Dolly Parton talks about future plans for Dollywood in Pigeon Forge
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2021
- Dollywood provided this video of its 2021 press event with Dolly Parton, talking about the 10-year plan for Dollywood and her other Pigeon Forge properties.
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I've been to Pigeon Forge to Dolly Stampede Show. I loved it! In Gatlinburg, a man on the trolley told us his house had burned down during the massive fires and Dolly gave $1,000 for 5 months until insurance covered. He said she's an angel. We love her. Me too.
She is an incredible human being. How often does one see a rich person or celebrity actually helping real folks?
I have nothing but respect for this wonderful lady!!!
Same!
I just returned from a trip to Dollywood. I would rather fly 5 hours and go there then drive 5 hours to Disneyland. Such a nice park.
So happy for Dolly, God bless her efforts to bless others with jobs!
It’s a beautiful place my daughter is so happy to live and work in pigeon forge
If we can’t have Opryland, at least we can have Dollywood.
RIP Opryland. Wish it was still here.
Still, as you mentioned, at least Tennessee still has Dollywood.
I am counting the days to re-visit Dollywood!! Though I probably won't be able to afford staying at "Dream more", I will definitely make it a 2 day visit to Dollywood. Can't wait for Dolly's new perfume!! God Bless Dolly!
Dolly is a Great Human Being and has a Great Love for People. What a Great Life she has Lived. 👍
I get so excited every time I see a new video with her, I check everyday lol
AWESOME VISION Dolly!! Great expansion of this unique resort into the future to benefit many!! Cheers!!
We've been to Dollywood every year for many years and will continue to do so for many years!
She is so pretty with that butterfly dress on her 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Love to see you again Dolly, you're looking better as ever. I'm really excited for all your upcominng projects and Heartstrong Lodge!,
Dolly is anointed, blessing people everywhere.
Special place in Heaven for this amazing woman!
We went on a hiking trip that ended at the Dreamoore. It was amazing in every aspect. Cant wait to do it again.
It takes money to make money. She's a smart investor.
"It takes a lot of money to look this cheap." A quote from Dolly that I saw in here Museum.
@@johnharris6655 I saw her say it on tv.
I just adore Dolly!
Can’t wait for the RV resort.
Dolly spins around- "like my outfit, im a butterfly!"
me screaming at my screen, 'you're a Queen Dolly, a QUEEN!!!!"
Anyone else want RIDES based on Dolly songs??? 😊😊😊 Enough roller coasters! How about some family friendly dark rides like in Disney but based on Dolly songs or even one based on her life (like the former Great Movie ride)? We need some immersive rides for the whole family please!!!
Maybe a ride going through dolly's history with one of her songs playing
@@JefferySDavis-ox7hw omg yes like Blazing Fury but themed exactly like her childhood town and life🤍
Remember that old flooded mine ride? I'd love to see more themed rides like that again too....plus all the wonderful thrill rides!
Dollywood desperately needs a modern dark ride. I think what it ought to get would be ride like Peter Pan's Flight at Disneyland or Dreamflight at Efteling that takes you over the magic of Wildwood Grove.
Love Dark Rides, Not so much Rollercoasters. Older now and I don't enjoy puking as much these days. Way over due for animatronics and dark rides.
I can’t wait! I’m definitely going to stay here. ❤️
I hope Disney doesn't wind up buying Dollywood and socially abusing it ,like they have done with everything else they've touched...!
Boo hoo
First thing they would do is tear down the Chapel.
That would never happen, buying Dollywood would be drops in the bucket to disney. It wouldn’t be worth it financially for Disney to buy Dollywood. Dollywood is a strong park considering where it’s at, but no threat to Disney.
@@zachc9031 They tried to buy Knotts Berry Farm.
So Dolly is just building her own version of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, only with a modern flair.
It'd be cool if they had a heart-shaped pool❤
Some people have a lot of waking up to do. Millions already aware. Godspeed.
God bless you Dolly and Dollywood.
It's always been a Big dream of mine to build my own theme parks ever since I have been to Sliver Dollar City for the first time,
We love Dollywood thanks Dolly we love you
I’m excited about the rv resort.
I am from California! I want to visit Dollywood!!
