How does Dolly Parton celebrate 40 years of Dollywood? By popping out of a giant cake! At Dollywood on May 2, Parton went back to when it all started. The moment was a nod to the park's first ...

Dolly Parton became a joint owner of the park when it was rebranded as Dollywood in 1986 Emily Blackwood is a writer and editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

Spring has bloomed at Dollywood with one million vibrant flowers, colorful displays and sculptures, fun shows and new food options. The theme park’s spring Flower and Food Festival is underway.

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

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Dollywood employee was airlifted to a medical facility following an incident, NBC affiliate WBIR reported Monday. Pigeon Forge Fire Chief Tony Watson said crew ...

Dollywood's iconic culinary scene is adding to its menu. For its 40th season, the theme park welcomes a new dining spot to the mix: Wilderness Pass Restaurant. The new location is set toward the ...

The latest addition, the MacArthur Suite, has a private poolside terrace and sleeps up to four ... This year, an ambitious project will keep that history alive while providing room for it to grow. A ...

Both properties will have almost 10,000-square-foot pools offering poolside ... to Dollywood and the area’s other major attractions, the pet-friendly hotel will offer one- and two-room suites ...

and the 302-room HeartSong, which debuted last fall. Dolly Parton on Being Dollywood's Dreamer-in-chief — and the Destination's Future “It’s like being at home,” she says of DreamMore ...