Dolly Parton first shared her desire to build a theme park near the Great Smoky Mountains in a 1982 interview. Dollywood opened May 3, 1986. On May 2, 2025, Parton and other partners in the ...

The country icon owns numerous businesses around her hometown resort, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

I finally made it to Dollywood! The amusement park is tucked amid the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge ... they reminded me to pay them a visit while they still lived near Dollywood. Ten days ...