If you teach or work in a school in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina or West Virginia, WonderWorks Pigeon Forge lets you in free during its yearly spring Teacher Appreciation event, and up to 4 guests get 50% off. Education support staff qualify too. Registration for this year’s event has closed, so this one is for next spring.
WonderWorks is a science-focused indoor amusement park inside an upside-down building in Pigeon Forge. It has over 100 hands-on exhibits: you can feel hurricane-force winds, lie on a bed of nails, make life-sized bubbles and try on an astronaut suit, and there’s an indoor glow-in-the-dark ropes course. It works as a class field trip and as a rainy-day visit with your own kids. For more places like it, browse our entertainment discounts for teachers.
How To Get The WonderWorks Pigeon Forge Teacher Discount
When the event is open, you fill out a form on WonderWorks’ Teacher Appreciation page to get a discount voucher. Print it and bring it to the admissions counter with a valid school ID, or an ID and a pay stub. You get in free, and up to 4 people with you pay half price.
A few rules come with the voucher. It’s good at the Pigeon Forge location only, it doesn’t work for group entry, and you can’t combine it with other offers. If you teach outside those eight states, the free admission doesn’t cover you, but anyone can get WonderWorks’ $2 online discount by filling out the form on its discounts page.
Planning A Field Trip
Field trips at WonderWorks Pigeon Forge are for K-12 students, and the exhibits are built around science, technology, engineering, art and math. If you ask, WonderWorks will send grade-level exhibit alignment with the NGSS science standards, science lesson plans and science scavenger hunts. Lunch options are available for students, and the group sales team handles pricing. You book by filling out the school form on the field trip page.
Homeschool Days
If you teach your own kids at home, Homeschool Days are your discount. They run in the fall at $14.99 per person plus tax, or $12.99 per person plus tax for a group of 10 or more. Bring a homeschool ID or proof of homeschool to the box office. The rate only applies on school days, Monday through Friday from opening until 3pm, and groups of 10 or more need to book at least 72 hours ahead. Dates for each round go up on the Homeschool Days page.
Q&A
Does WonderWorks Pigeon Forge have a teacher discount?
Yes. Once a year, teachers and education support staff from TN, NC, VA, KY, GA, AL, SC and WV get in free, with up to 4 guests at 50% off. There isn’t a teacher rate on regular tickets the rest of the year.
When is Teacher Appreciation?
Every spring. This year’s registration has closed, so check the Teacher Appreciation page again when spring comes around.
What do I bring?
Your printed voucher plus a valid school ID, or an ID and a pay stub.
Can I use the voucher for my class?
No, it isn’t valid for group entry. For a class trip, book through the field trip form instead.
More Information:
Kids 3 and under get in free every day. If you buy tickets online, you still stop at the admissions counter to check in before you go in. WonderWorks has other locations too, and teachers in the Carolinas can read about the WonderWorks Myrtle Beach teacher discount, which runs its own teacher events.