Planning a family vacation to Pigeon Forge sounds exciting until you remember you’re traveling with kids. Suddenly you’re thinking about snack breaks, bathroom stops, tired little legs, and how to keep everyone entertained without turning the trip into a marathon. The good news is that Pigeon Forge makes family travel a lot easier than many destinations. Between its kid-friendly attractions, scenic mountain setting, and activities that appeal to every age group, it’s a place where families can slow down and genuinely enjoy spending time together. With a little planning and realistic expectations, your Pigeon Forge getaway can feel less stressful, more flexible, and full of the kinds of memories your kids will still be talking about long after you get home.
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In 1980, Jane Dickson (b. 1952)and her husband, artist Charlie Ahearn (b. 1951), moved into a loft near New York’s then seedy, but glittering Times Square where, two years earlier, she’d found work programming the first Spectacolor billboard. Attracted to the neighborhood’s brilliant nighttime signage, she began working with oil stick against deep-black backgrounds to evoke the gleam of the nocturnal scenes she witnessed. Traveling to Florida in the mid-1980s, Dickson happened one night upon a carnival filled with amusement rides. She eventually created Big Oval (1985) from pictures and sketches, painting the roller coaster’s arc of blazing lights stretching up into the night.
Photographed in The Museum of Modern Art in New York City
Pop Culture Blog, Best Week Ever, features a hilarious post where they suggest Eight Rides they should build at a new Disneyland-style theme park in Rome. Pictured above, Big Thunder Mountain Renaissance, “because let’s be honest, there’s so much Renaissance art to see on your short trip to Italy, you might as well be on a speeding roller coaster.” These are “E Ticket Attractions” to be sure!
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