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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPoll results are in: Here’s Bay County’s top new attraction of 2025<\/p>\n
The News Herald poll results are in: What was the top new attraction this year in Bay County?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/story-highlights> PANAMA CITY BEACH \u2212 We asked<\/a> and you answered.<\/p>\n Before Thanksgiving arrived, the News Herald asked what was your favorite local attraction that opened in 2025.<\/p>\n After one week of voting in our online poll, readers determined that the winner is Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show,<\/a> 16061 Panama City Beach Parkway.<\/p>\n Pirates Voyage is the music star\u2019s premiere entertainment and dining experience. The attraction officially opened in June, debuting with delicious food and breathtaking acrobatics from the show’s pirate crew.<\/p>\n \u201cI always find so much joy in developing entertainment projects that bring families together to create memories that will last long after their visit, and my new Pirates Voyage dinner show does that and more,\u201d Dolly Parton said during her June visit. \u201cSeeing my new show open here in Panama City Beach is another dream come true for me. I love going into new areas of the country and finding ways to bring truly world-class entertainment experiences to the folks there \u2013 and a great dinner feast, too!\u00a0That would be my perfect way to spend a night out, especially at the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n Tied for second in the poll were Topgolf<\/a> in Pier Park and McGuire’s Irish Pub<\/a> at 17290 Front Beach Road.<\/p>\n Topgolf opened in June, same as Pirates Voyage. The popular sports entertainment complex had people lined up itching to get in the door before the grand opening.<\/p>\n Topgolf’s price range for each day is as follows:<\/p>\n “We’re just excited to have something like this so close to the beach,” Robin Weech, a Bay County local, said during the Topgolf grand opening in June. “We don’t have to make long unnecessary trips over the bridge to Panama City just for a driving range. I get to bring my own clubs, relax, and have some fun.”<\/p>\n McGuire’s Irish Pub opened on March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) in Panama City Beach. It also has locations in Destin and Pensacola. The restaurant’s hours are 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. McGuire’s popular menu items include their New York strip and ribeye steaks.<\/p>\n “We pride ourselves on exceptional hospitality, servers, and bartenders,” Jeremy Merrill, general manager of the PCB McGuire’s Irish Pub, said in March. “We are also an entertainment venue. We bring entertainers from all across the United States, Portugal and Ireland.”<\/p>\n\n
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