First Name : JERRY
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URL or Email address : jds53@alltel.net
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Only once, after it first opend.
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Favorite Ride : dont remember its been a long time ago.
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First Name : heath
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URL or Email address : aceheathnorris@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : almost daily from jan 93 to oct 93. i worked there.
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Favorite Ride : never rode any, worked on the big easter show project, then backstage at one of the music shows.
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First Name : brad jones
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URL or Email address : hardrockr04@go.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : many, many, many, the last summer they were open we got season passes, thank god (this was before we found out)
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Favorite Ride : rock-n-roller coaster was the bomb...
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Comments(max 3 lines per box) : looking at this site makes me miss opryland more and more and makes me hate that mall more and more...
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First Name : Matt
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : A couple times. Not enough!
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Favorite Ride : The Wabash Cannonball or Chaos. I wasnt tall enough to ride Screamin Delta Deamin or Hangman. I was mad when they closed the park and never rode them. I still havent ridden another inverted coaster since.
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Comments(max 3 lines per box) : You made an awesome website. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.
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First Name : T Trovato
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URL or Email address : thomastrovato@yahoo.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Literally 100s, as I lived in walking distnace of the park. Thank God for season passes
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Favorite Ride : Sky Coaster, Hangman
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Comments(max 3 lines per box) : I feel the loss as many do, I grew up in nashville, and worked at opryland from 1992 till the end
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Comments cont. : A shout out to everyone I worked with at Cafe Mardi Gras epecially the seasons of 1992 and 1997 Peace!
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First Name : kamron
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URL or Email address : binkleyknl@comcast.net
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : countless my parent said id live there if i could.
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Favorite Ride : hangman cannonball rode connonball 54 times in a row on a rainy day one time
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Comments : great web site looking at it makes me miss even more so many memories.
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First Name : Jimmie
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URL or Email address : Adams
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : more than i could ever count. we went there every friday after we got out of school. it was our hang out not rivergate mall. lol
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Favorite Ride : Hangman, Chaos
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Comments : Opryland was my second home. it makes me sad to see the rides just sitting there rusting. Bring them back home to nashville..
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First Name : Elson
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URL or Email address : bluegrassshop@wmconnect.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I was the first country singer hired at Opryland in 1972-I had a stage in front of the Roy Acuff theatre and later worked with a group called the Silver Strings- we were in the lakeside area - thanks for the web site- Elson Smith
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First Name : Joy Burmaster
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URL or Email address : joyburmaster@yahoo.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I visited twice.
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Favorite Ride : The water rapids.
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Comments : I never heard why they defuncted the park. It was a really nice park and not too far way from the central Indiana area. Boo Hoo!!
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First Name : Darla
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URL or Email address : dmmdhughes@sbcglobal.net
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I worked in the park from 94 to 97. Was forced to the hotel before the park closed. Quit last year.
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Favorite Ride : Hangman, When they needed someone to test it out one morning, I voluntered. I rode it 15 times in a row. What a headache I got from that.
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Comments : When you hire a bunch of kids to run a themepark, it will close. They didnt care. Things were not run right. They needed better management!!!! What a pity!!!!
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First Name : Jennifer
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URL or Email address : schermerhorn311@icqmail.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Too many to count!!
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Favorite Ride : The train...silly, I know.
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Comments : Your sites great. I worked at Opryland for the final three years it was open. My dad and brother worked there the last five years. Seeing the pics bring back memories!!
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First Name : Levi
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URL or Email address : Chugginalong2003@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : twice in 1990
once in 1991
once in 1992
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Favorite Ride : Chaos of course, followed by Scremin Delta Demon, and the Wabash Cannonball, of couse never got the chance to ride Hangman
:(, but Im sure I would have loved it as well.
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Comments : Great site, I was sad to see Opryland go, but I will never forget all the fun times I shared with my friends and I will always have the pictures. The first time I went to opryland was on a High school trip, it was great. We came up from Pikeville, Tn. I n
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First Name : Shanna
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 6
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Favorite Ride : Chaos, but I loved them all
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Comments : Your site was really great. My first visit was in the early 80s and my last was when I took my daughter, then 7, to her first amusement park. Rock-n-Roller coaster was her first coaster. I think you did the memory of Opryland well with your site. The musi
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First Name : Michael
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URL or Email address : skiwi@hotmail.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : never, but it is very interesting me i com from belgium end i sa de train from de wallash cannonball at six flags belgium
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Favorite Ride : superman the ride ath six flags holland end revolution it is a rollercoaster just like chaos in opryland
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Comments : wan you give me not somting more information about opryland en a little question indianland en opryland is that the samft parks?
sorry for my englisch becous it is not so good.
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First Name : Shawn
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URL or Email address : eastpeoria@yahoo.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 5 or 6
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Favorite Ride : Chaos - my cousin & I rode it 9 times in a row the first season it was open.
