Lastly, the folks at Dollywood like to celebrate their own folk culture and music.

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She's a one-woman PR machine for Pigeon Forge, and through "Dollywood" is Sevier County's biggest employer.

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You don't want your little one's flip-flops flying off on the new Wild Eagle ride at Dollywood.

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Nationally, the program has boomed, said David Dotson, president of the Dollywood Foundation.

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Pigeon Forge, in eastern Tennessee, is best known for singer Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood, which was not affected by the fire.

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The area is home to country star Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park, which Bryson said was not being threatened by the fire.

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Pigeon Forge, located in eastern Tennessee is best known for singer Dolly Parton's theme park, Dollywood, which was not affected by the fire.

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Dollywood was the site of a separate brush fire Saturday night but park officials said that fire would not affect the season opening this weekend.

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Many members of the extended Parton family are on the payroll at "Dollywood, " and entertain the park's 2.5 million visitors when the main attraction can't be there.

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Another thing visitors to Dollywood feel strongly about is God.

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At Dollywood, they are neither.

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