TIME has named Dollywood one of America’s Best Private Companies for 2026, ranking it No. 49 overall—and it’s the only theme park to make the prestigious list. Find out what helped Dollywood earn the distinction and why it continues to set the standard in the theme park industry.  FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/dollywood-time-best-private-companies-2026/

Sorry about the issues. Since this is @Dane's site he really needs to determine what he wants to allow or remove. I will ask him to take a look.

The new in-line ads appear to include themselves as regular text and/or a second link when you quote someone's post. It also changes the formatting of the quoted post a little. Not really a new or separate problem, but something interesting for documentation purposes. I believe these ads are just a new format for some ads previously seen on KIC that kept themselves within the pop-up boxes.   Example below:  

I don't think they will adjust any of the regions, especially considering the fact that each region officially contains 5-6 "resorts" (including waterparks). There aren't really any parks that can move regions unless you include one of the lower-tier East Coast parks. East Coast only lost LaRonde, Midwest lost four parks, and Texas lost one park — I think the regions were originally created with this in mind as they're all now much better balanced. The Midwest Region also has 4 of the chain's top 10 resorts in it, which should count for something (3 if you exclude Canada's Wonderland).  See the regional breakdown below (a * denotes that the resort received a Park President position): East Coast Region (https://www.sixflags.com/east-coast-region) 6 Resorts Kings Dominion & Soak City Carowinds & Carolina Harbor* Six Flags New England & Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Over Georgia & Hurricane Harbor Atlanta + White Water* Great Adventure + Hurricane Harbor New Jersey + Wild Safari* Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Midwest Region (https://www.sixflags.com/midwest-region) 6 Resorts Gurnee's Great America + HH Chicago* Canada's Wonderland & Splash Works* Darien Lake & Hurricane Harbor Kings Island & Soak City* Hurricane Harbor Rockford Cedar Point + Cedar Point Shores* Texas Region (https://www.sixflags.com/texas-region) 5 Resorts Six Flags Over Texas + Hurricane Harbor Arlington* Hurricane Harbor Splashtown Schlitterbahn Waterpark New Braunfels Frontier City + Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City Fiesta Texas & Hurricane Harbor San Antonio West Coast Region (https://www.sixflags.com/west-coast-region) 7 Resorts Knott's Berry Farm + Knott's Soak City* California's Great America & South Bay Shores Discovery Kingdom Hurricane Harbor Phoenix Hurricane Harbor Concord Magic Mountain + Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles* Six Flags Mexico + Hurricane Harbor Oaxtepec  

What if you could take home an original piece of Dollywood? The one-of-a-kind paintings created live during this year’s Flower & Food Festival are now available through a limited-time online auction. Each captures an iconic scene from the park—and every winning bid supports Dollywood’s Share It Forward employee assistance program. Take a look at the collection and see which masterpiece belongs on your wall.  FULL STORY: https://themeparksbydon.com/dollywood-flower-food-festival-artwork-auction-2026/