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poopppy
09-09-2008, 21:45
Hi,
Just got back from Orlando and Dollys Dixie Stampede is all closed up, and I wondered if anyone knows whats happend to it and why its closed for?

wilfy
09-09-2008, 22:26
A property developer made the owners an offer they couldn't refuse. [msnwink]

dsv77
09-09-2008, 23:13
Heard the land was sold to build more shops onto the premium outlets, its also been reported that the dixie Stampede will be rebuilt in another location near the 192 [ i think }

florida4sun
09-09-2008, 23:26
Thats the story they let let out[msnwink].....

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by wilfy
A property developer made the owners an offer they couldn't refuse. [msnwink]
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poopppy
09-09-2008, 23:26
Thats a shame because it was a very good dinner show - expensive, but good.
Yes, there would be plenty of locations to relocate it.

Mr G
09-09-2008, 23:36
"Whats happened to Dolly Partons Dixie Stampede?"

I heard they rode off into the Sunset[msnwink]

mfairhurst
09-09-2008, 23:54
Our managements daughter and her husband rode in the show and lost their jobs so they asked them if they would like to go to Kentucky and be in the show there so they sold up and left Florida and are in the show there .
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poopppy
09-09-2008, 23:57
It did seem very quite in Orlando when we were there the other week. Weve been going twice a year since 1991 and I can honestly say that when we were there the other week (Last 2 weeks in August)it's the quietest I've ever know it. The Parks were quite, as were the roads and restaurants, so I wondered if things had been a bit quite at Dixie Stampede and thats why it had closed. It's a big place to fill each night and with things being quite I just wondered if it had drawn to a close at the Dixie Stampede.

florida4sun
10-09-2008, 00:01
No, ticket sales were very good, i think it was something to do with problems within Dollys empire. There is no way anyone would close overnight like that. If you sell a chunk of land for development ot takes years to go through and you would have an agreement to cary on trading trading, albeit paying the new owners rent.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by poopppy
It did seem very quite in Orlando when we were there the other week. Weve been going twice a year since 1991 and I can honestly say that when we were there the other week (Last 2 weeks in August)it's the quietest I've ever know it. The Parks were quite, as were the roads and restaurants, so I wondered if things had been a bit quite at Dixie Stampede and thats why it had closed. It's a big place to fill each night and with things being quite I just wondered if it had drawn to a close at the Dixie Stampede.
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ShirleyD
10-09-2008, 13:15
The second part of August is usually fairly quiet. Local kids are back at school and for some reason the Brits want to have their holiday in the early part of the summer holidays.

GrahamC
10-09-2008, 14:18
We prefer to go in the second part of August for that very reason. However for the last few years have had to go earlier to get back for GCSE and A level results and have noticed the difference.

Maddie
12-09-2008, 02:06
Just when we were going to finally go it was closed![msnmad]

poopppy
13-09-2008, 21:29
It's a shame you missed the dinner show. We went last November and it was a very good show, but we did think it was expensive for what you got. I have to say that I think Capones takes some beating.

domster
14-09-2008, 16:59
Never visited it myself, but was suprised it was sold so quick.