A Strange Place, But Full of Color
There are some, not many, things about which I have memories, real experiences and specific information that are also: 1. Unique, 2. Not previously elsewhere "public" and 3. Of any interest to other people. Among those is Florida Festival, the daytime/nighttime shopping, dining and entertainment complex under one (odd) roof owned by, and operated just across the street from, Sea World from 1979 to 1985.
Florida Festival was Sea World's attempt, partially successful, to emulate Walt Disney World's Shopping Village (later Downtown Disney and Disney Springs) and Bob Snow's Church Street Station in downtown Orlando in terms of drawing visitors who were done with their day in a park to something where they might spend just as much money as they had before sunset in a new spot that also carried a theme or brand along with it. Other than just being, for example, a restaurant with a theme like Steak & Ale or Sweden House.
I'm starting this post with some scans and think I'll probably come back to add more information over time. Maybe.
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| Florida Festival Brochure 1980 Scan 1 |
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