Dolly Parton left behind one wish for Dollywood — and the park is honoring it

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe ‘Dollywood’ sign pictured at the entrance to the theme park. Dolly Parton lent her name to the iconic tourist destination in 1986 (Getty Images)Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at age 80, her nephew announced on her official Instagram account on Tuesday. Parton's namesake theme park, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, confirmed it will remain open as scheduled, honoring her wish that "the show must go on." Dollywood representatives expressed deep sorrow and committed to carrying forward Parton's legacy of joy, hope, and generosity. Dollywood announced that it will release plans for an official memorial honoring Parton in the near future. Tributes flooded in worldwide following her passing, with Donald Trump ordering flags to be lowered for a week in her memory. In fullDolly Parton’s Dollywood fate revealed after Queen of Country’s deathMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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