What Remains of Arabian Nights Dinner Show? Kissimmee, FL | Demolished Highway 192 Attraction
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- From 1988 to New Years Eve 2013 Arabian Nights held over 10 thousand shows for over a million guest from around the world. Today we are traveling to the spot of the former dinner show to see what remains on the property! Let's take a closer look!
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I went to Arabian knights every single time I was in the area. You said nothing better than stuffing your face while watching a good show. First timers to the show usually had plate full of food still to eat when the show is over. You don't want to miss a second of the show once it began. I've still got my t shirt
That’s amazing! Thank you for sharing memories
Man, Arabian Nights was LIT. Honestly one of my best childhood memories
I loved Arabian Nights more than Medieval Times. The Arabian horses in AN were magnificent!
Connie Crawford nice!
I worked there in the 90s as a waiter it was so much fun and a amazing show.
This show made my trip back in 2005. Definitely better than Medieval times. Truly a great experience.
As an Arabian hoarse owner, horses are very expensive to maintain. THE 2008 market crash ended up hitting this and thousands of other businesses, vying for precious disposable income. Thank you Mark Miller, Al Marah Arabians, BT, riders, horses, for all the years of memories. If you never got to see the show, it was 1st rate, best dinner attraction in the FL, maybe the US. No movie had ever been as good as this this magical live action show. Memories live on, on YT. MM took the statues.
Yes you are correct my sister has quite a few Arabian horses and it definitely gets costly. This was such a great place I went with my Dad and sister back in the early 2000s. So sad things from our past are slowly leaving us, such fun times we had then.
Great vid! My wife and I went to Arabian Nights the last night of our Honeymoon in 2006. We enjoyed the show and the dinner was pretty good. The highlight was seeing my new wife's face when we walked in and the belly dancers were on the stage. That's a treasured memory, lol.
We went in 2002, and did the VIP tour so we got to go backstage, into the stables, met all the horses, got to go in the arena, got to talk with Mark Miller, got to see this absolutely huuuige cat that lived there. The show itself was above and beyond any other dinner show I have ever been to, it was amazing
As a child my father was the only contracted farrier for many years, I had a great childhood being there
I love going to Capones. It’s a fun and entertaining place. Good food and lots of it. We did go to Arabians nights and we really enjoyed it.
Philip Trapper never visited Capones. Maybe one day!
I remember this show. I remember going to it back in 2010. It was really good.
There was a hugh sign for Arabian Nights on I-4. It had a rearing up horse on it. It was a great landmark. I miss the old stuff. Been here since 1992. So many changes. I went to the show in 1993, it was great.
Sandra, I know where you're coming from try twenty years before you! The only difference is I live and grew up in Tampa, Florida since 1972. And proud to say I went there back many years ago it was a Dinner Show, and in the front right off Highway 192 not to far from there was a water park named Water Mania that closed down way before that many years ago and it was one of the first Water Parks in Kissimmee. Many years ago there quite a few Dinner Shows out there. Sadly there's only Capone's open. My God from what I'm seeing due to this pandemic places are closing up and down! I've been going out there before you were born Micah! Since the mid 70's until present time. Back then it was full of restaurants, gift shops everywhere, K-Marts,, even the store name Zayre, Woolco, Woolworth, Montgomery Wards, Maas Brothers, Burdines at the malls. Many Days Inns on Highway 192 and on International Drive. I wonder if the restaurant Pacino's is still open right in the plaza across from Old Town and Fun Spot. And like Micah was showing you could see two Arabian horses from I-192 and keep on going to the right there was a big building where they had the dinner show there was a big parking lot in the front of the building that went around the back as well. And they had another building next to it that I figured that's where they kept the 🐎 s . To me I enjoy watching these vlogs, but at the same time it is sad to see all these places that we're around for so many years closing down. All we have is the memories and sadly nothing last forever especially in today's economy. And if you drive further on I-192 I was watching a vlog last month it look deserted to the right side and left side, many empty buildings. I pray to God that there will be a vaccine for this pandemic and things get back to normal. Which it'll probably take some time.
the Arabian Nights sign on I-4 was torn up by several hurricanes in the past thus they got rid of it as there was no reason to restore it so they thrashed it
@@adamrussell1467 The AN signs got a beating, yes...but they were still there all the way up till they closed and then were taken down!...The rearing horse one on the Highway-I-4 was replaced with a silver running horse on their AN digital sign. Their other sign was before you turned on to Arabian Night's Blvd and that was a digital sign also. Then they had their 2 statues of the black and the white unicorn rearing on the thick cement stand also on Arabian Night's Blvd.
