Dixie Stampede Review

Can't praise this place enough. The start out by sitting you down in a dinning area where you watch live music from extremely talented performers who made me laugh and smile the entire time. After their show is done, you get relocated to the actual arena show floor where the Stampede begins. It's dinner and a show; the food is not so much a 3-4 course meal as much as a lot of miniature main dishes served over time, but I understand that has to be more cost efficient since they had to serve over 100 of us at once. The show was funny and entertaining, and involved a little bit of audience interaction that managed to be entertaining instead of obnoxious like most audience participation portions of shows. (tldr; Do it. It's worth it.)

Definitely the best dinner theater in pigeon forge. The food is better than all the rest as well. Don't be overwhelmed by the distinctive horse smell when you enter the building. You'll get used to it. The pre-show it's not to be missed. It was a really fun evening and more than I expected.

Expensive tickets. Nice place but for rich people. Couldn't afford any extras.

An enjoyable family show along the likes of Medieval Times.

Food was great. Magic trick - amazing. Birth of Christ play was best I have ever seen it experienced; that was worth 5 stars by itself.

Best shown in Pigeon Forge. Country dinner, amazing fun show, go there hungry, they serve 1 whole roasted chicken and cheese chicken, slice of ham, baked potato, dessert and soup too, everybody eat with bare hands

This was a really good dinner show highly recommend it.

The food was great, the chicken in particular. The entertainment was better than expected.

The Best Dinner Show I've Been Too .Plus I'm A Horse Lover.

This was the best show I have watched in a long time. Very professional and great atmosphere. Oh ya and the food was awesome.

Loved it! Patriotic, exciting, fun. A good show for the whole family. A must see for vacations to the Smokey Mountains. Food was pretty good, but no untinsels, and no choices other than your drink. Only draw back is no alcohol.

Anyone visiting Pigeon Forge Tn needs to take this show in .

Food was good. The building was a little dated very musty dirty rugs. Waiter was awsome show was ok.

Great food show and service. Loved the New show for the season.

I absolutely loved it. The singing and the show was great. The food out of this world. We had a great time.

It's a better every single time I go there. Big love to Dolly

Me my family really enjoy it great food and my little girls love horse

We had an enjoyable time. The horses were gorgeous, the food tasty, and the show was good clean fun.

Great experience!

Tip: call and buy the tickets. (Its cheaper)

Fast moving show, great food, music and scenes. Christmas show was fantastic.

Definitely a blast at Christmas. Front row... watch out for dirt in your food. Awesome experience, though.

I've not been here for ten years, and I fell in love all over again. The show is nice, the message is wholesome (rare in today's day and age), and the food is always delicious. $50 a person seems expensive, but I feel that it is about the same as it would cost to do a movie. This is a way better experience that leaves you with pictures and memories for years to come. I look forward to the next time I see the wonderful show. I'm not even a dolly parton fan, but she has done some wonderful things for consumers like me.

This is a great family friendly place. Love the atmosphere.

I've got a friend named Dixie, I guess she'll have to legally change her name now huh. Never will we dine here again. SMH!

This was lots of fun. You get lots of food and the entertainment is excellent. There are different prices depending on where you sit but I don't see how any seat could be any better than another.

My wife and I always spends our anniversary here. October 17 made our 28th Anniversary. We love this place.

Great show. Food was delicious. Pre show was wonderful. Get there early

Incredible! The Christmas show is by far my favorite!

Such a fun experience. The opening act was entertaining and very talented. The main event was great. My young kids loved the whole thing and sat there watching the whole time. The food was way better than I expected. If you are near Pigeon Forge, you should experience this yourself.

So much fun. The food is great. Service is amazing. Make sure you bring cash to tip the waiter. My 2 year old loved it at as much as my 12 year old niece. Great for all ages.

Love the place and the atmosphere. Very family friendly. Have and would recommend.

My daughter, son in law, mother in law, and I were went to the stampede in Pigeon Forge the first week of August. After much research on how they were handling the covid situation we felt as safe as possible going. I can't express how happy I was to see how things were done. Temp checks, masks and gloves on all workers, seating of each group very socially distanced. I honestly felt more at ease there than I do going grocery shopping. The minor changes in the program to work with the covid guidelines were awesome. Also, my son in law is a vegetarian and the newest veggie plate is fantastic, he loved it! Much better than the very bland pasta dish that use to be served. Thank you all so very much for making such a rough year so enjoyable.

Always a great show, good food and amazing servers. Couldn't ask for better service.

Show was good... Food not so good (except the soup) dry and tasteless... Our server ran by so fast we couldn't understand what she was saying... She was not very helpful...

