Jonny Talks with Sue Carr from MyPigeonForge.com

At Pigeon Forge, a moment can last a lifetime. For generations, visitors have returned to explore our little mountain town in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. As a year-round family-friendly vacation destination, Pigeon Forge is filled with fun activities. From thrilling attractions and award-winning shows to countless options for dining, shopping and places to stay, it’s easy to see why so many consider Pigeon Forge their home away from home. We can’t wait to welcome you! https://www.mypigeonforge.com/

Episode Transcript

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Welcome in. This is the GoGo Travel Show. I'm your host,
Johnny Heart. Well. We arepodcasting live from the Pittsburgh Travel Showcase and
we are talking about Pigeon Forge withSue car Hi. Sue, Hello,
I'm great. How are you allright? I heard through the grape vine
this is your first time here atthe Pittsburgh Travel Showcase. It is our
first time here. That's correct,all right? So you we opened up

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with a lot of snow. Yes, I'm sorry it followed you for it
followed me from Tennessee. Here yourfault, it is I was in Chicago
last weekend and it followed me homeand now it's followed me back. Well,
it's going to improve this weekend,so trust me. This is that
We're going to fill up the conventionCenter this weekend. So don't you work?
Great? All right? So,uh, Pigeon Forge. I know

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nothing about Pigeon FORDE tell me everythingI need to know about Pigeon Forge.
Okay, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.We sit four miles from the entrance to
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, whichis the only free national park in the
park system. Oh my god,also home to which is Dolly Parton's birthday
today, Dolly World, Dolly Ward, Dollywood, Dolly Fay is Dollywood.

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Dollywood's in Pigeon forde. Yes,so Pigeon Forge is Dolly is going to
be here in Pittsburgh. I can'twait, unfortunately too much snow here.
It is her birthday birthday party inNashville. I'm sure have you ever met
Dolly? Yes, I have beenvery fortunate to work with her. She

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is just the greatest ambassador for PigeonForge. So what does she really like?
She is just what you see.She is just the most genuine individual
that I've ever met and just soheartfelt. It just you know, she's
amazing. Would it be wrong?Would it be wrong if we may like
remade Mount Rushmore and put Dolly's headnext to it? I think because she

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is just she is like one ofthe greatest Americans ever, right, she
really is. She does so muchfor our community and her Imagination Library,
giving books out to children all overthe United States and internet as well.
You know, my family used avacation down in Smoky Mountains as but I
was a real young kid, butthat was one of the you know,
one of the greatest memories I hadas a child. Dollywood is famous,

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but Pigeon Forge, what is ita community that that people ought to visit?
And so Pigeon Borge Our only industryis tourism. So we have over
seven million visitors a year. Ourtown is about five miles long. We
have over ninety attractions, which fortyof them are indoor attractions. So even
visiting this time of year is agreat time to visit. You can see

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scenes in the National Park that whenthe leaves are off the trees, some
of those vistas you'll never see withall the leaves. So it's a fabulous
time to visit. Plus we stillhave Winterfest going on, which is a
lighting program. We've got over tenmillion winter scenes set up throughout the city
and on walking pass that you caninsult free that you can visit this time
of year through mid February. Well, what's the climate at this time of

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year? Well, you know what, right now, it is thirteen degrees
in Pigeon Forge, Okay, butnext week it's going to be sixty so
we can be low in you know, the four hours later it can be
sixty degrees. So it's a greattime to visit. So what kind of
accommodations. You have plenty of hotelsand you do. We have hotel rooms,

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we have condos. We also havecabins, so if you're looking for
that visita, to overlook the hottubs for your family to enjoy. And
then also we have great hotels justup and down the Parkway and we have
cabins. Also, family re unions, a lot of family unions when it
come to Pigeon Forge, and wehave cabins that will sleep up to one
hundred people. Wow. Okay,all right, So if somebody wants more

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information, do you have a websitethat you can rerectly we do. You
can find out everything you need toknow about Pigeonforge and Dollywood at my pigeonforge
dot com. All right, Sue, thank you so much. Welcome