Smoky Mountains this weekend - rain

[Anonymous]

It's 70%-80% chance of rain every day this weekend ... highs in the low 70s and we've rented a cabin near Pigeon Forge.
Has anyone experienced Dollywood or the Anakeesta in the rain, have a 6yo who isn't that adventurous about getting soaked.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, that's pretty common in that area of the world. If you intend to hike (and you should) focus on hikes and overlooks that head to waterfalls. For the amusement park, I would pick the day that looks the least rainy and/or go after it really pours so you have it to yourself.

[Anonymous]

Dollywood has a really great indoor play area and some shows that’ll get you under cover. Anakeesta is pretty much all outdoors. I doubt their mountain coasters would run in the rain.

I would suggest doing a dinner theater show (my 6yo loved the pirates one) and the aquarium. Do the aquarium right when it opens, because it’ll likely be packed with the rainy weather. They also have an indoor snow tubing place and if you’ve ever been to Great Wolf Lodge, they have a MagicQuest place.

[Anonymous]

It's not going to be pleasant, I can tell you that. Traffic will likely be horrific too.

[Anonymous]

Anakeesta does run in the rain. If your kid doesn't like being wet, don't do that. Your face gets pelted and it's not pleasant.

Dollywood isn't terrible in the rain. There's lots of indoor stuff to do.

But just prepared for everything to be super packed this weekend regardless of the rain.

Indoor things a 6yo may enjoy that my kids liked when we went over the years:
-7D Dark Ride Adventure
-Pigeon Forge Snow - indoor snow tubing w/ real snow
-Ripley's Aquarium
-Wonder Works museum - it's kid friendly and hands-on
-lunch or dinner show - Pirates Voyage was a big hit with my 7yo during Spring Break
-train ride on the Great Smokey Mountains railroad (this is around 3.5-4 hours) and fun if your have a kid who loves trains
-MagiQuest - my little kids loved this place and we easily spent 3 hours there b/c the downstairs level is mini golf, maze, and arcade.

I'd skip the Titanic Museum - little kids didn't enjoy it/understand the coolness of it. They only liked trying to walk up the demonstration decks that show the different angles of the ship singing and they enjoyed walking through the room that is permanently set to the temperature it was that night the ship sank with water you can touch that is kept at the temp the water was that night.

I'd also skip Alcatraz East b/c it's just not very little kid friendly. They have some interactive things they can do to keep themselves busy, but overall, that one is best for tweens, teens, and adults.

[Anonymous]

I just advise you to stay away from the confederate museum.