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=== Restaurants ===
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[[Image:MargaritavilleNashville.jpg|thumb|left|Margaritaville Nashville]]
[[Image:MargaritavilleNashville.jpg|thumb|left|Margaritaville Nashville]]
As of June 20, 2011, current restaurant locations are in [[Key West, FL]] on [[Duval Street]], opened 1985; [[New Orleans, LA]] in the [[French Quarter]], opened 1992; [[Montego Bay]] and [[Negril]] on the island of [[Jamaica]], both opened 1996; [[Orlando, FL]] outside the main gate at [[Universal Studios Florida]], opened 1999; [[Cancun]], [[Mexico]] at the Flamingo Mall, opened 2002; [[Ocho Rios, Jamaica]] at Island Village, opened 2002; [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] at the [[Flamingo Hotel]], opened 2003; [[Myrtle Beach, SC]] at the Heroes Harbour section of [[Broadway at the Beach]], opened 2004; [[Grand Turk]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}} at the Carnival Cruise Center, in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], opened 2006; [[George Town, Grand Cayman]] in the [[Cayman Islands]], opened 2006 [[Glendale, AZ]] at [[Westgate City Center]], opened 2007; [[Cozumel]] (pictured to the left) on the [[Yucatan Peninsula]], [[Mexico]], opened 2007; [[Panama City Beach, FL]] at Pier Park, opened 2008; [[Uncasville, CT]] at [[Mohegan Sun]] casino, opened 2008; ''"Jimmy Buffett's Restaurant & Bar"'', [[Honolulu, HI]] at the [[Waikiki]] Beachcomber Hotel, opened 2009; [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls Ontario]], [[Canada]], opened 2010; ''"Frank and Lola Love Pensacola Cafe"'' and the '' "Landshark Landing Pavilion" '', [[Pensacola Beach, FL]] at the [[Margaritaville Beach Hotel]], opened 2010; downtown [[Nashville, TN]] (pictured to the left), opened 2010; and [[Chicago, IL]] at [[Navy Pier]], opened June 2011.<ref>{{Citation | title = Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.com -- Online State of Mind: Cafes | url = http://margaritaville.com/index.php?page=cafes | accessdate = 2011-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Margaritaville Chicago Shooting for Memorial Weekend Opening | url = http://www.buffettworld.com/2011/04/20/margaritaville-chicago-shooting-for-memorial-weekend-opening/ | accessdate = 2011-04-21}}</ref>
As of June 20, 2011, current restaurant locations are in [[Key West, FL]] on [[Duval Street]], opened 1985; [[New Orleans, LA]] in the [[French Quarter]], opened 1992; [[Montego Bay]] and [[Negril]] on the island of [[Jamaica]], both opened 1996; [[Orlando, FL]] outside the main gate at [[Universal Studios Florida]], opened 1999; [[Cancun]], [[Mexico]] at the Flamingo Mall, opened 2002; [[Ocho Rios, Jamaica]] at Island Village, opened 2002; [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] at the [[Flamingo Hotel]], opened 2003; [[Myrtle Beach, SC]] at the Heroes Harbour section of [[Broadway at the Beach]], opened 2004; [[Grand Turk Island | Grand Turk]] at the Carnival Cruise Center, in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], opened 2006; [[George Town, Grand Cayman]] in the [[Cayman Islands]], opened 2006 [[Glendale, AZ]] at [[Westgate City Center]], opened 2007; [[Cozumel]] (pictured to the left) on the [[Yucatan Peninsula]], [[Mexico]], opened 2007; [[Panama City Beach, FL]] at Pier Park, opened 2008; [[Uncasville, CT]] at [[Mohegan Sun]] casino, opened 2008; ''"Jimmy Buffett's Restaurant & Bar"'', [[Honolulu, HI]] at the [[Waikiki]] Beachcomber Hotel, opened 2009; [[Niagara Falls, Ontario|Niagara Falls Ontario]], [[Canada]], opened 2010; ''"Frank and Lola Love Pensacola Cafe"'' and the '' "Landshark Landing Pavilion" '', [[Pensacola Beach, FL]] at the [[Margaritaville Beach Hotel]], opened 2010; downtown [[Nashville, TN]] (pictured to the left), opened 2010; and [[Chicago, IL]] at [[Navy Pier]], opened June 2011.<ref>{{Citation | title = Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.com -- Online State of Mind: Cafes | url = http://margaritaville.com/index.php?page=cafes | accessdate = 2011-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = Margaritaville Chicago Shooting for Memorial Weekend Opening | url = http://www.buffettworld.com/2011/04/20/margaritaville-chicago-shooting-for-memorial-weekend-opening/ | accessdate = 2011-04-21}}</ref>


