Dolly Parton did not attend the opening of the new NightFlight Expedition ride at Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. on Friday (Aug. 14) due to ongoing health issues.

However, Dollywood president Eugene Naughton shared a personal video from the 80-year-old country legend welcoming the first riders of the park’s newest roller coaster, in which she apologized for not being there. “Well, hey Eugene. I’m right here… Well, kind of. Sorta,” Parton said in the whimsical clip where she sprouted colorful butterfly wings and seemed to interact with Naughton in real time. “I’m still in Nashville, and I’m sorry about that. I was supposed to be there in person like I planned.”

The singer mentioned that she has previously shared with fans about her recent “health issues” and that sometimes she experiences “a little dizzy” and dehydration, which might explain why her doctors advised against making the 200-mile trip to the park for the attraction’s opening. “My Nashville doctor has kinda clipped my wings, saying, ‘You ain’t traveling this week.’ So I guess, if your doctor tells you, ‘you ain’t traveling this week,’ you ain’t traveling this week,” she laughed.

She enthusiastically encouraged Naughton to tell the gathered fans all about the new ride, told them to have fun, and promised that she would see them “down the road.”

Parton has largely been out of the public eye since announcing the postponement of her Las Vegas residency in September due to a “few” undisclosed medical procedures. She made a rare in-person appearance in March to deliver the keynote address marking Dollywood’s 41st anniversary on this year’s opening day.

“I’ve not been touring, as you know,” Parton said, according to footage shared at that time by local station WVLT 8. “I’ve had a few little health issues, and we’re taking good care of them.”