Orlando, Florida

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Orlando ( ) is a city in the state of Florida and the county district of Orange County in the US. Located in Central Florida, it is the center of Orlando's metropolitan area, which has a population of 2,387,138, according to US Census Bureau figures released in March 2016. These figures make it the 24th largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth - the metropolitan area the largest in the southern United States, and the third largest metropolitan area in Florida. By 2015, Orlando has an estimated 270,934 inhabitants of the city, making it the 73rd largest city in the United States, Florida's fourth largest city, and the country's largest inland city.

The city of Orlando is nicknamed "Beautiful City", and its symbol is a fountain on Lake Eola. Orlando is also known as "The Theme Park Capital of the World" and by 2016 attractions and events attract more than 68 million visitors. Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the 13th busiest airport in the United States and the 29th busiest in the world.

As one of the most visited tourist destinations in the world, the famous Orlando attractions are the backbone of the tourism industry. two of the most significant attractions of this attraction are Walt Disney World, opened by Walt Disney Company in 1971, and located about 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Downtown Orlando in Bay Lake; and Universal Orlando Resort, opened in 1999 as a major expansion of Universal Studios Florida. With the exception of Walt Disney World, most of the major attractions are located along International Drive with one of these attractions being the famous Orlando Eye. The city is also one of America's busiest cities for conferences and conventions; The Orange County Convention Center is the second largest convention facility in the United States.

Like other major cities in the Sun Belt, Orlando grew rapidly from the 1980s to the first decade of the 21st century. Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida, which is the largest university campus in the United States in registrations by 2015. In 2010, Orlando was listed as a global city of "Gamma-" levels in the inventory of the World Cities Study Group. Orlando ranks fourth as America's most popular city based on where people want to live according to the 2009 Pew Research Center study.

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Etimologi

Gatlin Fortress , because the Orlando area was once known, was established in what is now south of the city limits by the 4th US Artillery under Ltc command. Alexander C. W. Fanning on 9 November 1838, during the construction of a series of fortified camps in Florida during the Second Seminole War. The castle and the surrounding area are named Dr. John S. Gatlin, an Army physician who died in the Dade Massacre on December 28, 1835. The building site for Fort Gatlin, a sustainable position with clean water between three small lakes, was most likely chosen because of its location on the main road and less from 250 meters from the nearby Oak tree, where Native Americans traditionally meet. King Phillip and Coacoochee often visit this area and the tree is thought to be the site where the previous 1835 assault that has killed more than 100 soldiers has been planned. When the US military left the fort in 1839, the surrounding community was built by settlers.

Before known by its current name, Orlando was once known as Jernigan. This name originated from the first permanent settler, Issac and Aaron Jernigan, a rancher who obtained land two miles northwest of Fort Gatlin along the west end of Lake Holden in July 1843 under the terms of the Law of the Occupied Occupation. Aaron Jernigan became the first Orange County State Representative in 1845 but his request for additional military protection was not answered.

Fort Gatlin was re-occupied by the military for several weeks during October and November 1849 and then a volunteer militia was left to defend the settlements. The historical marker shows that in 1850, the Jernigan house (or Fort Gatlin in several sources) served as the core of a village called Jernigan. According to a report written several years later by his daughter, at that time, about 80 settlers were forced to take cover for about a year at "a fortress built by Aaron Jernigan on the north side of Lake Conway." One of the county's first records, a grand jury report, mentions a fortress in which it claims that the inhabitants of the village were "expelled from their homes and forced to gather together in hasty defenses." Aaron Jernigan led a local volunteer militia in 1852.

The Post Office opened in Jernigan in 1850. Jernigan appeared on the map of Florida in 1855 and in 1856 the area had become the county of Orange County. In 1857, the Post Office was moved from Jernigan, and opened under the name Orlando in a new location in downtown Orlando today. During the American Civil War, the Post Office was closed, but reopened in 1866. This move was believed to have been triggered, in part, by the fall of Aaron Jernigan from grace after he was released from his militia command by military officials in 1856. His behavior was so famous that the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrote, "It is said that they [Jernigan's militia] are more terrible than the Indians." In 1859, Jernigan and his son were accused of murder in the city post office. They were then transported to Ocala, but escaped.

