Nashville Metro Council considers new theme park

Fairgrounds? Sounds like a job for Ed Hart. He should have some free time and money on his hands.

birdhombre said:

Hey! that reminds me, I'm going to Great Adventure tomorrow night, but the closest hotel I could find was 25 minutes away.

Holler! You got the number... ;)

Nashville? What's that got to do with PPP?

Oh, yeah, Nashville. Apparently, like Houston, they DID need a theme park. Because they had one.

I don't even have your number, Bill. I'll be there this weekend, though.

Wow. In that (former-) Astroworld area satellite image, there are cars parked where TC used to proudly stand. That's very sad.

But seeing a big fair like that from the sky is really cool!

You have it now... :) ;)

Raven-Phile said:
The plan for Saturday is: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/317275_1015034...3444_n.jpg

Tasting!

Seriously. Stop showing me that. I've got 15 different beers in my fridge. Bring Pliny and blow off PPP.

ThemeDesigner said:
This will go approximately nowhere.

Exactly....hasn't this been "discussed", in one way or another, once or twice every year since Opryland closed?

The Astros don't play in that complex anymore

But, the Houston Texans play there at the Reliant Stadium. And they're charging alot more for parking than Astroworld ever did.

As for Astroworld's closure, it was a combination of a few factors,

-Six Flags was desperate for capital, as they were facing a mountain of debt to pay off. And they gained about $50 million for "selling out" Astroworld.

-Parking situation with the City of Houston and the Texans

-"Nearby" competition from Six Flags Over Texas (managed but not owned by Six Flags, ironically).

-Location, Location, Location. The southside of Houston wasn't really the best for a theme park. Don't let the developers convince you that this was "prime property" ripe for redevelopment. Also, Astroworld was landlocked for expansion and couldn't build a "parking lot" roller coaster similiar to other parks (Magic Mountain, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Over Texas to name a few).

Astroworld..........Gone, but not forgotten.

As for building a park in Nashville, as Liam Neeson said in Taken, "Good Luck!". There hasn't been a successful major theme park built in the U.S. for awhile.

I'm not aware of a park ever being discussed at the fairgrounds, Tennessee_CP_Fan.

I can't imagine very many people were forced into deciding between a day at Astroworld and a day at SFoT.

^^I'm pretty sure it hasn't been discussed at the fairgrounds, but there have been other sites discussed. One involving property across Briley Parkway from the Opryland Hotel/Convention Center, one in Spring Hill, TN, and I think I vaguely remember something about the old thermal plant site (this may be more of a rumor than a formal discussion/proposal).

ApolloAndy said:
I can't imagine very many people were forced into deciding between a day at Astroworld and a day at SFoT.

I'd imagine it would amount to the population of this town: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Centerville,+Texas&hl=en&sll=31.258596,-96.001282&sspn=0.760707,0.85556&vpsrc=0&hnear=Centerville,+Leon,+Texas&t=h&z=14

kpjb said:

Seriously. Stop showing me that. I've got 15 different beers in my fridge. Bring Pliny and blow off PPP.

I would have, if I hadn't already paid for the camp site. :)

Drank this round of Pliny, but I can always get more. Not to mention, I have about a gazillion other beers in my fridge and cellar.