Arabian Nights was a great show!!! I have seen it 3 times. It wasn’t just horses prancing around, there was a whole story. There was a princess and a bad guy and a hero. It was basically an Aladdin type story. The horses were amazing. The music was music you’d recognize. I remember this one particular part were the is a Native American riding a horse and doing little tricks and return to innocence is playing. While your waiting to be seated one of the characters from the show is in a window above the crowd interacting with people and telling jokes, entertaining the crowd. The show was awesome!!!
Food was good too 🤤🤤🤤
Actually, if you would have driven down Arabian Nights Blvd., another 200 yards or so the building stood on the right. You just didn't go far enough back along the road. I believe there is a new motel back there where the building once stood and the high cell tower I believe is located just behind it.
Huge fan of the Disney and Orlando area so great to find someone who can show us the more unusual side of the places we love.
Don't forget, Buffalo's wild bills ,dinner show. In Kissimmee. And King Henry's feast in International drive 😉
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We went just a couple weeks before they closed,it was great!Have not been to Florida since December 2017,love seeing the area again!!
We are from Germany and have been there in 2006, named my Dog after it, thx for the remembering Tour.
Wow! That’s very cool
I remember walking in through the actual arena. There was a photo opportunity with the actors, or you could go to your seats. I got sick that morning so I wasn’t feeling up to any of it. Ended up leaving after the food. I remember the dancing horses to start off with and the guys standing and riding on them to start off while the food was being served. It was huge in there!
Arabian nights was originally started by a man that wanted to do a whole entire theme park based on horses and through study groups found that was not plausible, so he shrunk it down and created Arabian nights dinner show. I went to it multiple times when I went to Orlando. They always had specials like bogo on the tickets. It was a good dinner show with good food. Times and trends are changing so dinner shows in Orlando are on their way out, which is interesting since if you go to the pigeon forge / Gatlinburg area by Dollywood they have been growing in numbers.
So sad that this beutafull dinner show has gone I come from. Scotland uk I saw it in 1999 when I was in the USA on holiday I loved that night don't no why no one went to it to keep it going I wish I lived there so I could have watched it evry night so sad about Fort liberty to that was amazing show as well
I went in the early 2000's as a young child each year with my family and LOVED it. We also stayed in the resort right behind it which made it really easy to visit. It was expensive, but as a kid I enjoyed the show and food, but I heard it was beginning to run down in it's last years and we didn't visit. Awesome exploration though- really enjoyed this!
Thank you for showing all the attractions on 192. We have a house not far from there. We haven’t been since May so I enjoy seeing everything.. as far as I know Medieval times is still opened isn’t it?
Lori Kennison i believe it is...
@@worldofmicah Yes "Medieval Times" is still open! It's actually the only horse related dinner show that remains open.
I enjoyed this video. I use to go all the time when I was younger and through high school. It was cool to see the place, even though nothing is really left.
Wow!! I went to Arabian Nights back in the 90’s and it was amazing! I vividly remember a lot of it. I have to look through some old photos and see if I can find some that I took. Pretty sure I have a brochure too. What a blast from the past!! Thanks for showing what the area looks like now.
Casezille Elizabeth that’s amazing
Always enjoy the obscure history bits!!! Very cool & look forward to your next adventure
Alicia & Eric’s Disney Adventures thanks!
I'd definitely rate that exploration a success.
There wasn't much there, but you found it.
Jeff Barkee thank you!! I found something
Went once and appreciated the free beer and wine refills. Approved.
Dave Detro hahah nice
I went twice, it was a magnicficent show
What was the problem was the price. The food was not as good for the price. That is what went wrong. I worked there.
