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As promised: My comprehensive (and biased) list of fun or interesting things to do, eat, and see around Miami and Florida
General things anywhere (tourist friendly):
- Flanigan’s
- Horseback riding
- Parasailing
- Scuba Diving
- Snorkeling
- Banana boating
- Kayaking
- Take a cruise
- Take a ferry to the Bahamas
- Rent a sailboat
- So a sunset cruise
- Sea turtle Release
- Go to a park and throw a boomerang or something
- Go to an archery range and fire off some arrows
- Go to the everglades
- Go ice skating
- Skydive Miami
- Go Golfing
- Go Fishing
- Go kite surfing
- Go to a carnival
- Go camping
- Go to Flanigan’s
- I don’t know bro, just go do something you like
MIAMI:
South Beach/Miami Beaches/Key Biscayne:
-SoBe (not touristy):
- Food/Bars:
- Lost weekend
- Ramen.Baby.Burger.
- -Best ramen (outside my homemade) in Miami
- -Cool atmosphere (if you like japan and anime)
- -Rooftop Bar on the roof
- Playwright Irish Pub
- Sylvano's
- Legit italian ITALIAN restaurant
- Cannot stress enough that this is not Olive garden and is in fact authentic Italian
- Joes' Stone Crab
- Historic Seafood restaurant
- Very famous
- Pubbelly
- Giotto Maestro Della Pizza
- Great authentic neapolitan style pizza
- Cleo
- Fancy Mediterranean place
- Byblos
- Expensive Greek food
- Very good though
- Time Out Market
- Lincoln eatery
- -Similar food hall, but small
- -Kosher options
- News Cafe
- A favorite spot of Gianni Versace
- Good breakfast and drinks
- Under the mango tree
- Paul’s Bakery
- Chotto Matte
- -Peruvian/Japanese fusion
- -Cool atmosphere
- La Sandwicherie
- Things to Do:
- Ocean Drive
- Lincoln Road Mall
- South Pointe Park Pier
- New World Symphony
- Jewish Museum/Holocause Memorial
- Espanola Way
- Nikki Beach
- Monthly Nerd Night events
- Culture Crawl
- Sunday Farmers market
- Colony Theater
- -Historical theater
- -See a show there
-North Beach:
- Food/Bars:
- Flanigan’s
- Blue Beer Garden
- Broken Shaker
- Real chill outdoor bar
- Miami vibe
- Shucker’s
- -Waterfront bar and grill
- Marky’s Gourmet Supermarket
- Josh’s Deli
- Tap 79
- -small gastropub
- -Has a piano
- Tacaria
- Makoto
- Upscale (expensive) Japanese restaurant in the Bal Harbour Shops
- Taquiza Tacos
- 27 Restaurant
- Good waterfront food
- Good portions
- Things to do:
- North Beach Band Shell (ampitheater)
- Haulover Park
- -Great Surfing
- -Skatepark
- -PumpTrack
- -Fishing
- -Dog beach
- -Nude Beach (if you want)
- -Food truck event every Tuesday
- -Sandbar parties
- North Shore Open Space Park
- -Skatepark
- -Active on weekends with barbecues
- -Dog Park
- Full Moon Drum Circle Party
- -Giant hippie drum circle/Music/Dance Fest
- -Every full moon at 79th street/North Shore Open Space Park
- -A lot of fun
- O-Cinema
- Bal Harbour Shops
- Luxury Mall
- Good place to walk around if you want to feel poor
- People dressed like Cruella Deville
-Biscayne/Virginia Key:
- Things to do:
- Bill Baggs State Park
- Miami Seaquarium
- Stiltsville
- Jungle Island
- -Parrot jungle
-Wynwood/Midtown/Downtown:
Food/Bars: - Chill Bars:
- Lagniappe
- -wine and food bar. Very chill. Good music. Lots of jazz.
- Le Chat Noir
- Churchill’s
- -Total dive bar
- -Jazz jams on Monday night
- -Other music and performances
- The Corner
- -Great small bar and gastropub
- -Real quaint and cool
- -Jazz on Tuesdays
- American Social
- Sugarcane
- Syndicate Kava Bar
- -apparently had Dungeons & Dragons
- Go check out some breweries
- Dancing/Music:
- La Victoria (Latin)
- Ball & Chain (Latin)
- Coyo taco - (Mostly great food, but has a speakeasy in the back)
- 1-800-Luck (food hall/badancing)
- El Patio
- Wood Tavern
- Gramps
- Racket
- Shots
- Electric Pickle
- Blackbird Ordinary
- Someone better versed in this world probably knows more places
- Mostly Just Food and Drink:
- St. Roch Market - food hall
- The Wharf - food hall
- The Citadel - food hall
- La Centrale - food hall
- Italian food hall in Brickell City Center
- The Butcher Shop
- KUSH (burgers and beer)
- Zak the Baker
- Mandolin Aegean Bistro
- -Greek food
- -Great atmosphere
- -outdoor seating
- Soya & Pomodoro (cool decor)
- Area 31
- Rooftoop restaurant with panoramic view of downtown
- Expensive
- Fooq's
- Persian/Mediterranean
- Good lamb
- Flagler street food court
- -Old food court stuck in the 80’s
- -a weird and poignant place
- -Interesting though if you like old Miami
- Azucar (ice cream)
- Cafe Versailles
- Chotu/Maska
- Maska is fancy Indian food from first Indian with Michelin Star
- Chotu is from same owner, but is Indian street food
- Things to Do:
- Lot 11 skatepark
- -First legit skatepark in Miami
- -Opens September 2019
- Frost Science Museum
- Arsht Center for performing Arts
- Perez art Museum
- Olympia Theater
- Miami Marlins Game
- Villain Theater Comedy Show (if you like improv comedy……...)
