Dollywood Launches $500 Million Renovation Plan With 5 New Resorts After Dolly Parton’s Death
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Updated · WVLT · Sep 3
Dollywood Launches $500 Million Renovation Plan With 5 New Resorts After Dolly Parton’s Death
3 articles · Updated · WVLT · Sep 3
Summary
$500 million in upgrades is already underway at Dollywood, with President Eugene Naughton saying projects approved by Dolly Parton before her death remain on track and many are due by March 2027.
Five new resorts anchor the plan, alongside legacy tributes including a guitar sculpture in the fountain and a public reflection area where visitors can digitally share Dolly memories privately or publicly.
Naughton said Parton had mapped out the park’s direction through 2036, giving the leadership team a long runway to continue expansion and community-focused plans after her death.
Additional memorial elements announced this week include chapel restoration, a mountainside waterfall and stained-glass windows, while Dollywood has not yet decided when temporary memorial walls will come down.