After 100 trips to Disney, I finally tried Dollywood. Many things surprised me about Dolly Parton's Southern theme park.

After visiting Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park for the first time, I found that it compared to Disney in some interesting ways. Megan duBois I've been to Disney World more than 100 times and only recently made my first trip to Dollywood. Dolly Parton's Tennessee theme park had impressive live entertainment and photo opportunities. I appreciated the specialty food and how the park highlighted the singer's history in multiple ways. I've lived close to Disney World for my entire life. I've...