- Monthly Nerd Nite Events
- History Miami
- Bookleggers Library
- Bayside
- -Restaurants and shops and stuff
- Design District
- -Food
- -Shopping
- -La Victoria (Latin Dance Spot)
- Wynwood walls
North Miami:
- Food/Bars:
- Flanigan’s
- Captain Jim's Seafood
- Pita plus
- Bo Leggz BBQ
- -One of the best BBQ places
- Cafe Creme
- -French Cafe with good quiche
- Doral CityPlace
- -promenade for restaurants and bars in Doral
- -Miami improv Comedy Club
- Gulfstream
- -Casino
- -Restaurants
- -Horse Track
- Steve’s Pizza
- -Famous pizza joint
- -They make their sauce with apple sauce in it (don’t ask why)
- Things to Do:
- Ancient Spanish Monastery
- -Historical monastery moved from Spain to here. Cool place.
- Top Golf
- Museum of Contemporary Art
- LOFTVR
- Nature:
- Oleta State Park
- -Kayaking
- -Mangroves
- -Other nature stuff
- Greynolds Park
- Amelia Earhart Park
- -Cable water skiing/wakeboarding
- -Mountain Bike trails?
- -Some other stuff
Gables area/Key Biscayne (I’m not too familiar):
- Food:
- Daily Bread Mediterranean market
- Cassola's
- Swenson's Ice Cream
- Old fashion ice cream place
- Bomabay Darbar
- Things to do:
- Miracle Mile
- Venetian pool
- Fairchild Botanical gardnes
- Vizcaya Museum/Botanical Gardens
- UM game
- Deering Estates
- -Historical House
- -Environmental Preserve
South Miami/Homestead:
- Food/Drink:
- Schnebly Winery
- Coopertown restaurant
- Robert is here
- -Best fruit stand in South Florida
- Knaussberry farms
- Things to Do:
- Zoo Miami
- Schnebly Winery
- Fruit and Spice Park
- -awesome place for exotic fruits
- Coopertown Restaurant
- Robert is here
- -Best fruit stand in South Florida
- Monkey Jungle
- Arcade Odyssey
- Coral Castle
- Homestead Miami Speedway
BROWARD:
- Food/Bars:
- Stache Bar
- 26 degrees brewery
- Funky Buddha Brewery
- Tenth Level Tavern
- -Videogame bar
- -Retro games
- Glitch bar
- Le Tub
- Pop's Fish Market
- Fresh fish market in Deerfield
- Cap's Place
- Very unique restaurant on it's own island
- Free ferry to the restaurant
- Historic - Since 1920's
- The Rustic Inn Crabhouse
- Bimini Boatyard
- I actually don't like this place but it's the only place to get Bimini bread, now that Ernie's has closed down
- Bimini bread is amazing
- The Floridian
- -historic breakfast place in Las Olas
- La Bonne Crepe
- Cypress Nook
- -Amazing German Breakfast place
- Bagel Snack
- Best bagels in South Florida (Jewish grandmother approved)
- Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlour
- Mai-Kai Polynesian restaurant
- Charm City Hamburgers
- Jack’s hamburgers
- Catfish Dewey’s
- -Weird southern food, so if you want crawfish and frog legs…
- New River Groves
- -Fruit Market
- -Great Key Lime Pie
- J & J Farms
- -Good seasonal fruit stand in Deerfield
- -Hidden fruit and Spice Park Behind it, growing many exotic fruits
- -small
- Nature:
- Deerfield Island Park
- Quiet Waters Park
- -Lakes and fields
- -Ski Rixen (cable water skiing/wakeboarding)
- Tradewinds park
- -Horses
- -Christmas Light show
- -Butterfly world
- -Great for picnics and the like
- Billy Swamp Safari
- Everglades Holiday Park
- -Airboating
- -Gator Wrestling
- Markham Park
- -Great foraging trails
- -Saturday night has Astronomy Society/ set up telescopes for visitors
- Fern Forest Nature Center
- Anne Kolb Nature Center
- South Florida Wildlife Center
- Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Park
- Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park
- Shark Valley
- Fakahatchee Strand (West Florida)
- -Best place to see wild Panthers
- Big Cypress National Preserve
- Things to Do:
- Las Olas
- Jazz brunch
- -First Sunday of every month on Las Olas
- Museum of Art
- Museum of Discovery and Science
- Ft. Lauderdale Boardwalk/Promenade/beachwalk/whatever it’s called
- -Nightlife/Bars/Restaurants/Beach
- Bonnet House
- -Historical House and Garden
- -Has a few wild monkeys
- Broward College Buehler Planetarium
- Butterfly world
- Swap Shop
- -A bunch of cheap garbage
- -Go early on the weekends and it’s like a giant garage sale
- -Good fruit market
- -Drive in movie theater
- -Terrifying children’s theme park that will kill your children
- -They used to have a fucking circus in here…
- iFly - Indoor skydiving
- Festival Flea market
- -Buy a bunch of cheap garbage from old Jews and eat a pickle
- Tates Comic Book Shop
- Panther’s game
- Dania Jai-Alai/Casino
- Hollywood Beach
- -Great Boardwalk
- -Lots of restaurants
- -Very fun day
