If you’ve ever wondered what Dolly Parton tastes like in soda form (weird thought, but go with it), the answer is apparently somewhere between cherry Icee, cream soda, and uncut nostalgia.
Dollywood just dropped a new Coca-Cola Freestyle flavor called 40th Pop Fizz—a bright red, unapologetically sweet soft drink that’s only available inside the park. It’s part of the 40th anniversary celebration, and people are chugging it like it’s the last fountain soda on Earth.
No one knows what’s actually in it. But that hasn’t stopped fans from turning the park’s Facebook page into a comment section full of sugar-induced poetry. One person said it tastes like a carbonated cotton candy cloud. Someone else compared it to Mr. Fizz red cream soda. A few are already mixing it with Sprite and calling it “Dollycane.” That’s not official, but honestly? Kind of works.
Dollywood’s known for going hard on food—Cinnamon Bread, 25-pound apple pies, deep-fried everything. But this is the first time the star of the show is something you pour instead of bite into. It’s loud, it’s fizzy, it’s 100% chaos—and that’s kind of the point.
You’ll only find Pop Fizz at the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines scattered around Dollywood, for a limited time only. Which means if you’re not in Tennessee, you’re out of luck unless you’ve got a friend willing to sneak out a cup in a thermos (good luck with that).