Dollywood

Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 11:30 a.m.

b'Coming up this week, an episode looking at how opportunity doesn\\u2019t always just magically appear. Sometimes, opportunity can be built.

Such is the case with one of my favorite places on earth: Dollywood. Dollywood was established by the legendary Dolly Parton in 1986. As you\\u2019ll find out in this week\\u2019s episode, Dolly was told by those that ought to know \\u2013 accountants, lawyers, business advisors - that the idea of a family friendly theme park nestled in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee was not a good idea. That she would lose and she would lose big.

This week, I\\u2019ll take you through how Dolly Parton saw potential where others didn\\u2019t. How she turned that potential into opportunity. And how she throttled that opportunity to create \\u2013 in 2019 - the number one ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Podington Bear - Elephants on Parade
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Clouds
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Forgotten
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Light Blue
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Empty Days
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Stars Above
Alan Spiljak \\u2013 Not the End
Alan Spiljak - Sun

Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollywood
https://www.dollywood.com/About-Us/Dollywood-History
https://www.pigeonforgechamber.com/this-history-of-dollywood/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/travel/dolly-parton-dollywood-wildwood.html
https://www.wideopencountry.com/dolly-parton-dollywood-rides/
https://smokymountains.com/dollywood/blog/7-things-dollywood-probably-dont-know-yet/
https://ew.com/article/2010/07/02/dolly-parton-dollywood-interview/'