There are at least five stories about how Orlando got its name. The most common story is that the name Orlando comes from the story of a man who died in 1835 during an attack by Native Americans in the area during the Second Seminole War. Some stories tell the oral history of the marker for someone named Orlando, and the double meaning, "Herein lies Orlando." One variant included a man named Orlando who was passing on his way to Tampa with a herd of cattle, dead, and was buried in a marked grave.

At a meeting in 1857, the debate had developed about the name of the city. Pioneer William B. Hull recalled how James Speer (a local resident, and a prominent figure in the story behind naming Orlando) rose in the heat of the debate and said, "This place is often referred to as the 'Orlando Tomb.' Let's drop the word 'grave' and let the county seat to Orlando. "

Through retelling history, it is believed that such markers were indeed found by one of the original pioneers. However, others claim Speer uses only the legend Orlando Reeves to help propel his plans for naming the settlement after Shakespeare's character.

Orlando Reeves

Historians agree that there is no possibility of a soldier named Orlando Reeves. The folklore is that Reeves acts as a sentinel for an army company that has set up camp for overnight on the shores of Lake Sandy Beach. Several different lakes were mentioned in various versions, as no soldiers were in the city center in 1835.

The legend grew in the early 1900s, especially with local historian Olive Brumbaugh (or Kena Fries) retelling in various writings and on local radio station WDBO in 1929. Another historian, Eldon H. Gore, promoted the legend of Reeves in Historical Orlando was published in 1949. A memorial beside Lake Eola - originally placed by students of the Orlando Cherokee Junior School in 1939 and updated in 1990 - marks the spot where the city's name should have been dropped.

There are legends that contradict each other. One legend has been Reeves was killed during a long battle with Seminoles after being promoted on the field after his platoon commander crashed. However, an in-depth review of military records in the 1970s and 1980s found no Orlando Reeves record ever. Several versions try to account for Reeves who does not have military records using the name of another person named 'Orlando' in several written notes - Orlando Acosta; However, little is known about Acosta or whether it exists. Another version of the story is Orlando Reed, who is said to be an Englishman and a mail carrier between Fort Gatlin and Fort Mellon, who was allegedly killed while camping with his friends near Fort Gatlin.

The second variation also put the story in 1835 during the Second Seminole War. The name is taken from South Caroline cattle rancher named Orlando Savage Rees . Rees owns a sugar mill and a Volusia County plantation as well as several large estates in Florida and Mississippi. Rees sugar cultivation in the area was burned in the Seminole attack of 1835 (the Orlando Reeves is supposedly dead). Furthermore, Rees led an expedition to restore stolen slaves and livestock. In 1837, Rees also tried to stop a peace treaty with Seminoles for not replacing him for losing slaves and crops.

Trusted Rees could have left a pine marker with his name next to a trail; then the villagers mistakenly read "Rees" as "Reeves" and also mistook it as a cemetery maker. In subsequent years, this story has joined the story of Orlando Reeves (which may have originally been part of Dr. Gatlin's story).

On two separate occasions, Rees' relatives claim their ancestors are city namesake. F.K. Bull of South Carolina (Rees great-grandson) told an Orlando reporter about a story in 1955; years later, Charles M. Bull Jr. from Orlando (Rees great-grandson) offers information on similar local historians. Unlike Orlando Reeves that can not be traced to historical records, there is a great note that Orlando Rees did exist and was in Florida during that time period. For example, in 1832 John James Audubon met Rees at his large plantation in Spring Garden, about 45 minutes from Orlando.

Orlando ( As You Like It )

The final variation has a city named the protagonist in the Shakespeare drama As You Like It .

In 1975, Judge Donald A. Cheney filed a new version of the story in the Orlando Sentinel article. Cheney (local historian and then head of the regional history commission) tells the story told to him by his father, Judge John Moses Cheney (great figure in Orlando's history who arrived in Orlando in 1885).

Older Cheney recounts that another man at the time, James Speer, suggested the name of Orlando after the characters in As You Like It . According to Cheney, Speer, "is a man of culture and admirer of William Shakespeare... Quoting Speer's letter," Orlando is the real Arden Forest, where As You Like It. "The Speer offspring have also confirmed this naming version and the legend continues to grow.