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Comments : My grandparents lived in Manchester Tennessee and when we would visit, we would often drive up to Opryland. I remember seeing the group Alabama there on my birthday in 1994. My last trip to Opryland was in 1995 or 1996. I once took my handheld camcorder o
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First Name : Christopher
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 30 or so
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Favorite Ride : Little Deuce Coupe
Wabash Cannonball
Tennessee Waltz
All of Them!!
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Comments : Ive been looking for a site like this for a long time. This site is great! Thanks a lot!
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First Name : Sandy
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : very frequently
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Favorite Ride : Little Deuce Coupe
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Comments : I visted Opryland on my honeymoon. It was 109 degrees that day. I passed out when I entered the American Music Theatre and had to be carried out to the first aid station, where most of the beds were filled with over-heated employees of the park. Ive got l
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First Name : Curtis
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URL or Email address : tnornadox123@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Zip. I live in TN-but never went...im sad I didnt now.
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Favorite Ride : Ive only seen pictures. But GRR looked incredible!
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Comments : I love this website! Please visit my website for Opryland Resurrection! hometown.aol.com/tntornadox/hickoryopryland.html
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First Name : James Torakeo
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URL or Email address : lightdoctor@AOL.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 1
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Comments : Nice site.I like the historic pics.
GOOD JOB!
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First Name : Julie
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URL or Email address : http://www.fyabulous.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I grew up there, so I visited dozens of times.
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Favorite Ride : Chaos...it will always be my favorite roller coaster.
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Comments : What a wonderful website. It really does the park justice. Opryland was just a beautiful, wonderful place, and it feels like there is a big void in Nashville now that it is gone. One of my very favorite things there was the Angle Inn. If anyone has pictur
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First Name : Angela
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URL or Email address : agurule@gaylordhotels.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : COUNTLESS, ALSO WORKED THERE
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Favorite Ride : Wabash Cannonball
My first rollercoaster ride
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Comments : Great site.... if you know of another site with more pics I would like to see it
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First Name : Barney Blankenbeckler
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URL or Email address : ourhouse@area-net.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : T W 0 T I M E S
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Favorite Ride : THEY ARE ALL GREAT
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Comments : MY WIFE WERE VERY DISSAPPOINTED
WHEN OPRYLAND CLOSED. BESIDES
RIDES, OPRYLAND HAD A GREAT CHOICE OF SHOWS. THEY SAY, ALL GOOD THINGS
COME TO AN END, IT DID. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR SITE---SUPER.
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First Name : Joseph Nicholson
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URL or Email address : nichoj@avwtelav.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I lived 30 miles away we would go several times a year. I worked 1986 through fall 91 with Rides.
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Favorite Ride : Being the one to try out the Delta Demon after rain. It was the Barnstormer till I saw it crash into the trees summer 88
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Comments : Dont forget the buffalo and the wild animals and the big flood
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First Name : Bryan
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URL or Email address : http://www.cbryancan.net
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : A billion. Season passes cost less than 2 days of visiting! Being a Nashville native I capitalized.
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Favorite Ride : Cannonball
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Comments : This was pretty cool. I saw it as kind of a novelty with neat memories until I saw all the rides dissassembled and/or relocated. That really tore me up. I was in early high school when they replaced the park with Opry Mills and wasnt happy. I guess it is
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First Name : Preston
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URL or Email address : oprystyle@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Hundreds of times. I worked for the Themepark for the entire 1997 season. I worked mainly in Chaos Games.
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Favorite Ride : CHAOS!!!
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Comments : Even if the built a Six Flags in the Nashville area, it would not even slightly replace the nostalgia of Opryland.
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First Name : Jeff
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URL or Email address : pharmdhawk@hotmail.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 0, but I have heard many good things about it.
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Favorite Ride : See above
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Comments : This is a touching site that makes me wish that there was still a theme park in Nashville. It is unfortunate that we have to drive over a 100 miles before we can ride a roller coaster!
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First Name : Kira
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URL or Email address : kfarris1.student@volstate.edu
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 10 times a year. my uncle is vice-president of Opryland Hotel so he always gave us free tickets and passes.
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Favorite Ride : wallbash cannonball and chaos of course!!!!
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Comments : I miss Opryland. They should have never sold anything and made a stupid mall. Did I say I missed Opryland.
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First Name : codi
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : to many to count.
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Favorite Ride : Chaos hands down.
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Comments : i will remember opryland for its theme and for the great memories till the day i die. I hope to resurect a new themepark in the nashville or surronding area as i will be entering the Architectual Engineer fields specializing in themeparks and rollercoaste
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First Name : John M.
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I grew up in Nashville, but we were very poor while I was young, so I only went about 5 times or so.
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Favorite Ride : Wabash Cannonball, and Chaos
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Comments : This web site is so great. I almost started to cry while looking at the pictures. It was a special place.
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First Name : MR. CROWLEY
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URL or Email address : n/a
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I was fortunate to make there one time. Summer of 89 when Caos was the new ride. Im from Wisconsin. (Music City Bowl Baby!)
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Favorite Ride : Didnt really have a fav.
