Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Dixe Stampede: RIP
Just in case your vacation plans centered around watching the Civil War being refought through the time-honored medium of ostritch racing:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-dixie010708,0,2754708.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout
The show was never my cup of grits, but I feel for the all the entertainment folks (and servers, back-of-house, etc) who will be spending the new year searching for jobs.
Management insists the attraction was profiable, and that they received an offer from a real estate developer that was too good to refuse (There are still real estate developers left in Orlando? Who knew?). But some former employees say there was a move to unionize the show, and rumors abound that it might have contributed to the abrupt shutdown...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bk-dixie010708,0,2754708.story?coll=orl_tab01_layout
The show was never my cup of grits, but I feel for the all the entertainment folks (and servers, back-of-house, etc) who will be spending the new year searching for jobs.
Management insists the attraction was profiable, and that they received an offer from a real estate developer that was too good to refuse (There are still real estate developers left in Orlando? Who knew?). But some former employees say there was a move to unionize the show, and rumors abound that it might have contributed to the abrupt shutdown...
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It was quite a shock! I work in the hospitality industry and we had ABSOLUTELY no warning... found out on the evening news with the rest of the world. What a shame! I enjoyed the show!
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