Can a 3 year old ride rides at Dollywood?

Prepare to spend a couple of hours in the Country Fair area, where you'll find several rides available for those 36 inches and shorter (and plenty with no minimum height requirement at all). Rides like Busy Bees, Lucky Ducky and Piggy Parade are even options for your toddlers to ride on their own.



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Absolutely! Although a toddler may not be able to experience all the thrills Dollywood offers, there is more than enough fun at the park to provide an incredible day for any age.

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Not only do kids under 3 get into the Parks for free, but they also eat for free at select buffet or family-style restaurants, which is perfect considering most of them steal bites off mom and dad's plates anyway.

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If I come to Dollywood after 3, can I still get in free the next day? In previous years, visitors who purchased tickets and entered Dollywood after 3 PM were alloewd to return the following day for free. This program has been discontinued and tickets purchased after 3 PM are not valid for reentry the following day.

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2023 Pre-K Imagination Pass: Children born in 2018 or 2019 can visit Dollywood for free all season long!

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Spring and Winter are less visited seasons at Dollywood. Generally, you'll find Dollywood is most crowded in summer and fall. While going to Dollywood in the low season is ideal, visiting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday during summer is the best way to dodge crowds and long lines.

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Tickets and airfare For people aged 10 to 61, a one-day Dollywood ticket costs $89. Kids aged 3 and under can enter the park for free, while those aged 4 to 9, plus seniors 62 and over, get a discount of 10 silver dollars, making their tickets $79.

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Check out this helpful Disneyland height requirement here and keep in mind, MOST rides are not listed because they have no limits at all. Most 3-year-olds are in the 35-40 inch range, so shorter 3-year-olds may find some fun rides that they are not yet tall enough to ride.

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Helpful? Once you pay admission the shows the trains the rides are all included.

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Totally up to you to decide what you want to do. Disney doesn't consistently ask for proof of age for young kids, but they certainly can if they want to. I've heard reports of them innocently asking the child how old they are - which more often than not means you're busted! Your call if you want to take the chance.

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Bear in mind that Disneyland tickets are free for those under 3 years old. We went to Disneyland with a two-year-old Arlo, but it was just a week before his third birthday, which saved us a lot of money! Also, you don't have to prove the child is under three, so make of that what you will!

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