- Hard Rock
- -Casino
- -Nightlife
- -Restaurants
- -Lots of other shit
- Gateway theater
- -Historical movie theater in Ft. Lauderdale
- -Often have people doing Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Wilton Manors
- -gay city
- -gay pride festival
- -great restaurants
- Pompano Harness track
- The Isle Casino
- Xtreme Action park
- -Go karting and an arcade. Good for kids.
- IGFA Hall of Fame - International Game Fishing Association
- Bass Pro Shops/Outdoor World
- Sawgrass Mall
- Flight Simulator
- Water Taxi tour of Ft. Lauderdale
- Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum
- Deerfield Renaissance Festival
- -Seasonal around February/March
- -One of the US largest and most well known Renaissance festivals
PALM BEACH/BOCA:
- Food/Bars:
- Funky Buddha - teahouse and brewery (lots of jam sessions and live performances)
- -Blue Anchor Pub
- -Old historical English pub moved piece by piece from England to Florida
- Nature:
- Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
- -Sea turtle rehab and releases
- Morikami Japanese Gardens and Museum
- -restaurant too
- -Great events calendar
- South Inlet/Red Reef Park
- Green Cay Wetlands Nature Center
- Blowing Rocks Nature preserve
- Things to Do:
- Rapids Waterpark
- Mizner Park
- -Restaurants, shitty art museum, ampitheater with some good acts
- Funky Biscuit
- Sugarsand Park
- -Greatest playground in South Florida
- -Great for kids
- -Small Science Museum
- Lion Country Safari
- Boomers arcade
- Palm Beach Zoo
- Atlantic Avenue - Delray
- -Great Nightlife
- -Bars
- -Restaurants
- -Silverball Pinball Museum
- -Blue Anchor Pub
- -Old English pub moved piece by piece from England to here
- Pumphouse/Reef road
- -Used to be best surfing in all of south florida
THE KEYS:
- Key Largo:
- Fish house restaurant
- John Pennekamp State Park
- -Best Snorkeling/Diving
- -Glass bottom boats
- - Bioluminescent Plankton
- Jules Undersea Lodge
- Dolphin Cove
- Key West:
- Key Lime Pies
- -Best key lime pie is Key West Key Lime Pie Company
- -Blue heaven
- -Kermit’s
- -Blonde Giraffe
- Sunset on Mallory Square
- Ghost tour
- Mel Fisher Museum
- Aquarium
- Fort Zachary
- Hemingway House
ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA:
- Food:
- Pom Pom’s
- -Best sandwiches in Orlando (Mama Ling Ling’s Thanksgiving day Sandwich)
- Lazy Moon
- Junior Colombian Burger
- Great cheap burgers
- The sauces make it awesome
- Gringo Loco
- Best taco joint around orlando
- 4 Rivers Barbecue
- Old Spanish Sugar Mill
- Nature:
- Harry P. Leu Botanical gardens
- Blanchard Park
- Wekiwa Springs
- Blue Springs
- UCF observatory
- Center for Great Apes: Great Ape Sanctuary
- Bok Tower Gardens
- -Beauitful historical Gardens with large tower in Lake Wales
- -has Carilon (piano type instrument that uses massive bells instead of strings)
- Little Big Econ State Park
- -One of my favorite parks there
- -Great Sunsets
- -Rivers running through it
- Things to do:
- Universal
- Disney
- Legoland
- Wonderworks
- International Drive
- SAK Comedy Lab
- Magic Game
- Solar Bears Game
- Winter Park
- -Park Avenue
- -Central Park
- Orlando Main Library
- UCF sports games
- Top Golf
- Solomon Castle
- -Weird place
- -Just...it’s there. It’s just not that interesting…
- Melbourne Zoo
- Kennedy Space Center
- -Go watch a rocket launch
- New Smyrna Beach
- -Shark bite Capital of the World
- - Best surfing in Florida
- Lakeridge winery
NORTH FLORIDA:
- Ichetucknee springs
- Ginnie Springs
- -tubing and getting drunk
- Camping in Ocala
- UF game
- Florida Caverns
- -Cave system in North Florida
- I don’t know anything about Tallahassee, sorry
TAMPA/ELSEWHERE:
- Tampa:
- Eat an inferior cuban sandwich
- Ybor City
- Yankees Spring training
- Rays Game
- Lightning Game
- Busch Gardens
- Elsewhere:
- Tarpon Springs (Town) - big Greek Community and lots of Sponges
- Three Sisters Springs
- Clearwater
- St. Augustine
- -St. George Street
- -That fucking fort that everyone goes to in middle school
- Naples
- Cocoa beach
- Daytona
SCUBA DIVING SPOTS :
- South Florida
- Neptune Memorial Reef
- Emerald Reef
- Blue Heron Bridge
- Pompano Drop-off
- Vista Park Reef
- John Pennekamp State Park
- Biscayne Maritime Heritage trail
- Half Moon Preserve
- Molasses Reef
- Tenneco Towers
- The Jax (erojack)
- The Spiegel Grove wreck
- The Vandenberg wreck
- SS Copenhagen Wrecl
- Rapa Nui wreck
- Ancient Mariner wreck
- Captain Dan wreck
