Buc-Ee’s new location will be an 80,000-square-foot facility, complete with 120 gas pumps and 750 parking spots, sited east of I-75 in Ocala near State Road 326. Credit: c/o Buc-ee's
The new Buc-Ee’s coming to Central Florida just became a bit of a bigger deal — it’s now touted as being the world’s largest outpost of the already ginormously scaled gas station chain.

Buc-Ee’s new location will be an 80,000-square-foot facility, complete with 120 gas pumps and 750 parking spots, sited east of I-75 in Ocala near State Road 326. This new Buc-Ee’s steals “world’s biggest” rights from an under-construction location in Texas that is planned to come in around 75,000 square feet.

Back in April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state would be directing funds toward a new highway interchange that will ultimately accommodate this Buc-ee’s location. He then proceeded to toss bags of beaver nuggets into the crowd.

“It’s basically like the Shangri-La of service stations,” enthused DeSantis, like a very normal person.

This post first appeared at our sibling publication, Orlando Weekly.

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This article appears in Jul 6-12, 2023.