The drive will be about 8 hours, but it'll be worth it, I'm sure.

massreality wrote :

thecrow174 wrote :


I've been informed that this summer, the whole family and I are going to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, home of Dollywood. I don't know if I'll get to see Dollywood or Dolly Parton herself, but it would be a great chance to see the mountains. I've never actually seen them up close and personal before. -end quote

I hear Dollywood is fantastic. I haven't been there, but I have spent a lot of time in Pigeon Forge over the years. Heck, I even got married there a lifetime ago. Its a great place, you'll enjoy it especially if you've never been to the mountains before. -end quote

I've been there more times than I can count in my lifetime. We had our honeymoon there. Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg and Orlando have kind of become second homes to me. Dollywood is great, and I definitely recommend heading there at least one time. Get there earlier though, because the parking lot is long and narrow and winds around a hillside. If you can hitch a ride on the tram to the entrance, that'll help. Last time we were there we had to walk forever to and from our car because of our 3 kid stroller.

Make sure to ride Thunderhead (great woody coaster), and hit up the 50's style diner toward the first leg of the park.

I also recommend the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg, and fudge from Aunt Mahalia's. There are two or three Aunt Mahalia's on the main drag there in Gatlinburg.

I went to Dollywood/Pideon Forge area earlier this year. It was during that time they had the parade where Dolly herself was in the floats. It was pretty nice. I went to the Smoky mountains and took plenty of pics. Within Dollywood they had plenty of rides and things to see. I also saw the Dixie Stampede while I was there. Great show! I definitely recommend it. Went to the Titanic museum too. Only downside is that they won't let you take pictures. Might have something to do with preservation of the artifacts.

Thanks for the input, guys.

Is RetroJunk loading, but the forums and pretty much everything else inaccessible?

Linux_Sage wrote :
I also saw the Dixie Stampede while I was there. Great show! I definitely recommend it.
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Ah yes. Dixie Stampede. I've been asked to be "in the show" at least twice there. Once we had to compete "riding horses"...and by horses they meant the broom handle kind, and with a partner. The next time was competing in the toilet lid toss. I lost.

vkimo wrote :

Is RetroJunk loading, but the forums and pretty much everything else inaccessible? -end quote

If it wasn't loading before, it seems to be now.

Vaporman87 wrote :

vkimo wrote :


Is RetroJunk loading, but the forums and pretty much everything else inaccessible? -end quote

If it wasn't loading before, it seems to be now.
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It hasn't been loading for me all day. The one time I was able to access the site, it said I was logged out so I had to log in again. I hope that no hackers or viruses have made their way to the site to get info on the users.

vkimo wrote :

Is RetroJunk loading, but the forums and pretty much everything else inaccessible? -end quote

I was just there. Everything worked for me, including the forums.

It's working like a charm for me.

I had to update my bookmark of the RJ forum yesterday.  The url changed slightly, and now I can't be sneaky and not show up on the Users Online.