Bush and his cabinet meet Friday to decide on buying the 67-year-old, 223-acre property from former Anheuser-Busch executives Larry Maxwell and William Reynolds and their investors who haven't formally announced they are even ready to sell the prime location, located 60 miles south of Downtown Orlando.

Nobody is talking price yet. But all of the players are aware of the Polk County Property Appraiser's most recent assessment of $12 million or about $40,000 per acre (92 cents per sf). However, industrial brokers, familiar with the park's commercial development potential, tell GlobeSt.com some of the lakefront dirt and interior land could go for a combined average of $300,000 per acre ($6.89 per sf), or a total $90 million.

Siegel couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publication deadline.But spokespersons at his Orlando headquarters tell GlobeSt.com that Bush and former state legislator Rick Dantzler like Siegel's plan that would allow the internationally-known Cypress Gardens to host the Florida Sports Hall of Fame and other historic memorabilia documenting Southern culture and beauty pageants. Siegel's plan also would allow free park admission to Florida seniors over 65.