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Twistee Treat (page 2)

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As described on the first page of this section, Orlando-based Twistee Treat USA revived the brand and began building modern versions of the buildings in 2011. Around 2016, these modern buildings became narrower. They also began having three small counters at the walk-up windows rather than one big built-in counter. The vintage locations had the menu boards built into the buildings. The modern locations have them installed over the walk-up windows. The vintage buildings have rectangular lights under the rim of the cone while the modern buildings have round lights.

The Florida locations below and on the next page are organized alphabetically by city. There are also some copycat buildings at the bottom of this page. The first page of this section shows Twistee Treat buildings outside of Florida.

former Twistee Treat
Bonita Springs, FL		 Twistee Treat
Cape Canaveral, FL		 Twistee Treat
Clermont, FL		 Twistee Treat
Clermont, FL
This vintage Twistee Treat in Bonita Springs was painted blue and began housing Pelican's SnoBalls in 2019. [map]

This modern Twistee Treat in Cape Canaveral was installed in 2017. [map]

The first Twistee Treat shown above in Clermont is a vintage building. It has been there since at least 2008. [map]

The second Twistee Treat in Clermont above is a modern building. It was installed in 2018. [map]

Twistee Treat
Dade City, FL		 Twistee Treat
Davenport, FL
This vintage Twistee Treat in Dade City operated as BJ's Treats for a few years before going back to the original name. [map]

This modern Twistee Treat in Davenport was installed around 2010. It was the second modern building. These early modern buildings still have rectangular lights under the cone's lip and a single counter. In 2022, this Twistee was moved to a new location in Davenport. [map]

Twistee Treat [gone]
Fort Myers, FL		 Twistee Treat
Homosassa, FL		 Twistee Treat
Hudson, FL		 Twistee Treat [gone]
Jacksonville, FL
This vintage Twistee Treat in Fort Myers updated the sign to 36 flavors at some point. I believe all the locations had just six flavors originally. This location competed with a Dairy Queen which was located directly in front of it. In 2014, this Twistee Treat building was either removed or destroyed.

The modern Twistee Treat Homosassa was built around 2016. [map]

The vintage Twistee Treat in Hudson has been there since at least 2009. [map]

The vintage Twistee Treat in Jacksonville was going by the name of Penny Lane Ice Cream N More when this photo was taken in 2009. In 2011, the cone was redecorated as a cupcake when the stand reopened as Short & Sweet, a bakery selling muffins, cookies, and cupcakes. However, by 2015, the bakery had closed and this Twistee was vacant. By 2017, the building was gone. There was another Twistee Treat in Jacksonville which is also gone now.

Twistee Treat
Kenneth City, FL

2009:
2020:
This vintage Twistee Treat is surrounded by an addition. The building last operated as the Daily Scoop but it had been vacant since at least 2009. In 2020, the building was being refurbished. A door has been added to the walk-up part of the Twistee Treat building. In 2022, the building was about to open as a Driftwood Kava & Roastery but that never happened. The top of the cone on the roof had been covered up with some sort of foam and painted orange to look like a volcano. In 2023, it was announced that the building would house Crave Cookies & Soda. That hasn't happpened yet either. [map]

Twistee Treat
Kenneth City, FL		 Twistee Treat [gone]
Kissimmee, FL
This modern Twistee Treat in Kenneth City was installed in 2018. [map]

This vintage Twistee Treat in Kissimmee had sprinkles added to the roof at some point. This building disappeared sometime between 2016 and 2018.

Twistee Treat
Kissimmee, FL		 Chillin' Out Ice Cream
Kissimmee, FL
This modern Twistee Treat in Kissimmee was installed by 2015. [map]

The Chillin' Out Ice Cream building may look somewhat like a Twistee Treat but it was built entirely from scratch in 2002. [map]

There are two other modern Twistee Treat locations in Kissimmee, including this one.

Twistee Treat [gone]
S. Florida Ave.
Lakeland, FL		 Twistee Treat
U.S. 98 N.
Lakeland, FL
These two vintage Twistee Treat buildings in Lakeland were owned by the same family.

The photo of the Lakeland location on S. Florida Ave. is from 2005. It was sold to new owners in 2009. I was told that it would be reinstalled in Eustis, FL. However, I don't know of any locations in Eustis. [photo thanks Wendy Scott]

The location on U.S. 98 N. is still operating. [map]

former Twistee Treat
Tampa, FL (now Lake Wales, FL)
2009: 2020:
This Twistee Treat was operating as Topper's Creamery in Tampa in 2009. In 2010, this building was moved to Lake Wales, FL. The name has changed slightly to Topper's Craft Creamery. The company has about nine locations. However, other than this one and the one in Valrico (see below), they are not housed in Twistee Treat buildings. For more, see this website. [map]

Twistee Treat [gone]
Land O' Lakes, FL		 Twistee Treat
Largo, FL		 Twistee Treat
Melbourne, FL
This Twistee Treat in Land O' Lakes was previously installed in Port Richey, FL. It was installed on a trailer at the back of the lot at Cherry Street Motors when this photo was taken in 2009. It was sold in 2010 but I don't know where it went.

This modern Twistee Treat in Largo was installed in 2016. [map]

This modern Twistee Treat in Melbourne was installed around 2018. [map]

Twistee Treat
Mims, FL		 Twistee Treat [gone]
New Port Richey, FL
This Twistee Treat in Mims was installed in 2013 as Frisbee's Ice Cream. It is a vintage building. I don't know where it was located originally. [map]

This vintage Twistee Treat in New Port Richey is gone now. This photo is from 2005. I don't know if the building was demolished or moved somewhere else.

Twistee Treat [gone]
North Fort Myers, FL		 Twistee Treat
North Fort Myers, FL
The first Twistee Treat in North Fort Myers shown above was supposedly the very first Twistee Treat building ever built. This photo is from 2009. This location closed in 2014. The building was supposedly refurbished by the Orlando company which revived the brand and was installed somewhere else. [photo thanks Bob Patel]

The second Twistee Treat in North Fort Myers shown above is a vintage building. It has been there since at least 2008. It was repainted around 2020 just before these photos were taken. [map]

Twistee Treat
SW Highway 200
Ocala, FL		 Twistee Treat
SW College Rd.
Ocala, FL		 Twistee Treat
Ocoee, FL
The modern Twistee Treat Ocala location on SW Highway 200 was installed around 2016. [map]

The modern Twistee Treat in Ocala on SW College Rd. has been there since around 2015. [map]

This vintage Twistee Treat in Ocoee has been there since at least 2007. There is a giant cone at the side of the building. [map]

Twistee Treat
E. Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL		 Twistee Treat
S. Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL		 Twistee Treat
International Dr.
Orlando, FL		 Twistee Treat
Curry Ford Rd.
Orlando, FL
The vintage Twistee Treat on E. Colonial Drive is known as Tillie's Twistee Treat. This building was previously installed in Eustis, FL. [map]

The vintage Twistee Treat on S. Orange Blossom Trail has been painted half chocolate and half vanilla. [map]

The vintage Twistee Treat on International Dr. was installed there around 2008. It was previously at another location in Orlando. Before that, it may have been located in Canada. [map]

The Twistee Treat on Curry Ford Rd. opened in 2010. It was the first modern building. [map]

There is another new location in Orlando on E. Colonial Dr.