XpressEnterprise 21 Report post Posted August 22, 2011 I-Walk Receives A New Name http://www.groworlando.org/2011/08/i-walk-gets-new-name.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Bye-bye Wyndam... Unicorp redeveloping Wyndham Resort on International Drive http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2011/10/14/unicorp-redeveloping-wyndham-resort.html Unicorp National Developments Inc. plans to replace the 42-acre, 1,058-room Wyndham Orlando Resort in the area’s tourist district with a $100 million, 683,525-square-foot retail and dining complex dubbed I-Shops. Construction is slated to begin in fall 2012. Edited October 14, 2011 by prahaboheme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAmFloridaBorn 519 Report post Posted May 7, 2012 how tall is this going to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klstorey 145 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Screamscape posted a short update on the progress of I-Drive Live in today's update. Conflicting reports of when the construction will begin, either next month or in the next few months. Also Lance said..."Our sources tell us the latest construction timetables have the opening for the first sections of I-Drive Live between Fall 2013 and Spring 2014, though the planned attractions will not be ready until at least Spring 2014." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAmFloridaBorn 519 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Screamscape posted a short update on the progress of I-Drive Live in today's update. Conflicting reports of when the construction will begin, either next month or in the next few months. Also Lance said..."Our sources tell us the latest construction timetables have the opening for the first sections of I-Drive Live between Fall 2013 and Spring 2014, though the planned attractions will not be ready until at least Spring 2014." Orlando is getting a lot of things in 2014, wow lol. I mean everything has a "Fall Groundbreaking" and "Spring 2014 Opening" . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klstorey 145 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Yeah, and in the meantime we need the jobs now. Maybe we can put this in Cheetah mode and get 2014 here faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted October 28, 2012 I-Drive to get Red Robin restaurant, Kings Bowl http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/print-edition/2012/10/26/i-drive-to-get-red-robin-restaurant.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted October 29, 2012 Also, came across this presentation on the signage proposals for I-Drive Live, including lots of new renderings: http://www.slideshare.net/godog7/i-drive-live-unicorp-circle-entertainment-merlin-entertainments-orlando-florida Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godog7 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2012 http://www.slideshare.net/godog7/i-drive-live-unicorp-circle-entertainment-merlin-entertainments-orlando-florida http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=14812 I Drive Live - International Drive Orlando Florida Merlin Entertainments - Unicorp National Developments - Circle Entertainment Inc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel#Orlando_Eye http://www.screamscape.com/html/orlando.htm#OrlandoEye http://www.thehiltonorlando.com/media/docs/Local_Attractions/IDriveLIVE_2011.pdf http://www.merlinentertainments.biz/en/press/merlinentertainments.aspx http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2011/03/02/madame-tussauds-more-come-to-i-drive.html http://www.unicorpusa.com/unicorp-projects/upcoming-developments http://www.aoabuilds.com/i-drive-live/ http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/03/03/orlando-to-get-giant-eye-ferris-wheel/ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-03-22/business/os-i-drive-wheel-view-20110321_1_eye-view-great-wheel-corp-giant-observation-wheel http://www.slideshare.net/godog7/i-drive-live-unicorp-circle-entertainment-merlin-entertainments-orlando-florida http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/orl-orlando-eye-pictures,0,4323610.photogallery 9/11/2012 BCC Meeting - I Drive Live project approval -goto #9 on right http://otv.ocfl.net/otv/BCC2012/BCC091112/Default.html Recently formed entities associated with Brett Torino Paul Kanavos Adam Raboy Chuck Whittall Robert Sillerman CEXE - Circle Entertainment Inc. - Insider Ownership FX Luxury, LLC FXL, Inc. Circle Entertainment SV-I, LLC Circle Entertainment SV-Management, LLC Circle Entertainment Property-Orlando, LLC I Shops, LLC I-DRIVE LIVE, LLC BPS Parent, LLC Harmon Corner I SHOPS LLC I SHOPS MEMBER LLC I SHOPS ORLANDO, LLC I-DRIVE LIVE, LLC I-DRIVE LIVE PARENT LLC IDL WHEEL TENANT, LLC IDL MASTER TENANT, LLC I-DRIVE WHEEL, LLC WHEEL, LLC BPS 2, LLC BPS HARMON, LLC BPS PARTNERS, LLC BPS PARENT, INC BPS NEVADA, LLC BPS MEDIA GROUP, LLC HT MERGER SUB, LLC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted October 30, 2012 I-Shops Informational Brochure: http://www.unicorpusa.com/sites/default/files/I_Shops_Orlando_Package_10-03-11.pdf I suppose that I expected a much more urban development at this location, something along the lines of SODO or The Grove in LA. At least the buildings front the perimeter of the parcel along I-Drive and Sand Lake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFW657 2592 Report post Posted November 3, 2012 So what's the highrise in the background? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bic 87 Report post Posted November 3, 2012 So what's the highrise in the background? ...but that's the London Eye (just in case). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted November 3, 2012 I-Drive to get Red Robin restaurant, Kings Bowl http://www.bizjourna...restaurant.html Kings is owned by Lyons Group. I believe this is their first endeavor into the Orlando market. If all goes well with Kings, and I see no reason why a bowling establishment wouldn't do well on I-Drive (especially at this location), it seems likely Lyons will bring some of their other concepts to Orlando. