Dollywood opening near Disney??????

[disneydude]

Somone told me they are opening a Dollywood near Disney, I am sure her mountains are no competition for the mountains @ MK !

 

[dvc_john]

Awhile back I read that they were going to build a Dixie Stampede in Orlando. That's one of those dinner show attractions with horses, etc. There are several of these now (Pigeon Forge, Myrtle Beach, etc.) These are owned by the people who own Dollywood. Maybe this is what you are referring to? Don't know the current status of the project.

 

[PamOKW]

I agree it's probably the Dixie Stampede, owned by Dolly Parton Productions. I found this old article about the development and it says opening in 2001. Not sure where the project stands.

Dixie Stampede

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

I can confirm that we're building a Dixie in Orlando I'm considering transfering there when it opens!

 

[WorknFires]

Well good! I enjoyed the Dixie Stampede in Pigeon Forge. I don't guess they'll be done in the next 38 days huh?! LOL

Thanks for the confirmation WDW Poly Princess and you'll know what all those lime green ribbons are for!

Cheryl

 

[carterman_12]

I went to a DS show in Branson when I was on vacation! a little expensive, but great!

 

[Cindy B]

Its definetely an Opryland Hotel.. saw it just two weeks ago.

 

[waltdisneyworlddreamer]

Went to Opryland & Opryland Hotel several years ago. Loved it. Why did Opryland close? What is there now?

 

[Werner Weiss]

"Gaylord Entertainment decided to close the Opryland theme park in 1997 because the 25-year-old attraction's attendance was declining," according to at Tennessean.com.

The former Opryland theme park in Tennessee is now the the site of the Opry Mills mall, which opened in opened in May 2000. The whole complex, including the Grand Ole Opry and the original Opryland Hotel, is still called Opryland.

To see what happened to some of Opryland's rides, see The thrill has gone ... somewhere else: Opryland rides find homes in other parks at Tennessean.com.

 

[Quentin Disney]

That hotel is huge! You can't miss driving on 1-4 after you pass the Downtown Disney area. I heard that the hotel is completely finished, but it won't open until the Orange County Convention Center expansion is finished sometime in 2003.

 

[Werner Weiss]

The Opryland Hotel Florida is scheduled to open during the first quarter of 2002. They're already taking reservations at http://www.oprylandflorida.com/ -- where you can also read more about the massive, 1,400-room hotel.

This is an interesting thread in that it's gone all over the place -- Dollywood, Opryland Hotel Florida, Opryland in Nashville, and the Dixie Stampede. Dollywood and the Dixie Stampede are related in that the Dixie Stampede is "a DollyWood Production" in Pigeon Forge, TN; Myrtle Beach, SC; Branson, M0; and, one of these days, at a location on Interstate 4 between WDW and Universal. The Opryland Hotel Florida and Opryland in Nashville are related.

But Dollywood and Opryland are not related, except through their country music roots.