SaluteScoutDollywood Military Discount — Sources and Search Audit
Read the ten-result page-body audit, trace the three inaccessible original URLs and their replacements, and keep 2026 military prices separate from passholder and expired public-employee benefits.
Sources checked September 23, 2026; published September 23, 2026. No purchase or eligibility verification was performed.
Google page-body audit: Dollywood military discount
Google Chrome was set to hl=en&gl=us&pws=0 on September 23, 2026. The regular page rendered nine natural results. The udm=14 web view matched the first nine ranks and supplied the tenth result. Ads, videos, People also ask and AI Overview material were excluded. The footer showed Unknown - Can't determine location; this is recorded as the machine-location signal, not treated as a failure.
Original results 5 (ID.me), 8 (Military.com) and 9 (Reddit) were reopened once each and remained unreadable: HTTP 403, ERR_HTTP2_PROTOCOL_ERROR, and Reddit network-security block. Their original URLs stay in their rank rows as Unknown; readable positions 11, 12 and 13 supply replacements for the ten-page body sample. A replacement's contents do not establish what an unreadable original said.
| Original rank and opened body | Military-offer percentage | Base or restrictions | Channel | Offer/data date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 — Military Discounts | Dollywood Parks & Resorts | Pigeon Forge https://www.dollywood.com/deals/special-offers/military-discount/ Readable current official brand page; visible body and 2026 ticket/pass products were read. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #2 — Dollywood 2-Day Ticket - Military Discount https://store.dollywood.com/product/multi/tag/military Readable official Dollywood ticket-store product page. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #3 — How to save on Dollywood tickets with military discount? (Facebook group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/smokeymountians/posts/2291918941547140/ Readable user-generated post and visible replies; Facebook login prompt also appears. | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| #4 — Military Discount on Dollywood Tickets, Passes and Stays (official blog) https://www.dollywood.com/blog/military-discount-dollywood-tickets-passes-stays/ Readable official Dollywood blog article. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| #5 — Does Dollywood Have Military Discounts? (ID.me; replacement result 11) https://www.dollywood.com/deals/special-offers/ Replaced URL (body Unknown): https://shop.id.me/discounts/2719-dollywood/military Readable replacement: result 11 — https://www.dollywood.com/deals/special-offers/ Readable replacement from result 11; original ID.me marketplace page remained unreadable. | No | No | Yes | No |
| #6 — Dollywood offers discounted tickets for military, first responders, teachers (WVLT) https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/04/06/dollywood-offers-discounted-tickets-military-first-responders-teachers/ Readable third-party local-news article body. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #7 — Military discount for Dollywood - Pigeon Forge Forum (Tripadvisor) https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g55270-i188-k14408110-Military_discount_for_Dollywood-Pigeon_Forge_Tennessee.html Readable third-party forum thread with 10 replies. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| #8 — Dollywood Military Discount (Military.com; replacement result 12) https://www.dollywood.com/tickets/season-passes/ Replaced URL (body Unknown): https://www.military.com/discounts/dollywood-military-discount/ Readable replacement: result 12 — https://www.dollywood.com/tickets/season-passes/ Readable official 2026 full-price/eligibility pass page used as replacement; original Military.com page remained unreadable. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #9 — Tickets : r/Dollywood (Reddit; replacement result 13) https://www.tripadvisor.com/FAQ_Answers-g55270-d103537-t2605288-Does_Dollywood_offer_military_discounted_tickets.html Replaced URL (body Unknown): https://www.reddit.com/r/Dollywood/comments/1dh40e7/tickets/ Readable replacement: result 13 — https://www.tripadvisor.com/FAQ_Answers-g55270-d103537-t2605288-Does_Dollywood_offer_military_discounted_tickets.html Readable replacement from result 13; original Reddit page remained unreadable. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| #10 — DOLLYWOOD EXTENDS $59 TICKET OFFER FOR HEROES! (Facebook, BAD Adventures) https://www.facebook.com/BADadventures13/posts/-dollywood-extends-59-ticket-offer-for-heroes-if-youre-a-veteran-active-military/1000379806073439/ Readable public Facebook post and visible comments. | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Counts from the ten readable body rows: 3 state a military-offer percentage; 9 state at least one relevant base, qualification, product rule or limit; 10 give a purchase or inquiry route; 5 give an offer/product validity date or window. Article publication dates and unrelated promotion dates were not counted. The percentage count includes historical or user-generated statements and does not classify them as current Dollywood rates.
