{"id":2098985,"date":"2026-08-18T12:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098985"},"modified":"2026-08-18T12:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:41:43","slug":"dolly-parton-apologizes-for-missing-dollywood-attraction-opening-amid-ongoing-health-issues-says-doctor-kinda-clipped-my-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2098985","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton Apologizes For Missing Dollywood Attraction Opening Amid Ongoing Health Issues, Says Doctor \u2018Kinda Clipped My Wings\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tDolly Parton did not make it down to the opening of the new NightFlight Expedition ride at her namesake Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on Friday (Aug. 14) due to her ongoing struggle with unspecified health issues. <\/p>\n

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\n\tBut Dollywood president Eugene Naughton shared a personal video from the 80-year-old country legend welcoming the first riders of the park\u2019s newest roller coaster in which she apologized for not being there with them. \u201cWell, hey Eugene. I\u2019m right here\u2026 Well, kind of. Sorta,\u201d Parton said in the whimsical clip in which she sprouted colorful butterfly wings and seemed to be interacting with Naughton in real time. \u201cI\u2019m still in Nashville, and I\u2019m sorry about that. I was supposed to be there in person like I planned.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe singer noted that she\u2019s already shared with fans that she\u2019s had some recent \u201chealth issues\u201d and that sometimes she gets \u201ca little dizzy\u201d and dehydrated, which might explain why her doctors advised her against making the 200-mile trek to the park for the opening of the new attraction. \u201cMy Nashville doctor has kinda clipped my wings, saying, \u2018You ain\u2019t traveling this week.\u2019 So I guess, if your doctor tells you, \u2018you ain\u2019t traveling this week,\u2019 you ain\u2019t traveling this week,\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n

\n\tShe energetically encouraged Naughton to tell the assembled fans all about the new ride, told them to have fun and promised that she would see them \u201cdown the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tParton has largely been out of the public eye since announcing the postponement of her Las Vegas residency in September due to a \u201cfew\u201d undisclosed medical procedures. She made a rare in-person appearance in March to deliver the keynote address marking the 41st anniversary of Dollywood on this year\u2019s opening day. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve not been touring, as you know,\u201d Parton said, according to footage shared at the time by local station\u00a0WVLT 8. \u201cI\u2019ve had a few little health issues, and we\u2019re taking good care of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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