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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Entertainment
Catherine Armecin Martin

Dollywood Website Crashes After Dolly Parton's Passing Announced

Dollywood's website crashed under a surge of traffic after Dolly Parton's death was announced. (Credit: dollywood website)

Dolly Parton's death sent shockwaves through the entertainment world, with fans rushing to pay tribute to the country music icon and celebrate her extraordinary legacy. The outpouring was so immense that Dollywood's website went down after a surge of visitors flooded the theme park's online platform shortly after news of her death broke.

Fans attempting to access the Tennessee theme park's website were instead met with a technical error message warning that it was experiencing an 'abnormally high volume' of traffic. Parton died peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the age of 80, her family announced.

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