Kennywood, Idlewild and Sandcastle are being sold to a new company. Madrid-based Parques Reunidos has agreed to sell the parks to Herschend, the same company that owns award-winning destinations ...

Kennywood, Idlewild Park & SoakZone and Sandcastle Water Park are among six Pennsylvania theme parks and entertainment properties being sold to Herschend, a family-owned themed attractions company ...

Dollywood continues its winning streak in 2025, with Dolly Parton’s theme park receiving numerous awards and accolades, including beating Disneyland as the country's favorite theme park.

Of the around $5 million budgeted for Dollywood's pre-opening renovations, $2.3 million went to building the Smoky Mountain River Rampage, according to a May 1986 News Sentinel article.

The Dollywood Express is the oldest ride at Dollywood. It dates back to the first park on the property, Rebel Railroad, which opened in 1961. Ahead of its opening, several locomotives were ...

WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania – The parent company of Dollywood, which is often ranked as the country’s top amusement park, has purchased Pittsburgh’s historic Kennywood Park. The sale also ...

Visitors watch the train on May 2, 1989, at Dollywood. The Dollywood Express is the oldest ride at Dollywood. It dates back to the first park on the property, Rebel Railroad, which opened in 1961.

Dollywood owner Herschend has signed an agreement to buy Palace Entertainment’s U.S. properties from to create what’s being billed as the world’s largest family-held themed attractions company.