robbalvey Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Arabian Nights Announces it Will Close Permanently on January 1 KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2013) - After a wonderful 25 year run, Arabian Nights Dinner attraction in Kissimmee has announced it will close permanently on January 1st, 2014. The dream and vision of owner, Mark Miller became reality on February 29th, 1988. Since then, it has presented more than 10,000 performances for more than 10 million guests. Miller says, "It has been an honor sharing my passion for the beauty and magic of horses with people from all walks of life over the last 25 years. Unfortunately, we have reached a point where the marketplace demands a cheaper product than we can provide." "Arabian Nights, which is the most honored dinner show of all time, was built for the highest excellence, not the lowest price," Miller explained. "Just this last August, we once again won the 2013 Orlando Sentinel Award as Best Dinner Show, proving that our quality is still unmatched. I always believed there would be a place for a first class secondary attraction in this market. I was mistaken." "Our mission now is to present the best possible product for the rest of the year so that the people who have loved us over the years will be able to come back and experience the magic of our show one last time. Then we will be concentrating on how to assist our incredible staff in handling this transition," Miller added. "There is no question that the skill, dedication, work ethic and people skills of our employees have enabled to be the best there is," Miller said. "Anyone looking for an incredible employee after the first of the year should call our human resource department immediately." "The Arabian Nights Christmas show runs from December 1 - December 31. We know a lot of Central Florida Residents will want to see the show before we close, and we are offering them half price admission," Miller said. Arabian Nights' parent company, Park Equus Inc., will continue operations and has stated that at the time of closing on December 31, Arabian Nights will have no due payables. Arabian Nights is located at 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd. in Kissimmee. TPR Wrote a trip report on Arabian Nights here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=65967&p=1341200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 It has got to be expensive to put on a show like this. How far is this place from the tourist spots in Orlando like SeaWorld and Universal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 29, 2013 Author Share Posted November 29, 2013 It's on 192 just off I-4. Pretty close to Disney property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well, when you look at the big picture, you can see how this was coming sooner or later. Disney, Universal, and SeaWorld seem to jack their ticket prices at least yearly now. When you have a family on a middle-class income, nowadays you're lucky if you can afford the multi-day tickets needed to see the parks. Add on top of that the airfare and hotel rates and people are much more likely to either dine in the parks with one of the numerous deals offered or just go to McDonald's. It is a shame to see it close, but I'm honestly surprised that Arabian Nights or any of the Medieval Times locations have survived this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndCamSS Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Saw that show last fall, not surprised it is going away. The food was TERRIBLE and the story line that ends up turning into a USA love fest is puke inducing. The horses looked nice and one act where people jumped between them was cool but that was about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I'm surprised the show lasted this long! None of the dinner shows I have seen have been very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 ^ Agreed. Even Medieval Times, which is by far the most popular, I thought was terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom1001 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I'm really going to try to go out there and see it before it closes.I've done Medieval Times twice,once senior year in high school for Grad Nite and when they sent me a free admission for my birthday but I've never done Arabian Nights.I'm sure the food is unikely to be good,at Medieval Times the spare rib had no meat and except for the chicken which was somewhat good everything else was junk.I've been seeing ads for this place ever since I was a kid on every visit to Orlando I feel like I need to see it at least once.Kinda like I did for the old Watermania waterpark,never had gone but went like a month before it closed,enjoyed myself but no chance it could compete with the other waterparks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doom1001 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Oh it totally was,but from what I remember it had a frefall slide and that's enough to entertain me for a good while.Hold on,I think it also had a Flowrider or an earlier version of one that was pretty popular.But yeah the place was old and run down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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