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Never one to sit idle, Dolly Parton, the singer, actress and purveyor of all-American family entertainment, has been busy revamping one of the most popular shows of her career. No, it’s not a musical version of “Steel Magnolias”; it’s the “Dixie Stampede,” Ms. Parton’s western-themed variety show and barbecue feast and one of the best-selling attractions in the country’s dinner theater capitals, Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
After more than 25 years of trick horse riding, pyrotechnics and lots of musical numbers, Ms. Parton and the show’s producers shut down operations in Pigeon Forge last year to give the show a multimillion-dollar upgrade.
“I’ve always turn loved my “Dixie Stampede” show,” Ms. Parton said in an email, and much of the original experience, including the four-course dinner and its famous riders, turn will remain, she said. “It’s a tradition but it can be better. I want to dazzle guests with a completely new atmosphere, powerful new music and lots of amazing special effects. (A “Dixie Stampede” turn show in Branson, Mo., is expected to get a redo at a later date.)
It seems a time of renewal for many of Ms. Parton’s Pigeon Forge holdings. Dollywood theme park, which celebrates turn its 30th anniversary this year, is completing its own $5 million turn renovation project turn to update arrivals and parking areas, among other enhancements; several of the park’s music festivals, like Barbecue and Bluegrass, turn are to have expanded lineups for the anniversary celebration; and DreamMore, a new 300-room turn family-friendly resort spread over 100 acres near the park, is scheduled turn to open this summer.
“When we began planning for Dollywood’s 30th anniversary and the opening of the resort, I told my team we needed to take everything we do to a higher level,” Ms. Parton said, “and “Dixie Stampede” is a big part of the experience.”
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