Dolly shares new conceptual drawings of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort

Dolly released the first conceptual renderings of Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort. The renderings showcase both the resort’s interior and exterior, which is reminiscent of a Southern-style front porch. Specific renderings included:

1. A king-sized guest room which features bunk beds.
2. An exterior view of a stunning two-story architectural window which creates a focal point for the property’s rear elevation.
3. The resort’s three-story lobby which looks out onto the sprawling property where families can explore and relax. The three-story lobby window frames a magnificent view of Mt. LeConte in the distance.
4. An exterior view of the resort’s various front porch areas, filled with rocking or “dream” chairs where families are invited to spend time together relaxing and sharing stories.

Dolly hopes these various room types provide families a place to reconnect saying,

“We’re going to create lots of simple ways for families to spend time together and really enjoy one another. All of this, plus being surrounded by views of the Smoky Mountains, folks are going to know that they are truly somewhere special when they stay with us.”

Dolly sets Dollywood ablaze with the newest addition, FireChaser Express

With the help of her hometown firefighters, Dolly launched the maiden voyage of FireChaser Express, the nation’s first dual-launch, forward and backward family coaster. Dolly encouraged recruits as small as 39 inches tall to ride the coaster with the entire family!

Dolly kicked off the international celebration at Dollywood’s 2014 Festival of Nations

Dolly delighted guests as she kicked off Dollywood’s 2014 Festival of Nations by making appearances at the festival’s headlining shows, "Mother Africa" and "La Danza de Colombia." Dressed in traditional outfits with special Dolly flair, she showed her passion for bringing international experiences to her hometown and to Dollywood.

Dolly stars in "A Country Christmas Story," a Lifetime movie about the power of music and family

Christmas came early for Dolly in 2013 as she filmed part of the Lifetime movie "A Country Christmas Story" at Dollywood. The movie highlights the story of a young bi-racial girl following in her father’s footsteps to become a musician as she participates in a singing contest held at Dollywood. Dolly wrote some of the songs featured in the movie and said,

“It’s a sweet original movie, and I like just being able to play my music, be part of whatever I’m doing. I did write some of the music for this little show. And I enjoy getting to act a little bit. It’s just fun. I do different stuff.”

The story reunites a family--Grace, her grandmother Sarah (Mary Kay Place), her estranged musician father Danny (Brian McNight) and her mother Jenny (Megyn Price)--through music and showcases some of the musical history of African-American contributions to country music. Dolly plays herself as the emcee and host of the singing contest at Dollywood. She also wrote two original songs-- "Fiddlin' Around" and "Miss You, Miss Me" --which are performed in the movie.

Dolly recorded "Miss You, Miss Me" on her 42nd studio album, "Blue Smoke."

Dolly appears as Ghost of Christmas Past in "Dollywood's A Christmas Carol"

Dolly made history in Dollywood's 2013 Smoky Mountain Christmas festival when she appeared in  "Dollywood's A Christmas Carol" as a hologram.
She stars in the ground-breaking show as the Ghost of Christmas Past, with a flair only Dolly can bring to the stage, thanks to  a cutting-edge hologram technology. Dolly was excited about the opportunity but joked,

“I’m not sure this world can handle two Dolly Partons, but I’m excited folks will be able to see ‘the other Dolly’ reminding families that it’s not what you have but who you have, just like ole Scrooge figures out in the end.”