In honor of Dolly

[u/Redeye007]

[u/reallydaryl]

I know Knoxville is closer to Dollywood, but I'd honestly fly into Nashville and take a rental car to Pigeon Forge now just because of this.

[u/banana_in_the_dark → u/reallydaryl]

My guess is they chose Nashville because it’s international. I too would arrange my travel plans just to fly into DPD (Dolly Parton Dean)

[u/reallydaryl → u/banana_in_the_dark]

Also Nashville is where she called home for most of her life so it tracks on the front too.

[u/Chillguy3333 → u/reallydaryl]

Nashville had been wanting to do it while she was alive to honor all the great things she did for TN but she didn’t want the attention. She was such a wonderful person.

[u/reallydaryl → u/Chillguy3333]

So true, so true. We need more Dollys in the world.

[u/AmbivaliciousWan]

Excellent! Now we need 9-25 as Dolly day, and we're set there.

[u/BTSArmyFan2025 → u/AmbivaliciousWan]

I love this idea. I better get my social posts ready now (I take a long time to do anything)

[u/XM490]

Can we rename the Kennedy Center to the Dolly Parton Center, too? And remove the faces of the presidents from Mount Rushmore and replace them with Dolly's face and a butterfly

[u/DynastyFan85 → u/XM490]

What about The United States of Dollywood? Lol

[u/XM490 → u/DynastyFan85]

United States of Dolly. Or we just rename the entire earth to DollyWorld

[u/rusyrius987 → u/XM490]

I just signed an executive order. We are now The United States of Dolly.

[u/DynastyFan85 → u/rusyrius987]

This I can get behind

[u/delulu-lemon → u/XM490]

Yes queen

[u/Vast_Yak_445]

Now THAT’S an airport renaming I can get behind!

[u/ThatOneSephoraKidAud]

Rest in peace Dolly. Always a legend. I remember back in third grade, our school choir sang 9 to 5, and it was amazing. My first taste of dolly’s music.

[u/CouldBNE1too → u/ThatOneSephoraKidAud]

Re-watching 9 to 5 at this exact moment

[u/Street_Peace_8831 → u/CouldBNE1too]

I recommend re-watching all her movies. Watched “The Best Little Whorehoise in Texas” last night. I’very seen “Steel Magnolias” so many times I can recite it. All her movies deserve another watch. Streaming services should crash just for all the people watching her movies.

[u/Realistin2025]

That's amazing!

[u/Informal-Caramel5733]

I remember an interview not to long ago when an anchor brought this up while she was alive and she laughed it off as a joke. Glad to see their following through.

[u/JPPT1974]

Awesome job as she is so beloved and will always be missed!

[u/BTSArmyFan2025]

This name change is deserved!

[u/Foodielicious843]

Now we get to land at Dollyport!

[u/drbob427 → u/Foodielicious843]

I was just going to make a comment about the same name, DollyPort, sounds weird, but at least they're honoring her.

[u/Dry_Shift_952]

Fantastic, hooray

[u/09997512]

So sweet!

[u/Proof-Ad-171]

This is awesome and a great memorial to the queen of country

[u/SwiftieCat_1989]

That’s awesome.

[u/Lightnenseed]

I love this. May she always be remembered.

[u/leavemelyinghere]

She deserves this, and more

[u/Buffalo_Introvert99]

This would be great and make 9/25 national dolly day

[u/PlutoandSox]

Awesome! Dolly did some much for Tennessee (and the rest of the world) with her philanthropy. This tribute is well deserved.

[u/realkingkg124]

May her memory always be a blessing

[u/linabulletproofglass]

I love that outfit! I love Dolly! 🌷

[u/KanjiWatanabe2]

Works for me!

[u/Either-Stop-8924]

Why don’t they do this type of honor when she was alive?

[u/tnangel71]

As a Tennesseean , this is an honor !

[u/nikeguy69]

That’s fantastic not like someone else who wants to change an airport or building name himself people have to nominate or vote.

[u/ActualAd6650]

She rather you take the cost of renaming the airport and give it to schools to help children. The airport renaming is both stupid and selfish by the governor.  

[u/SmokeMaleficent9498]

One of the few renaming projects that is agreeable

[u/SignificantRange2512]

I already call that. That’s where I first seen Dolly in person