Polk County industrial real estate brokers familiar with nearby commercial projects tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity that the prime lakefront dirt could generate bidding prices of at least $300,000 per acre ($6.89 per sf), for a total $66.9 million.

Bill Reynolds, a former Anheuser-Busch Co. executive who is president of the seven-investor, brewer's real estate management group that bought Cypress Gardens for an undisclosed sum in 1995, couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publication deadline to learn whether he plans to put all or some of the park land up for sale.

Internationally known for its botanical gardens and the Southern Belles water-skiing attraction, Cypress Gardens officially closed April 13. An estimated 28,000 guests paid $35 admission to see the curtain ring down on one of Florida's oldest natural entertainment sites.