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JFW657 2592 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 ...but that's the London Eye (just in case). Well, I saw the American flag in the center & assumed it was a rendering. Wonder why they put that in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Hargrove 656 Report post Posted November 6, 2012 That looks like the Eye of London as it was during the Olympic Games, with an LED array photoshopped onto it. Probably for reference. "Like the Eye of London, with a circular LED array on it". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dale 1901 Report post Posted November 7, 2012 I think the London highrise in question is called the Shell Tower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Draculus 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2012 Kings is owned by Lyons Group. I believe this is their first endeavor into the Orlando market. If all goes well with Kings, and I see no reason why a bowling establishment wouldn't do well on I-Drive (especially at this location), it seems likely Lyons will bring some of their other concepts to Orlando. I don't know about that, considering that you already have a bowling alley less than a 1/2 mile away... World Bowling is still open, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godog7 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2012 Full site Plans - I Drive Live + I Shops http://www.slideshare.net/godog7/presentations Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tc01 39 Report post Posted January 12, 2013 I-Drive Live update. This is from channel 9 news today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted April 17, 2013 Webcam: http://www.unicorpusa.com/idrive-live-stream 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
codypet 538 Report post Posted April 21, 2013 I don't know about that, considering that you already have a bowling alley less than a 1/2 mile away... World Bowling is still open, right? Sure is! http://www.worldbowlingcenter.com/v1/flash/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prahaboheme 1142 Report post Posted May 15, 2013 Yard House to open at I-Drive Live Complex: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-yard-house-orlando-20130515,0,156452.story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klstorey 145 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 (edited) The former Goodings plaza, where King's Bowl is, is now classified as part of I-Drive Live. Ciao Italia looks to be moving into the space just west of King's Bowl. I have an interview with a rep from Ciao lined up for next week. I can't tell if they are planning to move (which would be a shocker since they've been at their current Westwood Blvd location since day one way back in 1991) or open a second location. As far as I-Drive Live proper goes the pre-fab walls are up on the two buildings flanking the Orlando Eye (the wax musuem and the aquarium buildings). Any word on the Planet Hollywood hotel rumors? I'm still very confused at why the developer kept the Goodings plaza instead of tearing it down and incorporating I-Shops and I-Drive Live into one mega project on the scale of The Grove, Disney Springs (future of Downtown Disney), or something even bigger. That could be huge but instead we get two decent projects with a strip mall wedged between them. I know the retention ponds are in-between the two developments but that can easily be incorporated into the design. Look at what the outlets on the north end of I-Drive did with the ditch or what Millenia did with many of their retention ponds (the I-4 one though really could use a nice fountain in it). Edited June 12, 2013 by klstorey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XpressEnterprise 21 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 The former Goodings plaza, where King's Bowl is, is now classified as part of I-Drive Live. Ciao Italia looks to be moving into the space just west of King's Bowl. I have an interview with a rep from Ciao lined up for next week. I can't tell if they are planning to move (which would be a shocker since they've been at their current Westwood Blvd location since day one way back in 1991) or open a second location. As far as I-Drive Live proper goes the pre-fab walls are up on the two buildings flanking the Orlando Eye (the wax musuem and the aquarium buildings). Any word on the Planet Hollywood hotel rumors? I'm still very confused at why the developer kept the Goodings plaza instead of tearing it down and incorporating I-Shops and I-Drive Live into one mega project on the scale of The Grove, Disney Springs (future of Downtown Disney), or something even bigger. That could be huge but instead we get two decent projects with a strip mall wedged between them. I know the retention ponds are in-between the two developments but that can easily be incorporated into the design. Look at what the outlets on the north end of I-Drive did with the ditch or what Millenia did with many of their retention ponds (the I-4 one though really could use a nice fountain in it). I haven't heard much buzz about anything going on at I-Drive Live for a while now. I passed along Universal Blvd the other day and saw some major construction. Is this the site of the development. I was never to clear on where EXACTLY it would be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
truebluecfl 76 Report post Posted June 12, 2013 Yes, I believe that is it. The Empty lot and the old resort property. Here's the article with the map. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/morning_call/2012/06/i-drive-live-receives-opposition-from.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