- Jay Scutti, Mercy Jesus, Tracy wrecks (all doable in one dive)
- North:
- Devil’s Den
- Blue Grotto
- The Oriscany wreck
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After banning 'Star Wars' slot machines, Disney spends millions to change Florida gambling law to "protect" its theme parks and properties - including Galaxy's Edge
Today, I heard about recent efforts by Disney against the gambling industry. I thought you guys would be interested in hearing about it, as it also heavily involves
Star Wars...and particularly, Disney's plans in 2019 for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and the Star Wars hotel, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
It also involves Disney's existing, popular offering "Star Wars Day at Sea", and other
Star Wars-related plans for its cruises in 2019, which is parly based out of the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, and Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida).
The tl;dnr of it is as such: (broken down into smaller sections)
- Before Disney purchased Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm had allowed the construction and use of character-themed slot machines, and other gambling aspects, as related to the Star Wars brand. This was presumably done for Lucasfilm to make money off of licensing fees and royalties.
- Disney, after buying Lucasfilm in 2012, "phased out" (re: banned) Star Wars and Marvel slot machines at casinos, and online gambling games, after being "exposed" as [now] owning them by New York Times reporters Lizette Alvarez and Michael Snyder. They have done so to protect their "family-friendly" brand, of which they now consider Star Wars to be a part of.
- Casino owners and online vendors were against the move, saying it would hurt their businesses by taking away some of their slot machines / online gambling games.
- Casino owners in Florida, seeking to expand their business(es), formed pro-gambling-growth groups, designed to try and stimulate local economies and businesses by building new casinos across the state. This would presumably include in tourism-heavy areas, such as Orlando (of which Walt Disney World is a major feature) and Miami (which is a major port for Disney Cruise Lines).
- Disney has now collaborated with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the latter of which is a major gambling monolith and owns the Hard Rock franchise, to try and pass law to change current Florida rules. The change would make it harder for people to build and open new casinos in, and around, their properties (including Disney's currently-in-production Star Wars Orlando theme park, Galaxy's Edge) by making it so that 60% of state voters would have to vote "Yes" on gambling and casino expansion in the future.
- Disney has spent an estimated $17.5 million, in conjunction with the Seminole Tribe, since 2015 to combat gambling expansion in Florida. (Source) Disney donated $5 million to anti-gambling expansion efforts in April 2018, which the Seminole Tribe matched. (Source)
- Disney also donated $400,000 to support the campaign of Florida governor candidate Adam Putnam, who supports Disney's anti-gambling expansion stance.
- Disney has invested an estimated $1 billion in the construction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. As the theme park is doing something never before done - building a land around an entirely new environment within the franchise, rather than an existing one - they are taking a huge financial risk. Their anti-gambling expansion efforts are also related to protecting their financial interests in Galaxy's Edge, as well as their planned Star Wars hotel and resort.
The Walt Disney Company is one of the most successful media conglomerate companies in the world. Just about everyone has heard of the Disney theme parks stationed in Florida, California, and abroad. Just about everyone has seen classic Disney films like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. Not everyone knows about Disney's relationship with the gambling industry, however, and it is a noteworthy one.
Over the years, Disney has acquired the rights to several major entertainment companies and their licensed characters. In 2009, Disney bought the Marvel Entertainment company, creator of the famed Marvel comic books and a slew of popular superhero characters. In 2012, it purchased all rights to LucasFilm, the parent company that created the Star Wars brand.
