Yes, fair assessment of the situation. Tour busses go thru G'burg all the time so pulling thru it you just take the space on the road that you need. You don't go all that fast anyway cuz its just too jammed up to. Foot hills is close to the south end of Pigeon Forge and the by pass and a good central location for everything. Both have trolley stops if you are inclined to take it instead of driving around town. Veterans parkway will get you by most of the traffic on the main drag too but not all. any advantage there is good. If for some unfortunate reason you may need RV service Ricky's RV service is on Veterans Parkway and has a mobile tech and does good work. Look on line for coupons for the area attractions and restaurants.