Dolly wrote her first song "Little Tiny Tassel Top" when she was five years old. She made her first guitar two years later using an old mandolin and two bass guitar strings.
Whitney Houston's cover of Dolly's classic “I Will Always Love You” became a major hit after it was featured in the 1992 film “The Bodyguard”. Dolly reportedly made $10 million in royalties, which she reinvested in a black community in Tennessee.
Dollywood recently announced a new attraction: the Big Bear Mountain roller coaster. The ride will wind through mountains, tunnels, and even behind a waterfall. It will stretch nearly 4,000 feet and cost the park over $25 million.