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By Theresa Johnston, About.com

Over 40 performers, 65 horses, dazzling costumes, magic, pyrotechnics and a compelling story make it an evening for the family to remember at Orlando’s Arabian Nights dinner theater.

Set inside a Moorish themed 140,000 square foot facility, the Arabian Nights experience begins with a three course meal that includes a salad, rolls and complimentary refills on soft drinks, beer and wine. A full cash bar is also available.

The entire nearly two hour event takes place inside the world’s largest climate controlled equestrian arena, which includes seating for up to 1,200 guests. For big spenders, there is an even a glass enclosed VIP skybox, like at an NFL football stadium, that holds up to 80 people. Dinner’s main course includes the choice of prime rib, chicken, vegetable lasagna or chopped steak.

The show is centered on horse acts, nearly 20 of them, including chariot races, dancing Arabians, bareback riding, reigning, trick riding and other events that are guaranteed to get the crowd involved. A two-foot layer of “fibar,” a manmade pinewood chip, provides the optimal surface for the horses in the arena. Fibar also doesn’t create dust, which helps creates a dust and odor free facility.

Throughout the performance there is music, smoke, fog and finally the magic of the Black Stallion.

The show provides the audience a little of everything. There is a Wild West element; a New York tribute; a Native American tribute; you never get bored – all choreographed to music.

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