Andrew Deturck ahhh gotcha. I was trying to understand what the owner was talking about in his interview with the Sentinel. Makes sense
@@worldofmicah HI gonna chime in i was a spotlight guy in 99 Great show ok good food was sorry to see it go
Hey buddy! I helped build the Arabian horse sculptures that were on display on I-4 and on property. There were three models built. Master builder Bill Russell.
Hi...I just watched your video and I don't know whether you found out more information on Arabian Night's...But....I was and always will be a huge fan of Arabian Night's and over the years I have managed to purchase some memorabilia from it too....As well as the memories of attending the show a couple of times until they closed. The dinner show was really amazing and you could also have a VIP tour too of the stable areas and the pre show stuff for the extra price. You were entertained from the moment that you was seated and the waiters came around almost immediately for to serve you and take your dinner order. It was sometimes hard to hear them while the show was running, but boy what an amazing show it was to see, especially Walter Farley's Black Stallion Liberty act by the Princess and "Dark Storm". The fate of AN came to a close because it took more upkeep etc than the show was pulling in!..Also Mark Miller who was the owner of AN came in to his inheritance and gained more Arabian quality horses from his famous Mother's "Bazy Tankersly" Al-Marah Farm in Arizona so he decided to purchase land in Claremont Florida and opened up his new Al-Marah Arabian Ranch and so therefore sold the land of Arabian Night's and also had a huge sale and sold 3/4s of their performing horses and kept a handful to use for their attraction for their new Ranch/Farm. They took the huge statues what used to be on the solid cement display area and set them up at their new ranch. Here is their Facebook page and if you look in their pictures, you will see the famous original statues on their property. facebook.com/almaraharabianhorses/
I love the 192 video's. They bring back memories of my first trip to Orlando in 2003. We used to pass these locations every day on our way to the parks.
As a person who helped build the Arabian Knights horses I’m
Curious about where the sculptures wound up. I was there every moment of the build.
It looks like the website might still be up. The way it reads, I think it was last updated in early 2013. There are some dead links like to purchase tickets and the general menu page, but there's a lot of info remaining. There's no indication that it's a fan page and looks pretty legit to me. www.arabian-nights.com/
that is weird even tho it's 2020 as I doubt they are thinking of bringing this back unless they are planning on bringing in back in 2020 which I highly doubt but we shall see
Saw the show in 88. Got tickets for doing a timeshare tour
I took care of one of the owners and went to the show
On my first trip to Florida from the UK in 2008 I did the VIP package. I got a few souvenirs from the gift shop and still have my named keyring
It would have been cool if they kept the statues. At least associate the street name with something more than memories.
There are several still operating like Medieval Times, one Luau(I forget the name of the place) and a Pirates dinner show.
Hey Micah!!!! I just emailed you a bunch of pics of Arabian Nights!
I was there with a few friends in 2013 and it was horrible, we went all out and did both tours. For starters.the first tour wasnt anything to remember in fact all i remember is that it was short. The show was alright, food was horrible and small portions for the price. Drinks were yummy. The 2nd tour was after the show and that was way better. We got to go backstage and meet performers and the horses. Midevil times is way better, we should go sometime. Either was my friend love the video
Found it. 😊
Awesome!!
Wow I was looking for dinner shows and I was looking for Arabian Knights.My Ex and I went there on our honeymoon in 2012.Needless to say I couldn’t find it!!
Man it closed? That was my favorite dinner show.
Hey Micah question: Do you have any information on I believe it was American Gladiators? I think The Rock Church may have been this previously. The only dinner shows I pass regularly Capone's and Medieval Times. Hwy 192 looks different now. I remember that Watermania when I first visited Kissimmee in 2001.
Would really like to see the air museum that you discovered a few weeks ago. Was thinking about going to see it sometime this month. My Dad was in the air force back in the day, he passed away two years ago and would be nice to see if they have any air force memorablia.
Thanks for this. We stayed in the timeshare there for years and went to that show many times.
