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Well, I was REALLY excited, but it looks like it’s only going to be a water/snow park. The lack of roller coasters is depressing… Hopefully I am misreading it. Can we just have Opryland back please? whatiseenashville: neuski: Dollywood & Gaylord Entertainment will be building a “114-acre family entertainment zone” across Briley Parkway. “The park will provide a mix of high energy water activities for the summer season and designated snow activities for winter play.” Please don’t call this an amusement park or the return of Opryland. A new amusement park in Nashville? Awesome! KnoxNews: NASHVILLE — Dolly Parton celebrated her birthday today by making a splash in country music’s capital, where she announced a groundbreaking partnership between her Dollywood theme park company and Gaylord Entertainment. Dollywood and Gaylord are partnering on a new Nashville amusement park near the Opryland Hotel that will feature a water park and a snow park to be open during winter months featuring activities like snow tubing. Dollywood also operates a water park, Splash Country, adjacent to the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge. At an announcement today in Nashville led by Parton and Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed, the joint venture was described as a $50 million water and snow park as part of a 114-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. The Dollywood Company will serve as operating partner, with a groundbreaking set for late 2012 or early 2013. Parton and Gaylord’s CEO were joined at the announcement by Gov. Bill Haslam and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. More details as they become available online and in Friday’s News Sentinel.

Well, I was REALLY excited, but it looks like it’s only going to be a water/snow park. The lack of roller coasters is depressing… Hopefully I am misreading it.

Can we just have Opryland back please?

whatiseenashville:

neuski:

Dollywood & Gaylord Entertainment will be building a “114-acre family entertainment zone” across Briley Parkway. “The park will provide a mix of high energy water activities for the summer season and designated snow activities for winter play.”

Please don’t call this an amusement park or the return of Opryland.

A new amusement park in Nashville? Awesome!

KnoxNews:

NASHVILLE — Dolly Parton celebrated her birthday today by making a splash in country music’s capital, where she announced a groundbreaking partnership between her Dollywood theme park company and Gaylord Entertainment.

Dollywood and Gaylord are partnering on a new Nashville amusement park near the Opryland Hotel that will feature a water park and a snow park to be open during winter months featuring activities like snow tubing. Dollywood also operates a water park, Splash Country, adjacent to the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge.

At an announcement today in Nashville led by Parton and Gaylord Entertainment CEO Colin Reed, the joint venture was described as a $50 million water and snow park as part of a 114-acre family entertainment zone adjacent to Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

The Dollywood Company will serve as operating partner, with a groundbreaking set for late 2012 or early 2013.

Parton and Gaylord’s CEO were joined at the announcement by Gov. Bill Haslam and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean.

More details as they become available online and in Friday’s News Sentinel.

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  3. rachelitis reblogged this from classicemily and added:
    What… What? My first reaction, “How often is this rumor going to happen!’ /Google...
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    Yet another reason as to why I shalln’t be heading to that side of the world on purpose when I visit Nashville. Just...
  7. thesemicullen reblogged this from nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors and added:
    We did enjoy Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. We didn’t do Dollywood though. We hit the Wonderworks there as well as the Comedy...
  8. milhoos reblogged this from nicknameless and added:
    .. a snowpark in nashville? i don’t think people can handle it.
  9. nicknameless reblogged this from whatiseenashville and added:
    Well, I was REALLY excited, but it looks like it’s only going to be a water/snow park. The lack of roller coasters is...
  10. lindseylee-wells reblogged this from whatiseenashville and added:
    this is the best news I’ve heard all day.
  11. 22goingon13 reblogged this from whatiseenashville and added:
    A NEW DOLLYWOOD IN NASHVILLE!!!! Im gonna go one day!
  12. venomoustart reblogged this from whatiseenashville and added:
    I hope this really happens.
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1/19/2012

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