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Come see if you have the luck of the Irish this month at the Titanic Museum Attraction. What do we mean by that you say? Well, all month long the Titanic in Pigeon Forge will be celebrating Irish month by focusing on the people, culture, and history of the small European country that built the Titanic. The Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland in 1911.
As is becoming custom each year, the Titanic Museum Attraction shines its light on Ireland in March, with Irish stories, music, and dancing. The Titanic takes St. Patrick’s Day and turns it into an entire month of green festivities.
Want to know what it was like for passengers boarding the ship, their lives, the times, then visit Pigeon Forge’s Titanic attraction. Guests can walk down the hallways, cabins, and even the Grand Staircase of the Titanic – just as it was when it set sail on its maiden, yet fateful voyage. Want to know what that iceberg really felt like? You can. You can even dip your hands into 28 degree water and view over 400 personal artifacts from Titanic passengers that were recovered from the ship. It’s a collection that’s valued at over $4.5 million. A few of the items are on display to the public for the first time ever.
The Titanic’s Memorial Room contains the over two thousand names of passengers and crew who were aboard the Titanic when it sank. As previously mentioned, you can view the Grand Staircase, the heart of the Titanic. The beautiful glass dome illuminates the room where many guests made their appearance on the Titanic.
The dates for Irish month are officially March 1-30. Guests can even explore their own Irish roots with genealogy experts. You never know, maybe even one of your relatives was on the Titanic.
The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, TN is located on the main Parkway. The museum is open from 9am to 5pm. Admission is $20.68 per person. Children 5-12 are $10.77, and children under five years of age are free. Group passes are available.
Calling all teachers! Calling all local teachers! Looking to get a bit more familiar with the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge? Especially for those of you looking at planning an upcoming field trip to the popular Pigeon Forge attraction. Be sure to plan a visit during Titanic’s Teacher Appreciation Days – February 1-28.
During the month of February, all teachers are invited to come tour and take part in the Titanic museum attraction at NO CHARGE (includes 1 free audio player). We’re talking about the whole month of February, the 1-28. It’s FREE to all area teachers. The Titanic Museum Attraction especially looks forward to hosting the area’s history teachers who include the Titanic as a part of their curriculum.
This year, the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge is celebrating the year of the child. Exhibits focus on the children who were a part of the Titanic’s maiden voyage, their stories, what they wore and brought aboard the Titanic, where they came from, and how they came to be passengers. It’s a great link for teachers and make it the perfect time to visit the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge.
To purchase tickets, please call 800-381-7670 or you may purchase them at the door during the month of February. All teachers must present your ID Badge or Paycheck Stub/ID for a Public or Private School at the door upon arrival. (Other guests pay regular admission price).
To see how the Titanic Museum Attraction can work with you in providing your students with unique learning experiences click here.
If a renewal of your wedding vows is something you’ve been planning, the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge wants to assist you in making it one of the most memorable celebrations possible. For an entire month, the attraction is opening up one of its prize displays to couples looking to renew their vows.
Titled Sweetheart month at the Titanic Museum Attraction, the month of February will be devoted renewing that important promise. They’ve gone so far as to allow couples to renew their vows on the museum’s Grand Staircase. And couples have the entire month of February to make it happen. But act fast, cause dates and times can fill up quickly.
Outside of the fateful turn of events, it was said that the maiden Titanic voyage was laced with anticipation, as well as romance when it set sail on April 10, 1912. There were exactly 12 couples traveling aboard the Titanic who were on their honeymoon. In addition to all the couples, there were also a number of young, brides-to-be sailing to America, anxious to begin the next phase of their life.
The power of love will be on full display during the Titanic attraction’s Sweetheart Month this February in Pigeon Forge. The attraction’s focus on love, romance, and the enduring spirit of those who lost their lives aboard the Titanic will be on full display in February. Renew your vows in the most memorable of ways: on the Titanic Museum’s Grand Staircase. All vow renewal ceremonies will be presided over by the ship’s captain.
