Overview
- Parton opened Dollywood’s 41st season in Tennessee, delivering her first in-person remarks in months.
- Onstage she said she has “a few small health problems” that are being taken care of, assuring fans that “everything is fine.”
- She explained that exhaustion during her mourning for husband Carl Thomas Dean led her to step back and rebuild her well-being.
- Her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace has been postponed to September 2026 after doctors advised several procedures.
- She previewed park plans, including the planned NightFlight Expedition attraction and two new stage productions for the I Will Always Love You Festival.