Arabian Nights - ABANDONED - Dinner Show Arena

www.AdamTheWoo.com - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE - Arabian Nights was one of the best dinner shows in central Florida . After being closed almost a full year I decided to check out if anything was left . When I arrived I was surprised to see a couple of the doors were not only unlocked but also open. As I wandered around looking for any form of life , I found it even more bizarre was that the lights and water were still working. Such an amazing piece of history left alone . Enjoy !
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[@melaniexoxo]

This place appears to have been demolished at this point. Those of you criticizing should be thanking Adam for this "last look". It appears to be the only one.

[@MrDbeyer1]

I worked there for 8 years as a server/bartender, right up until they closed. Those were some if the best years of my life. I can answer a couple questions... The red lights were for when the evil prince (who was later replaced by an evil sorcerer) would come out and be all menacing. During that part of the show, there was a lot of fog, and backlights would come on to reveal a painting of a monster that covered that whole area. Also, regarding the "who's this" bulletin board, those were just pictures some of our waitstaff as kids. The one you zoomed in on was Manny Barrios. Now you know. :-) I'm a huge fan, Adam. Thanks so much for making this video, it made me sad and nostalgic at the same time.

[@erinlett8142]

Ugh seeing them mock the dressing room and tech booth. NOT COOL. This damn video really pissed me off!

[@mandyakins8106]

Erin Lett Not having seen any of his other videos, I'm still going to say this is completely ridiculous. His "revelatory" comments about the signage and what's been "left behind" are ridiculous. He's acting like it's been abandoned for decades, not less than a year. I don't know if I can even finish watching...

[@erinlett8142]

Mandy Akins The best part is he REALLY needs to know those gingerbread heads come free-of-charge with ringworm! Ick, things you should know before slipping stuff on your head!

[@AdamAus85]

Erin Lett It's Adam the Woo bra, deal with it.

[@mk202]

Awwww... Haters. Boo Woo Woo...:(

[@doubledee88]

I went here as a kid, sad to see it go. It's so creepy seeing you walk around in the complete dark and yelling "hello" to see if someone would come out to harm you.

[@shibalyss]

I didn't even know it closed, I went there in 2013!! So sad, it was such a great show i thought it would still be opened !

[@Sparrow9612]

The way Adam narrates reminds me of a first-person perspective novel audiobook. He's got the right voice for it.

[@therealjamesshow]

My high school graduation was held here as well as my 8th grade prom. Lots of good memories. Thanks Adam!

[@theleavinidontmind]

Oh my goodness, I remember falling in love with this place when my family took a trip to Florida to see Disney World back in the early 90's. It was my favorite place we went….probably because I was a horsey-princess as my dad used to call me. Great video, brought back some memories…thanks Adam!

[@horrorjunkie92]

I was in Orlando last new year and they were giving out flyers for the "final show". It's a shame so many of these places go bankrupt.

[@creep_factor]

The red lights are for the performers to be able to maintain their night vision. The surrounding areas of the arena are cloaked in darkness so the arena floor can be a focal point. The red lights don't interfere with the arena floor.

[@sololondon2159]

I use to work there riding horses and this brought back so many memories

[@AdventuringWithChris]

It’s amazing how much you’ve changed in 5 years Adam. You brand was much more risky. You trespassed and brought us oddities with an odd personality.

[@avgrim7729]

@@AdventuringWithChris I like his old channel and style way better than that new stuff!!!

[@Connected2U2]

The reason why this place shut down sounds almost too stupid to be true, they raised ticket cost to try to gain more money to upgrade and improve certain things, but the increase in ticket cost meant less people attended, then instead of lowering the ticket cost to get people back (or more people to attend) they raised the price again in order to keep it running with less and less people going, and believe it or not, the less the people came the more the ticket prices went up. Like I said, sounds too stupid to be true.

[@cindythecatwoman1601]

People aren't going to come if you keep raising prices. It's their own fault they went out of business.

[@fritzmusic]

Wow, you got in there at a good time. Looking on Google Earth, it's already been torn down and leveled to dirt. It's definitely a lost memory now. Thanks for capturing this moment.

