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Dolly's Dream Came True: The Dolly Parton Documentary

Dolly hadn’t originally planned on partnering with an existing park. She had land picked out near Gatlinburg. She mentioned the dream during an interview with Barbara Walters in the early 80s. And it turns out, the right person was listening.

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As part of the celebration of Dollywood's 40th anniversary, the park has debuted “The Dollywood Dream,” a documentary that tracks the park’s meteoric success story....

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