Tennessee Theme Park Shootout Round Two: The Annexation Edition

As Tennessee’s city of Spring Hill examines competing theme park projects from two different developers, the town’s Aldermen have agreed to appropriate 200 acres to what would become part of a planned $750 million theme park.

Earlier this month, Dennis Peterson, CEO of Big International Group of Entertainment, Inc., announced a plan promising to create 15,000-20,000 jobs in the area by building a theme park, restaurants, two resort hotels, a charter school, as well as a sports complex that would be attractive for an NBA team.

City board members, however, are skeptical — asking for more information about the project before putting the plans to a vote in April. Spring Hills Mayor Michael Dinwiddie said that the time before the final vote would allow the city to gather adequate information about the project, allowing them to make an informed go/no-go decision. This must be is getting more and more exciting for the residents of Spring Hill and surrounding cities!