 24, 2021 at 7:48 pm

    I really love this but I heard that the prestampee show has been cancelled due to pandemic

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