In this informal vlog, the narrator (Speaker B) and Rebecca take their family—including a stroller‑bound child, teenagers, and a middle‑aged parent—through a day at Dollywood. They start with the parking tram, discuss the advantage of free tickets from friends’ season passes, and navigate ride choices for each age group, noting reactions such as Henry’s excitement and Rebecca’s nausea. The family samples farm‑sourced food, then returns later to view an extensive Christmas light display and ride the park’s train, describing the sheer number of lights and the festive atmosphere. Throughout, they express gratitude toward their friends Josh and Julie (the Bradleys) for the tickets and the holiday experience, ending with a warm holiday farewell.
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We're there, kids! We're at Dollywood. Has anybody ever been there? Well, look, nobody's here. Picked a fantastic time to come. Our make-do kitchen right here in the back of the Suburban. We're those people. We bring our food for health mainly, but also frugality. Come on, this is the first ride of the day. You ready?
Are you excited?
It's just the parking tram. You just want to ride this all day?
You just want to ride this all day? No, no rides in Dollywood.
We have a fan who is a— are they members? No, they have an annual pass which gets them free tickets. We're the lucky ones because this would be $100 a piece. This would be $800. All right, all right, we gotta find the strollers. First things first, let me get in with you. Can I get in? Okay, you better ride that. A little tricky at this stage with our family. Because we have a stroller kid, he's definitely gonna be allowed on kiddie rides. And then we have teenagers, big rides, and then middle-aged people and Big Daddy for the shows. Okay, big rides first before there's no lines. Right now, the biggest ride in the park, zero wait. I don't know if Gideon had a good time. He was closing his eyes the whole time. They won't allow GoPros, so I couldn't take you with me. Hey, did you even have a good time?
Yeah.
You had your eyes closed the whole time. What's going on? I feel nauseous when I don't. Okay, alright. Let's go catch a ride for Henry. Come on. You took Henry on a ride meanwhile.
I did. And I couldn't film. I tried. I really did try. And then I was like, oh, it's funny. I should watch the video back because I probably am like, oh no. And then I just shut it off. What were you afraid of?
It was going.
I was afraid I was going to vomit, actually.
Did Henry like it?
He loved it.
So your fear does not rub off on him?
No, he was like, this is so fun. I was like, okay.
You want to do the frog? Henry! Rebecca's going to try another one. I think this one she can handle.
Very slow and steady.
We got Lily. Henry wanted her to ride with him and then getting on Solo, the big terrifying ride for your mom. Rebecca, you know you can drive it.
Yes, I know, I'm terrified.
Here we go, Lemon Twist. Okay. Ah! We can go crazy. Hope you don't get Papa sick. Getting dizzy. Are you getting dizzy? At this point, the big kids are just— they're on their own. It's me and Henry. Henry! I don't feel like a young kid parent.
I know.
I kind of feel like the grandparents.
Yeah.
We're gonna exit the park, take a little break for supper. You having a good time so far? All right, we are going back. We're gonna come back for the lights. That's a sandwich. It's delicious. It's from the farm. I got lamb soup from the farm. You want some? Uh-oh. All right, let's go see these lights. I think there's 30 million lights, something crazy like that. You carrying the bag? Yeah, he's insisting. Christmas lights time. Grand finale, the train. You want to ride the train? They say it's the best way to see these lights. I'll be honest, just struggle to enjoy myself at night because I know we've got chores in the morning. We're gonna let that go though. This is our one Christmas event we'll do this year. So mostly I'm enjoying it. Hey, we're in the very front! Did everybody have a good time at Dollywood? Yeah! Shout out to the Bradleys! Thank you for thinking of us and taking us and including us in your Christmas and taking us to Dollywood with you. With those season— I guess with season passes they get to give away 8 tickets a year. And we were the lucky ones.
