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did dolly parton sell dollywood who owns
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dollywood now you might have heard
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rumors circling around the internet
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rumors that say dolly parton sells
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dollywood to kanye west or china or
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bigfoot or george clooney in this video
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we'd like to put those rumors to rest
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did dolly sell dollywood
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no dolly parton didn't sell dollywood
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we're not sure she could if she wanted
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unless it was selling her share to her
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so who owns dollywood
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you might be asking yourself does dolly
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she partnered with an entertainment
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company called herschen family
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entertainment founded by the herschen
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family of branson missouri herschen
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family entertainment bought gold rush
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junction pigeon forge in 1976 from art
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model owner of the cleveland browns
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the following year the attraction was
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rechristened as silver dollar city
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the herschens made some improvement over
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but pigeon forge's silver dollar city at
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least in memory was a third or fourth
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that is until a fateful partnership
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in 1986 dolly parton a severe county
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native and superstar musician songwriter
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and actress fulfilled her dream of
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giving back to her hometown when she
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bought a stake at the theme park and
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lent her name image and life story to
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the park with her image has since soared
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to great success it's among the best in
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how much is dollywood worth
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how much do they make each year
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this also seems to be a burning internet
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how much is dollywood worth
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dollywood is a private company
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there's no way for the general public to
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and dollywood's lips are sealed
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dollywood dreamworld resort and splash
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country represent a massive
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entertainment complex that
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conservatively is worth more than
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several european countries throw in
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other dolly herschen properties in
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pigeon forge the stampede
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pirates voyage and others
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it's just impossible to guess
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is dolly parton involved at all
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absolutely she is park executives refer
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to dolly as the dreamer in chief and
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it's clear she has an input on the
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dolly herself is invested in dollywood
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as evidence with the wildwood grove
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expansion we think dolly serves as an
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important voice in parker operations
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her love of the area and her childhood
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permeate each and every expansion and
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will dollywood be sold in the future
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we don't see it happening for a long
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time partially due to logistics the list
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of people or companies who could afford
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to buy it is fairly short
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dollywood is a massive success a cash
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cow and a family legacy for the
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herschens to sell it would take a
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monster offer you'd have an easier time
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buying a major sports franchise would
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dolly ever sell or shares
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it seems unlikely at this point
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dollywood at least from this vantage
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point seems to be positioned to carry
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it's the perfect place to celebrate her
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long illustrious career and the parts of
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her personality that are often
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seriously the woman's business acumen is
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