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The 2012 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise will be hosted at the same terrific venues that were utilized in 2011. While much of the 2012 Schedule on this page is similar to last year's Schedule, this page has been updated in Sept. with the addition of two venues offering unique open house activities and more fun gatherings that will take place Friday evening. As recently as mid-Oct., more details have been added about the activities at several venues. Also be sure to check the Directions page if you're needing a place to park your trailer, with this information also added in mid-Oct.
Updates are being made to this page as more information becomes available so you'll want to come back to this Schedule again before Oct. 26-28.
Check in for the 2012 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise kicks off Friday, Oct. 26th at 11 a.m. If you want to get an early start to the event, you may want to take a tour at Crane Cams. They're offering seven tours Friday, beginning at 8 am, but you need to reserve your tour time by email in advance. Below on this page, you'll find lots of information about this and all of the event's activities Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For 2012, with the exception of the Crane Cams tours on Friday from 8 am to 2 pm and "Exploration of Ultimate Man Caves" at Hyde Park Storage Suites on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm, all official activities Friday and Saturday up until late afternoon, including check-in and photo shooting, will be in the 2400 to 2700 block of North Atlantic Avenue (A1A) in Daytona Beach, just south of the Ormond Beach / Daytona Beach city limits line. This is also the recommended focus area for cruising.
You'll enjoy spending time beachside in the vicinity of LaPlaya Resort & Suites and the Bermuda House Hotel on N. Atlantic Ave (A1A) on Friday from late morning through that evening, and on Saturday from early morning until mid-afternoon. Check-in & photo shooting will be done both Friday & Saturday this year and we're returning for 2012 to all of the venues that worked so well in 2011. There was a question last year about permission to park at a well-known location. Fortunately, this has been worked out ideally for this year. Call Rick D'Louhy, Event Director, at 386-672-1861 for further explanation. We know you'll appreciate popular activities returning this year such as the Saturday evening Sock Hop at Down the Hatch in Ponce Inlet and the mid-morning to mid-afternoon huge Sunday gathering with significant cash giveaways at Blue Grotto by the Halifax Harbor Marina in downtown Daytona Beach. Again this year, the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise is free for participants and free for the public. There are no registration fees and no admission fees at official event activities. Again this year, the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise is made possible by Super Sponsor National Parts Depot (NPD), Official Keepsake Photo Sponsor NAPA Auto Parts, and Activity Sponsor Interstate All Battery Center. We are also happy to have a new Activity Sponsor on board for 2012 - Classic Collectors Insurance brought to you by the Crowne Private Client Group. Please support these terrific sponsors.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fri. Oct. 26 - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sat. Oct. 27 - 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m "Check-in for Collector Cars & Trucks and Shooting of Official Keepsake Photos" at The Bermuda House Hotel at 2560 N. Atlantic Ave. (A1A), Daytona Beach 32118 - For 2012, as was done last year, to make things more convenient for participants with collector cars, and to accommodate greater numbers of participating cars & trucks, vehicle check-in can be done either Friday or Saturday. If you don't check-in your collector vehicle on Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., you should plan to do so Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Again this year, we're minimizing the time cars are in line, but we need to position each car properly so it will be pictured optimally with the ideal beach & ocean background in its Official Keepsake Photo. Bring your collector car to check-in and get its free photo shot whichever day is most convenient for you, Friday or Saturday. Getting to the Check-in Location - For 2012, the Bermuda House Hotel (2560 N. Atlantic Ave.) is allowing us to check-in and shoot each vehicle's free Official Keepsake Photo in the large parking large immediately north of their main parking lot. This will give us more space and allow the beach and ocean to be more easily seen in each Official Keepsake Photo. Signs at the driveway entrances of the Bermuda House Hotel will direct you to enter at the northern most entrance of the large parking lot that's north of their main parking lot. Once you enter that parking lot, you'll be directed toward the exact location where you will check-in and get your vehicle's free Official Keepsake Photo shot. When you're finished, you'll be exiting from the southern driveway of this bigger lot. Below is a photo of The Bermuda House Hotel viewed from across the street looking to the east. The large parking lot for check-in and photo shooting is just to the left (north) of the line of palm trees at the left side of this picture. The best way to arrive at check-in and photo shooting will be by heading north on A1A and as soon as you pass the LaPlaya Resort on the right, the next hotel you'll come to will be The Bermuda House Hotel which has three driveways for their immediate property and the northern parking lot is Immediately north of The Bermuda House Hotel's main site. As you're driving north, you'll pass the first (southern/exit) driveway for the big northern parking lot, and turn right into the second and final (northern/entrance) driveway which will be marked as the photo entrance.   Here's what happens at check-in - Check-in, like all elements of the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise is free. There's no registration fee. When each collector / special interest car or truck arrives at check-in, we'll hand the driver a photo info card and a pen. Each driver (or passenger if that person has better printing) will fill out this photo info card and give it to the photographer when the photo is shot, so we'll have owner and vehicle identifying details. All collector / special interest cars and trucks are entitled to get their Official Keepsake Photo shot at this location, whether or not registered online in advance, but we will only shoot these photos between 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 26 or between 8:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27. At check-in, we will also hand out printed schedule information showing what will be happening, when & where. Also at check-in, we'll give each owner a commemorative windshield sticker.