[@hannahxx2753]

Did anybody else start singing 'Arabian nights' from Aladdin in their head when they saw the title?

[@Superstreet3391]

Hannahxx I did

[@sarahwalker4191]

I totally did and now I have it stuck in my head lol

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

Hannahxx yeah lol

[@MikaKimura-]

YEAH I DID LOL XD ♡★

[@MikaKimura-]

Same Sarah Walker

[@nroska]

Little known fact, Adam's sidekick Beth Vandal rode in the show at Arabian Nights as a teen. If you have seen the show, she played the "plant" in the audience who is a tourist asked to ride and gets hauled up in the air off the horse and pants rip.Always the comic.

[@TimmyME]

The first time I went to Florida I saw the building from outside at night. I was amazed to find that many kinds of things built to entertain people in one place like there is in the tourist Orlando area. The Arabian Nights building stuck in my memory... and now I found it here. This was a great video.

[@nataliep4672]

I was literally crying by the end of this I loved Arabian nights so much

[@jamesbentley7241]

I knew someone that worked there, and I went in the back of it. Thanks for making this video as it made me feel a bit nostalgic. Very well made Adam! At 13:03, you were right about management and employees working there, it was the area where the costumes were made. Hence the mannequins.

[@icegiant1000]

Adam, been watching now for more than a year. I think you know that your videos become way more interesting when you can add some history, and back story, to why a place became the way it is. Otherwise, an abandoned building is just an abandoned building, until you tell us about the history, then it goes from curious, to INTERESTING. I see you are doing more and more of that, keep it up, I find that interesting! Additionally, I bet in most cases, your videos will become the last word on a place, so what you say and do, will be what history remembers!

[@MrMcfly125]

I went there when I was a kid. It was my first dinner show. It was awesome. Sad to see it closed and abandoned. It was an awesome place.

[@HappyPower]

Love this Channel :)

[@JonasClark]

I'd have called the owners to see if I could take home that nifty color-changing sign. Awesome exploration!

[@Gabychan13]

I know I soo want that neon light.:)

[@Mavrickitten]

You need to keep doing these style of videos, where you include video clips of the place actually functioning and also give history about the place.. it makes watching your videos more entertaining as a foreigner :)

[@TheSerpent753]

Adam, I think your videos are vastly improved when you intersperse old snippets of video, or even still photos from what these abandoned places looked liked in their heyday.

[@Rossturnerphoto]

I never visited there, but I remember seeing the signs for it every time I would drive into Orlando. I'm sad that it's gone.

[@bradleywilliams9896]

I've been waiting for this video! Went there maybe six times in the 90s. I was always a Medieval Times man myself but I shed a tear for one more business lost to the Irlo Bronson Curse.

[@ShannonBrownauthor]

I find it weird how much stuff they just left inside for a place that was announced it was going to be closing, like the microphones and the wheelchairs. Also random empty bottles of soda? Uh what they didn't bother to do one last cleaning, and store up the good stuff? Also the bag looked like it was full of banana clips for hair.

[@0toeknee0]

Best video in awhile...great job from start to finish.

[@StangQuest94]

Nice work! I love the Florida journeys. I really enjoyed the cut scenes of what it used to look like.

[@clenaghen123]

Adam, you are the BEST! I enjoy everyone of your videos! you take abandoned properties and weave in old photos and video clips and make it and excellent watch! thanks.....

[@albusron3490]

I can just imagine any one of the animatronic antagonists from "Five Nights at Freddy's" just popping up out of nowhere in this video.

[@SilverGummiShark]

I SAY NEIGH.

[@ShadowLinkxMaster]

Well we can always hope for Adam to venture into an abandoned Chuck E. Cheeses.

[@TheSpark717]

Please no.

[@Niya.B649]

+Beta Shadow even tho that would be creppy as hell I would like to see that too

[@SilverGummiShark]

***** YES

[@07foxmulder]

Those cut scenes around the 6 minute mark reminded me of the old lady reminiscing in Titanic-showing the old ruins then cutting to a video of what it once was lol As usual, awesome video.

[@delmontoon]

One of your best videos yet!