The account also has some validity in that regard, as mentioned above, Speer is instrumental in renaming the settlement from Jernigan to Orlando, although he may have used the legend Orlando Reeves in lieu of his true intentions to use Shakespeare characters. According to another version of the story Orlando is probably the name of one of its employees. It should also be noted that one of the main streets in downtown Orlando is named Rosalind Avenue; Rosalind is the heroine of As You Like It, but this can also be a simple coincidence.

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History

Pre-European history

Before European settlers arrived in 1536, the Orlando area was rarely populated by the Seminole tribe. There are very few archaeological sites in the area today, except for the former Fort Gatlin site along the banks of modern-day Lake Gatlin, located just south of downtown Orlando.

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After Mosquito County was divided in 1845, Fort Gatlin became the seat of government in newly formed Orange County in 1856. It remained a remote rural area during the Civil War and suffered greatly during the Union blockade. The Reconstruction Era led to a population explosion, resulting in the incorporation of Orlando City on July 31, 1875 with 85 residents (22 voters). For a short time in 1879 the city abolished its charter, and then put it back. Orlando was founded as a city in 1885.

The period 1875-1895 is remembered as the Golden Era of Orlando, when it became the center of the Florida citrus industry. The period ended with the Great Cold of 1894-95, which forced many owners to release their independent orange gardens, thus consolidating ownership in the hands of some "orange barons" that shifted operations to the south, especially around Lake Wales in Polk District. The freeze caused many people in Florida, including many Orlando people, to move elsewhere, mostly to the North, California, or the Caribbean.

The region's leading local government includes the Curry family. Through their property in eastern Orlando flows the Econlockhatchee River, which is passed by the passing tourists. It will be commemorated by the street name, Curry Ford Road. Also, just south of Orlando International Airport in the Boggy Creek area is a 150 acre (0.61 km ² ) property inhabited at the end of the 19th century by the Ward family. The property is still owned by the Ward family, and can be seen from the south flight from Orlando International Airport immediately on the south side of SR 417.

Post-Industrial Revolution

Orlando, as the largest city in Florida, became a popular place for many years between the Spanish-American War and World War I. In 1920, Orlando underwent extensive housing development during the Florida Land Boom, causing soaring land prices. During this period, some neighborhoods in the city center were built, giving many bungalows. The blast ended when several storms hit Florida in late 1920, along with the Great Depression.

During World War II, a number of Army personnel were stationed at the Orlando Army Airbase and near the Air Force Pinplacele Airfield. Some of these soldiers live in Orlando to settle down and raise families. In 1956 aerospace and defense company Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin) set up a factory in the city. Orlando AAB and AAF Pinecastle were transferred to the United States Air Force in 1947 when it became a separate service and re-designated as an air force base (AFB). In 1958, the Pinecastle AFB was renamed to McCoy Air Force Base after Colonel Michael N. W. McCoy, a former commander of the 320th Bombardment Wing at the installation, was killed in an accidental B-47 Stratojet bomber north of Orlando. In the 1960s, the base was later home to the 306th Wing Bombing of the Strategic Air Command (SAC), operating the B-52 Stratofortress and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, in addition to detachment operations by EC-121 and U-2 aircraft.

In 1968, Orlando AFB was transferred to the United States Navy and became the Orlando Naval Training Center. In addition to the training camp facility, NTC Orlando is home to one of two Navy Nuclear Power Schools, and home of the Naval War Naval Training System Training Division. When McCoy AFB closed in 1976, the runway and its territory south and east were given to the city to become Orlando International Airport, while a small part to the northwest was transferred to the Navy as McCoy NTC Annex. Which closed in 1995, and became housing, although former McCoy AFB is still hosting the Navy Exchange, as well as the National Guard units and Reserve for several service branches. NTC Orlando was shut down in 1989 by Base Realignment and Closure Commission, and converted into Baldwin Park environment. The Naval Air War Center had moved to Central Florida Research Park near UCF in 1989.