Show was awesome too bad it’s gone
Watched a TH-cam vid on Arabian Nights today... it looked pretty fun ! We went to the Tournament of Kings at the Excalibur in Vegas in the late 90's.. really fun too, although dinner was messy as there were no utensils. But I remember I was able to get a bucket of beers for the booth so all was well :-)
Did medieval times close then? I cannot imagine that. Also Caponones is on 192 but there is pirates off international drive. Osceola High School used to do their graduation ceremony from arabian nights.
Green Meadow Petting Farm have some of the hose statues
If you really love dinner shows pigeon forge tenn still has some.
Lucy Heath that’s for sure! I’ve looked up so much to do there.... one day.
Excellent Vlog. Am from the Liverpool UK and have been to Florida 13 times from 1995.
I have only been to 2 Dinner shows and that was the first 2 times I visited Florida.
King Henry's feast which was located on international drive and Wild Bills on the 192.
Both occasions I went we did not really enjoy our times we went.
I remember the first time was Wild Bills and the information we got was it was part of our package holiday with Virgin Holidays and the Virgin rep told us just bring a few dollars for tips you will not need any money everything is provided. When we arrived at Wild Bills they were charging 20 dollars per person entry fee and there was a lot of shouting between the reps and Wild Bills staff.
2 years later we went to King Henry's again over all experience was not good.
Keep up the Good work 👍👍👍👍👍
I remember abraham Nights there was one in Branson Missouri I heard good reviews but people say it was kind of expensive to go see
I went late 80s or early 90s. Can’t remember what I paid or how the food was, the turnoff for me was eating as real and one of the horses would drop a deuce and the smell was gross while you were eating
Where is the dinner show with the kings feast
Never went to Arabian Nights but went to a Cowboy Dinner Show in Kissimmee on the 192 and to a Medieval one on I Drive both in 1990
They were both great nights out all you could eat and drink and entertainment 🇬🇧🇺🇸😷👍
Atta’ boy, Micah - continue to plant your flag on our beloved Irlo Bronson Hwy 192.
The ladies at capones are stunning
Just google earth this place to see where the buildings were before
I always drove past that place on day it just wasn't there
Omg, I can't believe that's been gone so long. I'm not surprised though, it was one of my worst disney world trip memories. We went back in 2007-8 and there was a hurricane which made us have to look for things to do outside the parks. My family has always enjoyed Medieval Times so we decided to try this. I dont remember anything about the real show, the only thing I remember was everyone being forced to stand in a large room that was outside the show room for 30+ minutes and watch what I can only imagine must have been the owner's son or something put on a magic show from a balcony above everyone. It was torture to teenage me!
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You should look up the urban legend about the japanese tourist found at the bottom of the epcot center parking lot lake
Adam the Woo has a video right before it was torn down.
We went there on our Honeymoon in 2011
Should goto the old 192 showbiz pizza location
Wild bills, king henry’s feast dinnershows, rip
I wonder what happened to the horses also
A slab of concrete is what remains of a dinner show. Wow. Interesting
Avery the Cuban-American I thought it was
Went to this show about 12 years ago. It felt abandoned then. The show was ok. But the food was terrible. Cold and undercooked with no seasoning
Medieval Times is still running
If you never attended a show.....why????
i remember going on Trip Advisor for Orlando's attraction listings. of course the top rated place was Disney World. however I remember this one and the medieval one were very low tier. actually i think one of the dinner shows was THE lowest! if I remember right i think the reason was mostly because of the crappy food. guess all restaurants cant get the Ramsay treatment.....🤣i never been to neither so I cant say how the food was. come to think of it I never been to an actual dinner show before...
Ummmm... medevil times is a dinner show, got the pirates dinner show on I drive, hoop de do, the luaus at both the ploy and royal pacific, Dixie stampede did work for the Orlando market, but still operate in pidgin forge tn and Branson ms
I have photos
Arabian Night in Branson Missouri do use camels instead of horses indeed of horses
Ed Dunaway wow didn’t know that
@@worldofmicah yes indeed it last it from 1990 to July of last year
You forgot to mention medieval times as that still exists
I opened it and worked there for 10 years it was a mess lol
Shocked it lasted
Lots of the horse are now in Ocala and mark has a ranch