Comments on: Before Dollywood There Was…?

By: Earl

Earl — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:00:50 +0000

Maggie Valley, Ghost Town in the Sky. Nothing like riding a traveling carnival roller coaster permanently installed on the side of a mountain. Literally it was a cliff.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:15:15 +0000

“Steal Your Dollar Holler”
…So funny! I won’t forget that one!
Thanks Missybw!

By: Elissa

Elissa — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:14:14 +0000

I am just wondering how long it has been since you cleaned your office. Your post reminded me of the Tweetsie Railroad. Amazingly it is still operating under the same name with the same kind of attractions it offered 51 years ago.

By: Look Who's Talking: We Heart Your Comments - Knoxify

Look Who's Talking: We Heart Your Comments - Knoxify — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:05:09 +0000

[…] Before Dollywood There Was…? “Holy moley. I vaguely remember Silver Dollar City. Think I may still have a few ginormous, plastic mugs with the logo on the side. Goldrush Junction, way before my time.” - Jody Collins […]

By: Jody Collins

Jody Collins — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:56:59 +0000

Holy moley. I vaguely remember Silver Dollar City. Think I may still have a few ginormous, plastic mugs with the logo on the side. Goldrush Junction, way before my time.

By: Missybw

Missybw — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:54:29 +0000

Lurking… that’s me… always there, just being quiet sometimes. Had construction going on in the house all last week, so that tied up a bunch of time.

By: CP

CP — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:35:40 +0000

@Missybw: Where have you been Missy? Haven’t seen you around these parts lately.

By: Missybw

Missybw — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:19:14 +0000

I too remember Goldrush Junction, my Nana took me there a few times. I remember that Six Flags was much better and my best friend Terry threw up in the car on the way home from our first visit. Yeah, TMI.

And as for CP’s questions about Silver Dollar City. Silver Dollar City/Dollywood in Pigeon Forge is the sister park to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. The owners of both are Herschend Family Entertainment Corp. And, yes, they still do own a percentage of Dollywood. Dolly does not own the entire thing. HFEC also own about 20 other amusement attractions around the country. And yes, I’m sure this is way more than you ever wanted to know. However, Wiki has a very detailed article on this if you want to know more. The only reason I’m this well-informed is because at least one member of my family has worked there for the last 20 years. Including me, back in 1984, when I ran the Bumper Car ride in the County Fair area. Back then the employees all called the place “Steal Your Dollar Holler” and no truer name has ever been coined, right?

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:45:02 +0000

I’m one of those oldish Knox natives who remembers Goldrush Junction. Mostly I remember the music from the commercial (“Gooooooldrush Junc-TION!”)

By: CP

CP — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:11:06 +0000

I remember going to Silver Dollar City as a kid. That place was sparse compared to Dollywood today.

On a side note, I did get a chance to visit Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO a couple of years ago. Did they used to be a chain of theme parks like Six Flags?