Pirates Voyage
Dinner & Show
Full civil and site development for a major Panama City Beach attraction, including interior excavation of the 600,000-gallon Buccaneer Bay lagoon.
- 60,000 SF Theater
- 1,000+ Seats
- 600,000 Gallon Lagoon
- Site Contractor
About the Project
Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show is a major Panama City Beach entertainment attraction featuring a 60,000-square-foot indoor theater with more than 1,000 seats. Its centerpiece is Buccaneer Bay, a 15-foot-deep indoor lagoon holding approximately 600,000 gallons of water and featuring two full-sized pirate ships.
GCUC served as the site contractor, completing the civil and site-development work supporting the attraction: water, sewer, stormwater, parking lot construction and paving, concrete, and the grading and earthwork that tied it all together. The building was constructed by others.
The interior lagoon created an unusual construction sequence. The building structure was erected first, and then our crews brought an excavator inside the building to dig out the future pool and stage area, removing approximately 5,500 tons of soil and sand to create the lagoon.
Excavation From the Inside
With the building already standing, GCUC crews took an excavator inside and dug a 15-foot-deep lagoon where two pirate ships now float.
Scope of Work
Underground Utilities
- Water-main and site water infrastructure
- Sanitary sewer infrastructure
- Stormwater drainage infrastructure
Paving and Concrete
- Parking-lot construction and paving
- Concrete site improvements
Earthwork
- Site grading, earthwork, and supporting civil improvements
- Interior excavation of the Buccaneer Bay lagoon and stage area, approximately 5,500 tons of soil and sand
Project Gallery
Aerial and ground-level views of the site, from open ground through the indoor lagoon excavation to the finished attraction.
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