2025 Gold and Diamond Season Passholders are invited to an Early Ride Time (ERT) event on September 20 from 8:30 - 10 a.m. at Dollywood to kick-off Harvest Festival presented by Humana! Early Ride Time (ERT) is a once-a-festival opportunity to have more time to ride select theme park attractions and special giveaways for those able to attend!
Passholders: This is a ticketed event with limited availability on a first-come, first-served basis. To participate, you must redeem the Early Ride Time (ERT) event entitlement available through your My Dollywood account. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 9 a.m. at the Dollywood turnstiles.
After scanning your event ticket and park admission, all event attendees will be directed from Dollywood's main front gate entrance to Timber Canyon.
IMPORTANT: This event is exclusive to 2025 Gold and Diamond Season Passholders. Each member of your party wishing to attend the event must have a valid 2025 Gold or Diamond Season Pass to register. Children 3 and younger or children with a Pre-K Imagination Season Pass are the only exceptions to this rule. Silver Passholders, Platinum Passholders and guests with Bring-A-Friend Free tickets do not qualify.
9/20/2025
Dollywood Theme Park