Disney announced its plans to phase out all Star Wars and Marvel-themed casino slot machines in the United States last fall. The multimillion dollar company has the power to do this, because it now owns all rights to these brands.
According to a Disney spokeswoman, the character-themed slot phase-out is not a new decision. As part of Marvel's “integration” with Disney, she said the decision was made several years ago to let the machines gradually fade out through attrition. Only a few Marvel license agreements remain at this point, and they are set to expire within the next several years. Star Wars-themed slots will also trickle away, but it will take a few more years for that process to complete.
[...] Disney wields a certain amount of power over casinos, both on land and online, because of these acquisitions. Instead of promoting Star Wars and Marvel characters via slot machines, the company prefers to use their likenesses in movies that serve to perpetuate the Disney brand.
As the owner of LucasFilm, Disney has another trilogy of Star Wars films currently in the works. [...] Fans can expect to see Disney continue to advance their brands through avenues other than the gaming industry.
Disney has made its opinion of the gambling industry known in Florida: It does not support the addition of more resort casinos to that area. Not only does Disney plan to phase out Marvel and Star Wars-themed slot machines, it also hopes to prevent the development of new casino resorts in the state.
As it stands today, Orlando's Walt Disney World is the top tourist attraction on the globe. Over 50 million people visit the entertainment resort every year and partake of theme parks like Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. From a business standpoint, it makes sense that Disney would not want another tourist draw infringing on its potential customer base in the Orlando area.
Disney denies that self-interest is its main motivation for opposing new casinos. Andrea Finger, a spokeswoman for the company, said the corporation opposes casino expansion for “many reasons.” One of the primary reasons is the fact that Florida is a “family friendly” vacation spot; adding more casinos to the landscape would tarnish that. Finger lauded Florida's efforts in “research, innovation, and entrepreneurship” and indicated that adding more casino resorts would create an “inconsistent” atmosphere in the state.
Finger made no statement suggesting that Disney is protecting its own interests by objecting to more casinos. This inference has been made, however, by critics based on the connection between Disney and its Marvel and Star Wars slot machines that recently came to light.
Critics also cite the fact that increased Florida casinos might steal valuable convention contracts from the Mickey Mouse company. At this point, Disney hosts approximately 700,000 square feet of convention space in its Florida resorts.
Disney's ownership of Marvel and LucasFilm slot machines was brought to the public's attention by New York Times reporters Lizette Alvarez and Michael Snyder. Critics immediately began shouting hypocrisy at the fact that Disney, a vocal gambling opponent, owns and profits from character-themed casino slot machines.
The Times reporters asked Disney whether its ownership of the slots “undercut” its casino gambling stance. A spokeswoman responded that the company's affiliation with the casinos was only temporary, and that it would take a few years for current slot machine contracts to expire.
[...] When Marvel and Star Wars-themed slots do eventually disappear from casinos, their absence will be a blow to the gaming industry. Casino patrons are drawn to the colorful games touting Spider Man, Darth Vader, and other exciting Hollywood characters. Until the machines are completely phased out, the characters will continue to entertain casino patrons both online and on land.
The online gaming industry will definitely be affected by Disney's prohibition. The Spider Man Slot game, for example, is an enticing game for online gamblers that was introduced in 2012. Other Marvel-themed online slots include Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Thor, and Wolverine Slots. The eventual loss of these games will leave a gaping hole in customers' palette of gaming choices.
[Possibly in response to Disney's decision], a group called the Associated Industries of Florida launched a new pro-casino campaign. This group is lobbying for more casinos in the area as a means of promoting jobs and stimulating the local economy. Analysts expect the battle between Disney and pro-casino lobbyists to become more heated as politicians compete for voter support in the upcoming election. (Source)
[However, Orlando isn't the only city that Disney is engaging in anti-casino efforts with.] The biggest challenger standing between [the city of] Miami and casinos is a mouse.
Walt Disney World, the giant resort near Orlando whose four theme parks draw more than 45 million visitors a year, has made preventing "destination" casinos a top priority. And few, if any, businesses carry as much weight in Florida as Disney, which employs more than 60,000 workers, generates nearly $600 million a year in tax revenue — and doled out more than $2 million to political candidates and causes during the past election cycle.
Some analysts say Disney — and, by extension, Orlando's entire tourism industry — has good reason to be wary of casinos. Though adult-oriented resorts in South Florida are unlikely to appeal to Disney's core audience of families with young children, they could siphon away travelers in narrower segments that are also important to the resort, from South Americans to conventions to weddings.
"Disney has lots of little pockets or niches that they're really good at getting market share in. And it adds up," said Duncan Dickson, a professor at the University of Central Florida's Rosen College of Hospitality Management. "Disney doesn't want another Las Vegas anywhere close to them. Who needs the competition?"
