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What is planned as part of the expansion? We want to do things with as little debt as possible, so we will be doing our expansion in phases. The first phase is the $20 million investment with an out-and- back wooden coaster by Great Coasters International called White Lightning, a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster, a SkyCoaster, a couple of new flat rides, plus new food booths, a new parking lot, a new entrance building and more landscaping. This will be complete by June 1, 2013. Phase two will include four water rides in a mini waterpark, an expanded food court, expanded arcade, more birthday rooms, and possibly a small dinner show. This all depends on how profitable phase one is next summer, so it could be a year or five years away.
Why did you choose the two coasters? Rollercoasters really change an FEC into an amusement park. We knew it was the next step for us. II rode a new one at Quassy Amusement Park in Connecticut and that hooked me. Plus it works well for a family themed, value park, and there is no other wooden coaster in Orlando. Then we knew you needed another coaster for people to go back and forth to. Chance and Vekoma offered us a good family coaster with a small footprint, which was
An artist’s impression of Fun Spot America after the phase one and phase two expansion
important to us.
What sort of increase in attendance and per capita spending do you expect once the expansion is complete? We believe Fun Spot America park will double its attendance to a million people. Rollercoasters change everything. We are putting more effort towards marketing and our relationships with key ticket sellers and other local partners in Orlando. Our only concern is that the increase to our Orlando park does not hurt our Kissimmee park, but we believe more is more!
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