The themes of those parks ushered in many contemporary Dollywood favorites − live performances, Southern comfort food and train rides through the foothills of the Smokies. Those early parks ...

Backed by Parton singing (of course), the ad footage features visitors splashing along on rides, dancers and singers performing and Dolly herself on the engine of the Dollywood Express train.

Dollywood has been a Pigeon Forge fixture for 40 years - but the land the park occupies has been a tourist attraction for far ...