[Case in point, Disney also has Disney Cruise Lines, based in both Miami and Port Canaveral (Orlando).] Disney Cruise Line has revealed it will extend its popular "Star Wars Day at Sea" program through 2019, with the addition of nine cruises -- each of which will include a Star Wars-themed sea day, complete with special programming and restaurant menus. Family-friendly activities include Star Wars character meet-and-greets, movie nights (featuring new releases), Star Wars trivia, and a Jedi training show, where kids can learn lightsaber skills and battle Darth Vader.
Throughout the day, restaurants and bars also will serve themed foods and cocktails. The sea day will end with a fireworks show and deck party, hosted by Star Wars heroes and villains. All cruises span seven nights and depart from Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida. (Source)
[...] Disney has always opposed efforts to expand gambling, [citing it as being againts its "family-friendly" image].
The Walt Disney Co., one of the most brand-protective companies on the planet, does not want to jeopardize its kid-friendly reputation by any association whatsoever with casinos and the taboo images they often conjure. The company's cruise line is the only major operator to sail ships without onboard casinos, which are typically one of the biggest generators of on-board spending.
"We've studied this issue carefully and remain opposed for many reasons," said Disney spokesman Mike Griffin, "including the fact that it is inconsistent with Florida's brand as a family-friendly destination, and with the efforts we've long supported to diversify Florida's economy through research, innovation, and entrepreneurship."
The legislation to be considered in Tallahassee would authorize three "destination" casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Each would boast a luxury hotel, shops, restaurants, convention space and casinos with every major game, from blackjack to roulette and craps. Any company awarded a casino license would have to spend at least $2 billion building the facility.
Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts, both based in Las Vegas, and Genting, a Malaysian-based resort developer, are among the companies expected to seek licenses. Genting has already spent more than $300 million to buy bay-front property in downtown Miami and has announced plans for a $3.8 billion resort.
All have promised they will create thousands of jobs in South Florida, making the deal attractive to lawmakers hoping to lower the state's 10.6 percent unemployment rate.
Analysts say anyone that invests that much capital to build a resort also will have to spend lavishly to market the property. At a minimum, that will force Disney to ramp up its own spending on advertising, eroding its profit margins.
"Anytime you've got to fight and compete with more marketing dollars, which you know these folks have in abundance, it makes Disney's job that much harder to battle against," said Vicki Johnson, a tourism-marketing expert in Orlando.
More specifically, casinos could prove attractive draws in key markets for Disney. Executives at Genting, for instance, have said they would market heavily in Latin America.
Latin America — particularly Brazil, its biggest country — has become one of Disney World's most valuable markets in recent years. This summer, even as overall attendance at the resort was about flat with a year ago, Disney officials said traffic from Brazil was up by a double-digit percentage.
Though Disney doesn't disclose exact attendance numbers, national data show that visitation from Brazil is up 27% to more than 833,000 so far this year. And though Miami is the most popular destination for South American travelers, Orlando is growing more rapidly.
Disney says its business from Brazil is predominantly family-leisure travel, the group least likely to be swayed by casinos. But some industry followers say lavish resorts, when combined with the boutique shopping already in Miami, might be enough to peel away some of that business, especially Brazilians with older children or none at all.
"All of a sudden, it really cuts into their [Disney's] South American markets," Johnson said.
Group meetings and conventions business is also a growing profit center for Disney, which has nearly 470,000 square feet of meeting space spread among its hotels. It also routinely picks up lucrative private parties and other business tied to shows using Orange County's massive, publicly owned convention center.
Finally, allowing casinos in South Florida could lead to pressure to build more in other parts of the state. Already, some hoteliers in Orlando — led by Harris Rosen, owner of three major convention hotels — have made rumblings about bringing casinos to Central Florida. And officials at Port Canaveral — Disney Cruise Line's home port — are interested in casinos, too.
"Once they get their foot in the door, what's next? Orange County is going to say, 'Well, if it's legal in Dade County, why isn't it legal here?' " said Dickson, the UCF professor.
Disney has worked to enlist broader business groups to fight the casino legislation, most notably the Florida Chamber of Commerce, even though more than half of the businesses represented on the chamber's board of directors say they are neutral on the issue.
And the opposition from Disney has put casino boosters on the defensive during the past few days.
"Florida's identity cannot be changed because one casino or two destination resorts open in Miami-Dade County," said state Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, who is sponsoring the casino legislation in the Florida House of Representatives.
"Florida will always be the Sunshine State," he added. "The dominant trademark of Florida will always be Disney World. I don't think they have anything to worry about when it comes to that." (Source)
There have been multiple attempts to garner support in the state legislature for non-Native American casinos and other forms of gambling expansion in the state. Currently, the Seminoles control the ability of Florida to expand full-fledged casinos per their current compact. And the power of the Seminoles in the state is substantial.
In order to change current law, there must be a constitutional amendment backed by the voters of Florida. There is one such opportunity on the ballot for the November 6, 2018 election.
