Location: Nashville, Tennessee Years Active: 1972 – 1997 Opryland USA (later called Opryland Themepark and colloquially referred to simply as Opryland) was a theme park in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally (generally March to October) from 1972 to 1997, and for a unique Christmas-themed engagement every December from 1993 to 1997. During the late 1980s,…
Location: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Years Active: 1972 – 1994 Imagine plunging your hands into a child’s toy box in the late 70s, reaching in deep past the Star Wars figures and the Godzillas and a variety of Bat-people, and pulling out the little bits of molded plastic that didn’t get played with as much as the…
Location: Memphis, Tennessee Years Active: 1976 – 2005 Libertyland was an amusement park located in Memphis, Tennessee. Opened on July 4, 1976, it was located at 940 Early Maxwell Blvd. It was structured under the nonprofit 501(c)4 US tax code. It closed due to financial reasons in 2005. Libertyland Map 1989 Libertyland Map 1988
Location: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee Years Active: 1961* – Active Dollywood is a theme park jointly owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Check out this year’s Dollywood theme park map to plan your visit! Hosting nearly 3 million guests in a typical season from mid-March to the Christmas holidays, Dollywood…
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Years Active: May 1982 – October 1982 The 1982 World’s Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo ’82 and Expo ’82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Focused on energy and electricity generation, with the theme Energy Turns the World, it was officially registered as a “World’s Fair” by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). The KIEE…