I really love you Dolly you're so sweet and talented and I can't wait for your perfume to come out so I can get me some I love the butterflies in the background🤟🤟🤟🦋💙💛🧡🖤💟💖💓💗💝💚
Dolly I hope you have a place at Dollywoods for concerts or locale Bands. American gots talents or the others. Love yah
I love Dollywood i been there its beautiful i am so obsessed with Dolly Parton love her so much one thing about Dollywood you get to hear her music playing the food there is good and rides are cool and Dolly Parton Museum is the best thing so if you haven't been there go there its fun just a head up it is a lot of walking but it's worth it #dollywood
Dolly was born to a large working but poor family In Tennessee so she has made true to her word she takes care of her own family making sure they have jobs and she takes care of her smokey mountain families making sure they have jobs to stay in Tennessee she is a beautiful soul inside and out and the legacy she'll leave behind will be remembered for years .
It would be nice, if they would bring down the price.. we love Dollywood.
For what Dollywood offers it already has a very low price. I do think they will drop it a little as the pandemic comes to a close but again consider what they offer and you just can't get that anywhere else.
Where was the announcement for the new coaster?
All I want to do is go to Dollywood on a day that she is in the park. Lawd if she got close enough to me I would simply pass out. Guess its obvious that I have a major crush on Dolly! Sheesh I forgot what the topic of this video was about...LOL
In March when they open the park for the season they do a parade and she’s usually in it. Ive been to it once and she was there. My aunt said shes there every year for it. Its like the 3rd weekend in March every year
I missed seeing her last March for the park opening due to stupid Covid!
Awesome 👏
This is the sweetest 💗woman can't wait to go to her them park
I love to visit dolly wood Australia
Dolly is beautiful as always!!
Really beautiful
bro i was there 1 day before this. IM RAGING. i wanted to se dolly :(
excellent
I just love her... 48 DAYS TO DOLLYWOOD!!
8:27 Does someone know where this is? Thanks!
Pigeon Forge has tons of trails. We went on a four day hike through there when we went. Theres even places on the trail specifically for setting up camp. Its an amazing area.
I never been there I'm going to have to go there Dollywood
I'm a butterfly see my wings! She's absolutely a godsend.
I'm going to go there I would love to see down there where I'm at it's only 8 hours and 59 minutes
I love butterflies
Dolly is the best!
Good ideas for the park. I've always wanted to go. I definitely think this presentation was meant for a live audience. Especially in the pause breaks where there should have been clapping. The new president is in need of more interviews or live presentations. He was a bit old fashioned and not very exciting to say the least.
Great lady , I live 2 hours from there and have never been able to afford to take my family, imagine half a billion invested again and me and my wife dreams of just seeing the inside in real life. I wish ALL the Rich's and profit in the world to this lovely family.
The president guy really said 🚶🏻♂️
Class comes in all shapes, and sizes, but, in Dolly's case, it just came naturally!!!
No I don't have my shot and don't plan on getting it .
according to Ancestry Dolly is my cousin on the Evans side, however I have never been able to connect with her to verify that, I believe it's easier to meet the Queen than Dolly :-)
Dolly is my husbands 6th cous and of course our sons 7th cous through her mother’s side the Owens who married a Leatherwood..I met some Partons in Gatlinburg that stated they were not related to Dolly..but I found in the last few months that I am related to a Parton clan in Kentucky..
Success has a thousand cousins; failure is an orphan.
Dolly is still a beautiful woman....
What a Lovely person she is! ❤️
A theme park / resort for being so self involved in ones self ? Or why ? Do people love her that much or ?
Thats all Great but the more you keep spending money to do other things the more your charge and the less people can afford it. I started going to DW in 2013. I bought the gold pass. It was $130 or so back then and then it kep going up. Now its $234 for the gold pass. Its went up $100 since 2013. Day tickets are $80. This is just expensive especially when you have a family to buy for. I can get a Cedar point day ticket for $50 and they have a whole bunch more rides and have way more money invested in their parks than you have in your two parks. Im sure you probably get just as many people visiting as they do. I understand proces have to go up a little but keeping your prices lower attracts more people. We need to get out of the mentality that charging more money makes you more money. It doesn’t. You loose Customers. I haven’t been back since 2017 because of the prices.
Ahhh dolly no dont sell to the suites
Hello there beautiful
what the crap 500,000,000 dollars
Dolly should buy Cedar Point and make it the Dollywood Peninsula park at cedar point Sandusky ohio!!!!! Just saying!
Absolutely not! Then the prices will sky rocket there just like they have at DW
@@fireman1780 If you think Dollywood is pricey, remember I bought a season pass for less than the cost of a one day ticket at Disneyland.