The Casino Gambling Initiative, if approved, would give voters the exclusive right to authorize casinos going forward, casinos being comprised of card games, slot machines, and other casino-style games. All ballot measures in the future would then require a citizen-initiated process by which a number of signatures of registered voters must be obtained for ballot consideration.
Currently, however, the Seminoles reserve the exclusive right to offer blackjack, craps, and roulette in Florida, which would present a problem that would have to be addressed. The agreement with the Seminoles was signed by Governor Rick Scott in 2015, and is effective for 20 years.
While this may end up in a legal fight, poker rooms are not an exclusive right of the tribe, and would not be an issue.
If Amendment 3 passes in November by 60% or more of the popular vote, a new day may begin for casinos in Florida. This will also drastically increase the opportunity for poker rooms throughout the state. (Source)
The US Supreme Court repealed the longstanding federal sports betting ban known as PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act). The landmark decision allows states to dictate their own sports wagering laws.
That means sports betting could be coming to Florida casinos, should the legislature pass market regulations. But Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam said this week that if he’s elected, he would oppose such legislation.
[Putnam also echoes Disney's reasoning.]
“I’ve always been one who has said we don’t need to expand the footprint of gambling in Florida,” Putnam declared at a campaign stop. “It’s not who we are as a state. We’re a family-friendly vacation destination. We’re a small business-oriented state.”
“If I lived in the middle of the desert in Nevada, [like Las Vegas], maybe I would grasp onto whatever straw or life raft somebody threw me,” he continued. “But we live in Florida, and we’ve got unlimited opportunities, and we don’t need to sell our state short.” (Source)
Earlier this year, Disney also gave $400,000 to Florida Grown, a committee supporting Putnam's gubernatorial bid.
[...] Disney officials would not agree to an interview, but in a statement, Jacquee Wahler, vice president of Walt Disney World Resorts, wrote, “We support candidates who understand issues important to our company, and demonstrate strong support for business and tourism in Florida.” (Source)
[Meanwhile, Disney is busy constructing what it hopes will be its next big moneymaker: Galaxy's Edge, a Star Wars-themed land in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Disney also plans to construct a Star Wars-themed hotel and resort adjacent to Galaxy's Edge.]
The ongoing success of high-profile films, like the Marvel and Star Wars franchises, can play a big role in the theme parks ability to tap into new characters and storylines for rides and shows.
Experts have said the success in theme park rides today are built on characters and properties that resonate with visitors outside the park. Thus new lands themed after popular franchises have proven to be a boon — like Disney's Star Wars and Frozen attractions, and Universal Orlando Resort's success with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
[So far this year], the theme parks division for the quarter saw a 13% increase in revenue to $4.87 billion, up from $4.29 billion for the same time last year. The division also saw a 13% increase in revenue for the first six months of the year to $10.03 billion, up from $8.85 billion for the year-ago period.
According to the earnings report:
"Results included a benefit from a shift in the timing of the Easter holiday relative to our fiscal periods. The current quarter included one week of the Easter holiday, whereas the entire Easter holiday fell in the third quarter of the prior year. Higher operating income at our domestic parks and resorts was primarily due to increased guest spending, attendance growth at Walt Disney World Resort and higher sponsorship revenue, partially offset by increased costs.
Guest spending growth was due to increases in average ticket prices, average daily hotel room rates and food, beverage and merchandise spending. The increase in costs was primarily due to labor and other cost inflation, an increase in depreciation associated with new attractions and higher technology spending." (Source)
[Driving this growth are Disney's planned new additions, including Galaxy's Edge, which is currently under construction ("labor costs").]
Disney’s new Star Wars land won’t open until next year, but it is not too early to declare that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will be the most ambitious theme park land ever built.
