@brandilynn230: 🔥 HELL WEEK IN THE SMOKIES?! 🔥 Let’s talk about the controversy surrounding the term “Hell Week” in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, because I think there’s been a LOT of misunderstanding about what it actually means! In this video, we’re breaking down where the term comes from, why locals use it, and what visitors should actually expect during one of the busiest times of the year. Spoiler alert: It’s not about hating tourists! It’s about the traffic, crowds, long waits, and chaos that come with the holiday rush between Christmas and New Year’s. You can absolutely love the Smokies AND be realistic about how busy things get! ❤️🏔️ So let’s clear the air! Have you ever visited during “Hell Week”? What was your experience? #SmokyMountainLivin #Gatlinburg #PigeonForge #SmokyMountains #HellWeek
Brandi Lynn✨Smoky Mt. Livin’
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Sunday 08 November 2026 00:00:15 GMT
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dmoss67 :
Stayed there last Christmas couldn’t understand why hundreds of people were there but half of the restaurants were closed, I get being home with family but you would think there would be plenty of employees that don’t have family would work for the money.
2026-11-08 00:20:15
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Randy :
We are coming to pigeon Forge and gatlinburg the day after Christmas does it snow then normally or is it higher up the mountain
2026-11-08 01:53:31
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kmhappybunny240 :
As a local who works in downtown Gatlinburg we have earned the right to call it Hell week 🤣🤣🤣
2026-11-08 00:18:08
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jos🧍🏽♀️ :
i had to work 13 days in a row one year..
2026-11-09 14:54:10
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Peppyactress2 :
It is called that because anyone working get their butt kicked working so hard.
2026-11-08 12:04:59
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Brandon :
Every holiday is hell week here
2026-11-08 02:01:17
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itmd822 :
It’s Hell week when you have to work it
2026-11-08 02:22:09
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☆ froink ♤ :
last year's hell week, while working 2 jobs, sent me into a manic episode T-T i took my week of PTO asap once january hit. i couldn't funtion. and the idiots in traffic were the unnecessary garnish on top of the stress.
2026-11-09 07:51:48
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Amy Reaves :
We came a couple years ago on that week and it wasn't bad at all.
2026-11-08 00:18:34
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Cait :
Honestly it’s called Hell week because what can go wrong will go wrong & the tourists can be extremely grumpy. It’s not that I don’t want people to come, I’d just love for everyone to practice grace. We should enjoy the season & find small ways to smile. I dress fun at work & give people grace (I’d be grumpy too.)
2026-11-08 17:27:59
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BByLynn🌺 :
where did you get this coat
2026-11-08 06:19:58
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Kris Corleone🌱 :
I called it hell week in front of a customer and she looked genuinely horrified. I told her that was the only correct response.
2026-11-08 03:52:40
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Darla :
When I was a retail manager, there were several weeks we called “Hell Week” it just means extra chaos, more customers, while trying to keep the business running smoothly, and completing more tasks than normal. It was generally the flip from Halloween to Christmas, then Christmas to “Gift Giving”
2026-11-09 13:17:21
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Morgan :
this weekend felt like that type of week🥲
2026-11-08 19:53:01
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bartender_redd :
I just got my schedule for hell week. 70 hour work week….😫🤞👏
2026-11-08 21:52:54
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billycampbell4754 :
You need to visit Northeast Tennessee to get away from "hell week", for something defferent.
2026-11-08 02:02:23
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Elizabeth Lee :
That’s understandable!! A lot of people would freak me out
2026-11-08 00:06:05
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Kryptonwife :
I NEED a link to that hoodie! It is so darn cute! 🥰🎄
2026-11-08 20:58:25
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Tania Williamson :
We did that one year. Mil wanted change. That was not the change needed lol. Absolutely beautiful but so crowded and people were grumpy not christmasy.
2026-11-08 01:04:50
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splitwood cookers :
when I was there a few years on Thanksgiving was hell week to me lol
2026-11-08 00:16:24
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alaw :
I.WILL.NEVER.GO.THERE.AGAIN.. i have more than one horrible experience there.. straight trash. One of them Christmas
2026-11-08 02:15:20
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☆ froink ♤ :
oh, and the first hell week that i worked, at the age of 16, i got scheduled 2 double shifts back-to-back. in fact, many of the high-school-aged hosts at this restaurant worked the same type of shift the same days. high schoolers. forced to work doubles. during christmas break. all while being blamed and cursed out for the hours long wait-time. like, it's hell week for a reason.
2026-11-09 07:58:33
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user9385527594976 :
It's hell week when you have to your travel bill also.
2026-11-08 03:54:25
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trhodes2008 :
any time of the year i come that’s what i call it. 😅
2026-11-08 04:24:27
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Breakaway Cabins :
Yes, I think it is the busiest week of the year
2026-11-08 11:03:54
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