Check-in only one time per vehicle - Bring your collector car or truck to the check-in / photo shooting area whenever it's most convenient for you but please bring it there only one time this weekend. If you have more than one collector car or truck, you may bring as many as you want through check-in and the photo shoot. You can have other people drive one or more of your special vehicles if you want at any of the photo shooting times these two days. All we ask is that for a given vehicle, have it come to check-in only one time during the weekend. Beach / Ocean Background of Official Keepsake Photos Again This Year - This year's digitally enhanced Official Keepsake Photo image that will be made available free to each collector car & truck that comes through check-in (between 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Fri., Oct. 26 or between 8:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27) will have a background with the beach and ocean seen behind each vehicle, similar to the image from 2011, with a few refinements to ideally make 2012 images even better. Don't worry! You won't have to drive on the sand or get into salt water. You'll be in a paved parking lot that we've been given permission to use by The Bermuda House Hotel which is immediately south. We'll shoot the fantastic free digitally enhanced Official Keepsake Photo of your collector car or special truck whichever day you come to this check-in location during the hours 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday or 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday. Approximately two weeks after the event (around Nov. 12th), a wonderfully enhanced high-resolution image of each collector car or special truck that had its Official Keepsake Photo snapped Fri. or Sat. will be available for free, unrestricted downloading from www.daytonabeachdreamcruise.com . Everyone will be able to make as many prints, enlargements or other items with these terrific Official Keepsake Photo images as they desire. Thanks to NAPA Auto Parts for sponsoring 2012's Official Keepsake Photos. NAPA Auto Parts is the Official Keepsake Photo Sponsor for the 2012 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise making it possible for owners of participating collector cars & trucks to get their vehicle's really nice free enhanced photo image.
Terrific digitally enhanced Daytona Beach Dream Cruise Official Keepsake Photos for 2012 are made possible by NAPA Auto Parts. The well-stocked, helpful NAPA Auto Parts store in the Daytona Beach area, Triple Crown Auto Parts, is at 945 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, 32114. You may phone this local store at (386) 258-6188. Click on the NAPA Auto Parts logo above for locator page directing you to all NAPA stores.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fri. Oct. 26 and Sat. Oct. 27 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days "Exploration of Ultimate Man Caves" - a free tour for Daytona Beach Dream Cruise attendees at Hyde Park Storage Suites, 3088 W. International Speedway Blvd. (US 92), Daytona Beach 32124, just west of Tomoka Farms Rd. which is just west of I-95.  Here's something new that a lot of you car guys will find interesting during this year's event:We're lucky to have "Ultimate Man Caves" in Daytona Beach. We're one of just two locations nationwide where Hyde Park Storage Suites gives you the opportunity to own the optimal safe and protected place to keep your cherished toys - cars, trucks, bikes, boats, and RV's - where you can also hang out in a climate controlled garage suite that you personalize the way you want it for entertaining guys with similar interests. Pick the time for your free tour that's best for your schedule. There will be seven tours each day, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26th and 27th, beginning on the hour, every hour, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you here. In the meantime, watch the video at http://www.HydeParkStorageSuites.com/media.html to learn more about all they offer._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fri. Oct. 26 - 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - one day only - "Open House at Crane Cams" - You are invited by Crane Cams to an Open House at their facility at 1830 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach 32117 with a tour beginning every hour on the hour." Each tour will last approximately 30 minutes and you'll get to see hand grinding of camshafts, testing of valve train and ignition products and visit the electronics lab. There will only be seven tours scheduled and each is limited to a total of 20 people. In order to attend, you'll need to arrange this in advance by emailing Lisa@CraneCams.com .  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Fri. Oct. 26 - evening & night - "Luau Party with Pig Roast & Live Music" at the Ponce Inlet location of Hidden Treasure. Bring your collector vehicle. They'll award their "Best in Show" a $50 gift certificate and have other giveaways. You'll also enjoy seeing the unique Rose Bay location of Hidden Treasure that night.   5993 S. Ridgewood Dr.Port Orange 32127 4940 S. Peninsula Dr, Ponce Inlet 32127