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Comments : I knew it was a special place. Id love to be able to visit again and walk around, if possible, the remains. Nice website, how about a map of the park?
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First Name : Steger Webb
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URL or Email address : stegkim@msn.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : To many to count. I would go on my days off, I was an employee.
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Favorite Ride : My favorite to ride, were all of the coasters and the train, as I am a train lover. My favorite to work was the Old Mill Scream and all of the water rides, the kiddie rides and kid stuff.
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Comments : Does anyone know ehre to find any Opryland stuff? Like paper plates, cups, napkins and, balloons to use for a possible Opryland reunion? Please email any ideas as to where ot find any those items. stegkim@msn.com
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First Name : Steger
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URL or Email address : stegkim@msn.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Many times. I used to work there.
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Favorite Ride : All of the coasters and the train.
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First Name : Melanie
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URL or Email address : http://www.mtsh.org
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : WAY too many to count
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Favorite Ride : The Screamin Delta Demon
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Comments : Thank you SO much for creating this site. I left TN to join the Navy, and when I came back, Opryland was Shopryland! Oh, the agony! I can still hear the ride attendants... and we hope you enjoy your day at Opryland
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First Name : Jenn
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URL or Email address : sunjld103@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I had a pass every year up until it closed.
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Favorite Ride : Chaos, Log Ride, & Grizzly
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Comments : This is such an awsome website. Its neat to see other people have as many fond memories of Opryland as I have. Im 23 now and I went to Opryland every year since I was a little kid, up until it closed. It was awsome to ride the rides, or sometimes just to
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First Name : Dan
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I visited it so many times, people would yell out NORM! although my name isnt Norm...maybe they werent yelling for me...
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Favorite Ride : Any ride that got you soaked.
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Comments : I too lament the loss of a beloved theme park. Once I was on the Grizzly River Rampage with Tom Wopat. He tried to stay dry, but I made repeated attempts to soak him, which I did. Then, Luke Duke tried to strangle me and security beat me within an inch of
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First Name : Lauren
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URL : naughtyspice4@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : Too many to count...I had family who lived near Nashville, and when we would go see them we would always make a special trip there.
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Favorite Ride : Chaos, Screaming Delta Demon, and HANGMAN!!
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Comments : I still cant understand why they would want to tear a place like that down.
The world may never know.
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First Name : Lee
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : To many to count
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Favorite Ride : Grizzly River Rampage Tin Lizzys Wabash Cannonball
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Comments : Thank you so much for the memories. My uncle lived in Nashville so we would go visit him and go to Opryland. We had a blast. I loved all the musical shows. There was some good talent. Thanks again.
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First Name : Emily
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : many... I grew up in Nashville and my family had season passes for years... didnt go much in the last few years the park was open, sadly...
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Favorite Ride : Flume Zoom (long story), Chaos, Walbash Cannonball, or Screamin Delta Demon (the only ride I could get my parents to go on with me)
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Comments : Having grown up in Nashville, Opryland was a huge part of my childhood...my parents dont like coasters, so wed go for the music until my friends turned me into a coaster addict. I loved all the rides at the park...my brother, cousins, and I named ourself
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First Name : Jason
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URL : stljason1@hotmail.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 1
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Favorite Ride : Chaos, by far. That ride, while not tall or incredibly fast, had some simple themeing that worked really well. And How could you forget that music they played throughout the ride...
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Comments : If anybody wants the music they played in Chaos, either contact me on AIM at jasonman123, or email me at stljason1@hotmail.com I was wondering, whats going to happen to www.oprylandthemepark.com?
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First Name : Dawn
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : My father lived in Nashville when I was a kid and every summer we would go for a visit and I always looked forward to our trips to Opryland
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Favorite Ride : The Cannonball was most definately my favorite. My brother and I would ride it at least 10 times on every visit.
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Comments : Thank you for a trip down memory lane. A lot of the things about the park I had forgotten. You have a nice web-site, thanks again.
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First Name : John
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URL : none
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : several
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Favorite Ride : Screamin Delta Demon
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Comments : It was a fun park that was shaded well and generally fun for the family. Hopefully one day another park will come our way.
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First Name : Ellyot
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URL : Jigga0687@aol.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : 17
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Favorite Ride : Chaos
Hangman
Grizzly River Rampage
Mainly All of Them
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First Name : Chris
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : I dont have that many fingers and toes.
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Favorite Ride : Hangman
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First Name : Desiree
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URL : http://www.hauntedsouls.com
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How many times did you visit Opryland USA : More times than I can count. Lived there every summer..lol
Good old Season Pass..Parents loved it could get rid of us!
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Favorite Ride : Thats a hard one. I loved the Grizzly and the Old Mill Scream during the summer. But God I hated those lines. But oh how do I miss them now. Have to go with the Grizzly cause you never knew when you were going to get it.LOL
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Comments : I miss Opryland :( I look forward to a new theme park here even though it will never replace Opryland. I thank the guy out there at Grand Old Golf for trying to bring back some family entertainment.
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