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LanierWorld Opens This Weekend

New boardwalk-themed entertainment district opens at Lake Lanier.

This Memorial Day weekend, Lake Lanier Islands Resorts will unveil a new addition to its recreational offerings.

LanierWorld, a lakeside entertainment district, features three distinct areas: Family Fun Park, Big Beach, and Sunset Cove. The district will also be the site of several new eateries and numerous summer performances.

“At Lake Lanier Islands Resort, we strive to give each of our Resort guests and daily visitors an experience they won’t soon forget. With the introduction of LanierWorld, we’re doing just that,” said Islands Management Company CEO Virgil Williams in a released statement. “LanierWorld is an imaginative compilation of feedback we’ve received from longtime fans and guests of the Resort. This is really their vision – a place dedicated to one thing, the quest for fun! Fun means different things to different people, so with that in mind, LanierWorld provides something unique for every sort of visitor to Lake Lanier Islands Resort. We believe it’s our most exciting undertaking to date and we can’t wait to share it with our guests.”

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LanierWorld will hold a grand opening celebration this weekend featuring live entertainment and nightly fireworks.

“We invite folks from all over the Southeast to come experience LanierWorld – whether they arrive by car, by boat or on foot,” Williams said. “We believe they’ll fall in love with the Islands, and want to return time and again to recapture that one-of-a-kind feeling of summertime fun.”

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LanierWorld will be open Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. To learn more about the entertainment lineup, rides, attractions and dining options or to purchase passes online, please visit www.lakelanierislands.com and click on LanierWorld.


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