The Dollywood theme park has been named America’s favorite by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.

Dolly Parton became a joint owner of the park when it was rebranded as Dollywood in ... in her home state of Tennessee. During a March 2025 event celebrating the theme park’s 40th anniversary ...

(WCYB) — Dolly Parton returned to Dollywood to celebrate the theme park's 40th anniversary ... opportunity created in partnership with the Tennessee Governor’s Faith-Based and Community ...

What started as a small roadside attraction in 1961—a simple train ride through the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains—has now become an innovative force within the theme park industry.

Dolly Parton poses with a sign celebrating the 40th season of her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. PIGEON FORGE, Tenn, May 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--What started as a small ...

I think that’s why Dollywood keeps being named one of the best theme parks in the world ... It’s the reason why the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, park has risen to prominence, with guests often ...

Parton says innovation and Southern hospitality are instrumental to Dollywood’s next 40 years. Dolly Parton had a dream to use her star power and love of East Tennessee to create a theme park ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park changed that. Then, Dollywood changed it again. Dollywood celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Before the theme park cemented ... its tourism was largely ...

A 2021 Tennessee Economic Impact Case Study says: “Dollywood – More Than a Theme Park Hailed as Tennessee ... increases approximately 90 percent at Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (GKT ...

Her great, lasting project, Dollywood theme park, marks its 40th season this year and employs ... 20 Best Things To Do In Gatlinburg, Tennessee The 15 Best Things To Do In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ...

I finally made it to Dollywood! The amusement park is tucked amid the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. My 24-year-old niece ... join us at Dollywood or on our night on the town in ...

The holiday cheer found in East Tennessee is among the best in the United States. Dollywood and Gatlinburg’s Fantasy ... runs until Jan. 5. The theme park is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas ...