Titanic Museum Attraction iceberg wall collapses in TN injuring guests

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Three guests were injured Monday when an iceberg wall collapsed at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, the museum’s owners said in a statement.

“Needless to say, we never would have expected an incident like this to occur as the safety of our guests and crew members are always top of mind,” owners Mary Kellogg Joslyn and John Joslyn posted on Facebook Tuesday.

According to the attraction’s website, guests also can reach their hands into frigid water and touch “a real iceberg.”

The Pigeon Forge Police Department confirmed the iceberg wall display fell Monday, injuring several guests shortly before 8 p.m. The guests’ conditions were not immediately available nor were their names released. 

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The attraction was closed after the accident Monday but reopened to ticketed visitors Tuesday morning. The area where the iceberg wall fell was closed off and would likely take weeks to rebuild, according to the owners’ statement.”

“Our maintenance professionals are in the process of reevaluating our quality and safety guidelines and we’ll make all modifications, as necessary, to proactively ensure the well-being of all who experience Titanic Museum Attractions,” the statement read.