Overview
- In a video posted Nov. 19, the 79-year-old said she has been dealing with “a few health challenges” this fall and was told to “take it easy for just a little while.”
- Dollywood was inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame on Nov. 17 in Orlando, which Parton did not attend.
- Parton thanked partners Jack and Peter Herschend, reflected on the park’s origins and 40th season, and noted she is only the second woman inducted solo into the IAAPA Hall of Fame.
- She accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award remotely on Nov. 16 after earlier postponing her Las Vegas residency, now rescheduled for 2026.
- Parton has described the issues as “nothing major,” said she is receiving occasional care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and no specific diagnosis has been disclosed.