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Opryland USA

1972–1997

“The theme park built on music.”

Amusement Parks

Opryland USA
📷 Chris Faulkner from Nashville, USA · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Nashville's music-themed amusement park, with live shows around every corner and coasters like the Wabash Cannonball. In a move fans never forgave, the owners closed it after 1997 and paved it over for the Opry Mills shopping mall.

▸ The soundtrack of its lifetime

🐣 Born 1972 — hear that year📼 Its heyday: the 80s🕯️ Gone in 1997 — what was playing

Did you go to Opryland USA? What do you remember?

The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Opryland USA.

💭 No rules — but if you’re stuck: what was on TV · what you were eating · the movie it brings back · who you were with

💜 Memories are kept forever — they live on this place’s wall. You can delete yours anytime.

Community Memories

👕 Wear the memory

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Six Flags AstroWorld

1968–2005

“Houston summers on the Texas Cyclone.”

Amusement Parks

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Geauga Lake

1887–2007

“Ohio's oldest coaster park.”

Amusement Parks

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Wyandot Lake

1984–2006

“Summer days on the Sea Dragon and the wave pool.”

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Blockbuster Video

1985–2010

“Friday nights walking the aisles for the perfect rental.”

Video Stores