Just in case you don't believe the Smokies downturn...

[Ken Boone]

I had 3 of my cabins shut down this week leading into Memorial Day Weekend for a number of projects and upgrades. Guests started checking in tonight and I still needed to get something for one of the cabins. I let the guests know I would be back to drop something off and they were cool. I ran up to the new Target in Sevierville.  At 8pm on the Friday night leading into Memorial Day Weekend, without doing maybe 6 or 7 mph over the speed limit, I made it from Target all the way to Walmart.  There was that little traffic. I was fully expecting things to be backed up on Winfield Dunn from in front of Lowes southward and already planned on taking the back way. Didn't need to. It's crazy.

[Collin Hays]

Quote from @Ken Boone:

I had 3 of my cabins shut down this week leading into Memorial Day Weekend for a number of projects and upgrades. Guests started checking in tonight and I still needed to get something for one of the cabins. I let the guests know I would be back to drop something off and they were cool. I ran up to the new Target in Sevierville.  At 8pm on the Friday night leading into Memorial Day Weekend, without doing maybe 6 or 7 mph over the speed limit, I made it from Target all the way to Walmart.  There was that little traffic. I was fully expecting things to be backed up on Winfield Dunn from in front of Lowes southward and already planned on taking the back way. Didn't need to. It's crazy.

I was there this week.There was ONE overnight camper in Cosby campground last night, though the park ranger was expecting 20 campers tonight (still not many).

I ate breakfast at the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg at 9am today with no wait. That’s a big deal.

It’s slow for sure.