10/24/2026
🚨🎢 TEACHERS! WANT TO WIN A FREE CLASS TRIP TO DOLLYWOOD? 🎢✨
Dollywood is giving FIVE lucky fifth-grade classrooms the opportunity to visit the park in spring 2027 and experience its newest attraction, NightFlight Expedition! 🌟
And there’s some good news! The deadline to enter has been EXTENDED to December 4, 2026!
Dollywood has teamed up with Smokies Life and Discover Life in America for an educational program called Glow Life, designed specifically for fifth-grade classrooms in eligible counties throughout East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
🌟 SO WHAT IS GLOW LIFE?
It’s a fun, FREE educational program that teaches students about the incredible natural wonders found right here in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, specifically bioluminescence and biofluorescence!
We’re talking about glowing fireflies, fascinating fungi, salamanders, and other amazing organisms that make the Smokies such a special place.
And if you’ve experienced NightFlight Expedition at Dollywood, you already know how these natural wonders play a big role in the attraction’s storyline!
🎨 HOW DO CLASSROOMS ENTER?
Students and teachers can get creative! Projects can include:
✏️ Essays or stories
🎨 Artwork
🎬 Videos or plays
🎵 Original songs
🦎 Creating their very own imaginary glowing creature
Or another creative project exploring bioluminescence and biofluorescence!
🏆 THE PRIZE?
FIVE winning classrooms will receive a trip to Dollywood in spring 2027, where students will get to experience NightFlight Expedition for themselves!
The program even includes FREE curriculum materials aligned with Tennessee and North Carolina fifth-grade science standards.
📅 NEW DEADLINE: DECEMBER 4, 2026
📍 Open to eligible fifth-grade classrooms in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
🔗 FULL DETAILS, ELIGIBLE COUNTIES AND HOW TO ENTER:
https://smokieslife.org/glowlife-landing-page/
I absolutely LOVE seeing Dollywood use its attractions to help educate the next generation about the incredible place we call home!
And who knows? One of these fifth graders might just grow up to become a scientist who discovers an entirely new species right here in the Smokies!
🍎 TAG A FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER! Let’s make sure our local schools know about this opportunity!
