I am in Ft Worth, Tx. We will be driving to Pigeon Forge Tn. My kids are 11 & 12. In order to keep things low budget, we decided to do a timeshare presentation (we love to say NO and get free goodies - and got 3 nites at the Ramada Inn for $89 (I then found a $20 coupon - so $69) which also includes a show and dinner for the 4 of us. They have Dollywood, lots of arcades and Go Cart tracks - whats cool about the tracs are they are 2-3-4- levels high rather than long. I discovered this place 3 years ago when driving home from Canada. Lots of fun, cooler than here, etc. Shopping, rivers/creeks - a fun place.

Good luck in finding your vacation spot,
Katamasmom