New Year’s Eve 2024

Ring In New Year’s with Us!
Join us as we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025 in a variety of fun ways!

Cannonball into the New Year with Monty’s Mini Bash
Join us for a splashing good time as Wilderness at the Smokies will be hosting a Mini New Year’s Eve Party on Tuesday, December 31st from 12‐1:30 pm for sea explorers under the age of 11. The event will be held in the River Lodge Conference Room.  Get ready to groove to the sounds of the ocean with Monty the Moose, enjoy some seashell sweets from Candy Cabin, and play some beach ball bonanza.

Dive into 2025 New Year’s Eve Party
As the countdown to 2025 begins, why not make your New Year’s Eve celebration unforgettable?  “Dive into 2025” will allow guests to be immersed into an underwater world of fun.  Gather your friends and family, don your best beach attire, and get ready to swim into the New Year.

At 9 pm on New Year’s Eve, we will be closing our Wild WaterDome so it can reopen from 10 pm – 1 am for a special underwater celebration. A DJ will be on hand from 10 pm-1 am offering some nautical tunes. We encourage guests to start 2025 with a splash, guests can enter to win several incredible prizes.  Prizes to be announced every 15 minutes and include voucher for ice skating, Candy Cabin, Soaky Mountain Waterpark admissions for 2025, $1,000 gift card, and more!

Dive into this fun New Year’s Eve!  Admission is just $25+ tax for adults (21 plus) tickets includes one drink; $15+ tax for individuals 3-20 years of age and FREE for children 2 and under. Tickets can be purchased by calling reservations at 865-868-4483 or by adding to your reservation when you book online.

Want to make a bigger splash, purchase one of our VIP Cabana Packages available.  Packages cost $549+tax and include:

  • Admission for up to 8 guests
  • Cabana rental from 10 pm to 12:30 am
  • 2 appetizers and champagne toast

Our Cabana Packages can be purchased by calling reservations at 877.325.9453.

Don’t wait – tickets and packages will be sold on a first come first served basis!

Other Things to Do
Please note on New Year’s Eve our ice rink will be open until 12:30 am.

For ice skating details visit: Ice Skating Is Returning November 8, 2024 – January 13, 2025! – Wilderness at the Smokies

Adventure Forest will be open until 12:30 am.

Firefly Bar and Patio will be open until 1am.  Candy Cabin and Yukon Yogurt will be open until 12:30am and Hidden Trail will be open until 11pm.

Have a Happy New Year everyone!