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What’s New in Panama City Beach, Florida, for 2025

by Katie Skrzek

Feb 18, 2025

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Panama City Beach, Florida, invites family travelers to experience new attractions and enhanced offerings in 2025.

 

This May, Dolly Parton brings her Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show to Panama City Beach. This immersive entertainment experience takes place at a sprawling indoor theater at Pier Park. Tickets are now available for future performances.

 

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Topgolf makes its Panama City Beach debut this summer. The two-story golf entertainment complex will feature 74 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays. Frank Brown Park expands its outdoor recreation offerings in 2025. A new skate park will open this summer, featuring multiple skate lanes and riding areas for skaters of all ages and skill levels. The park will also debut 10 pickleball courts. Construction on the courts is expected to begin in August, with anticipated completion in late 2025.

 

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In accordance with its accessible travel initiative, Panama City Beach launches a Fun. For. All. microsite this spring. This microsite will serve as a trip planning resource with interactive maps and other destination information. Edward F. Hickey Jr. Park at Beach Access 22 was recently converted into an ADA beach access point. The access point adds to the park’s other accessible features including mobility mats and numerous handicapped parking spaces.

 

“Panama City Beach is proud to showcase the many exciting new openings and developments in store for 2025,” said Dan Rowe, president and CEO, Visit Panama City Beach. “We’re delighted to welcome both first-time and returning families to experience everything our vibrant destination has to offer in the year ahead.”

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