Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, is one of the highest-rated amusement parks in the area and draws thousands of visitors every year. In a press release statement, the theme park’s president opened up about the future of Dollywood. He revealed that the ‘9 to 5’ singer had many plans for the park, and they intend to carry out her ideas and legacy as she intended.
Dollywood’s president announces upcoming changes in the theme park
According to the press release, as reported by PEOPLE, the theme park management plans to implement changes at the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, location in honour of its dreamer-in-chief, Dolly Parton. The park’s president, Eugene Naughton, shared a statement: “Many of us had extensive conversations with Dolly through the years about how she would want us to carry her vision forward.”According to the statement, a cascading waterfall installation will be added at Dollywood, along with a brand-new stained-glass window in the chapel. The window will feature a depiction of the seasons over the mountains, featuring the singer’s favourite Bible verse: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” A brand new character called the Dream Maker will also be added to Dollywood in honour of her literacy program, ‘Imagination Library.’ The new character is meant to inspire people to “dream big, believe in themselves, and lift others through courage and kindness.”There is also an existing installation known as the Dolly Parton Experience, which will get an upgrade in the form of a new ‘portal’ that will lead up to the attraction. Lastly, the press release also revealed that there will be kiosks set up across the park to provide fans a place to talk about Parton and how she impacted their lives.Naughton continued his statement and shared, “Dollywood will always be a place where families find fun, kindness, and joy—a place where they can make memories that last a lifetime, just like she would have wanted. We will carry her dreams forward by continuing to grow, welcoming even more guests, and sharing the warmth and hospitality of which she was so proud.”
About Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton passed away on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. She had been admitted to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, only days before her passing. For the past year, while the singer had been open about how she had been dealing with health issues, she had not made her cancer diagnosis public. Her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, was the one who shared a video statement on all of her social media accounts announcing the singer’s demise.
