![]() ![]() The announced name of the new property was Opryland Hotel Florida. In 1997, Gaylord Entertainment announced it was building a second Opryland Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida. The Old Hickory Steak House, built to resemble an antebellum-style mansion, was also added. ![]() When the expansion was christened, water samples from more than 1,700 rivers throughout the world (including every registered river in the United States) were poured into the Delta River. Flatboats were introduced to carry guests along the river, and past a water feature that included jets which were choreographed to music. The trademark feature of this addition was the Cajun-themed Delta Atrium, which incorporated a quarter-mile-long indoor river. Ī 4.5-acre expansion completed in 1996 doubled the size of the resort, adding approximately 1,000 guest rooms, 10 meeting rooms, a 289,000-square-foot exhibit hall and a 57,000-square-foot ballroom. The Cascades Lobby expanded to 24 check-in stations that could check in 580 guests per hour when necessary. The Cascades Atrium was built, including a 3.5-story waterfall and more than 8,000 tropical plants. In 1988, 2 acres (0.81 ha) and 797 guest rooms were added to the hotel. ![]() This atrium maintained a constant temperature of 71 degrees and housed more than 10,000 plants. A Garden Conservatory resembling a Victorian garden was added. īetween 19 the hotel was expanded, adding over 400 guest rooms and incorporating facilities to meet the demands of the corporate meeting and convention market. The Magnolia Lobby was designed to resemble a grand Southern mansion with an impressive staircase and a Tiffany-style chandelier. The hotel at that time had 580 guest rooms and a ballroom. The hotel was originally built to support the Grand Ole Opry, a Nashville country-music institution that had moved to the area three years before. Opryland Hotel opened on November 24, 1977, on land adjacent to the Opryland USA amusement park. ![]()
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