Now finally we have found out the pandemic was nothing more then a severe flu
I am a respiratory therapist at a major teaching hospital in Tn, and I have seen MANY people die from what you say is a severe flu. I have been a therapist for over 20 years and I have never seen anything even close to the severity of COVID-19. I just pray that it’s never this severe again due to immunity.
You are obviously a product of our dumbed down schools. Sad.
@@RC-ou9qg if you have health issues are up in age, Covid is a thing, if you are healthy and even young in age , FLU
@@cjpiper2420 over 12,000 people in Tn alone have died with this virus. Not FLU. The stats don’t lie. I’ve seen it first hand and will never forget this last year: I have seen things I hope to never see again. We had to create a whole new ICU in our hospital just to care for COVID patients. This happened at many hospitals across the country. Many of them had no prior medical history and were not elderly. I have no reason to lie. Trust me, I wish you were correct. Do a little research.
@@RC-ou9qg some people don’t want to do research. They want to run around screaming there is nothing to it....until it directly effects their lives and they lose someone to this awful disease☹️
How about making the park so your not walking uphill to every ride all day.
It’s an awesome park
But the walking was brutal….
Love and Respect Dolly and love Tennessee , but if She and her companies keep pushing left , I and my family and many many people will be done with her ! They have all but ruined the Dixie Stampede !
Honey, get down off that cross somebody needs the wood
Yea, I have blended and mixed family. Guvvvvment kills off a few more million Anglo the kuntry will north Haiti and Mexico
Dixie stampede was ruined upon the naming. If she's getting away from glorifying the most evil segment of our country and history, the Confederacy, then she's on the right track.
Is he afraid to stand next to her?
Rona
New president seems socially awkward and doesn’t have any fashion sense.
THAT is what you got out of this?
You are quite the petty person. He was fine...you are the one with issues
Who cares. He seems like a nice guy.
Wonder how many takes to get the script down, sounds like the whole speech's are scripted and so dull...the new president just talks so dull
It would be good if they paid more than 10 dollars an hour
It's a same you pay to park at dollywood your there spending money she's greedy
Visit the smokies every year and haven't ever been to dollywood. I like what it sounds they have planned but I'm totally turned off and away by the virtue signaling. Why can't people just promote stuff these days without saying silly stuff like "I hope you've got yours" . Obesity is a much bigger problem yet I doubt they're going to quit selling all those high fat sugary concessions they make $ on. Stick to creating and let people make their own medical decisions!
i don’t think she would want your germs there anyway 💀
Right on! I agree
Absolutely...Is that even her?? Why is she a dem supporter and a jab promoter ?? Sad.
@@lalani888blue nope,you are the one that's sad.You put politics before the kind and giving person that Dolly Parton really is.Maybe you can learn from her?
Good stuff but Dollywood why can’t y’all pay your employees starting out at $15 they go through so much hard work day in and day out! Think about that before planning for the future lmao
Nothing of value to see here
Would be nice if a a person could buy lunch for under $100.00 at Dollywood. This place is a total waste of money.
Most meals start at 8.99 wtf you talkin about that’s enough for a person
She is a sellout taking DIxie out of Dixie stampede. Great lady until then.
My grandma's name was Dixie and I understand why she did. She cares for everyone.
Is that really that big of a deal? Is that seriously your reason for turning on Dolly Parton? She just wanted to not be misunderstood that her dinner show is some kind of an endorsement of the Confederacy. Is that really so hurtful to you?
@@zenseed75 she cares for the dollar 💲💰💲
@@homegirl5105 I bet you support Trump. Lolol
what's my political preference got to do with anything.. can't have an opinion without being labeled.. she doesn't take side because she doesn't want to lose any money or want a scandal.. that's just being a business person who like the dollar..I would rather not cradle to the cry babies.. some don't have the guts... but cradle to political correctness...
Grew Up seeing the Partons' performing on Mr. Cas Walker's Farm and home Hour on local T.V. WBIR in Knoxville back in the past.. However , I do not know this Hollywood Dolly today..
Yes, she helps and gives work to the Local Communities around Sevierville / Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg...Quite philanthropic she is , but her Socialist views which she shares with the ( 9 to 5 crew ) Lily Tomlin , JANE FONDA , and other Hollywood types has left me with a sour taste for her.. When my family goes home to The Smokies, The LAST place we care to Visit Is DOLLYWOOD !
WE must in these days make choices , Dolly Parton made that Choice easy for my family ..
I thought she sold Dollywood to a middle Eastern man?Also heard she could of sold it to Kanye West