Tourism in history

Perhaps the most important event for the Orlando economy occurred in 1965 when Walt Disney announced plans to build Walt Disney World. Although Disney has been considering the Miami and Tampa areas for its parks, one of the main reasons behind its decision not to find any is due to storms - Orlando's inland locations, though not free from storm damage, are exposed to less threats than coastal areas. The holiday resort opened in October 1971, leading to explosive populations and economic growth for the Orlando metropolitan area, which now includes Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake County. As a result, tourism becomes the economic center of the region. Orlando now has more amusement parks and entertainment venues than anywhere else in the world.

Another major factor in Orlando's growth occurred in 1962, when the new Orlando Jetport, the predecessor of the current Orlando International Airport, was built from parts of McCoy Air Force Base. In 1970, four major airlines (Delta Air Lines, National Airlines, Eastern Airlines and Southern Airways) provided scheduled flights. McCoy Air Force Base officially closed in 1975, and most are now part of the airport. The airport still retains the former Air Force airport code (MCO).

21st century

Today, the historic core of "Old Orlando" is located in Downtown Orlando along Church Street, between Orange Avenue and Garland Avenue. Urban Development and the Central Business District in the city center have rapidly shaped the city center's horizons over recent history. The historic district is currently mainly related to the environment around Lake Eola where brick streets throughout the centuries. This neighborhood, known as "Lake Eola Heights" and "Thornton Park", contains some of the oldest homes in Orlando.

Bulk shots

On June 12, 2016, more than 100 people were shot in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. Fifty (including gunmen) were killed and 60 were injured. The gunman, who was fired upon by a police SWAT team, was identified as Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, 29, a security guard from the descendants of Afghanistan. The act of terrorism is the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history at the time and one of the deadliest mass shootings carried out by one person in recorded world history. Mateen pledged loyalty to the Islamic State during his failed negotiations with the police. After the shooting, the city held a lot of vigil. In November 2016, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced the city's intention to acquire Pulse Nightclub to build a permanent warning for 49 shooting casualties. City offered to buy it for $ 2.25 million, but the club owner refused to sell.

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Geography and city landscape

The geography of Orlando is largely a wetland, which consists of many lakes and swamps. The plain is usually flat, making the soil low enough and wet. This area is filled with hundreds of lakes, the largest is Lake Apopka. Central Florida's bedrock is largely limestone and highly porous; the Orlando area is vulnerable to drain holes. Probably the most famous incident involving sinkhole occurred in 1981 in Winter Park, a town north of downtown Orlando, dubbed "The Winter Park Sinkhole".

There are 115 neighborhoods within the city limits and many unrelated communities. The Orlando city limits resemble boxes, with unrelated Orange County pockets surrounded by city limits. The results of such arrangements in some areas are served by Orange County and the City of Orlando. It also describes the city's Orlando population is relatively low when compared with its metropolitan population. Cities and districts are working together in an effort to "round up" city boundaries with Orlando annexing some of the land that already limits city limits.

Skyscraper

Metro Orlando has a total of 19 skyscrapers complete. The majority are in Downtown Orlando and the rest is located in the tourist district in the southwest of downtown. Skyscrapers built in downtown Orlando do not exceed 441 feet (134 m), since 1988, when the SunTrust Center was completed. The main reason for this is the Orlando Executive Airport, just under 2 miles from the city center, which does not allow buildings to exceed certain heights.

Downtown Orlando

• SunTrust Center, 1988, 441Ã, ft (134 m), the tallest skyscraper in Central Florida.
• The Vue at Lake Eola, 2008, 426Ã, ft (130 m)
• Orange County Courthouse, 1997, 416Ã, ft (127 m).
• Bank of America Center, 1988, 409Ã, ft (125 m)
• 55 West on Esplanade, 2009, 377Ã, ft (115 m)
• Solaire in Plaza, 2006, 359Ã, ft (109 m)
• Dynetech Center, 2009, 357Ã, ft (109 m)
• Citi Tower, 2017, 293Ã, ft (89 m)
• Citrus Center, 1971, 280Ã, ft (85 m)
• The Waverly at Lake Eola, 2001, 280Ã, ft (85)
• Premiere Trade Plaza Office Tower II 2006, 277Ã, ft (84)

