Earlier this year we brought you a list of the best theme park steam trains still operating in America. But sadly there really weren’t that many to choose from as steam locomotives are becoming more and more scarce. The cost...
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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...Must See: Stairway to (coaster) heaven
This year we want to get to know our neighbors in the coaster website community better and share with you some of the great content that they publish. Up first, we are showcasing ThrillNetwork.com‘s special feature “Stairway to (coaster) heaven.”...
Continue reading...New theme park for Tennessee?
The Tennessean recently reported that a Las Vegas company is plannning to open a themepark, Festival Tennessee, outside of Nashville in Spring Hill, Tennessee: “SPRING HILL — Las Vegas-based Big International Group of Entertainment Inc. announced plans this afternoon to build...
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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