We absolutely loved this, it was a dinner date night without the kids but honestly both kids and adults would enjoy this ! Food was good. But performance was awesome we enjoyed the tricks but also the comedy in it . Great night out !

I was a little disappointed in the show. It seemed like a midieval times.

I have a very sensitive nose. I must preface this with. There was a weird bad/chemical smell that really bothered me. That's what kept me from giving it a 5 star.

We were served a delicious home style dinner of Cornish game hen, pork roast, potato, corn on the cob and creamy vegetable soup with a roll.

The show was a high energy mixture of comedy, trick riding, pagentry and singing. There some adorable moments such as pig races.

I would highly recommend seeing this show.

Best show ever need to see meal inculcated with ticket

Food was good. Pre-show was good. Show was a little short. Just enough time to eat. Thats it.

Go to Dolly's Smoky Mountain Adventure instead. The Stampede pre-show was the best part - loved the bluegrass! But the main arena smells horrible, food wasn't great, show was corny. We loved the OTHER Dolly show, though!

Great show! Great food! Great staff! Will definitely be back on our next vacation.

We were packed soo tight we couldn't eat, food was cold and couldn't see the show from out seats. Worst experience of our trip

The saloon preshow is canceled due to covid. The site did not mention this. However the show is great. They did an excellent job.

One of the best dinner and shows around! Had a blast! Would go back a million times.

Had a very nice time. The pre show was excellent. The dinner show was very good
as well. The food was better than expected and the service was great. The show was also very entertaining.

The place is terrible, the food, the show, the service.
Sounds good but it's nothing but a waste of money!
I wish I was able to give it less than a star..

I loved the show, I just wish there was more of a variety for food.

Loved the stampede experience for sure.the show was a different kind of show but the emcee brought the show to life with cool tricks and humor. There is a pigs race, chicken race and a pony race. There is a good message for all ages at the end of the show. The food was decent but dont expect something great. I did enjoy their dessert though. You will be in for a surprise as I was because I had zero expectations what I was going in for.

Only thing is they don't offer silverware. This is hard when you have a one year old sitting on your lap trying to eat soup.

Lots of fun, good was flavorful and decent for the scale

Everyone gets there early as if they wont get seated. You do not have to arrive early unless you want a decent parking spot. There are plenty of seats for the preshow which is very entertaining. The dinner show was great. The food was great and they do give you a fork and napkin. Loved how the background scenery changes and the North and South participate.

My husband and I went to the August 1, 2020 8:00pm for our anniversary. We had arrived early for a pre-show that did not exist. We waited for about 45 minutes to be seated in a tight space. When we did get seated the seats were not what I picked online. They were almost back behind stage at very top. Another couple came and said we were in their seats. You guys had printed 2 sets of tickets for the same seats. They had to find them somewhere else to sit. I felt embarrassed. When the food arrived the cornish hen was burnt. The show was ok but not a good view at all for the 159.00 I paid for 2 people. Will never go back unless they change things. I still love Dolly Parton though!

Loved it. The performers were amazing. The service and food was top notch.

Great Family Fun. Efficient staff well run. Enjoyed it all.

Delicious food eat with your hands they do not serve it with forks and spoons and they put on a good show

No bull. Not horsing around. What a show. Food was outrageously good too.

Good entertainment, cheesy jokes, but that's why we all go, right? It's clean fun, food was good. The whole Cornish hen was salty on the skin but the rest of it was deliciously flavored, the half of a potato was a little dry but nothing some ketchup couldn't fix, soup was tasty, pork chop was a little dry too, but BBQ sauce fixed it, too. The place does smell like a horse stables. A poop and ammonia scent in the air that I picked up when we turned in the parking lot. Once you are in the arena a few minutes, you can't smell it anymore. We've been once to Branson and once in Pigeon Forge. Trick riders are great and they are all overall great actors and performers who work hard. The waitstaff is hard at work the whole time, too. Serving and fetching, pouring and refilling. Dessert was a delicious, moist apple turnover. Dolly has gone to great lengths not to offend anyone. The Confederate flag is no longer part of the show or any decorations and it's just a friendly competition between the North and the South with no mention of any flags or old southern ideals. The North waitstaff is dressed in red and the South is dressed in blue. There is a song about America at the end and the performers come out in outfits that look like the flag. Lots of funny little jokes and some audience participation for select children and select guests.

Could see the show and eat the delicious meal over and over! Always a blast and always wonderful!!! Just love it!

Family friendly, and an necessary step forward for Americana down home values ...love it

This is hands down the best attraction in gatlinburgh. Great food and a great all American experience