{"id":164379,"date":"2026-02-22T03:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164379\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T03:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T03:02:35","slug":"dollywood-one-day-only-themed-flight-coming-to-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164379\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollywood one-day-only themed flight coming to Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Excited to welcome our Orlando-area friends\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re honored that Allegiant asked Dollywood Parks &amp; Resorts to partner with them for their first-ever themed flight for fans,\u201d said Eugene Naughton, president of Dollywood Parks &amp; Resorts. \u201cAllegiant has long provided travelers in the Orlando area with a convenient, high-value way to visit the Smoky Mountains, one of the nation\u2019s leading family vacation destinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis route to Knoxville\u2019s McGhee Tyson Airport is among Allegiant\u2019s most popular, so creating a Dollywood-themed flight made perfect sense. Guests aboard flight #925 will enjoy a fast \u2014 and fun \u2014 way to reach the Smokies, where they can experience <a href=\"https:\/\/attractionsmagazine.com\/nightflight-expedition-dollywood-2026-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NightFlight Expedition<\/a>, our brand-new adventure coaster, along with our award-winning Christmas festival featuring more than six million lights. We\u2019re excited to welcome our Orlando-area friends with several exclusive, behind-the-scenes park experiences to add even more memories to their Smoky Mountain vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Nightflight Expedition Vehicle at IAAPA Expo\" class=\"wp-image-365442 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IAAPA-Dollywood-Night-Flight-Expedition-Vehicle-4.jpg\"  data-\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IAAPA-Dollywood-Night-Flight-Expedition-Vehicle-4.jpg\" alt=\"Nightflight Expedition Vehicle at IAAPA Expo\" class=\"wp-image-365442\"  \/>The ride vehicle for NightFlight Expedition on display at IAAPA Expo 2025.<br \/>Photo by Blake Taylor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/attractionsmagazine.com\/nightflight-expedition-dollywood-2026-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NightFlight Expedition<\/a> is a groundbreaking new immersive indoor adventure coaster opening in spring 2026. It will pay homage to the fireflies of the Smokies and their bioluminescence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay connected with AttractionsMagazine.com for daily coverage of theme park news, trip reports, and exclusive interviews from Disney, Universal, Six Flags, and independent attractions around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Follow us:<\/p>\n<p>No matter where you want to go, our trusted partner MEI-Travel will handle the planning so you can focus on the memories. They offer free vacation-planning services and have nearly 20 years of experience creating memorable vacations. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/mei-travel.com\/?apid=attm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MEI-Travel<\/a>  for a fee-free, no-obligation quote today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Excited to welcome our Orlando-area friends\u2019 \u201cWe\u2019re honored that Allegiant asked Dollywood Parks &amp; Resorts to partner with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":164380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[31886,78461,78462,33528,78463,21186,139,141,140,78464,78465],"class_list":{"0":"post-164379","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-allegiant-air","9":"tag-dollwood-parks-and-resorts","10":"tag-dolly-parton","11":"tag-dollywood","12":"tag-fan-flight","13":"tag-knoxville","14":"tag-orlando","15":"tag-orlando-headlines","16":"tag-orlando-news","17":"tag-pigeon-forge","18":"tag-working-9-to-5"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}