Old Town, Kissimmee attraction, known for the kitsch shops and a classic car Saturday night cruise, to rely on the new owners and an investment of nearly $ 2 million to driving the business.
A new course of line and the cords of zip on the side of U.S. Highway 192 are more visible signs of change of the complex of walks and in detail of 25 years. An effort of long months of spruce Park in progress, too, ahead of a big marketing push.
Management group entertainment Brothers, who oversaw the rides to the old town for more than a decade, said it has signed an agreement to buy the attraction and is expected to close on the agreement in the coming months. Its purpose is to attract 3 million people each year, and his corner of the area area Tourism near Walt Disney World with environmentally friendly affordable family entertainment options.
"We wanted to know what is going to bring families in the old city," said Chairman Gary Conroy, who began the Wildwood Boardwalk work on the southeastern shore of New Jersey in the Park. Conroy, said the Park would be affordable: line zip the attraction of cost $18, for example, ropes course is $12 and tickets from the drop-down list box.
Classic car weekly of the old city drew years both locals and tourists to MOM-and-pop stores that dot the main drag of the Park.
It used to be a "survive-despite-you-same environment," Conroy said. Now the attractions such as downtown Disney, universal CityWalk and the FunSpot Park nearby also compete for the time of the tourists.
Cheryl Hill, who owns a shop in the 1950s - nostalgia in Old Town for 25 years, said that she sees improvements, especially in the appearance of the old city. The flowers were planted. Streets have been washed.
"The new management has their heart and soul, and this aid," she said.
New on the agenda of the old city: Friday night muscle-car cruises, events on the theme of pirates, a celebration of Halloween , Latin nights and days of Fellowship of the Church. Some ideas have been tried before; others are new.
Conroy also provides seminars on place to teach retailers of new business trends. He reduced the rents for tenants may invest in their stores. So far, the reaction is positive.
"We went through our dark time here in ancient times,", said Tony Cortes, a manufacturer of candle which is since 1990 in the old city. "The new people that they have working for us have performed wonders."
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