Bangunan Meter Tahun Meter Ft 1 SunTrust Center 134 m 1988 134 440 2 Vue di Danau Eola 130 m 2007 130 427 3 Orange County Courthouse 127 m 1997 127 417 4 Bank of America Center 123 m 1988 123 404 5 55 Barat di Esplanade 115 m 2008 115 377 6 Solaire di Plaza 109 m 2006 109 358 7 Satu Sebelas 109 m 2008 109 358 8 SkyHouse Orlando? 89 m 2013 89 292 9 Citrus Center 85 m 1971 85 279 10 The Waverly on Lake Eola? 85 m 2001 85 279 11 Premiere Trade Plaza Office Tower II 84 m 2006 84 276 12 Kawasan Menara Bank? 81 m 1986 81 266 13 530 East Central Condominiums? 78 m 1985 78 256 14 CNL Center I 76 m 1999 76 249 15 Westminster Towers? 74 m 1975 74 243 16 Satu Center Orlando? 74 m 1987 74 243 17 Capital Plaza II 70 m 1999 70 230 18 The Sanctuary? 70 m 2005 70 230 19 Park Lake Towers? 66 m 1973 66 217 20 Air Mancur di Orlando Lutheran Towers? 66 m 1979 66 217 21 Signature Plaza 63 m 1982 63 207 22 Paramount di Danau Eola? 62 m 2008 62 203 23 The Star? 62 m 2007 62 203 24 Wells Fargo To wer? 62 m 1983 62 203 25 Gateway Center? 62 m 1989 62 203 26 Gedung Bank Komunitas Selatan? 62 m 1965 62 203

Di luar Downtown Orlando

• Hyatt Regency Orlando, 2010, 428Â ft (130 m)
• SeaWorld SkyTower, 400Â ft (122 m)
• Orlando Eye, 2015, 400Â ft (122 m)
• Menara ATC Orlando International Airport, 2002, 346Â ft (105 m)
• StarFlyer Orlando di Inernational Drive, 2018, 450Â ft (137 m)

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According to the Koppen climatic classification Orlando has a humid subtropical climate much like in the southern part of the southern United States. There are two basic seasons in Orlando, summer and rain, which run from May to the end of September (roughly coinciding with Atlantic hurricane season), and a warm and dry season from October to April. The warm and humid climate in this area is mainly due to low elevation, its position is relatively close to the Tropic of Cancer, and its location in the center of the peninsula. Many of its climatic characteristics are the result of its proximity to the Gulf Stream, which flows around the Florida peninsula.

During a humid summer peak in Orlando, high temperatures are usually below the mid-90s  ° F (32-36  ° C), whereas low temperatures rarely fall below the mid-70s  ° F (23-26  ° C). The average window for that temperature is April 19 - October 11. The humidity of the area acts as a buffer, usually preventing the actual temperature from exceeding 100 ° F (38 ° C), but also pushing the heat index to more than 110 ° F (43 ° C). The highest temperature recorded in the city was 103Ã,  ° F (39Ã,  ° C), set on September 8, 1921. During these months, powerful afternoon thunderstorms occur almost daily. The storm was caused by air masses from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean that collided in Central Florida. They are highlighted by a spectacular flash and can also bring heavy rain (sometimes several inches per hour) and high winds and hail to destroy.

During the winter, humidity is lower and temperatures are more moderate, and may fluctuate faster. The monthly daily average temperature in January was 60.2 Â ° F (15.7 Â ° C). Temperatures drop below the average freezing point of just 2.4 nights per year, and the lowest recorded temperature is 18 Â ° F (-8 Â ° C), set on December 28, 1894. Because winter is dry and freezing temperatures are usually only occurs after the cold front (and the accompanying rain) has passed, snow is very rare. The accumulation has only ever occurred in the correct city since records began in 1948, although there were some accumulations around it during the snow show in January 1977. Floods have also been observed in 1989 and 2006 and 2010.

