Ryman plots huge water park at Opryland

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. is moving ahead with plans for an expansive indoor and outdoor water park that would connect to its Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville.

As designed, a three-story building would include "multiple water-based attractions" including an array of slides and an outdoor wave pool with beaches. Several food-and-beverage outlets are planned as part of the complex, which would consume a large parking lot at the north end of the resort.

That information comes from newly issued bid documents obtained by the Nashville Business Journal, which disclose that Ryman Hospitality (NYSE: RHP) has selected Nashville contractor D.F. Chase Inc. to lead construction of the proposed project. Bids from subcontractors are due Feb. 9, according to the documents.

The following is an excerpt from the bid documents that describes plans in more detail:

Metro records show that on behalf of Ryman Hospitality, Nashville engineering company Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon has applied for a stormwater grading permit. The permit, which is pending, describes the scope of work as an "indoor and outdoor water park." Metro records indicate that an on-site inspection is scheduled for Feb. 27.

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