Who Owns Dollywood & Silver Dollar City? - Herschend: Explained

Herschend Family Entertainment is a themed attractions corporation, host to 25 different properties, including theme parks, such as Silver Dollar City and Dollywood; water parks, aquariums and much more! Based and operated in the United States, the company is the nations’ largest family-owned themed attractions corporation, having been owned by the Herschend family since its inception. Despite owning a range of attractions, the chain is perhaps most famous for their theme parks - including Dollywood, Wild Adventures and Silver Dollar City. In this video, we explore the history of the chain, including their successes and failures, as well as the properties they currently own to this day. Visit https://coasterbot.com for more! Herschend Property List Image: https://coasterbot.com/herschend-graphic PATREONS: D. Newman, Simon Stirrat, Philippe-Minh, Tyler Bennet, Inverted Studios, Simon Ward, Racc Hudson and Urso Brando SOCIAL MEDIA: Patreon: http://patreon.coasterbot.com Twitter: http://twitter.coasterbot.com Podcast: https://coasterbot.com/podcast Facebook: http://facebook.coasterbot.com Instagram: http://instagram.coasterbot.com Discord: http://discord.coasterbot.com STORE: https://coasterbot.com/store MUSIC: Nebular Focus by Dan Henig VIDEOS: Coaster Studios:    / coasterstudios   268thorn:    • Ride The Ducks - Captain Smokey   Sdanwolf:    • Dollywood's Splash Country! | July 2019   TravelerJoe:    • Video   davidjellis:    • Ozark Wildcat (2008) - Celebration City - ...   Savage Mister:    • Silver Dollar City - Marvel Cave tour   The Red Coaster Channel:    • Silver Dollar City Standseilbahn Branson T...   Dollywood:    / dollywoodtn   Silver Dollar City:    / silverdollarcityattr   Stone Mountain Park:    • Explore Stone Mountain Park   Newport Aquarium:    • Discover The Wonder... Together   Adventure Aquarium:    • Adventure Aquarium Reopening Announcement   Elitch Gardens:    / @elitchgardenstv   Callaway Resort and Gardens:    / callawaygardens31822   VIDEO STRUCTURE: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 A humble beginning 02:46 Rapid Expansion 04:32 Success and Failure 07:47 A new strategy 09:48 Property List 10:18 Silver Dollar City 11:12 Dollywood 12:05 Wild Adventures 12:34 Herschend’s Values 13:22 The Future