Sorry, Florida – The World’s Biggest Buc-ee’s Will Stay in Texas
On Monday, June 10, Buc-ee's founder Beaver Alpin cut the ribbon at the new Luling store officially opening the world's newest, and biggest, Buc-ee's. At 75,000 square feet, this Buc-ee's is also the largest convenience store in the world.
The Luling location unseats the Buc-ee's in Sevierville, Tennessee by a few hundred square feet.
A Short-Lived Title
Despite the growing excitement from many in the Lone Star State, the opening of this new store came with a bit of an asterisk. News outlets in Florida had broken the news months ago about an 80,000 square feet Buc-ee's which was expected to be opened in Ocala, possibly in 2026.
It looked like Luling, and Texas would get to bask in the 'world's largest' glory for only a couple of years.
Rest Easy, Texas...There Has Been a Change
According to a report from FOX 35, the plans for the Ocala location are different than what was indicated. A release from Buc-ee's has indicated that the new store will follow the floor plan of the Buc-ee's in Sevierville.
This means the new Ocala store will be one of the biggest in the Buc-ee's chain, just not bigger than the one in Luling, Texas.
In the video, Beaver Alpin alludes to the outcry from Texans when the Tennessee store took over the title of Buc-ee's largest. Did this play a role in ensuring that Texas now holds and maintains that title?
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In addition to being the home of the largest Buc-ee's on planet Earth, Luling is also home to the world's largest watermelon.
No...not the real fruit, but the painted watermelon on top of their water tower. It recognizes the annual Luling Watermelon Thump Festival.
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