Again, act fast as reservations are required. If you’re looking for a place to stay within a short distance of the Titanic attraction, check out these Pigeon Forge cabins, as well as these Pigeon Forge cabin rentals and these Gatlinburg cabin rentals. Keep the romance alive and renew your vows during Sweetheart Month at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge this year with a special ceremony on the grand staircase. It’ll be a memory to last a lifetime!
The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge is always finding new and unique ways to change it up and keep things fresh at their Smoky Mountain location. This month will see the museum close for a few days in order to put up new exhibits before unveiling them to the public.
For 2013, Titanic’s theme will be The Year of the Child. It’s a part of the Titanic story that most don’t think about when discussing that fateful day. This year those children will be at the forefront of the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. Their personal stories will headline the attraction and you can see what shaped their lives as they prepared to board the Titanic. In the Titanic’s words, “Some survived. Some did not. All will be honored.”
But don’t worry, you’ll still be able to see of your favorite exhibits from the past year. The re-creation of the hull is the same, where you learn it took three million rivets to build the ship; there were three anchors and the center anchor weighed 15.5 tons.
Another interesting fact about the people who boarded the Titanic is most of them did not know how to swim in 1912. You can still sort through photographs of those people and wonder who actually survived the crash and who didn’t. It was a different time and most of these people had their lives in front of them. What were they thinking as they boarded the ship? All types of questions come to mind as you peruse the various exhibits.
There are three rare Teddy bears on exhibit currently at the museum; and each has a story. Other highlighted exhibits include a leather coin purse, the size of a 50-cent piece, now valued at $20,000. Some of these exhibits on display at the Branson, Missouri Titanic attraction may even make their way to the Pigeon Forge site this year.
Come find out about the sacrifices married couples made as a part of the ship’s maiden voyage. Read about the story of Isador and Ida Strauss; she refused to leave his side when all knew those who stayed on the ship would perish. Reverend William Lahtinen and his wife, Anna Amelia, as well as Reverend Ernest Carter and his wife, Lilian – their stories are on full display. Find out about these couples, their lives, and each one’s Titanic story.
The year 2013 is going to be one to remember at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. Come see for yourself and find out the real story of its crew and passengers.
When most people think “talent competition”, they’re probably thinking about some American Idol-related singing contest. But when places like the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge thinks talent competition, they think ice-carving. It’s one of the most wondrous events in the Smokies pitting people with real carving skills to the test.
On the billboards and ad banners it’s the 3rd Annual Professional Ice Carving Competition at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. The first two have been a rousing success similar to most of their big events like fireworks at Thanksgiving and the past year’s anniversary celebration. This year’s ice carving spectacular is Saturday, January 19th from 9am-3pm and chances are that it will be just as big of an event as it was the past two years, if not bigger.
You’ll bear witness to some of the world’s-most celebrated and decorated ice sculptors as they chisel 250-pound blocks of ice into fantastic designs featuring local animals and designs, and other popular images. This FREE one-day family event will take place on Titanic’s outdoor entertainment center. Professionals and amateurs alike will be competing for cash prizes.
The Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge is dedicated to the 2,208 passengers aboard the Titanic when it made its maiden voyage in 1912. The museum in Pigeon Forge features over 400 artifacts that came directly from the remains of the Titanic herself.
For more information, please contact the Titanic Museum Attraction at 800-381-7670.
Calling it “Real Snow off the Bow,” the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge has taken it upon themselves to turn the area into a winter wonderland whether it snows or not this December. At least on Saturdays.
As a part of Titanic’s Christmas in a Winter Wonderland, the popular Pigeon Forge attraction is creating their own snow starting November 22-24 and every Saturday in December – 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, beginning at 7pm. And there is no need to worry about money, it’s FREE and there will also be FREE parking. Just remember to bring your camera!
