Photo courtesy Dolly Parton.
Following Tuesday’s passing of global icon Dolly Parton, Dolly’s team is ensuring her millions of fans around the world that they will continue bringing to life her multitude of projects that were in development.
“Dolly worked up until the day she died. She loved seeing her dreams come to life, and loved knowing her work brought people joy. Ever the planner, Dolly worked with the team that she handpicked, for the past several years to build a project roadmap that will guide us for decades to come,” says her longtime manager Danny Nozell. “As the leader of the team responsible for overseeing her legacy, we will ensure the many dreams she had yet to fulfill are brought to life. Many projects were in various stages of development, and we want to be transparent with her fans about this fact. If you see unreleased music, products, books, experiences, and campaigns launched through official Dolly Parton channels, you can have confidence in knowing that she placed her personal stamp on it.”
An overview of active projects at the time of her passing include:
- Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stops (celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week beginning September 13, 2026)
- Dolly Parton’s SongTeller Hotel (stays begin September 14, 2026; grand opening September 29, 2026)
- Dolly Dolls (launching online September 15, 2026)
- Dolly’s Life Of Many Colors Museum (grand opening September 29, 2026)
- Dolly’s Cup of Ambition Coffee (launching online September 29, 2026; retail launch Spring 2027)
- Dolly On The Holly (Coming Holiday 2026)
- DOLLY: A True Original Musical On Broadway (Previews begin December 7, 2026; Opening Night January 19, 2027 with tickets currently on-sale through November 21, 2027)
- Kendra Scott x Dolly – The 9 to 5 Collection (launching January 2027)
- Dolly’s Dog Treats (Coming Early 2027)
- Dolly’s Bedding & Home Decor (Coming Q3 2027)
Details on these projects, and additional projects from Dolly Parton down the road, such as a Dolly avatar show (which she revealed last week in a PEOPLE interview), a Dolly Musical documentary, a Dolly biopic, a Dolly docuseries, a Dolly scripted series, a Billy The Kid animated series, and many more, will be revealed soon.
Dolly’s Dream Box Time Capsule
Dolly previously revealed that she has a song in a time capsule that is scheduled to be opened on January 17, 2046, her 100th birthday. The song is titled “My Place In History.” She recorded the song in 2015 at age 69. The capsule is a chestnut Dream Box, resting at the DreamMore Resort and Spa at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The box contains a cassette, CD, and CD player (Dolly was always planning ahead…what if CD players are too hard to find in 2046?! Very smart, like always!).
“There’s no telling what music is going to be by then,” Dolly wrote in Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, her visual memoir and annotated songbook published in 2020. “Hopefully, it will play and the whole thing ain’t rotted.”
We will always love you, Dolly!
Leave a letter sharing how much Dolly Parton meant to you on her website here: https://www.dollyparton.com/
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