The numbers alone might justify the claim. At 14 acres each, Disney’s twin Star Wars lands will be the largest the company has built at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World resorts. Disney has not confirmed a budget for Galaxy’s Edge, but the project is believed widely within the industry to be costing at least one billion dollars. (Source)
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Things to do this month (June 2013)
PLEASE ADD MORE EVENTS IN COMMENTS This is a list as published by the Convention and Visitors Bureau:
May 1-Sept 30: Summer Savings in Greater Fort Lauderdale With 2-For-1 Summer Deals
June 1-29: ArtsPark Live! ArtsPark at Young Circle
June 1: Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs Carolina RailHawks, Lockhart Stadium
June 1: Relay for Life Air and Sea, El Prado Park, Lauderdale By The Sea
June 1: Saturday Nite Alive 2012 presented by Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park, Fort Lauderdale Beach A1A
June 2: SunTrust Jazz Brunch, Riverwalk
June 2: Celebrate Art Education, Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
June 2: Field Day for Foster Care, BB&T Center
June 4: Pompano Beach Fine Food & Wine, Hillsboro Club, Pompano Beach
June 6-9: The Hukilau, Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel
June 7: Wayne Brady, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
June 8: Fleetwood Mac, BB&T Center
June 8: Snoopy Jazz Party, Pop Culture in Peanuts, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
June 8-Sept 15: Where the Wild Things Are: Maurice Sendak in His Own Words and Pictures, Young At Art Museum
June 13: One Direction, BB&T Center
June 15: 2nd Annual Family Boating Day, Bahia Mar Yachting Center
June 15: ArtWalk, Downtown Hollywood
June 15: Classic Rock Legends Join for “Happy Together Tour” Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
June15: Colors of the Caribbean, ArtsPark at Young Circle
June 15: Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs Atlanta Silverbacks, Lockhart Stadium
June 15: Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse Tour, Sands Harbor Resort & Marina
June 15-16: Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries, Broward Center
June 22: Australian Football Stadium Classic, Central Broward Regional Park
June 22: The Package Tour: NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz ll Men, BB&T Center
June 23: Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs Cruzeiro, Lockhart Stadium
June 23: Stonewall Summer Pride & Street Festival, Wilton Manors
June 29: Beach Day Live in Concert, Hollywood Beach Theater (Johnson St. & the Broadwalk)
June 29: Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs San Antonio Scorpions, Lockhart Stadium
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Things to do this month (December 2013)
PLEASE ADD MORE EVENTS IN COMMENTS
Through Dec 10: Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Museum of Discovery & Science
Through Dec 22: The Book of Mormon, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Through Dec 22: Forest of Angels-A Decorated Christmas Tree Forest, Promenade at Coconut Creek
Through-Jan 25: Renaissance: The Works of Philippe Dodard, Miramar Cultural Center
Through Jan 4: Holiday Fantasy of Lights, Tradewinds Park
Through Jan 10: Light Up Lauderdale, Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Dec 3: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators, BB&T Center
Dec 3: Christmas on Las Olas, downtown Fort Lauderdale
Dec 4: Christmas-By-The-Sea, Anglin's Square
Dec 5: Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets, BB&T Center
Dec 5: Paula Poundstone, Bailey Concert Hall and Fine Arts Theatre
Dec 5-22: The Santaland Diaries, Empire Stage
Dec 6-22: Garden of Lights, Flamingo Gardens and Wray Botanical Collection
Dec 6-8: Lauderdale Live, Huizenga Plaza, Downtown Fort Lauderdale
Dec 6-7: Otter Tales, Museum of Discovery & Science
Dec 6-13: Seussical, Broward Center
Dec 7: Cookies with Santa, Historic Stranahan House Museum
Dec 7: Donny & Marie: Christmas in South Florida, BB&T Center
Dec 7: Hollywood Beach Candy Cane Parade, Hollywood
Dec 8-10: A Chorus of Season Greetings, Broward Center
Dec 8: Jazz Picnic in the Park, Lieberman Botanical Garden Amphitheatre
Dec 8: Toys in the Sun Motorcycle Run, Mardi Gras Casino
Dec 9: Brazilian Voices, Broward Center
Dec 10: Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings, BB&T Center
Dec 11: Tierney Sutton & Shelly Berg Trio, Broward Center
Dec 13: Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals, BB&T Center
Dec 13-Jan 19: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Museum of Discovery & Science
Dec 14: Beres Hammond, Hard Rock Live
Dec 14-15: Gulfstream Park Art Festival, Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino
Dec 14: Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade
Dec 14: Beres Hammond, Hard Rock Live
Dec 14: The Chocolate Nutcracker, Broward Center
Dec 14-15: The Hobbit Opening Weekend, Museum of Discovery & Science
Dec 14-15: City-Wide Market Retro Rodeo, Bergeron Rodeo Grounds
Dec 14: YAA Winter Fest, Young At Art Museum
Dec 15-23: Holiday River Tour, Historic Stranahan House Museum
Dec 15: Broward House Presents – Cheech & Chong, Hard Rock Live
Dec 15: Hollywood ArtsPark Experience: Colombia, ArtsPark at Young Circle
Dec 17: Trace Adkins: The Christmas Show Tour, Hard Rock Live
Dec 18: Arts Ballet Theatre - The Nutcracker, Parker Playhouse
Dec 20: Y100 Jingle Ball, BB&T Center
Dec 21: Indie Craft Bazaar, Revolution Live
Dec 21: 2013 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, BB&T Center
Dec 21-22: The Nutcracker, Parker Playhouse
Dec 21-22: The Nutcracker by Ballet Etudes of South Florida, Miramar Cultural Center
Dec 23: Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, BB&T Center
Dec 23: Sub Zero Science School Holiday Camp Adventures, Museum of Discovery & Science
Dec 26-27: Museum Explorers Two Day School Holiday Camp Adventure, Museum of Discovery & Science
Dec 28: Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings, BB&T Center
Dec 28: ZZ Top, Hard Rock Live
Dec 29: Comedy All Stars, Hard Rock Live
Dec 29: Florida Panthers vs Montreal Canadiens, BB&T Center
Dec 31: Florida Panthers vs New York Rangers, BB&T Center
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