mickyarber wrote :

Well, the first day of family vacation here in Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg TN has been a lot of fun.  The girls got to go to the Ripley's Aquarium, go-cart racing, bumper boat riding, and had plenty of time in the pool at the hotel.  We also went to the Ripley's 5-D moving theater, and the first feature was a Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote short where you "felt the pain" of the Coyote.  It was pretty neat. -end quote

Ripley's Aquarium is always a fun place to visit. I've not tried any of the 5-D theater experiences on the strip there. But I like hitting up the arcades there (in Gatlinburg). You guys should try out one of those huge slides that you ride down the mountainside (not the old kind like in Ober Gatlinburg, the new wooden kind that have been built nearby).

YYeah, we were looking at those. We'll be in Gatlinburg all day Saturday so we may give one of those a shot. Today and tomorrow is all about Dollywood though. Was too chilly today for the water rides, but tomorrow's weather looks a lot better for it.

This could make for a nice Summer Vacation stop: