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2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« on: August 24, 2008, 08:49:45 AM »
Here's a link to a new performing arts center in Orlando FL
Possible venue for Mr. Olympia ?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-dpac2208aug22,0,3583880.story


Edit - not going to happen - here is the info for the 2012 Mr. Olympia

For those who want to know in planning for the 2012 Mr. Olympia, September 27th - 30th will be the weekend, in Las Vegas.  Should be pretty much the same schedule

2012 Olympia - Las Vegas

Thursday, September 27th - Press Conference and Meet the Olympians
Friday, September 28th - Prejudging Mens
Saturday, September 29th - Finals Mens
Sunday, September 30th - Seminar


The 2012 OLYMPIA WEEKEND will take over Las Vegas on September 27-30, 2012. One of the world's greatest fitness expos will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center along with many of the premier evens such IFBB Pro figure, fitness, bikini, women's bodybuilding, under-212 bodybuilding, strongman, power-lifting, grappling and more! On the evenings of September 28 and 29, the action moves to the Orleans Arena for the Mr. Olympia

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2008, 02:56:40 PM »

Looks like a very nice venue, but it is too small. Currently, the Orleans Arena has the capacity for 9,000 people or so, and last year, they had close to 7,000 people in the audience for the Mr. Olympia finals.   Las Vegas has been an incredible successful city to host the Mr. Olympia, because of the capacity of a myriad of hotels, the convention center, and of course, a large enough arena.  Besides, you can make a vacation of it, seeing lots of things in the city too.


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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2008, 02:58:48 PM »
i suggest Ben Hill Griffin stadium in Gainesville.

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2008, 02:59:52 PM »
last years was awful, looked so plain and generic

Look back at 2003, 1994, 1995, 2002 etc
The stage was different each year with cool creative layouts to the stage

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2008, 03:09:34 PM »
Seeing the success of the Tampa Pro, with half the industry showing up, it'd be cool to see more shows in FL

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2008, 03:10:46 PM »
Seeing the success of the Tampa Pro, with half the industry showing up, it'd be cool to see more shows in FL
how do you think your USF Bulls are gonna do this year?

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2008, 03:13:38 PM »
how do you think your USF Bulls are gonna do this year?

unranked baby.  fluke.

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2008, 03:15:15 PM »
To even use the word Success and Olympia together only shows how someone is so lost into this sport.

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2008, 03:16:33 PM »
unranked baby.  fluke.
i've seen a lot of polls that have them ranked in the 20's.

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2008, 06:17:36 PM »
Why don't they move it back to the Los Angeles area? Bodybuilding has its most significant following here in Southern California. Why not hold it at the LA Civic Center (next to Staples Center) or the Santa Monica Civic Center?

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2008, 06:22:45 PM »
olympia should come to east coast like conneciut to host it-we have good venues and spacious arenas for entertaininemnt good shops restaurnats hotels bars boardwalks etc
ron please pass along to higher up
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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2008, 06:22:49 PM »
Looks like it's gonna be a very nice venue.....but is there a high enough concentration of gays (in the state of FL) to support a Mr. Olympia?
HAHA, RON.....

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2008, 06:29:24 PM »
Looks like it's gonna be a very nice venue.....but is there a high enough concentration of gays (in the state of FL) to support a Mr. Olympia?

if they were worried about that they would move the show to your hometown and the gay capital of the US, san francisco ;D

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2008, 06:39:24 PM »
if they were worried about that they would move the show to your hometown and the gay capital of the US, san francisco ;D

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HAHAHA. Seriously though, how come an "olympia" has never been held in a gay friendly place, like SF? It makes sense......shit, I bet they could pack CandleStick with 100k gays.....
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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2008, 06:47:26 PM »
unranked baby.  fluke.

do not underestimate the Big East, baby....

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2008, 06:50:05 PM »
olympia should come to east coast like conneciut to host it-we have good venues and spacious arenas for entertaininemnt good shops restaurnats hotels bars boardwalks etc
ron please pass along to higher up

We tried to get a pro show here some years ago...we were going to hold it in the Shubert Theater in New Haven, where we had held the annula and very successful Gold's Classic.

Worked with Wayne Demelia....it just was not feasable...would have been nearly impossible to even break even.

Mostr pro shows make little, if any, money at all.

The Olympia....maybe the Hartford Cicvic Center...or maybe the Oakdale/Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford....but it would never happen.

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2008, 06:53:56 PM »
We tried to get a pro show here some years ago...we were going to hold it in the Shubert Theater in New Haven, where we had held the annula and very successful Gold's Classic.

Worked with Wayne Demelia....it just was not feasable...would have been nearly impossible to even break even.

Mostr pro shows make little, if any, money at all.

The Olympia....maybe the Hartford Cicvic Center...or maybe the Oakdale/Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford....but it would never happen.
civic center sure
what about wrenchlers field in hartford?
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Re: 2012 new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2008, 07:15:14 PM »
Looks like a very nice venue, but it is too small. Currently, the Orleans Arena has the capacity for 9,000 people or so, and last year, they had close to 7,000 people in the audience for the Mr. Olympia finals.   Las Vegas has been an incredible successful city to host the Mr. Olympia, because of the capacity of a myriad of hotels, the convention center, and of course, a large enough arena.  Besides, you can make a vacation of it, seeing lots of things in the city too.


NATIONALS 2012 perhaps ? - that is if the NPC gets over the current hotel ballroom trend

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2008, 07:16:23 PM »
Is that where you take your fiancee' Don for a romantic outing?  ;D
no i take my state trooper test there
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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2008, 07:29:35 PM »
To even use the word Success and Olympia together only shows how someone is so lost into this sport.

And using Olympia and "sport" is also wrong on so many levels :D

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2008, 07:46:13 PM »
Here's a link to a new performing arts center in Orlando FL
Possible venue for Mr. Olympia ?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-dpac2208aug22,0,3583880.story

Where was the Olympia held, when it was in Orlando back in '91?

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2008, 08:26:51 PM »

Ron, your keyboard is turning 4s into 7s again.


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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2008, 08:38:19 PM »
Where was the Olympia held, when it was in Orlando back in '91?

Tim Fogerty - ever thought about listing cities/venues on your MUSCLE MEMORY data base ?

maybe when a grant comes through ?
 

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2008, 08:39:43 PM »
Tim Fogerty - ever thought about listing cities/venues on your MUSCLE MEMORY data base ?

maybe when a grant comes through ?
 


As in, Grant Michaels?

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Re: 2012 Mr. Olympia - new venue in Orlando, Florida
« Reply #24 on: August 24, 2008, 08:46:06 PM »
Getting your drool bib ready natfag83?
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