{"id":38287,"date":"2026-10-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=38287"},"modified":"2026-10-25T11:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:35:42","slug":"thrill-the-world-genesis-health-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=38287","title":{"rendered":"Concert Report: Thrill The World (Genesis Health Club)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s now called Genesis Health Club<\/em> in Maitland but most of you will remember this place as the RDV Sportsplex<\/em> when it was owned by the Orlando Magic<\/em> and was home to their practice facilities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It’s like a health club on steroids. Besides an ice hockey rink, there are several pools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And numerous basketball courts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And yesterday afternoon it was home to Orlando’s edition of “Thrill The World<\/em>“, the world’s largest simultaneous “Thriller” dance!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MC duties provided by DJ Scott Fijolek (USA) who brought “Thrill The World” to Orlando in 2022 from his native Seattle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Music was delivered by DJ Lu (USA) yesterday, of course solely Michael Jackson (USA) tunes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spotted in Wardrobe: The instigator of “Thrill The World” in Orlando, Thommy Sandvick. His love of Michael Jackson and specifically “Thriller” comes from his days as Door Host at 8TRAX<\/em> on Pleasure Island<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Almost time for the event to begin!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the preshow, this duo performed a dance medley of “Bad”, “PYT” and “Thriller”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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While this guy did “Billie Jean” including some pretty-decent moon-walking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There were 100 costumed participants in this year’s event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Spotted on the dance floor: Celebrity Ghoul DJ Dave Cannalte (USA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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OK everyone, places!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At 5:59PM, everyone into their dead positions!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And promptly at 6PM, the ghouls began waking-up as the beginning of the “Thriller” song began.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They’ve been practicing for months and it was over all too quickly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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When we attended the first Orlando show in 2022, there were only a dozen participants. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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If you’re interested in participating next year, be sure to check-out their website HERE<\/a> and you can help them grow even further. They’ve come a long way in just a few years. Now check-out the full original “Thriller” video HERE<\/a>. Happy Halloween! A good time was had by all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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