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Established | May 11, 2012 |
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Location | 106 Showplace Blvd, Unit A, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°48′55″N 83°34′39″W / 35.815204°N 83.577461°W |
Type | Wax museum |
Website | http://hollywoodwaxentertainment.com/ |
The Hollywood Wax Museum is a two-story wax museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It features replicas of celebrities in film, television and music. The Tennessee museum was originally located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. [1]
It is the largest wax museum in the United States. [2] The building is a tribute to the U.S. film industry and the artists who have become part of American culture and includes a Hollywood version of Mount Rushmore. [3] and a six-story high Empire State Building being scaled by the Great Ape of Pigeon Forge. [4]
The museum is part of the Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center, owned and operated by descendants of Spoony Singh. Other attractions in the entertainment center include Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors, [5] Castle of Chaos, [6] and Outbreak – Dread the Undead [7]
Wax figures and sets continue to change regularly. There is also an arcade, a 4-D theater showing SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D, and a laser maze. The Hollywood Wax Museum also has a gift shop, which offers celebrity souvenirs and memorabilia.
The original Hollywood Wax Museum in Hollywood, California, was opened in 1965. [8] The Hollywood Wax Museum Branson in Branson, Missouri, was opened in April 1996, and the Hollywood Wax Museum Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, opened in May 2014.
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Established | May 11, 2012 |
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Location | 106 Showplace Blvd, Unit A, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee |
Coordinates | 35°48′55″N 83°34′39″W / 35.815204°N 83.577461°W |
Type | Wax museum |
Website | http://hollywoodwaxentertainment.com/ |
The Hollywood Wax Museum is a two-story wax museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It features replicas of celebrities in film, television and music. The Tennessee museum was originally located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. [1]
It is the largest wax museum in the United States. [2] The building is a tribute to the U.S. film industry and the artists who have become part of American culture and includes a Hollywood version of Mount Rushmore. [3] and a six-story high Empire State Building being scaled by the Great Ape of Pigeon Forge. [4]
The museum is part of the Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center, owned and operated by descendants of Spoony Singh. Other attractions in the entertainment center include Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors, [5] Castle of Chaos, [6] and Outbreak – Dread the Undead [7]
Wax figures and sets continue to change regularly. There is also an arcade, a 4-D theater showing SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D, and a laser maze. The Hollywood Wax Museum also has a gift shop, which offers celebrity souvenirs and memorabilia.
The original Hollywood Wax Museum in Hollywood, California, was opened in 1965. [8] The Hollywood Wax Museum Branson in Branson, Missouri, was opened in April 1996, and the Hollywood Wax Museum Myrtle Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, opened in May 2014.