So if you’re wondering if it will snow this year in Pigeon Forge, the answer is “YES”. Pigeon Forge’s Titanic Museum Attraction even guarantees it. We’re talking real snow here. Yes, REAL snow. The snow is just a part of the Titanic museum’s “Christmas in a Winter Wonderland,” dedicated to honoring the memories and celebrating the lives of the 2,208 passengers and crew who lost their lives aboard the Titanic.
Every Saturday in December, the Titanic will produce real, falling snow off the ship’s bow. Not only that, the entire ship will be adorned in Christmas lights and decorations, so pack a camera, camcorder, have your smartphone ready because it’s going to be an amazing night you won’t want to forget.
“Everything about our Christmas in a Winter Wonderland Celebration is aimed at giving our visitors and their families a unique, memorable holiday experience,” said officials with the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. “A memory that will last forever – and isn’t that what Christmas is all about?”
For more information on the Titanic Museum Attraction’s Christmas in a Winter Wonderland or the Titanic attraction itself, call 800-381-7670.
Stop by the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge this Thanksgiving, November 22, for a spectacular fireworks display.
Why wait until New Years to see fireworks? The Titanic attraction in Pigeon Forge is planning on sending the year out with a bang, just a month or so early. So, on November 22, they are going to pay tribute to the 2,208 people who lost their life aboard the Titanic with a spectacular fireworks display.
The night sky will be filled with fireworks that night as we all celebrate the lives and legacies of the ship’s passengers, crew and rescuers. Officials with the Titanic attraction say it will be the largest fireworks event on the Smoky Mountain Parkway since the museum’s grand opening in 2010.
And that’s not all…. Guests will be able to take in the Titanic’s holiday lighting display, Edwardian-period decorations, the liner’s costumed staff, and a gift shoppe overflowing with original, one-of-a-kind gifts.
At Titanic Pigeon Forge, visitors get a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the luxury liner’s past. Guests can walk what the hallways, parlors, cabins and Grand Staircase of the Titanic would have been like before that fateful day. You’ll also get to view some 400 artifacts pulled directly from the ship’s remains on the ocean floor. Touch a real iceberg while you’re there, put your hands in actual 28-degree water, and try to balance yourself on a sloping deck.
Pigeon Forge’s Titanic Museum Attraction is a gateway to 1912. Between the educated crew and the 400-plus priceless artifacts on display throughout the museum, it’s really a homage to the lives of those passengers and crew members on board the Titanic’s maiden voyage. It’s also a collection valued at over $4.5 million.
The Titanic Memorial Room lists the 2,208 people who died in that voyage. Each name is inscribed on the wall. Guests can match their boarding pass, which lists a passenger’s name, with the pass-holder’s fate there.
You definitely do not want to miss the Grand Staircase. Constructed from the original Harland & Wolff plans with its oak carvings and cherub statue, the Grand Staircase is a work of art in its own right. Its oak wall paneling and elaborate railings and iron scroll work come alive in the light. Listen carefully to hear what the floor was made of – something considered most expensive for 1912.
A few of the activities guests can enjoy while touring the museum include:
– Simulating loading coal into a burning furnace.
– Getting into an actual size lifeboat. Sending an SOS signal, and tying rope knots.
– Steering a ship.
– Standing on the Titanic’s bridge and hearing the Captain’s commands.
– Standing on the deck of the ship’s stern and experiencing the different precise angles of the ship as it gradually descended into the water over a span of 2 hours and 40 minutes.
– For young guests eight and under, there is a special section (Tot-Titanic) devoted to them with various interactive games and stations.
The Titanic Attraction in Pigeon Forge has a number of events scheduled this year, all leading up to the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic – April 15, 2012.
Not since James Cameron brought the Titanic back to life to moviegoers across the nation in 1998 have expectations been so prevalent as they are for Titanic lovers in 2011.
Leading up to April 15, 2012, when it will have been 100 years since the RMS Titanic was lost, Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tn, as well as Branson, Mo., will honor the 2,208 passengers and crew members with an ongoing series of special events, activities and ceremonies.
