If you have stayed at Emerald Island before, you will almost certainly have driven past the Splendid China Theme Park, but perhaps didn’t realize it.
Splendid China was a recreation of some of China’s landmarks in Kissimmee. The park unfortunately closed a few years ago and the site has been sold a couple of times since. The first time I drove past the junction of Funnie Steed Road and the 192 after the artifacts had been sold I was saddened. The landmark dragon had gone. OK, it was past its prime, but it really made a nice feature of the junction.
The location is prime for development and rumors are that it is one of 3 sites being considered for a sports complex in the area. Time will tell what will eventually happen to the land. My hope and wish is that it is something to benefit the thousands of visitors to the area.