Opryland USA was ABANDONED & Left to ROT

Opryland USA was the only music-themed park ever built in America. It never lost money. Two and a half million people visited every year at its peak. And in 1997, a CEO who had been on the job for less than a year spent $40.2 million — more than it cost to build — to tear it all down and replace it with a mall. This is the full story. The Grand Ole Opry, the rides that got scrapped for metal, the musicians who got their start on its stages, and the decision that Nashville still hasn't forgiven. #Opryland #OprylandUSA #AbandonedThemeParks #Nashville #GrandOleOpry #ThemeParkHistory #LostAmerica #ForgottenPlaces #ThemePark #Nashville #MusicCity #Abandoned #History #DiamondRio #GaylordEntertainment #OpryMills