Dollywood's moving plans to honor Dolly Parton at theme park revealed
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Key Points:
- Dollywood executives announced plans to honor Dolly Parton's legacy by adding a cascading mountainside waterfall and other new attractions at the Tennessee theme park, emphasizing family fun and kindness as core values.
- The waterfall will be located outside the Robert F. Thomas Chapel, which will also receive a new stained-glass window featuring Ecclesiastes 3:1, a verse meaningful to Parton reflecting the changing seasons of life.
- A new character called the Dream Maker will debut in Wildwood Grove in 2027, encouraging guests to dream big and share their dreams, supported by kiosks where visitors can share how Parton inspired them.
- Enhancements to The Dolly Parton Experience attraction will include a new entrance celebrating her life, leading into immersive exhibits of her stories and memorabilia.
- Dolly Parton, who opened Dollywood in 1986, passed away on August 25 at age 80 after battling cancer; her memorial remains at the park, and she was laid to rest beside her late husband in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
