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Last year's show was a great show. Even made it on to a Discovery channel show! (IMO)This could be the best show in florida! With Big name breeder's and new location. The new location being where that other show that just bombed started at the double tree hilton (aka) twin-towers orlando september 17,18! I can't wait! Here are some of the ball's I will have there 1.1 pastel-vanilla!

Thanks
Eric Daley
Captive Bred Reptiles

We're really looking forward to the FIRE show also! I can't wait to see how the new location works out.
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Alice Cobb
Florida Reptile Room

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Bombed. I guess everyone's point of view is different. I'll readily admit the expo doesn't have as many vendors or as many big names as it had in the past. I'm sure there are many reasons for this. First of all, there are many reptile shows around the country now. Customers and vendors don't have to travel as far to find a good show. Second, the expo is located in a far corner of the country. A central location can draw customers and vendors from all directions. So the expo is smaller, that doesn't mean it isn't a good show. I have done the show since the 2nd year, I have had better shows year after year, with the 2011 expo being the best. I didn't take a poll, but everyone I talked to had a good show.
I'm looking forward to the FIRE show as much as anyone else. I don't know if there will be any more "Big Breeders" or foreign buyers at this show than came to Daytona.

People can say what ever they want to about Wayne and the expo, but you have to give him credit for starting the reptile show business. He might not have had the first show, but I think it was the first large show. It was truly an international event.

I liked the Twin Towers location and I'm looking forward to going back there again, but that wasn't the location for the first expo. The 2nd expo was there, and stayed there until the show moved to Daytona. The first expo was held at the Howard Johnson hotel next to the Twin Towers. That show was so crowded that when the doors were opened, the stampede was scary. It was like Walmart opening the doors on Black Friday.

If the 2011 Expo was a bomb, I hope the 2012 expo is a Mega Bunker Buster Bomb.
Eric, Remember the Sawgrass shows, even the smallest shows were fun. See you in Orlando.

Mike I agree! Don't get me wrong! I was at that show at howard johnsons at 16 year's old and evry show since! Wayne is the man but I always liked the twin towers show's the best and wished he never moved the show to daytona. As for how the show at daytona was I just went on sunday but there was room to walk and half the people and venders as past year's! To tell the truth I am just tring to get the word out about the show!

I am happy to be going back to the twin tower's!

Mike,I agree the show did not have as many big names but it was still a descent show. If everybody is complaining because all of the big names don't vend anymore get over it. These shows are for the masses not for just the mega breeders. It also makes the shows a little more of a level playing field for everyone as far as sales go. I agree that the bigger guys have some cool stuff and I am not arguing that at all. But I have seen cool things at the garage breeders tables also (sometimes at better prices also).