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Fri. Oct. 26 and Sat. Oct. 27 - all day & all evening - "The Orlando Rat Pack" will have many of its members's outrageous cars on display at the ground floor of the parking garage at the LaPlaya Resort & Suites, 2500 N. Atlantic Ave (A1A) Daytona Beach 32118 - You're in for a real treat when you stop by to see these great vehicles, speak with their owners and watch them and other vehicles cruise A1A.  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sat. Oct. 27 - 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. "A1A Displays" - Huge Gatherings of Collector Cars & Trucks at various locations in the 2500 to 2700 block of N. Atlantic Ave., and at other nearby businesses welcoming collector car displays. Come out and display your collector car or truck and have a great time with thousands of other enthusiasts who like these special vehicles. You're encouraged to display your collector car or truck wherever you wish and cruise when and where you desire.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sat. Oct. 27 - Any time prior to 3:00 p.m. "Cruise Whenever and Wherever You Desire" It's suggested that when you want to cruise, arrange to do so with other car enthusiasts since cruising with those you know and vehicle types you're fond of will be the most fun for you. When you're cruising, please drive responsively, and do not exceed posted speed limits. Keep safety in mind at all times. The best way for everyone to enjoy the 2012 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise is for no one to get hurt and for no vehicles to get damaged, and the way to assure this is for everyone to be safety-minded. Have fun, but do it safely. If car clubs are planning to cruise at specific times and/or to/from predetermined locations, they are asked to please advise Event Director Rick D'Louhy at Rick@daytonabeachdreamcruise.com or 386-672-1861 so he'll know the grand scope of what's happening at this big event, so clubs with similar vehicles and interests can potentially coordinate their activities.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sat. Oct. 27 - Intended starting time to "Cruise The Loop" is 1:00 p.m. so gather before then at the designated starting point in the vicinity of the LaPlaya Resort to "Cruise The Loop" - a terrific driving experience north of Daytona Beach in Ormond Beach and unincorporated Volusia County - Click here to go to a "Cruise The Loop" document you can print out which includes a map showing this scenic drive.pdf . Thanks to the Mid Florida Cruisers for arranging this activity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Sat. Oct. 27 - Beginning at 3:00 p.m. "Cruise South to Ponce Inlet" for late afternoon & evening fun at Ponce Inlet venues - No one will get lost duing this cruise since Ponce Inlet is a direct shot south on A1A (which is N. Atlantic Ave in some areas & S. Atlantic Ave. in other places) just over 13 miles from the LaPlaya Resort and The Bermuda House Hotel (the 2500/2700 block of N. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach) to the right turn on Inlet Harbor Rd. in Ponce Inlet. As you approach Dunlawton Ave., be aware that A1A turns to the west. Disregard that A1A sign and simply go straight, continuing south on S. Atlantic Ave. to Inlet Harbor Rd. It can't get any easier than this.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sat. Oct. 27 - 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. "Sock Hop at the Hatch" - Again in 2012, for the 5th straight year, Daytona Beach Dream Cruise participants have the opportunity to enjoy this fun gathering featuring live entertainment on the river deck by heading to a terrific restaurant, Down the Hatch Seafood Company, 4894 Front St., Ponce Inlet, 32127 Phone 386-761-4831 If cruising here directly from the vicinity of the LaPlaya Resort & Suites and the Bermuda House Hotel in Daytona Beach, take Atlantic Ave. south 13.9 miles to Beach St. in Ponce Inlet. Beach St. is the first stop sign you'll come to and you'll turn right there and follow Beach St. two blocks to the