[[Image:Landshark_Myrtle_Beach.jpg|thumb|right|Landshark Bar & Grill Myrtle Beach]]
[[Image:Landshark_Myrtle_Beach.jpg|thumb|right|Landshark Bar & Grill Myrtle Beach]]
What's more, Myrtle Beach has Buffett's newest concept, the ''"Landshark Bar & Grille'', located at the [[SkyWheel (Myrtle Beach)|SkyWheel]] attraction, at Plyler Park, which opened May, 2011 (pictured to the right).<ref>{{Citation | title = SkyWheel, LandShark eatery debut today in Myrtle Beach | url = http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/05/20/2169158/skywheel-landshark-eatery-debut.html | accessdate = 2011-05-20}}</ref>
What's more, Myrtle Beach has Buffett's newest concept, the ''"Landshark Bar & Grille"'', located at the [[SkyWheel (Myrtle Beach)|SkyWheel]] attraction, at Plyler Park, which opened May, 2011 (pictured to the right).<ref>{{Citation | title = SkyWheel, LandShark eatery debut today in Myrtle Beach | url = http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/05/20/2169158/skywheel-landshark-eatery-debut.html | accessdate = 2011-05-20}}</ref>


Plans for future restaurant locations in [[Calgary, AB]] at Stampede Trail and [[Biloxi, MS]] were announced, respectively, on July 9, 2009 and January 12, 2011.<ref>{{Citation | title = Margaritaville Cafe to open in Calgary | url = http://www.buffettworld.com/2009/07/09/margaritaville-cafe-to-open-in-calgary/ |accessdate = 2011-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = New Margaritaville Casino plans are moving forward | url = http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=13833504 |accessdate = 2011-01-12}}</ref>
Plans for future restaurant locations in [[Calgary, AB]] at Stampede Trail and [[Biloxi, MS]] were announced, respectively, on July 9, 2009 and January 12, 2011.<ref>{{Citation | title = Margaritaville Cafe to open in Calgary | url = http://www.buffettworld.com/2009/07/09/margaritaville-cafe-to-open-in-calgary/ |accessdate = 2011-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | title = New Margaritaville Casino plans are moving forward | url = http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=13833504 |accessdate = 2011-01-12}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:17, 18 September 2011

This article is about the restaurant chain. For the Jimmy Buffett song "Margaritaville", see Margaritaville. For other uses, see Margaritaville (disambiguation).

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is the name of a United States-based casual dining American restaurant chain and a chain of stores selling Jimmy Buffett-themed merchandise. It is owned by Buffett's Margaritaville Holdings LLC and named after his hit song "Margaritaville." There are locations in tourist destinations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico as well and six island locations throughout the Caribbean.

Locations

Restaurants

Margaritaville Nashville

As of June 20, 2011, current restaurant locations are in Key West, FL on Duval Street, opened 1985; New Orleans, LA in the French Quarter, opened 1992; Montego Bay and Negril on the island of Jamaica, both opened 1996; Orlando, FL outside the main gate at Universal Studios Florida, opened 1999; Cancun, Mexico at the Flamingo Mall, opened 2002; Ocho Rios, Jamaica at Island Village, opened 2002; Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, opened 2003; Myrtle Beach, SC at the Heroes Harbour section of Broadway at the Beach, opened 2004; Grand Turk at the Carnival Cruise Center, in the Turks and Caicos Islands, opened 2006; George Town, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands, opened 2006 Glendale, AZ at Westgate City Center, opened 2007; Cozumel (pictured to the left) on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, opened 2007; Panama City Beach, FL at Pier Park, opened 2008; Uncasville, CT at Mohegan Sun casino, opened 2008; "Jimmy Buffett's Restaurant & Bar", Honolulu, HI at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel, opened 2009; Niagara Falls Ontario, Canada, opened 2010; "Frank and Lola Love Pensacola Cafe" and the "Landshark Landing Pavilion" , Pensacola Beach, FL at the Margaritaville Beach Hotel, opened 2010; downtown Nashville, TN (pictured to the left), opened 2010; and Chicago, IL at Navy Pier, opened June 2011.[1][2]

