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The Titanic Museum of Pigeon Forge is having it’s grand opening on April 8, 2010 starting at 10:00 a.m. with a guest appearence by Regis Philbin.  The Christening is a free event so make sure you come early to get a good spot. 

You will navigate through twenty rooms holding 400+ valuable museum artifacts and personal items, an exclusive photo collection and hands-on-activities, which include:

• Walk an actual size replica of the Grand Staircase
• View pictures that literally come to life
• Touch the frozen surface of an “iceberg”
• Send an SOS signal from the ship’s wireless communications room and receive communication from the coast guard
• Listen to survivors’ stories as they sit in actual lifeboats
• Feel the chill of that fateful “Starry Night”
• Stand on the mighty ship’s bridge and hear the Captain’s commands
• View life onboard, see a First Class Stateroom and a Third Class cabin
• Explore world-class gallery rooms with rare historical artifacts
• Control a simulated underwater Titanic exploration of your own

For more information on this attraction, please visit the Titanic’s website by clicking here.

Here’s some pictures of the Titanic as they put the finishing touches on this attraction.

Finally, Spring has arrived in the Great Smoky Mountains.  With the nice weekend weather that we have had lately, the crowds are returning to the mountains seeking relief from the long cold winter.  I was so happy to see that the sign at Willow Brook Lodge in Pigeon Forge read 77 degrees yesterday.  The ten day forcast has our weather in the middle 60′s and above. 

Pigeon Forge is ramping up for the upcoming tourist season, with new attractions, new shows and more.  Wonderworks is now offering the Wonders of Magic featuring Terry Evanswood.  The Smoky Mountain Theatre has the Temptations Revue with starring Nate Evans, who began performing with original vocalists David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks.  Dollywood is opening Adventure Mountain this season. The Miracle Theater is present “Joseph and the Amazing Technocolor Dreamcoat” starring American Idol Finalist Melinda Doolittle.  And on your drive in to Pigeon Forge, you will notice that we now have the Titantic.

It’s going to be a great season here in the Smoky Mountains.  Here’s a few pictures of Spring preperations, and as you can tell, the camels in front of the Miracle Theatre really enjoyed the warm weather.