[@GeorgeFarrar]

Wow! I visited there with my Dad on a trip to Orlando in the early 1990s-Great video!

[@kingofalldoughboys]

In my humble opinion this was definitely one of the creepier abandonments you've explored on video! Very entertaining!

[@jazzlewis]

One of your best, man! Thanks!

[@heathinvaderstudios]

hey, adam! didn't look like you saw this part, so i'll just let you in on a little known fun fact: did you know that across (or was it next to?) the stadium from where the balcony was, as yet a secret room that was closed off by dark tinted glass (it was basically a room for "special guests")? i know, becuase i actually got to sit in that room. here's how the story went: i was in the 4th grade at the time, and i had been to arabian nights (and dixie stampede before then, which i only got the pleasure of going to once, during the summer of 2004) one year before the year my class went on a field trip, and i remembered how i was extremely allergic to the hay dust that the horses kicked off. i would even start sniffling & hacking if i was nearby a horse that was being brushed. (note, i'm not allergic to horses, but i am allergic to the hay-dust that they pick up & kick off). keeping that in mind, i let the teacher know about it, and she tried to figure out what she could do about it to keep me from getting sick again. so she soon found out about the secret room (again, it was either across or next to the stadium from where the balcony was. i don't remember hwich it was, though), and i got to eat there & hear the actors speak & sing through vents & speakers. i even got to meet 2 or 4 of the actors/actresses themselves, as they walked in to say hi! in the end, i still got sick from my allergies, but not as much sick as i got the first time i went to the show. just felt like letting you know about it! :) andrew (aka "heathinvader")

[@tjscott395]

Now he has to go back!

[@boilerwash1]

According to local newspaper reports the business had to shutdown because ticket wholesalers where most of their business came from starting refusing to pay the prices needed on tickets for the place to make a profit.

[@kristinaw.6430]

The gingerbread mask just made this entire video 20 x's more awesome, I loved it :-D :-D :-D

[@BrianCraigShow]

When the girl came out with the tray was scary as hell.

[@franceswalker2627]

Been there twice. Loved it! Recently, was talking about seeing another show. Wow...so disappointed it has been closed and bulldozed.

[@NoisyBones]

Apparently it closed due to it becoming too costly to maintain. Tickets cost $67 per person!

[@uselessDM]

The place looks pretty rundown actually, so I'm pretty sure that played a role in it.

[@toddsimpson9164]

useless1997 My wife and her parents and I went there a year ago. It wasn't run down even until it closed, it was all about money. The owner said he wanted to keep prices low, but unfortunately, costs kept going up, so he lost money on it.

[@NoisyBones]

Fortunately he seems to have gotten all the horses rehoused. Seems a darn shame, it looks like it was super neat when it was in business.

[@uselessDM]

Well, could still be the problem that he lost money because of old equipment. I'm not talking something like chairs, but in the video it is mentioned that the kitchen equipment looked very old and basically all of the tech looked very old, so I guess it was expensive to maintain and should have been replaced. This is just speculation, but it seems logical to me.

[@SherriValley]

And there was no refunds! And had a big problem with them 2 years ago. I pre paid for tickets and couldn't go . (I was giving birth!!) and they wouldn't refund me! I called 2 months in advance to cancel. I had to call my bank and they gave me the money.

[@courtneywhite4917]

This was a great video. I got kinda creepy though. The girl holding the tray with the red eyes caught me off guard and that creepy gingerbread head bit was weird! You are awesome though. Has anyone ever scared the crap out of you while filming one of these?!

[@RealLoveMusicInc]

Oh wow! We went there on our honeymoon 15 years ago and loved it. Still have the pics. Sad that we can't visit again.😔

[@SnapPunchRobert]

Sweet Vid Adam. Enjoyed immensely. Can't believe you put that "cookie head???" on your head.. Think of the diseases in that thing, yuck. Keep up the great job.

[@basicfacekick]

I still have the "commemorative photo" from our visit here, way back in the 90's. I was surprised to find it still operating through to 1/1/2014! I'm glad it lasted that long. Thanks for the video Adam; it brought back a lot of great memories.