Landshark Bar & Grill Myrtle Beach

What's more, Myrtle Beach has Buffett's newest concept, the "Landshark Bar & Grille", located at the SkyWheel attraction, at Plyler Park, which opened May, 2011 (pictured to the right).[3]

Plans for future restaurant locations in Calgary, AB at Stampede Trail and Biloxi, MS were announced, respectively, on July 9, 2009 and January 12, 2011.[4][5]

Retail Outlets

Dockside at Margaritaville in Cozumel at sunset

As of June 20, 2011, United States retail store locations are in Key West, FL, New Orleans, LA, Charleston, SC, Orlando, FL, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Glendale, Panama City Beach, FL, Mohegan Sun, Honolulu, HI, Pensacola Beach, Nashville, TN and Chicago, IL. The newest concept, a "Landshark Surfshack Retail Shop" opened May 17, 2011 at the SkyWheel attraction, Myrtle Beach, SC. Mexico's retail locations are in Cancun and Cozumel. Canada's retail location is in Niagara Falls Ontario. Caribbean retail locations in the British West Indies are in Montego Bay (including two "Air Margaritaville" locations at Sangster International Airport), Negril and Ocho Rios on the island of Jamaica; Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and George Town, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.[6][7][8][9]

Hotels

Margaritaville Beach Hotel on Pensacola Beach, FL

On June 28, 2010, the Margaritaville Beach Hotel (pictured to the left) opened on Pensacola Beach. The former site of a Holiday Inn, destroyed by Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004,[10] Margaritaville Hotel sits on over 800 feet of gulf-front property. An additional 800 feet overlooks the bay. The beachfront hotel features ‘barefoot elegance’ with 162 guest rooms, including 24 Corner King Executive rooms with wrap-around balconies.[11]

Future phased-plans include an adjacent free-standing Margaritaville Cafe restaurant and a bayside waterpark.[12]

Plans for a second and third Margaritaville Beach Hotel were announced in 2010. The second, still in the planning stages, would be located in Myrtle Beach, SC,[13] with a third, a $131-million, 350-room resort, hoping to break ground by the end of 2011 and be open by late 2013, in Hollywood, FL.[14]


Casinos

On January 12, 2011, it was announced that Buffett's MVB Holdings company is working with Coast casino veteran Tom Brosig and other investors to build the casual three-story, 68,000-square-foot, $48 million "Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant" resort on the back bay at the old East Harrison County Industrial Park on 5th Street in Biloxi, MS. The developers will build the casino resort in phases, starting with a small casino, a restaurant, events center and marina.[15][16]

"We'd like to get the project opened and operating before the end of the year. We're anticipating it taking nine months to build out and that gets us right at the end of the year," said the developer's attorney, Michael Cavanaugh.[17]


It was reported, however, on March 21, that plans for the location won fast track approval from the city but have hit a speed bump with the Mississippi Gaming Commission. However, on April 7, Jimmy Buffett stood in front of the Mississippi Gaming Commission and explained why his latest plan for a Biloxi casino should be approved. Commissioners listened and then gave his project the okay. Developers said it should open in the spring of 2012.[18]

Only nine days later on March 30, 2011, BuffettNews.com reported that the Las Vegas Margaritaville at the Flamingo will be expanding to include its very own branded casino, which will be located adjacent to the existing Margaritaville Cafe.[19] The casino is scheduled to open October 1, 2011.[20]

On June 22, 2011, Paradise Casino LLC unveiled plans for a Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Casino and Hotel to be built east of Shreveport, LA in neighboring Bossier City. The complex, a $170 million, 400-room resort, would include an 18- to 20-story hotel tower, 1,000-seat entertainment complex with a VIP balcony and an outdoor tropical area visible to the north from the Louisiana Boardwalk.[21][22]

History

In 1985, Buffett opened his first successful "Margaritaville" retail store in Key West, Florida. In 2002, he expanded his business ventures by opening his first Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant.

