Coming up this week, an episode looking at how opportunity doesn’t always just magically appear. Sometimes, opportunity can be built.

Such is the case with one of my favorite places on earth: Dollywood. Dollywood was established by the legendary Dolly Parton in 1986. As you’ll find out in this week’s episode, Dolly was told by those that ought to know – accountants, lawyers, business advisors - that the idea of a family friendly theme park nestled in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee was not a good idea. That she would lose and she would lose big.

This week, I’ll take you through how Dolly Parton saw potential where others didn’t. How she turned that potential into opportunity. And how she throttled that opportunity to create – in 2019 - the number one ticketed tourist attraction in Tennessee.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written and produced by Jacinthe A Galpin.

Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Podington Bear - Elephants on Parade
Alan Spiljak – Clouds
Alan Spiljak – Forgotten
Alan Spiljak – Light Blue
Alan Spiljak – Empty Days
Alan Spiljak – Stars Above
Alan Spiljak – Not the End
Alan Spiljak - Sun

Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollywood
https://www.dollywood.com/About-Us/Dollywood-History
https://www.pigeonforgechamber.com/this-history-of-dollywood/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/travel/dolly-parton-dollywood-wildwood.html
https://www.wideopencountry.com/dolly-parton-dollywood-rides/
https://smokymountains.com/dollywood/blog/7-things-dollywood-probably-dont-know-yet/
https://ew.com/article/2010/07/02/dolly-parton-dollywood-interview/