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Opryland USA (later called Opryland Themepark and colloquially "Opryland") was a theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally (generally March to October) from 1972 to 1997, and for a special Christmas-themed engagement every December from 1993 to 1997. During the late 1980s, nearly 2.5 million people visited the park annually.
Opryland may refer to: Opryland USA – defunct theme park (in operation from 1972 to 1997) located in Nashville, Tennessee Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center – formerly known as "Opryland Hotel", located in Nashville, Tennessee
The BellSouth Mobility 320 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race held at Nashville Speedway USA, in Nashville, Tennessee. Debuting as a 200 lap race of 119.2 miles (191.8 km), it was originally held only during the 1984 season. The event returned the schedule in 1988, and again in 1989, after which it was removed a second time.
Wabash Cannonball was a steel roller coaster at the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee.Built by Arrow Development in 1975, it was the second roller coaster added to the park following the Timber Topper.
Opryland Hotel opened on November 24, 1977, on land adjacent to the Opryland USA amusement park. [3] The hotel was originally built to support the Grand Ole Opry , a Nashville country-music institution that had moved to the area three years before.
Before changing its name and handing over the management of the hotels to Marriott, Ryman Hospitality was named Gaylord Entertainment Company. [2] Until the Nashville hotel's 1996 expansion to almost 3,000 rooms and subsequent announcement of a future Opryland Hotel Florida, the hospitality group was a modest division of the Opryland USA properties of Gaylord Entertainment.
The Nashville Network was launched as a basic cable and satellite television network on March 7, 1983, operating from the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park near Nashville, Tennessee. Country Music Television (CMT), founded by Glenn D. Daniels, beat TNN's launch by two days to become the first country music cable television network.
Opryland USA started the Gaylord Syndicom division on July 15, 1984, to develop syndicated TV programs. [6] While in 1985, Acuff-Rose Music, an established country music publisher, was acquired [7] by its Opryland Music Group [8] Gaylord opened in 1985 the General Jackson river and paddle-wheel showboat, as an attraction at the Opryland theme ...