Yearly Expansions

Dollywood's Splash Country officially opened in May 2001, representing a $20 million investment by The Dollywood Company. The park has continued to expand, adding several new attractions for guests to enjoy.

2008:  A rush of white water fun brought the new $1 million SwiftWater Run.  The exciting tubing bowl ride offers double- or single-passenger tubes that take passengers through a 54-inch diameter tunnel that propels them into a large bowl feature. After multiple revolutions, passengers then encounter a corkscrew before navigating a downward chute that plunges into the landing pool.

2007: Relaxation and tranquility combined with adventure for The Cascades™, a new $2.8 million 8,000-sq.-ft. leisure pool.  A rock grotto with intertwined slides, a geyser with 20-foot sprays, a 24,000-sq.-ft. tiered deck space and eight new Waterside Retreats were added to the water park’s landscape as part of the new addition.

2006: Fire Tower Falls™, the tallest and fastest slides in the park’s history, invite guests to enjoy a 280-foot journey through the treetops. The twin free-fall speed slides rise 70 feet high and promise major adventure. For the ultimate in relaxation, four new Riverside Retreats offered a respite from the summer sun. At the new Waterin’ Hole drink station, Coca-Cola soft drinks blended with tasty syrups to offer outrageous thirst quenchers.

2005: A four-alarm soaking awaits guests at the new Bear Mountain Fire Tower,™ a $2 million multi-level interactive water attraction featuring hand cannons, ladders, seven slides and a 1,000-gallon surprise soaking for everyone. The new addition expands Dollywood's Splash Country to 30 acres.

2004: Dollywood's Splash Country guests took the plunge—the Big Bear Plunge,™ a 548-foot long white water rafting family adventure ride which anchors Big Bear Ridge, an area reminiscent of the Smoky Mountain's turn-of-the-century logging industry.

2003: A $1.5 million, two-acre expansion called Raintree Hollow opened featuring Soaker Springs, a large interactive water attraction for children and Mountain Twist, a multi-slide complex.

2002: Dollywood's Splash Country become one of first parks in the country to utilize state-of-the-art SafeTzone™ child locating technology.

2001: Dolly's Splash Country, a $20 million water adventure park, opened on May 19. Situated on 25 acres near Dollywood on Middle Creek Road in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Dolly's Splash Country features a 25,000-square-foot wave pool, a family raft ride, a lazy river, an interactive children's area, multi-person tube rides, two “extreme” body slides, shaded lounge areas and a restaurant.