Nearly 50 years after starting at a small Tennessee theme park, 6 longtime employees reflect on how Dollywood became more ...

UPDATE ON MARCH 14: Surprise! Dolly popped on stage to welcome fans back to Dollywood. Leaders at the Pigeon Forge theme park weren't sure if she's attend the opening day festivities because of ...

there will also be a new "Dollywood" new sign reminiscent of the famous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. The park will welcome visitors from mid-March through the holiday season.

You feel that they really mean it when they say, ‘Well, welcome (to Dollywood)’," Parton said. “We love and appreciate our visitors. They're the ones that's going to tell other people and ...

You feel that they really mean it when they say, ‘Well, welcome (to Dollywood)’," Parton said. “We love and appreciate our visitors. They're the ones that's going to tell other people and ...

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But the other Dollywood secret to another 40 years is that good ol' thing called “Southern hospitality.” “People in this area are just great people, period. They're just good people. And then you put ...