Where were you during the Apollo 11 moon landing? Where will you be for the 50th anniversary of that great feat? Head to the MoonPie General store to celebrate the anniversary, and enter for a chance to win amazing prizes
MoonPie General Store will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Radio station 107.7 WIVK will host a live remote broadcast from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will be hosting giveaways! These giveaways include admissions to Dollywood on Labor Day, tickets to the Chattanooga Aquarium, and a family trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. There will be free Smoky Mountain gift bags for the first 50 families to arrive. The MoonPie General Store will also be giving away free mini MoonPies all day! There will be free face painting for children in the morning during the broadcast, and again in the afternoon. Not only will you get MoonPies, but also an RC Cola and a MoonPie for just 99 cents throughout the day.
Limited edition shirts from the MoonPie and NASA partnership will be available for purchase, along with other commemorative moon merchandise. Similar celebrations will be held at the MoonPie General Store’s sister stores, located in Lynchburg, Chattanooga, TN and in Huntsville, AL. The store is located at 3127 Parkway in Pigeon Forge Tennessee and will be open from 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Moon Pie General Store finds
Relive the memory of going to the general store with your dad or granddad, sitting on the porch and having a RC and a Moon Pie. Or try a Moon Pie for the very first time and begin your own family tradition. Either way, you’ll want to purchase a box or two of your favorite Moon Pie flavors to take home with you. You’ll find our delicious Moon Pies, along with Moon Pie t-shirts, mugs and tins, when you visit our Moon Pie General Store. Then take a walk down our main street to visit our shops where you’ll find old fashioned candies, jams and jellies, ice cream, RC.