ORLANDO, Fla. — If you have a countdown craving, now is a crummy time in the Central Florida theme park category. Although several projects and attractions are in the works, we have an announced opening day for just one. Pirate River Quest is set to debut at Legoland Florida on Nov. 2.
There’s neither rhyme nor reason to the opening date announcements to outsiders; they’re typically double-secret. But among the possible factors are construction delays, vacation trends and timing and executive whimsy.
News can happen on this front at any second, maybe even before the end of this sentence. In the meantime, let’s look at what we’re circling around.