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Stay, play and dine at Pigeon Forge's new, coming-soon attractions. Here's what you should do during your trip to Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.

As Pigeon Forge, Tennessee celebrates 60 years as a top-rated vacation destination, an exciting array of new attractions have been added to its ever-growing list of sights to see.

The outdoor space and rides are part of what sets the retail complex apart from others. The public has moved away from outdoor malls, and people continue to shop online more and more. So the challenge for developments like The Mountain Mile is to provide an experience that gets people to come in. Even if people don’t get on the thrill rides themselves, Greenwood said, a lot of them stop to watch other people try them out. The outdoor area gives people a chance to sit outside and have a picnic or play games, and live music and restaurants can also draw people to the shops.

Commission is set to meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the City Hall. City Mayor David Wear said last week that the workshop will provide an opportunity for conversation among city officials, business owners and residents as well as representatives of the car shows. The shows have been a major topic of conversation since the Spring Rod Run was held last month and there were many complaints about how rowdy and vulgar the crowds had become. That included one incident where a person fired gunshots in the air during an altercation at a gas station, as well as many complaints about public indecency, ...

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