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Expanding Fun Spot America was not easy, according to owner John Arie Snr. There were many challenges, but for every problem there was a solution. “That formula equals success,” he smiles. “After nine to 10 months of design and getting permits, the city officials and bureaucrats got to know every minute detail of our civil and building project. So we go pay our hundreds of thousands of dollars in impact fees, traffic studies, compliance issues, and seven different building permits to start construction. The bulldozers are pushing dirt, dump trucks are moving in fill and 100 or so tradesmen are on the site awaiting their part of our project. Then a lonely environmental inspector shows up and stops the entire project! Why? We didn’t have a $50 tree removal permit. We had to stop everything, I mean everything, and run down to the city to buy the ‘tree removal permit’. Luckily we only lost a half day of initial production but the inspector was happy.”
will affect his Orlando operation. “I don’t know for sure, but if history repeats itself, the addition of a rollercoaster is a game changer. And we added three in Orlando!” Just coincidence, but both Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios Florida also have three.
Guests can now enjoy a total of five multi-level
go-kart tracks, nine thrill and family rides, eight kiddie rides, two arcades, a new quick service restaurant, birthday party packages, and a 60-seat
John Arie Snr
enclosed party pavilion. The park has taken on 100 new employees for the expansion, with an additional 150 people hired for the building of the new park. “We provide people with a great alternative [to the big parks], both the tourists and the locals,” concludes Arie. “You can come for a ride, a couple of hours or all day. People are looking for these options, and for value.”
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White Lightning 42 JULY 2013
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