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Legoland Florida plans major expansion with new rides in 2021 By FOX 13 News staff Published WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Legoland Florida says it s ready to expand. The Winter Haven-based theme park is looking at an additional 4.5 acres to include six new rides and possibly a new restaurant. No other details were provided. The city will have to approve if, but park officials said they don t expect that to be a problem. Merlin entertainment, which is the parent company of Legoland Florida, they do a lot of future planning. So, it is not really surprising to me that they have plans in the works. That they kind of work on their five-year plan, and their ten-year plan, said Kate Worthington with the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Winter Haven. I think knowing Merlin Entertain, there are certain things that they have in the works for a long time that they planned for. ....
Investment firm buys three plastics processors Carlson A Michigan-based private equity firm has started a strategy to buy U.S. plastics processors and has already purchased three companies. Northville, Mich.-based Orchard Creek Capital LLC started with Classic Die Inc. in Grand Rapids, Mich., and in the past two months has added Tool Technology Corp. in Inman, S.C., and Advantage Plastics of New York Inc. in Winter Haven, Fla. Orchard Creek is headed by President Jon Carlson, who has a background in financial management in manufacturing, including 10 years at Ford Motor Co. We believe that the plastics industry has a number of attractive elements. The industry has been steadily growing over many years, as the technology supporting plastics provides an expanding set of technical capabilities, Carlson said. ....