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USA Today
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Dollywood's Splash Country's 25th season has water rides, dance parties and new food
Dollywood's Splash Country's 25th season has water rides, dance parties and new food Show Caption Hide Caption Dollywood Splash Country holds annual Water Safety Day 2022 Hundreds of children return to Dollywood Splash Country for its annual Water Safety Day, part of a global "World's Largest Swim Lesson," on June 23, 2022. Calvin Mattheis, Knoxville News Sentinel Dollywood's Splash Country water park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, opens for its 25th season on May 10. The park features 16 rides, a wave pool, lazy river, and live music performances. New food items include chicken street corn nachos, chicken Alfredo pizza, and garlic parmesan chicken tenders. Tickets start at $54.95 for one-day admission, with presale options and meal deals available. Summer is almost here, and Dollywood's Splash Country is ready to help you cool off. The award-winning Pigeon Forge water park opens May 10 for its 25th anniversary season. 'When I think about 25 years at Dollywood's Splash Country, that's a lot of folks that have visited. Hundreds of thousands of families that have come out here and spent a day in their summer creating memories. It's not just a water park sometimes; it's a tradition,' Director of Operations Jordan Leach said during a media preview. For the 2025 season, live music bashes return, and a few new food items will be on the menu. Here's what else you can expect this year at Splash Country. When does Splash Country open? The water park's 25th season kicks off May 10-11 for weekend operation. Daily operation begins May 17 and continues through Aug. 9. And then weekend operation returns through Sept. 21, the final day of the water park's season. How many rides are at Dollywood's Splash Country? Splash Country has 16 rides plus other attractions across its 35 acres, and embraces the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains. Thrill seekers can enjoy RiverRush, Tennessee's first water coaster, Fire Tower Falls and Mountain Twist. For a more calming water getaway, you can drift down the award-winning Downbound Float Trip lazy river or splash in the water at the Mountain Waves wave pool. The popular Splash Bash Music Series turns the water park into a pool dance party. A rotation of artists perform at the wave pool stage. A full list of artists and dates will be posted at If you just want to kick back and lie out in the sun (or shade), Splash Country has a variety of canopies and waterside retreats for rent. The Family Reunion Retreat accommodates large groups of more than 12 people. New food at Splash Country for its 25th season Splash Country's culinary team has 'created a wave of tasty treats' for the 25th season, according to Dollywood. New food items include: Chicken street corn nachos at the Watering Hole and Big River Pavilion Chicken Alfredo pizza at Campsite Grill Garlic parmesan chicken tenders at Oakley Bros Food Wagon Additional summertime meals and treats can be found at Dogs N Taters, Ned's Bear Paws and Mountain Waves Creamery. How much are tickets for Splash Country? Splash Country tickets start at $54.95 for one-day admission. An opening presale for $44.95 is available through May 11. A meal and drink can be included in the ticket price for an additional $5, and a meal, drink and snack can be included for an additional $10. Multiday passes and Dollywood/Splash Country combo deals are available, too. Tickets can be purchased at Devarrick Turner is a trending news reporter. Email On X, formerly known as Twitter @dturner1208.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Insane': Bryson's bizarre balcony move
If good vibes counted for much it should be Bryson DeChambeau topping the leaderboard in Adelaide. The reigning US Open champ has been a beaming beacon of enthusiasm since touching down for the third LIV event in Australia, feeling the love and dishing it out with effusive praise for everything Aussie. Having first played in Australia as an amateur in 2015, finishing second as 'old fart' Peter Senior 'beat my butt' at what turned out to be the final Australian Masters, DeChambeau and his big-bombing ways have struck a chord with local fans. He did driving range 'shoeys' in 2024, even handing over his socks to a few lads, just because they asked. But his comfort levels in Australia went to new levels on Saturday when he left the course and found his way into a house overlooking the 13th hole at Grange Golf Club, and onto a balcony, needing the extra height to get a yardage after his tee shot went so far right he thought it would be gone. Bryson DeChambeau just used the balcony of a neighbouring house to get a yardage after a bad drive. It's never boring! 😂 — Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) February 15, 2025 He said a few hellos, pointed his rangefinder at the pin and hastily made an exit back to his ball on the ground, nearly making what would have been a miraculous par, much to the amusement of his playing partner Abraham Ancer, who finished with a share of the lead. 'I was in the middle of the fairway, and he blocked it right, and off the tee you can't really see where that would land because there's some trees,' he said. 'Myself and DJ (Dustin Johnson) were in disbelief like where did he find that ball. He ended up hitting it in the middle of the fairway from the bush, and I think he almost made par, which would have been insane. 'Then I see him in the house on the balcony. I had no idea what was going on.' DeChambeau's venture off course came after another engaging effort at the par three 12th, the 'Watering Hole' where he got fans 'riled up', embracing what he called the best LIV event of every year. 'I love getting them riled up. It's fun. The Australians, they're a fun bunch,' he said. 'Anytime I can get them excited, it's a thrill. Just everywhere I looked, everybody was screaming at the top of their lungs, and it was fun to showcase a little emotion on the 12th hole because that's what that hole is meant to be. ' 'It's a joy coming back here with the fans and the people and the atmosphere. This is what LIV Golf is about. This is what we all thought it was going to be every single week, and it's going to get there. We're going to work to continue to make that happen. 'But this is what we want every single week. So it's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun playing out here.'