[@MisterBrightsyde89]

I worked there! One of the best jobs i've ever had. My boss Roger was awesome!!! Thank you so much for making this! Was extremely nostalgic.

[@dandydan2037]

ATW did it again. Excellent video Mr. Woo, AdamTheWoo that is! Be safe and remember to always have dessert first!!!

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

Adam killed me with the smiley face mask, hat, thingy, I could not stop laughing, I had to watch that part a few times :-))

[@Robster881]

After watching a lot of your videos I really like this more toned down over dubbed style. Was quite calming.

[@aMAXproduction]

That neon light was so cool!

[@mikeg5872]

AWESOME Video Adam I loved it very interesing :-)

[@evolvefree1]

Loved this video!Keep it up.

[@jasonfidanza3637]

I wasn't aware that Arabian Nights HAD closed until I saw this video - never saw the show & now I am sad that I did not. Thanks Adam.

[@JustNess78]

Those were banana clips in that zip lock bag. A banana clip is a type of pony tail holder. It pulls and holds your hair back. They were mostly popular in the 80's... my sister wore them a lot. #AndShootingStar

[@pghhdvideo]

Creep Factor is correct about the red lights. If the performers were back stage in normal lighting when they went out into the arena their eyes would not adjust quickly enough to see properly. That is the same reason a pilot of a small plane will use a flashlight with a red lens to read maps while he is flying at night. It allows you to maintain your night vision while still being able to see what you need to see with the light.

[@everydaybob3481]

Very cool footage. When my wife and I got married we went here for a show. Enjoyed mucho.

[@itachi3222]

Your show are the Bomb I also do Abandon places myself im still trying to find more where I live at keep up all the awesome show your funny and love how you do you stuff so yay cant wait for more new Videos :D

[@desterieg]

Wow, I didn't know this place had closed. I had a co-worker heading that way and I recommended he check out the dinner show. I saw the show with my son and girlfriend back in 2006. So sad to see a wonderful show like this close down. Thank you for one last tour of the place.

[@SaltyNationalist]

Awesomely cool Adam. I remember that from when I was growing up down there. Such a shame it's closed.

[@shellypeek6515]

We vacationed at Vacation Village and that was an AWESOME dinner Theatre. It's sad to hear it's closed

[@djacgators1]

Pentakis! Great video Adam! I never saw the show but rode by 1000's of times. Those heads are creepy

[@JustABit]

Mark Miller (founder of Arabian Nights) is still in Florida with horses: www.al-marah.com/horses/ The bottom of the page features his bio. I owned a horse, WF Beau Bai+\\, who's father was a headliner in the Arabian Nights, AM Beau Triomphe. Mark's mother Bazy was a major horse breeder in Tuscon, AZ. The Arizona horses come to Florid: facebook.com/ArabianHorseWorld/posts/10152422517501021

[@Revkor]

Red lights are for them to see and not effect their night vision

[@kellymcmeekin1229]

I'm going to love this blog .

[@72Gallon]

What a sad day!!! This was my first and last dinner show I have ever been to. I have extensive home video of the place including the pre show and the actual show. I guess I always have that to fall back on. My favorite character was the genie!!! The costumes were amazing and the horses were absolutely beautiful.

[@margaretcole5417]

Adam u doing a great job!

[@itshazelh]

Hey Pentakis was in the Video! lol= i Remember seeing this place back in the day in Orlando FL..never attend a Show but the Bldg. & A.NIGHTS ADVERTISING ia very familiar.

[@stgsarge]

wow, so weird how the lights were left on.

[@Remehber]

Duuuuude, I live near Kissimmee, this is an awesome video!

[@buckeyes05055]

Great video Adam the woo

[@thurso1968]

A woo classic for sure.

[@marisolperez8391]

Love your videos. If some people have a problem with you going to these places well maybe they shouldn't watch them. It's urban exploration people!! It doesn't hurt anyone. Adam your videos are entertaining, funny and most of all awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@Julz226]

This makes me sad. This place brought many people together. We were family there. It is hard to see it as it is now. I would rather remember it like it was.

[@davekey1953]

Adam do you ever encounter any people inside these buildings? If you do are they security or homeless or secured homeless? Can you put together an encounter video of thus type of thing?