Hatch, at the River. Since so many people had a great time at the "Sock Hop at the Hatch" during the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise, this gathering is back by popular demand. The staff will select winning vehicles in several categories. There will also be fun contests and enticing food and beverage specials. If you wish to travel from Down the Hatch to Inlet Harbor Restaurant, you'll travel just over a half mile north on S. Peninsula Dr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Sat. Oct. 27 - 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. "Hot Music at Inlet Harbor" - A special patriotic activity is being planned between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Then, from 6:00 p.m.to 11:00 p.m., you'll be memorably entertained by a terrific musical group - "Trae Pierce and the T-Stone Crew' (Trae Pierce is a 4-time Grammy Award Winner with impressive credentials).Inlet Harbor Restaurant , 133 Inlet Harbor Rd., Ponce Inlet, 32127 Phone 386-767-5590  If cruising here directly from the vicinity of the LaPlaya Resort & Suites and the Bermuda House Hotel in Daytona Beach, take Atlantic Ave. south 13.5 miles to Inlet Harbor Rd. where you'll turn right and drive just over a half mile straight to Inlet Harbor Restaurant. If you wish to travel from Inlet Harbor Restaurant to Down the Hatch, you'll travel just over a half mile south on S. Peninsula Dr.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Sun. Oct. 28 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with drawings starting at 3:00 p.m. "Blue Grotto Blast" - Big morning & afternoon gathering at Blue Grotto, 125 Basin St., Daytona Beach 32114 downtown off Beach St., south of Orange Ave. This great dining and dancing establishment features a unique, stunning decor plus a terrific outdoor bar and deck jutting into the Halifax Harbor Marina. Lots of Daytona Beach Dream Cruise participants will want to come early (it's fine to arrive as early as 9:00 a.m.) to display their cool cars & trucks at this great location with tall palms, nice grass areas for collector vehicle parking, and a great view of the boats. Blue Grotto will have what you want for breakfast/lunch/liquid refreshment at reasonable prices. At the 3:00 p.m. conclusion of this fun, special gathering, Blue Grotto will give away lots of cash as they did in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and there will be other great prizes as well. Each of the past four years, ten lucky winners who merely filled out a free entry form each won $100.00 cash, and five lucky people also won gift certificates from National Parts Depot at this venue on Sunday. Blue Grotto is a splendid place for eating, drinking and relaxing in a unique atmosphere, so plan on a great midday experience and be here Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 for your chance to be one of ten lucky people who will each win $100.00 cash at the drawings that begin at 3:00 p.m. Blue Grotto will be offering a terrific, affordable breakfast from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to accommodate people arriving early. You may order from their lunch menu beginning at 11:00 a.m. This year, there are no other activities planned after this big "Blue Grotto Blast" so don't hurry off after the drawings that begin at 3:00 p.m. and end around 4:30 p.m. This is a great place to hang out in a relaxing way after the 2012 Daytona Beach Dream Cruise.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Trailer Parking - Participants bringing a collector car in a trailer to the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise who are needing a place to park their trailer should check with Event Director Rick D'Louhy at Rick@daytonabeachdreamcruise.com or 386-672-1861. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Driving on the Beach - This is not an official activity of the Daytona Beach Dream Cruise. However, in order to help anyone who wishes to drive on the beach during this event, we've prepared a document showing times for high & low tides and times for sunrise & sunset all three days of the event, plus beach ramp details, beach toll details and beach rules & regulations. For info about driving on the sands of area beaches this weekend, click the two document links below, the first including times of tides, sunset, etc. for the dates of this year's Dream Cruise, and the second being the official handout from Volusia County with beach information and a map showing beach ramp locations and other helpful information.
 drivingonthesandsofthedaytonabeachareathe4thweekendofoct2012.pdf
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