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Miracles Resort Park

Panama City Beach, Florida

On the previous page we learned how Miracle Strip Amusement Park was Created in March of 1963 and Closed September 5th, 2004 The Lights Of Miracle Strip were now off for good. Preparation was underway to develop the property into Miracles Resort Park. You were going to love this place so much that you just had to live here. It would feature Miracle Strip Rides enclosed for all to enjoy in all weather conditions. Life would be Grand. (If You Could Afford It!)

Would You Want To Live At Miracles Resort Park On Miracle Strip ? - Great Introductory Value Luxury Condos would be offered at pre-construction discount levels in the $685,000 to $900,000 dollar price range. (We would hate to see the regular prices once they were built if in fact they had ever been.) These prices reflect the real estate boom of the early 2000s and were offered as pre-construction introductory discount purchase deals. They were supposed to be such a great value that everyone would have to have one as a comfortable escape to sip their Latte' or again so the developers thought or dreamed about.

Equipment began arriving and the construction was about to begin. You could visit their temporary office within what was Miracle Strip and buy one of these new Luxury Condominiums. Tours were underway and you could see all the construction trailers and equipment arrive for the new wonder luxury development on Panama City Beach. Workman were busily and quietly dismantling all rides within Miracle Strip Park and the transformation was taking place at a brisk pace.

Everything of potential value was stripped and rides were sold and then with the economy beginning to cool in 2005. Unfortunately not enough prospects were coming around and buyers were not so easily spending as they needed to be or were anticipated to be. The Financial collapse of the Real Estate Market had hit here on Panama City Beach. Everything came to a standstill and what remains of Miracle Strip sits in decay as everyone has gone. For those of us who had the fortunate opportunity to visit this icon for almost half of the twentieth Century. You can still feel a certain level of excitement as you look upon the remains of what was Miracle Strip Amusement Park. You can peer through the chain link fence around the property and see the remains of a dream that was obviously much more powerful than the new vision that was intended for it. These developers must have felt Dante's Inferno upon their development plans as their dreams were burning up in Dante's Infernal Flames !

With this page we will attempt to share with the character of what remains today. Maybe you remember entering the park under this grand entrance.

Maybe you can recall your own experiences as you paid at the admission window for your armband and approached the Abominable Snowman with great anticipation of the fun that awaited you inside the ice cold blue dome that held great times to come and allowed an escape from the heat of the Panama City Sun.

Maybe you can recall the long lines as you awaited your ride on the Log Flume Ride or Starliner Roller Coaster. Maybe you can recall the excitement and perhaps childhood fright of lining up in front of Dante's Inferno awaiting the excitement and perhaps even worried in the back of your mind if this huge beast of a devil would blow his inferno flames in your direction.

Today Dante's Inferno is not looking too bad for wear as he sits peacefully among Native Palm Trees and scrub brush here in his final resting place within the remains of what was Miracle Strip Amusement Park.

Rather than the fire breathing overseer of lines of smiling and laughing kids. He simply serves dutifully, quietly and peacefully along with his longer lived companion and best friend. The Abominable Snowman.

At this time we are going to post a few pictures of the Park in its remaining state to allow you to enjoy what was the great Icon of Miracle Strip Amusement Park.

A look over at the food court and main courtyard areas.

Let's Get Our Tickets & Into The Park We Go !

How about a stroll through the Haunted Castle or a visit to the Dungeon ?

Since we are getting back in the park a bit. How about a splash on the Log Flume Ride ?

Well as you can see there is not a whole lot left over from Miracle Strip Amusement Park through all of this but we hope you have enjoyed this little tour over the remaining areas and items still standing today in what was Miracle Strip Amusement Park. While the park may be closed. It is alive and operating within those who had the chance to enjoy it's special brand of magic and will probably be with for as long as we live in our hearts and minds.

An update for the Spring of 2010. A contractor was hired to remove all remains of Miracles Resort & anything left over from the park. As of the Spring of 2010. This is all that was still standing here in the park area before everything was completely removed. Anyone care for their World Famous Pretzels or how about a break under the Gazebo while watching the kids have fun! These were the times in Miracle Strip in Panama City Beach of a bygone era.

Enjoy this view of Miracles Resort taken in March of 2010

We hope you have enjoyed our little historic tour of Miracle Strip Amusement Park & the attempt to create the Miracles Resort Park Condominiums. Pier Park has certainly made steps in the right direction to attempt to capture some of the magic of the Original & World Famous Miracle Strip Amusement Park. They definitely seem to be well on their way to creating another icon for all to enjoy as they visit Panama City Beach, Florida. You can see More About Pier Park here.