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
LIV's Patrick Reed aces 'Watering Hole' and Aussie fans shower course with beer
ADELAIDE, Australia — Patrick Reed picked a good time and place to hit a hole-in-one during the first round of the LIV Golf's Adelaide tournament at The Grange. Reed's ace at the par-3 12th — the so-called 'Watering Hole' — came just 15 minutes into Friday's opening round of the three-round, shotgun-start tournament. The 34-year-old Reed's ace was just the sixth tee shot at the hole Friday. @PReedGolf ACE ON THE WATERING HOLE!Watch LIVE now on the @foxsports App #LIVGolfAdelaide @4AcesGC_ — LIV Golf (@livgolf_league) February 14, 2025 Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, was immediately showered with drinks thrown by massive crowds lining the hole. Up to 100,000 spectators were expected for the Adelaide tournament in one of the most well-attended events on the LIV Tour. Reed's ace was just the second at the hole in LIV Golf's four years of staging a tournament in Adelaide, following Chase Koepka's hole-in-one on the 12th in 2023. The hole-in-one was one of the few highlights for Reed on Friday. He shot a 1-over 73 with two birdies and five bogeys to add to his ace and was seven shots behind first-round leader Sam Horsfield, an Englishman who shot a bogey-free 66. 'Besides that one hole, it was ugly,' Reed said. 'The crazy thing was the adrenalin afterwards. I was shaking going back to the tee and just couldn't kind of calm down and settle into the round after that point.'
NBC Sports
14-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
LIV's Patrick Reed aces 'Watering Hole' and Aussie fans shower course with beer
Johnson Wagner and Cara Banks reacts to Rory McIlroy's comments on the influence of LIV Golf and how the Tour needs to "get over" how we got here in order to unify the game of golf once again. ADELAIDE, Australia — Patrick Reed picked a good time and place to hit a hole-in-one during the first round of the LIV Golf's Adelaide tournament at The Grange. Reed's ace at the par-3 12th — the so-called 'Watering Hole' — came just 15 minutes into Friday's opening round of the three-round, shotgun-start tournament. The 34-year-old Reed's ace was just the sixth tee shot at the hole Friday. 🚨 @PReedGolf ACE ON THE WATERING HOLE! Watch LIVE now on the @foxsports App 📺#LIVGolfAdelaide @4AcesGC_ Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, was immediately showered with drinks thrown by massive crowds lining the hole. Up to 100,000 spectators were expected for the Adelaide tournament in one of the most well-attended events on the LIV Tour. Reed's ace was just the second at the hole in LIV Golf's four years of staging a tournament in Adelaide, following Chase Koepka's hole-in-one on the 12th in 2023. The hole-in-one was one of the few highlights for Reed on Friday. He shot a 1-over 73 with two birdies and five bogeys to add to his ace and was seven shots behind first-round leader Sam Horsfield, an Englishman who shot a bogey-free 66. 'Besides that one hole, it was ugly,' Reed said. 'The crazy thing was the adrenalin afterwards. I was shaking going back to the tee and just couldn't kind of calm down and settle into the round after that point.'