[@nadounadou9560]

Wow. Great video. Thank you.

[@annamick3904]

My pony is actually GusGus from there he played little black in Arabian nights, but this is just wow Watch the opening show, it shows my pony

[@Depp4ever94]

This gave me so much nostalgia. I miss this place so much.

[@MarkFelty]

Cool video ATW. I did like the way you edited the video with scenes from the performances that took place when it was open for business. Not really a fan of the VoiceOver narration. I like to hear the surprise in your voice when you discover something while exploring.

[@theadventuresofyukiandneko9111]

Amazing! Such a cool place!

[@BRMBug]

"Creepy Flaps" is the name of one of the former dancers there, btw.

[@TonyPunkRock]

Another curse of Highway 192! The red lights, I believe, are heat lamps to keep the horses warm in the back. Great work!

[@ftecconn]

Sad to see any attractions down in Florida close. Always have a great time in the Sunshine State. Great Employees.

[@protendi]

I remember visiting Florida in 2010 and Arabian Nights being advertised everywhere! It's really sad to see things like this go! Fantastic video tho!

[@sasuke017]

"Guess who? I don't know who that is" made me laugh lol

[@KevinScottFries]

I've always been curious. In these abandoned buildings, why are the lights always left on? Also, why do they seem to never burn out? I've noticed this in not only in the places you visit, but places like old vacant grocery stores. It seems like a waste of power. Can anyone explain this to me?

[@AroundIndiana]

I remember when I use to go to Florida as a kid always seeing brochures for this place and Splendid China

[@slainteron4027]

LOL I remember Splendid China... I still have the shirt from there somewhere in storage. Total rip off. Crappy food court Chinese food too.

[@AroundIndiana]

Ron Buckley yea it always looked like it would be tacky and have bad food lol

[@nickmusch]

The parking lot of the now demolished building pretty much belongs to vacation village now. I'm staying there right now.

[@timothyty7630]

That was an awesome abandoned site video. You're brave dude.

[@Aaronhouston33]

All that stuff left behind like it closed and no one ever came back and the random lights on in sections of the building.

[@sanichuuu]

I went there for a field trip with my 4th grade class. Watching this now is so surreal.

[@MrMark509]

That neon sign was pretty cool, once again pure awesomeness ! so when are you going to start your new band "The Woo Man Group ? "

[@tastedlikechicken]

its sad to see we reached a point everyone is willing to pay at least 10 bucks for an ordinary pizza delivered in a box or even more for a bag of crap from mc. d. but they arent willing to pay about 60 bucks for a brilliant entertainment and a high quality food. :(

[@tastedlikechicken]

***** ok may you are right with, i never was there but by what i have seen it was look that way. still very sad to see those things dying high quality or not.

[@raymartinez94]

Pizza is Life tho?

[@cornjobb]

is that really a question? are you not sure?

[@ToliBera]

I remember doing this once in the 90s. Was confused by eating w the hands. And being so close to the horses.

[@alisha472]

Wow I went here when I went to Florida with my parents it was amazing!! Can't believe it's gone now :( the meals and show was amazing!!!

[@reostzombie13]

I was younger when my family went to Florida. Really don't have much memory of this besides being the only time I got food poisoning. Really cool find.

[@rushcoilpdx]

This is an excellent (and creepy) video Adam. Why would they keep the lights on?

[@lissettet]

Amazing footage

[@lauraschlueter287]

I saw that sign Save gas. Ride a horse. and all I could think of was that goofy Big & Rich song Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.

[@tali6144]

Man it's sad that this isn't show isn't available anymore. I must have seen this 3 or 4 times. First as a kid growing up in Central Florida and later on as a young adult with my (then) girlfriend. Very sad. This was a high quality show. I didn't even think it was that expensive. It was definitely worth it and unique (better than medieval times imo).

[@LeahCoger]

Haha! A bag full of banana clips!

[@lordfatcock]

"Miller said the attraction’s revenue could no longer support the kind of show he wanted to present. “Unfortunately, we have reached a point where the marketplace demands a cheaper product than we can provide,” he said.