A new 100-acre theme park in Nashville could open by mid-2022. According to the Nashville Business Journal, the park would be themed to the four corners of the world—Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Guests would enter the theme park through...
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CityWalk-ish Proposal for Former Opryland USA Site
As a native Tennessean, my heart has never quite healed since losing Opryland USA after only one visit as a five-year-old. And I’m sure many Nashville residents would feel the same. Proposals have come and gone over the years for...
Continue reading...Dollywood to Open Snow/Water Park in Nashville
Since Opryland USA closed in 1997, there has been a void left in the Nashville area as far as tourism/entertainment options go. However, Dollywood announced plans today to open a snow/water park near the Gaylord Opryland resort hotel. The park...
Continue reading...Opryland USA themepark remnants
I was recently at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and took some photos of one of the few visible remnants of the park: the Grizzly River Rampage. © Thrillhunter The ride opened in 1982 inside a new area named “Grizzly River...
Continue reading...Opryland USA refuses to die.
I came across what might be my most favorite Facebook group today: Let’s build Opryland where Opry Mills once stood. While the terrible flooding that has struck Tennessee is no laughing matter (as a Memphian I can attest to that),...
Continue reading...Opryland USA Possibly Returning?
Could the Opryland amusement park in Nashville that closed in 1997 make a comeback in the future? Gaylord Entertainment, the owner of the Opryland resort, is not denying the possibility. Since Gaylord is expanding with the recent approval of a...
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