Dolly Parton’s Dollywood is a 160-acre theme park in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The family-friendly park opened in 1986 and celebrated its 40th season in 2025. Even though Dolly loves the park, she’s not big on the moving attractions.
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“I don’t like to ride the rides, everybody knows that about me,” she told Peachtree TV. “I have a tendency to have motion sickness. And then I’m a little bit claustrophobic. I don’t like to be closed in. And I just think ‘Well, I just have too much to lose.'”
Of course, the funny blond beauty also had to make a joke. “My boobs could fly out; my hair could fall off. Any number of things could happen to me on those rides.”
Dollywood Has Something New This Year, the Dolly Parton Just Might Try
This year, the park plans to open NightFlight Expedition, “the world’s first indoor family hybrid coaster and whitewater river raft ride.” Although Dolly Parton herself doesn’t ride many rides at Dollywood, she might give this one a try.
“I’m just so proud that Dollywood has grown so much in its first 40 years that we’re able to add a ride like NightFlight Expedition,” Dolly shared. “I have no doubt it’s going to be a huge part of Dollywood’s next 40 years. We’re always trying to take the natural beauty of the Smokies and make it part of everything we’re doing in the park, and they’ve definitely been able to do it with this ride.
This ride sounds amazing. We’re adding Dollywood to the list of must-see amusement parks. If the queen herself says we need to ride NightFlight Expedition, we’re listening to the boss.
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