- Wildhorse Saloon
Infobox Venue
name =Wildhorse Saloon
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location =120 2nd Ave SNashville, Tennessee 37201
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type =Night club
genre =Various
opened =June 1 ,1994
owner =Gaylord Entertainment
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seating_type =Standing Room, Reserved
seating_capacity =2000
website = [http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com/ Official Site] The Wildhorse Saloon is a country/western-themedrestaurant , live music venue, and dance club located in downtownNashville, Tennessee . It is owned byGaylord Entertainment Company . Originally opened on June 1, 1994 in a converted warehouse [ [http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid= Wildhorse Saloon - The Wildhorse ] ] , the Wildhorse initially capitalized on the line dancing craze of the early-to-mid-1990s. While it continues to enjoy success as a bar and line dance venue, it has become a successful concert venue in recent years for all genres of music. Because of its downtown location, open bar, large atrium, and permanent stage, the Wildhorse is also often used as a formal banquet hall.The Wildhorse consists of three levels. The top two levels overlook the dance floor and stage.
The Wildhorse is also commonly known for it's extremely large dancefloor. Gaylord likes to build everything big, like Opryland, and it has been determined that the dance floor is the largest in the world, at a total 4,982 Square Feet.
In media
The Wildhorse houses a full-service radio studio, formerly used by
WSM-FM , when the station was also under Gaylord ownership. The venue formerly hosted the "Wildhorse Saloon Dance Show" onThe Nashville Network in the mid-1990s. It also served as an audition site for the second season of "American Idol ". More recently, it has served as home of the "Idol" spin-off "Can You Duet " on CMT.Wildhorse Saloon at Walt Disney World
A second Wildhorse was opened at Pleasure Island at the
Walt Disney World Resort inLake Buena Vista, Florida . It operated as a joint venture of Gaylord Entertainment andLevy Restaurants from 1998 to 2001. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_August_15/ai_19673474 Wildhorse Saloon and Retail Store Slated for DOWNTOWN DISNEY | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET ] ] [ [http://www.passporter.com/wdw/updatechart2001.htm PassPorter Walt Disney World 2001: Update Chart ] ] Gaylord and Levy sold their interests in the building to Disney and the space is now home to the "Motion" dance club.References
External links
* [http://www.wildhorsesaloon.com/ Wildhorse Saloon] - official site
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