Just about anybody who’s ever been to an amusement ... of the theme-park experience. It’s part of the show. My family’s park of choice when I was a kid was Opryland USA, in Nashville ...

It’s the day Opryland USA opened in Nashville. The beloved theme park drew millions of visitors every year. When the park closed in 1997, parts of it were sold off to other amusement parks.

“Opryland USA will not look like this by the year 2000,” reported a WKRN reporter in archive footage. “The amusement park ...

Back then, the biggest tourist attraction in the area was a music-centric theme park called Opryland USA. Opened in 1972 ... “Opryland put Nashville on the map,” says Butch Spyridon, who ...

Opryland USA opened May 27, 1972, on Memorial Day weekend, six months after Disney World. It closed Dec. 31 1997. For Koch, and other theme park enthusiasts, it's a reminder of a better time in ...

(WTVF) — This past year marked 25 years since the closing of Opryland USA. It remains a major conversation among the many who loved the park ... were unfolding that map, looking for other ...

It’s the day Opryland USA opened in Nashville. The beloved theme park drew millions of visitors every year. When the park closed in 1997, parts of it were sold off to other amusement parks.