Fire close to Dollywood, DreamMore Resort & cabins evacuated
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge evacuated due to wildfires
Dollywood Threatened By Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge Wildfires
Wildfires Blazing in Gatlinburg Reach Dollywood’s ‘Doorstep’
As fires threaten homes and businesses in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, the area's largest theme park is watching the situation closely.
Pete Owens, spokesperson for Dollywood, says that so far, no structures inside the park have been damaged. They have fire crews in the park, standing by if needed to protect the buildings.
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge evacuated due to wildfires
The Dollywood resort was also evacuated Monday night because of the fires, ABC News confirmed.
According to a rep for Dollywood, Pete Owens, the guests in the cabins have been relocated, but the resort that is on site has not.
There was no fire in the park, as of late Monday night, Owens said.
A representative for Dolly Parton said that everything was OK so far inside the park as of Monday night.
Dollywood Threatened By Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge Wildfires
Staff members at Dolly Parton‘s theme park, Dollywood, are taking precautions to prevent damage to the tourist destination as wildfires rage in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Dollywood Director of Communications Pete Owens tells Nashville’s Tennessean that 19 of Dollywood’s cabins have been evacuated, as well as all occupied rooms at the park’s DreamMore Resort; the affected guests were relocated to areas away from the wildfires. Owens adds that firefighters are taking preventative measures to protect Dollywood from the fires, and that there has been no damage to the park nor any injuries due to the fires.
Wildfires Blazing in Gatlinburg Reach Dollywood’s ‘Doorstep’
Our thoughts and prayers are with folks in East Tennessee this morning as firefighters and emergency management crews continue to battles raging wildfires in and around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.
Overnight, fires reached “right on the doorstep” of Dollywood, which is owned by country music icon Dolly Parton. According to ABC News, the flames forced the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to evacuate guest cabins at the popular tourist destination. Thankfully, firefighting crews were able to stop the flames from destroying the park.
“We have fire crews on the park working with our team to protect structures,” Pete Owens, Dollywood Director of Media, told ABC News. “There is fire on the ridge near the park.”
Dollywood is closed today, according to the park’s website.