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| FLORIDA: MISC. GIANTS |
| Buccaneer Treasure Island, FL |
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| The Buccaneer stands on the roof of the Sea Chest Motel. The Buccaneer is about 15-20' tall and has been here since around the late 1970s. For more, see their website. |
| Giant Man Floral City, FL |
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| This Giant Man, nicknamed "Redman", stands in front of Spafford's Construction & Remodeling. He was made by a local man and stood in front of a produce stand for years. He was moved here around 2001. He is about 10' tall and could use some TLC. One of his arms lies at his feet while his other arm, without a hand, is speared with a sign. The loops on his shoulders are rebar used to move the statue. Spafford's plans to restore the statue. |
| Magic Castle Gift KingdomKissimmee, FL | Sports DominatorOrlando, FL | Skull KingdomOrlando, FL |
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The Magic Castle Gift Kingdom features a giant wizard on its roof. There are two others giant wizard stores like this one in Orlando, FL.
Sports Dominator features a giant male basketball player and female soccer player in front of their sporting goods store. There is also a giant helmeted muscle man above the entrance and a UFO coming out of the building next door. Sports Dominator's figures look like fairly new additions to the fun/tackiness (take your pick) of International Drive. Skull Kingdom is a theme park featuring a Haunted Mansion and magic shows. They opened in 1997. The giant skull functions as the entrance. For more, see their website. Skull Kingdom follows in the giant footsteps of Orlando's Disney World (1971) and Universal Studios (1990). |
| Devil & Abominable SnowmanPanama City Beach, FL | |
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| The Devil and Abominable Snowman were entrances to rides at the Miracle Strip Amusement Park which first opened in 1963. The Park closed in 2004 and will be destroyed any day now to make way for condos or a shopping center. The Devil's head was the entry to Dante's Inferno with a Chance Trabant ride (a type of Scrambler). The 20' tall Abominable Snowman led to a Eli Bridge Scrambler ride. Both rides ran in the dark with special lighting. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. |
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