Dollywood getting half a billion dollar makeover
Tennessee theme park Dollywood is getting a bumper $500 million multi-year upgrade. It will be expanded over the next decade to include a new 302-room HeartSong Lodge & Resort, which is named after Dolly’s 1994 song. The lodge will feature 26,000 square feet of meeting space and indoor and outdoor pools.
No other details have been officially revealed but the company’s president, Eugene Naughton hinted that other new additions will include a campground and a ‘record-breaking’ new attraction launching in 2023.
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