The average annual rainfall in Orlando is 50.6 inches (1,290 mm), mostly in the period from June to September. The months of October to May are the dry season of Orlando. During this period (especially in subsequent months), there is often the danger of forest fires. For several years, the fire was already severe. In 1998, strong El NiÃÆ' Â ± o caused unusual January and February, followed by the dry season and early summer, caused a forest fire season that created many air quality warnings in Orlando and greatly affected normal daily life, including delays from the NASCAR Pepsi 400 race that year in nearby Daytona Beach.

Orlando is a major population center and has a large storm risk, though not as high as in the corridors of the city of South Florida or other coastal areas. Since the city is 42 miles (68 km) inland from the Atlantic and 77 miles (124 km) inland from the Gulf of Mexico, typhoons usually weaken before they arrive. The storm surge is not a concern because the area is 100 feet (30 m) above sea level. Despite its location, the city does not see strong hurricanes. During the famous 2004 storm season, Orlando was hit by three storms that caused significant damage, with Hurricane Charley being the worst. The city also suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Donna in 1960.

Tornadoes are usually not connected to a strong thunderstorm in the humid summer. They are more common during the winter rare in winter, as well as the passing storms. Two of the biggest major epidemics in the region's history, a 1998 outbreak that killed 42 people and a 2007 outbreak that killed 21 people, both occurred in February.

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Demographics

In 2010, there were 121,254 households in which 15.4% were vacant. In 2000, 24.5% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couples living together, 15.4% had married women without husband, and 47.6% were not family. 35.0% of all households are individuals and 8.5% have a self-sufficient 65 or older. The average household size is 2.25 and the average family size is 2.97.

By 2014, the city's population is spread by 12.0% below the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 36.3% aged 65 years or older. The mean age is 33 years. For every 100 women, there are 95.3 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.

Orlando has the largest population of Puerto Rico in Florida and their cultural impact in Central Florida is similar to that of the large Cuban population in South Florida. Orlando is home to the fastest growing Puerto Rican community in the country. Between 1980 and 2010, the share of the Hispanic population rose from 4.1 to 25.4%. Orlando also has a large and growing Caribbean population, with large West Indian communities (notably the Bahamas, Cubans, Dominicans, Jamaicans, Virgin Islanders, Trinidadians and Tobagonian residents) and the established Haitian community. Orlando has an active Jewish Community.

Orlando has a large LGBT population and is recognized as one of the most tolerant and tolerant cities in the Southeast. By 2015, about 4.1% of Orlando's residents identify as LGBT, making Orlando the city with the 20th percentage of LGBT's 20th-largest population in the country. The city hosts Gay Days every June (including at the nearby Walt Disney World), holds a big Pride festival every October, and is home to the first Municipal Commissioner to openly oblige Florida, Patty Sheehan.

Language

In 2000, 75% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 16.60% spoke Spanish, 1.9% spoke Haitian Creole, 1.3% French, 0.99% Portuguese, and 0 , 5% of the population speak Arabic as their mother tongue. In total, 24% of the population of 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home.

According to the American Community Survey 2006-2008, 69% of Orlando residents aged over five years only speak English at home. Spanish speakers represent 19.2% of the Orlando population. Other Indo-European speakers comprise 9% of the city's population. Those who speak Asian comprise 1% of the population, and other language speakers comprise the remaining 0.6% of the population.

Metropolitan statistical area

Orlando is the city center of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, known everyday as "Greater Orlando" or "Metro Orlando". The area includes four districts (Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake), and is the 26th largest metro area in the United States with an estimated population of 2,134,411 Census 2010.

By 2000, Orlando's urban population was 1,157,431, making it the third largest in Florida and the 35th largest in the United States. As of 2009, the estimated Orlando urban population is 1,377,342.

When the Combined Statistical Area was instituted in 2000, Orlando initially joined together with The Villages, Florida, Area of ​​Micropolitan Statistics, to form Orlando-The Villages, Florida, Regional Combined Statistics. In 2006, the Deltona metropolitan area (Volusia County) and Palm Coast (Flagler County) were added to create Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, Florida, Regional Combined Statistics . The larger new CSA has a total population of 2,693,552 (in 2007), and includes three of the 25 fastest growing districts in the country - Flagler is ranked 1st; Osceola, 17; and Lake, 23.

