'A huge challenge': Construction starting on Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has started construction in Panama City Beach.
Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show is a Dolly Parton Company. According to the Pirates Voyage website, land has been acquired at Pier Park in Panama City Beach to build a new venue for the popular dinner show concept.
"The new dinner show is anticipated to create 300 jobs, and an extensive nationwide talent search will begin in mid-2024 for the cast. The total cost for the project is estimated at $60 million," the website says.
The theater will measure 60,000 square feet and will have more than 1,000 seats in the building.
On Wednesday, Panama City Beach hosted a groundbreaking to kickstart construction of the Pirate Voyage Dinner & Show. The president and CEO of Cardella Construction, Frank Cardella, was enthused about starting the process.
"The most exciting project that we are working on," said Cardella. "The project (we're building) is highly complex. We are essentially building a football stadium surrounded by a building with a water stage at the center, so it's going to take a lot of precision."
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"What we're building is a huge challenge, but our team is excited and ready for it," said Cardella.
Pirate Voyage Dinner & Show is scheduled to open in spring 2025.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show starts PCB construction
