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re: Tell me about "The Wharf at Orange Beach"

Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:10 am to
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38546 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:10 am to
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Tell me about "The Wharf at Orange Beach"


A Baton Rouge guy owns it.
Posted by AA77
Member since Jan 2016
3796 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:12 am to
Big boats, movie theater, some restaurants some good some not, they host concerts, Art Favre bought it cheap from JP Morgan and Regions a few years ago. He's invested some money into it, and made it better. AIG was the original owner and had some big plans for it, but then the economy went to shite in 2007-08.
Posted by lsumailman61
Gulf Shores
Member since Oct 2006
7594 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:20 am to
It's a Wharf on the Intracoastal. That should tell you everything you need to know right there. Who wants to vacation on a Canal that's 15 minutes from the beach. A couple good restaurants and several terrible ones. Expensive stores and a nice theater. I've watched several movies with less than 5 people in the entire building. A small and intimate music venue with a nice lazy river and pool area. I have heard though the homeowners association is a bitch and just kicked the boat owners and people at new hotel out of the pool area.
Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
4583 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:27 am to
Saw Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Bob Dylan there a few years ago. The best sound I have ever heard at a concert. The rest of it is shops, restaurants, condos, and a marina.
Posted by DupontsCircle
Dupont Circle
Member since Jun 2016
5823 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:29 am to
Stayed there for a bachelor party in January a few years back. We went fishing. It seemed very nice and I enjoyed it considering nobody else was around. I liked that part of it.

Fun fact: In the offseason the AMC is so deserted you can just walk in and watch the movies for free. How I saw Django. It can be a little trippy at night when you're the only one around.
Posted by PinevilleTiger
Pineville, LA
Member since Sep 2005
6207 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 10:55 am to
They are opening a new 520 acre Amusement Park in Foley on Labor Day that might put a hurt on the Wharf. Supposed to have a huge roller coaster, shops, restaurants, Ect. Estimated to bring in one million visitors per year. Some Indian tribe is financing it.
This post was edited on 5/2/17 at 10:59 am
Posted by lsumailman61
Gulf Shores
Member since Oct 2006
7594 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 11:00 am to
Three years ago they restarted a movie for me because I was 5 minutes late and nobody else was there watching. It was January and past all the snowbirds bedtime.
Posted by CaptainPanic
18.44311,-64.764021
Member since Sep 2011
25582 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 11:08 am to
The only decent part about it is the amphitheater when shite country artists like Sturgill Simpson & Eric Chruch aren't playing.
Posted by Bareknuckles
Close, LA
Member since Mar 2017
152 posts
Posted on 5/2/17 at 2:08 pm to
nice place stayed there about a year ago. Bring lots of cash!
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
158761 posts
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:53 am to
got a section you'd recommend sitting in for concerts?
Posted by 1999
Where I be
Member since Oct 2009
29139 posts
Posted on 5/10/17 at 11:09 am to
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OT ballers go to 30-A, not Orange Beach. We prefer the Baytown Wharf at Sandestin


this
Posted by Clark W Griswold
THE USA
Member since Sep 2012
10510 posts
Posted on 5/10/17 at 12:02 pm to
It had potential but they filled it with shitty stores, terrible food and a horrible concert venue. I see no reason it is actually still open.
Posted by LSUPapaJoe
TIGER NATION
Member since Dec 2006
426 posts
Posted on 5/10/17 at 12:10 pm to
Its owned by a local Business owner in Baton Rouge.
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