CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE When
Disney announced the
Western Way Development back around the time
Pleasure Island closed, there was speculation and rumors among some that
Disney would use the distant space to build a
PI 2.0 complex. Made sense; serve the huge number of adult guests seeking nightlife but put them in a place far away from families. But the development, located just west of TOLL 429 at the Western Way interchange and later named
Flamingo Crossings, has turned out to be a real bust. Even in a down economy, nearby I-Drive and US 192 have seen a good number of new restaurants added over the past several years. But
Flamingo Crossings has remained deader than even
Pleasure Island after 10pm. And with new hotel construction likely requiring room rates well over $100/night to break even, hotel developers haven't exactly been chomping at the bit either to compete with
Disney's lower-priced value offerings.Well something
finally is coming to
Flamingo Crossings! Website
Stitch Kingdom reported recently that a
Walgreen's is coming to the intersection of Western Way & Flamingo Crossings Blvd.
That website also reports that a
Flamingo Crossings masterplan was filed with
Orange County in October that bans bars and tattoo parlors (something both found in
Universal's CityWalk complex) along with liquor stores and other adult-only entertainment. So for those of you hoping, we most certainly will
not being seeing a
PI 2.0 at
Flamingo Crossings! (But maybe we'll get a
CVS instead!)
Woohoo! Another Walgreen's!
ReplyDeleteThat'll fill a nice gap since the next closest Walgreen's is a whole 4 miles away.
(8400 W Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy)
If you build it, they will come.
hey it said "(But maybe we'll get a CVS instead!)" not walgreens! love how people flip things around and you wonder why there are rumors!! and more BULLSH*T then the truth!
ReplyDeletego ahead and look back!!
Bob clearly means that instead of a PI2.0 will get a CVS instead. He did not mean CVS instead of walgreens. Go ahead and look back!!
ReplyDeletestill MY point is that you read it and turned into WHAT you wanted it to say and NOT what was said on the 1st place! AS rumors start as!!
ReplyDeleteGO BACK AND LOOK BACK!!
Since CVS stores usually show up near Walgreens stores, my point was that we're not getting a PI 2.0but we might get a CVS instead. I was trying to be humorous. The only FACT is that there will be a Walgreens.
ReplyDeleteOH I understand! what you where saying Bob! I get that!
ReplyDeleteso moving on!!
Actually, the closest Wallgreens is not 4 miles away. It's more like 1/4 of a mile on 535. (A short distance from Hotel Plaza Blvd) I've relyed on it many times stocking up on water and foods at 'real world' prices. The 7-11 just one block from property sells beer and wine too. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Walgreens on Irlo Bronson (US192) is the closest to Flamingo Crossings. The Walgreens on Apopka-Vineland is the closest to Hotel Plaza Blvd & DTD.
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