Nate Bargatze Develops $350 Million Nateland Theme Park on 100 Acres in Nashville
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Updated · CinemaBlend · May 27
Nate Bargatze Develops $350 Million Nateland Theme Park on 100 Acres in Nashville
3 articles · Updated · CinemaBlend · May 27
$350 million is the projected cost of Nateland, a 100-acre theme park Nate Bargatze is developing in the Nashville area, with a site reportedly chosen but not yet disclosed.
Storyland Studios — founded by former Disney, Universal and Legoland creatives — has been hired to shape the still-evolving park, which is planned around three sections tied to Bargatze's life, Tennessee and New York.
Bargatze is pitching the project as a family-friendly draw in a city better known for adult nightlife, drawing inspiration from Opryland USA, where he had his first job before the park closed in 1997.
Funding talks are set to intensify this summer as public reaction splits between skepticism over a comedian-branded park and support from fans who see room for more family attractions in Nashville.
Can a park based on one comedian's brand survive in a market of billion-dollar mega-resorts?
With a new state board controlling funds, will Nashville's tourist taxes build a theme park or a stadium?