Official-source register: six facts kept separate
| Official source/product | Rate or price | Calculation base | Who qualifies | Limits and restrictions | Channel | Offer/data dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Military Discount page | Product prices, not one published military percent: Dollywood 1-Day $66.49 starting; 2-Day $96.49 starting; other water-park/two-park prices are separately listed. 2026 military passes include special discount in listed prices. | Distinct 1-Day/2-Day Theme Park, Splash Country, Two-Park tickets and Silver/Gold passes. Daily prices are “starting at”; tax extra. Adults 10–61 are the pass comparison base. | U.S. active/retired military, veterans, reservists, spouses and dependents; valid personnel/dependent IDs required. | Two-day terms differ in wording across official pages: a five-day period versus five operating days. Water-park dates are seasonal. No standard-offer ticket cap is stated. | ID.me verification online; then My Dollywood account. Season Pass purchasers need a physical pass processed at a front-gate ticket window; day-ticket buyers skip that step. Newly eligible without a 2025 military pass are told to call Guest Services. | Tickets for the 2026 season; dated pass visitation periods and Splash Country dates are recorded separately. | Dollywood official military offer and prices |
| Dollywood military ticket store | The readable catalog body shows products but not their dollar prices or percentage. | Separate 1-Day and 2-Day Dollywood products, including an any-day two-day product. | Active and retired military members and immediate family; ages 3 and under free. | Second visit within five operating days for the “Good Any Day 2-Day Ticket” wording. | Select the military ticket product in the official store. | Products refer to the 2026 operating season. | Official military ticket product catalog |
| 2026 standard Dollywood Season Pass price page | Regular adult 10–61 prices: Silver $169.99 + tax; Gold $244.99 + tax. | Dollywood-only adult passes; compare only with the same Silver/Gold products on the military page. Subtraction from the listed military prices yields $28.50 before tax for each of these two tiers. | General pass page; it includes a Military Discount section and valid ID.me/dependent-ID requirements. | Adult and senior Silver have seasonal blackout terms; keep the separate Hub date boundary discrepancy. | Online through My Dollywood; military verification with ID.me. | Standard pass page covers 2026 visitation; it says Silver through Dec. 13 while the Hub says the blackout starts Dec. 13. | Standard 2026 pass prices and terms |
| 2026 Season Passholder Hub | General passholder offers include Silver 10% and Gold 15% dining/shopping; this is not a military discount percentage. | Tier benefits; do not apply to a non-passholder, standalone admission ticket, or as a military room rate. | Season Pass holders; Child Silver has no visitation blackout dates in the Hub statement. | Adult/senior Silver has a 2026 blackout beginning Dec. 13; the standard pass page lists Dec. 13 as the last visitation date. Preserve this one-day discrepancy. | Use the My Dollywood account / Passholder Hub. | The page publishes Dollywood Silver/Gold pass validity and Silver blackout dates; it does not publish a general military-offer end date. | Official 2026 Passholder Hub |
| Military lodging — official 2022 blog, historical only | 5% off a cabin or resort stay, as stated in the article. | Cabin or DreamMore Resort stay; the article gives no full-rate comparator and does not name HeartSong Lodge. | Military member reservation; ID requested at check-in. | Subject to availability; reservation in the military member's name. | Phone booking for DreamMore or cabins, per the article. | Article date November 9, 2022; no offer-validity dates. Current status unknown. | Official 2022 military discount blog |
| Public Employee Appreciation Days — ended 2026 promotion | $59 + tax one-day ticket; separate $35 off Season Pass; resort stay rate in the announcement is another offer. | One-day public-employee ticket and pass purchase; ticket promotion covered several employee groups, not a standard military-only rate. | Military, first responders, school system, government and medical employees verified through ID.me. | Up to six $59 tickets; public-employee verification; limited campaign window. | Online through Dollywood.com/PublicEmployee using ID.me. | First window April 13–May 17, 2026; official June 12 extension valid through June 28, 2026; expired at review. | April 6 official announcement; June 12 official extension |
| Splash Country Public Employee Appreciation ticket — ended | $29.95 + tax on the page. | 1-Day Splash Country ticket; separate from Dollywood Theme Park and standard military tickets. | Public Employee Appreciation eligibility; ID.me verification. | The page marks this offer “Offer No Longer Available.” | Online verification / official offer page. | Validity through August 2, 2026; expired at review. | Official expired Splash Country offer |
Historical, passholder and third-party boundaries
Current military terms: the official Military Discount page is the source for 2026 ticket/pass products, military eligibility, ID.me verification and listed military prices. The online ticket-store page is the source for its own 2026 operating-season product descriptions and five-operating-day wording.
Passholder benefits: Silver/Gold dining, shopping and lodging benefits are attached to pass tiers. The military page includes lodging in the tier-benefit text; the Passholder Hub table names dining and shopping. Neither line is treated as a standalone military lodging rate or as the military ticket percentage.
Historical official lodging claim: the November 9, 2022 blog says 5% off resort/cabin stays but does not give a validity window. The current status is unknown, so it is not promoted as an active offer.
Historical public-employee promotion: the $59 offer ended June 28, 2026 and covered several employee groups. The separate Splash Country page is explicitly marked “Offer No Longer Available.” These are not current general military rates.
Community posts: the Facebook question and Tripadvisor replies are user reports. Their ticket amounts, 30% claims, family/group eligibility and ID-check stories are not used to replace Dollywood's current official terms.
The search/source review date, offer window, pass visit period, article publication date and ticket-use window remain separate in the tables above. Nothing here implies Google indexing.