In late 2006, Jimmy Buffett announced on the website that the Margaritaville Cafes will no longer purchase or serve Canadian seafood products.[23]

On May 15, 2007, Harrah's Entertainment, now Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced plans to build the $700 million Margaritaville Casino Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi on the site of the former Grand Casino Biloxi and Casino Magic Biloxi properties.[24] Due to the U.S. recession, however, construction of the casino ceased on June 10, 2008.[25]

On January 12, 2011, following the announcement of the new partnership between MVB Holdings and the Brosig, Sekul and Sims families, for the differently planned Biloxi, MS casino, John Payne, Caesars Entertainment Corp. central division president, stated, “We are disappointed that our project with Margaritaville will not proceed.”[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.com -- Online State of Mind: Cafes, retrieved 2011-06-20
  2. ^ Margaritaville Chicago Shooting for Memorial Weekend Opening, retrieved 2011-04-21
  3. ^ SkyWheel, LandShark eatery debut today in Myrtle Beach, retrieved 2011-05-20
  4. ^ Margaritaville Cafe to open in Calgary, retrieved 2011-04-21
  5. ^ New Margaritaville Casino plans are moving forward, retrieved 2011-01-12
  6. ^ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville.com -- Online State of Mind: Shop, retrieved 2010-11-28
  7. ^ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville :: Latest News and Articles, retrieved 2011-06-20
  8. ^ Margaritaville Chicago Shooting for Memorial Weekend Opening, retrieved 2011-04-21
  9. ^ Small part of SkyWheel attraction in Myrtle Beach has opened, retrieved 2011-05-18
  10. ^ Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Hotel Opening in Pensacola Beach, 2010-05-21, retrieved 2010-10-28
  11. ^ Margaritaville Beach Hotel :: About, 2010-10-28, retrieved 2010-10-28
  12. ^ Fins Up Pensacola ... Jimmy Buffett's New Margaritaville Beach Hotel Set to Open This Summer in Pensacola Beach, FL., 2010-05-25, retrieved 2011-01-13
  13. ^ Margaritaville hotel possible for Myrtle Beach, retrieved 2010-11-28
  14. ^ A Resort for a Song, retrieved 2010-11-28
  15. ^ Margaritaville Casino on its way again, retrieved 2011-01-12
  16. ^ New Margaritaville in the works - Casinos - SunHerald.com, retrieved 2011-01-13
  17. ^ New Margaritaville Casino plans are moving forward, retrieved 2011-01-12
  18. ^ Buffett gets okay to open Margaritaville in Biloxi, retrieved 2011-04-07
  19. ^ Margaritaville Casino to open in Las Vegas, retrieved 2011-04-21
  20. ^ Early peek at the Margaritaville Casino in Las Vegas, retrieved 2011-09-17
  21. ^ Bossier City Council Approves Negotiation For New Casino, retrieved 2011-06-22
  22. ^ Margaritaville Hotel and Casino planned for Bossier City site, retrieved 2011-06-22
  23. ^ Seals Find a Friend in Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett's Restaurants Join the Canadian Seafood Boycott, 2006-12-12, archived from the original on 2007-01-28, retrieved 2007-04-28
  24. ^ Harrah's to open Biloxi Margaritaville casino, Reuters, 2007-05-15, retrieved 2007-05-15
  25. ^ canadaeast.com - As original completion date passes, Biloxi's Margaritaville casino remains on hold, 2010-06-30, retrieved 2010-11-28
  26. ^ New Margaritaville in the works - Casinos - SunHerald.com, 2012-01-12, retrieved 2011-01-13

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