Thunder Express at Dollywood was the park's first roller coaster and featured a mine theme.

Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., adds all-new stunts in its second season

Dolly appears as reindeer on “Bob Hope Christmas Special” - Dolly and Bob played reindeer in a skit--Dolly as Donner and Bob as Rudolph

In 1988, Dolly was inducted into East Tennessee Hall of Fame housed in the historic Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN.

Dolly received Small Town America Hall of Fame Award honoring hometown, Sevierville, Tenn.