Is Rod Run worth it?

Rod Run dates back more than 40 years. It pumps millions into the local economy but is also notorious for arrests, crashes and even a few deaths.

[truckit]

Back in the day when Pigeon Forge was not as popular. For YEARS they were welcomed. The rod runs helped build Pigeon Forge. But now they have forgotten that.

[lowhb]

You ran the minitruck show out of town, now this. Maybe it dries up, so

[Bigcrappie]

Can’t stand the rod run, at the very least cut it back to one time per year. It’s awful trying to get around town during those times.

[ryanwilliamson]

But not every one comes there to be a bad person we just don't have any good car shows or no we're to ride around anymore because one good person and 10 bad

[brianstewart]

Love seeing all the hot rods but those squatted trucks and lifted trucks and younginS acting stupid is most of the troubles older crowd know there's a time an place

[appalachianpatriot]

But all of that revenue from citations 😂

[WalkerVirgil-iq]

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[RobbyZander]

Its not worth it anymore. Too much is going on and there too much traffic trying to flow through. It was banned in Gatlinburg before it moved to Pigeon Forge, could you imagine this going on in there now? Now there are too many attractions and so many non-hot rod visitors at the same time making it chaos. It different from the Jeep invasions and such events, these rod runs cause chaos on the parkway. When they first started we had a completely different parkway from today. No island, less shops and attractions and fewer people. You could enjoy the cars then.

[jonathanshaw-nbhj]

Y. Would they. Go. If no cars. Cop is not good for business Ann should stay out of it 🤗

[TiMOThyGBO]

I heard after the contract for Rod Run expires they are replacing it with Pride Fest 🏳️‍🌈