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Whither Cypress Gardens Now?


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The Sept. 23 closure of Cypress Gardens and its Splash Island Water Park in Winter Haven has left tourism experts uncertain about the park’s future — and nearby businesses wondering how that will affect them.

Cypress Gardens, an iconic, 150-acre theme park on Cypress Gardens Road — one of Florida’s oldest tourist attractions — was known for its water skiing shows, Southern belles, rides, zoo and gardens.

Eric Hinshaw, third-generation owner of Chalet Suzanne Restaurant & Inn, which is about eight miles away in Lake Wales, said his business often drew customers who came to town to attend events at Cypress Gardens such as concerts. “We fed off each other,” he said. The theme park was “a huge shot in the arm for the local industries.”...

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/sto...200%255E2189461

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