One of those events includes a tribute/contest involving the birthplace of the RMS Titanic in Ireland. In all, six 11-day trips for two to Belfast, Ireland (where Titanic was constructed) will be given away at the Pigeon Forge and Branson Titanic attractions. Officially titled the “Back to Titanic 100th Year ‘Tour
Ireland’ Sweepstakes” the contest starts June 13, 2011 and contestants can enter daily online at TitanicAttraction.com. Winners will be announced Feb. 14, 2012.
The Titanic Attraction’s Grand Staircase
Meanwhile, the Titanic museum itself will offer glimpses into the luxury liner’s past in a one-of-a-kind way by letting guests walk what the hallways, parlors, cabins and Grand Staircase of the Titanic would have been like in its day. These confines also showcase some 400 artifacts pulled directly from the ship and its remains on the ocean floor. Visitors can also touch a real iceberg, put their hands in actual 28-degree water, and try to balance themselves on the sloping decks as they would have been when the ship was sinking.
During 2011 and 2012, Titanic remembrance events are scheduled around the world, Titanic Museum Attractions will be the epicenter of remembrance for passengers and crew. The Titanic Museum Attractions will honor and respect those brave souls who perished in the wreckage with the following events:
• In July, Titanic Museum Attractions will allow every single guest who visits the museum to personally deposit a single rose petal into a container in the Memorial Gallery. On April 15, 2012 – exactly 100 years after the RMS Titanic was lost – each of the rose petals will be carefully laid onto the surface of the Atlantic Ocean directly where the Titanic sank.
• Beginning Aug. 1, 2011, future brides and grooms can enter to win their own “Royal Wedding” in April 2012. Titanic Museum Attractions will pay homage to the 12 honeymooning couples on board the RMS Titanic with its “Royal Wedding” contest. Online voting will select a winning couple to be married on the Titanic Attraction’s $1 million Grand Staircase.
• Many descendants of Titanic passengers and crew members will make appearances at Titanic Museum Attractions throughout 2011 and 2012, including descendants of Second Officer Charles Lightoller, the most senior crew member to survive the Titanic. Lightoller, whose family now lives in Ireland and Scotland, fled the sinking ship in a collapsible life raft and was one of only four officers to survive.
• April’s re-release of James Cameron’s “Titanic” movie in 3D will mark the opening of a new gallery (at both the Pigeon Forge and Branson locations) featuring props and costumes on loan from collectors.
• On April 14 and 15, 2012, the Pigeon Forge and Branson locations will each hold a two-day remembrance event. Both will culminate with a candlelight service and the lighting of an eternal flame which will burn all year in honor of the 2,208 who perished onboard the RMS Titanic.
Throughout the year Titanic Museum Attractions provide a gateway to 1912, where crew members bring the stories of the fabled ship and its fascinating passengers to life in vivid, dramatic detail. The over 400 priceless artifacts displayed throughout the museum shed additional light on the lives of those passengers and crew members onboard the Titanic’s maiden voyage… A collection valued at over four $4.5 million.
Try your hand at shoveling coal into the Titanic’s furnace.
The 2,208 people who died in the wreckage are listed on the walls in the Titanic Memorial Room. Guests can match their boarding pass, which lists a passenger’s name, with the pass-holder’s fate there.
And you definitely will not want to miss the Grand Staircase. Constructed from the original Harland & Wolff plans with its oak carvings and cherub statue, the Grand Staircase is a work of art in its own right. Its oak wall paneling and elaborate railings and iron scroll work come alive in the light. Listen carefully to hear what the floor was made of – something considered most expensive for 1912.
A few of the activities guests can enjoy while touring the museum include:
– Simulating loading coal into a burning furnace. Get into an actual size lifeboat. Sending an SOS signal, and tying rope knots.
– Steering a ship.
– For young guests eight and under, there is a special section (Tot-Titanic) devoted to them with various interactive games and stations.
– Stand on the Titanic’s bridge and hear the Captain’s commands.
– Stand on the deck of the ship’s stern and experience the different precise angles of the ship as it gradually descended into the water over a span of 2 hours and 40 minutes.
