Former North Port Winn-Dixie to get new life as inflatable park

A new beach-themed inflatable park is coming to North Port. Called Do The Beach, the 21,000-square-foot facility will be in what was formerly a Winn-Dixie on Tamiami Trail in the south Sarasota County city. 

Among the attractions will be a 20-foot-tall inflatable sandcastle slide; a “plunge slide” offering a free-fall experience; inflatable basketball, volleyball and soccer; a bounce-floor jungle gym with four-lane LED slide; a toddler zone; and an Airstream food trailer offering pizza, pretzels, wings, coffee and beachside drinks, according to a statement.