Thursday, August 11, 2011

Did you know.....

these facts about the Gaylord Opryland????
-The Gaylord Opryland was once called Opryland USA which opened May 27, 1972 and was a musical theme park with rides, shops and food.
-The hotel opened in 1977 and was called the Opryland Hotel.
-The first atrium -Garden Conservatory- opened in 1983.
-Its original name Opryland USA changed when purchased in the 1980s to Edward L. Gaylord.
-The second atrium -Cascades- opened spring of 1988.
-The third atrium -The Delta- opened in 1996 which included 375 full-grown trees.
-In 1997, Gaylord's management decided to replace the theme park with a giant retail and entertainment mall called Opry Mills.
-In May 2010 the Opryland Hotel , at one point, was under ten feet of water.
-The Gaylord Opryland is the largest structural hotel in the world  and has nine acres of indoor gardens.

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