'I still love Dollywood ... but we barely escaped today,' one person posted online. Another said it was 'like the Old Testament.'
Severe flooding has affected Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park, forcing visitors to wade through rising waters and the closure of surrounding roads.Dollywood is an amusement park owned by the country music icon. It is among the most popular paid attractions in Tennessee, and from mid-March through the festive season, it brings in almost 3 million visitors. The park is situated close to the Great Smoky Mountains' entrance at Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in the Knoxville metropolitan region.
More From Newsweek Vault: How to Build an Emergency FundDollywood visitors who were at the amusement park on Sunday have taken to X, formerly Twitter, to share an account of the events that transpired.'I still love Dollywood... but we barely escaped today. The first pic is one my daughter took of water coming down from the Splash Country lot as we were leaving... others from social media.
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