Rodney Pearson played bass fiddle in a bluegrass band with a group of other 15-year-olds when he took a summer job at an amusement park in Sevier County. The year was 1976.

Parton has made a few public statements since her husband's death, including at the 2025 opening day of Dollywood. It's tradition for Parton, the park's Dreamer-In-Chief to make an appearance ...

The parent company of Dollywood and Silver Dollar City will more than triple in size and move into California for the first time in a bid to take on the recently-expanded Six Flags as ...

to surprise fans at last Friday’s season passholders-only opening of Dollywood, where late husband Carl Dean had one rule. “He bought his own ticket,” Parton told local outlet Knox News ...

WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania – The parent company of Dollywood, which is often ranked as the country’s top amusement park, has purchased Pittsburgh’s historic Kennywood Park. The sale also ...

Palace Entertainment, which owns the Allegheny County amusement park, announced it is selling its entertainment properties to the Atlanta-based company Herschend, which owns Dollywood and several ...

But her career went far beyond just the recording studio as she also helmed her own theme park Dollywood. And recently, Dolly celebrated the 40th anniversary season of the park, which led to a ...

Parton, who was with Dean for nearly 60 years, sat down with Knox News for an interview after she surprised fans at Dollywood’s Celebrity Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on March 14 to celebrate ...

Dollywood, Dolly Parton’s iconic theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, has officially reopened for its 40th season. While the rollercoasters and entertainment around the park are exciting ...