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Economy

Industry

Orlando is an industrial and technological center. The metro area has a $ 13.4 billion technology industry that employs 53,000 people; and is a nationally recognized innovation group in digital media, agricultural technology, aviation, aerospace, and software design. More than 150 international companies, representing about 20 countries, have facilities in Metro Orlando.

Orlando has the 7th largest research park in the country, Central Florida Research Park, with over 1,025 acres (4.15 km ² ). It is home to over 120 companies, employing over 8,500 people, and is the centerpiece of the nation's military simulation and training program. Towards the end of each year, the Orange County Convention Center hosts the world's largest modeling and simulation conferences: Interservice/Industry, Simulation and Education (I/ITSEC) Training. Metro Orlando is home to a simulated procurement order for the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

Lockheed Martin has large manufacturing facilities for missile systems, aircraft, and related high-tech research. Other leading engineering firms have offices or laboratories in Metro Orlando: KDF, General Dynamics, Harris, Mitsubishi Power Systems, Siemens, Veritas/Symantec, some USAF facilities, Navy Division Naval Training System (NAWCTSD), Delta Connection Academy, Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University, GE, Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS), Executive Office of the US Army Program for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Research, Development, and Technical Order of the US Army Training and Training United States Central Armed Forces (STTC), AT & amp; T, Boeing, CAE Flight Training and System Simulation, Hewlett-Packard, Institute for Simulation and Training, National Simulation Center, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Systems. The Naval Training Center until a few years ago was one of two places where nuclear engineers were trained for the US Navy. Now the land has been transformed into Baldwin Park development. Many office complexes for large corporations appear along the Interstate 4 corridor north of Orlando, mainly in Maitland, Lake Mary, and Heathrow.

Orlando is close enough to Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Kennedy Space Center for residents to commute from the suburbs. It also allows easy access to Port Canaveral, the cruise ship terminal.

Orlando is home to Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, and the world's largest restaurant operator by revenue. In September 2009 he moved to new headquarters and central distribution facilities.

Movies, television and entertainment

Other important sectors are the film industry, television, and electronic games, aided by the presence of Universal Studios, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Full Sail University, UCF College of Arts and Humanities, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, and other entertainment and school companies. The US modeling, simulation and training industry (MS & amp; T) is also based in the Orlando area, with a very strong presence at the Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida (UCF). Nearby Maitland is the home of Tiburon, a division of video game company Electronic Arts. Tiburon Entertainment was acquired by EA in 1998 after years of working together, especially in the Madden NFL series and NCAA Football video game series. Near Sail Complete University, located in Winter Park, attracts new media students in the fields of video game design, film, show production and computer animation, among other things, graduates spawn some start-ups in this area in the Orlando area. Ripley Entertainment Inc Headquarters also located in Orlando.

Health Care

Orlando has two nonprofit hospital systems: Orlando Health and Florida Hospital. Orlando Regional Medical Center Orlando Health is home to the Level I trauma center only in Central Florida, and Winnie Palmer Hospital and Women's Hospital and Hospital Orlando Orlando only has a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. The Orlando medical director further advanced with the completion of the Central Florida University College of Medicine, the new VA Hospital and the new Nemours Children's Hospital, located in a new medical district in the Lake Nona area of ​​the city.

Housing and work

Historically, the unemployment rate in Greater Orlando is low, resulting in growth causing urban sprawl in the surrounding area and, in combination with the housing bubble of the United States, with a large increase in house prices. Metro Orlando's unemployment rate in June 2010 was 11.1 percent, 11.4 percent in April 2010, and about 10 percent at around the same time of 2009. In August 2013, the region's unemployment rate was 6.6 percent. House prices in Greater Orlando rose 37.08% in a year, from a median of $ 182,300 in November 2004 to $ 249,900 in November 2005, and finally peaking at $ 264,436 in July 2007. From there, with economic collapse, prices plummeted, with the median fell below $ 200,000 in September 2008, at one point falling at an annual rate of 39.27%. The median fell below $ 100,000 in 2010 before stabilizing around $ 110,000 in 2011. In April 2012, the average home price was $ 116,000.

Tourism

One of the main driving forces in the Orlando economy is the tourism industry and the city is one of the world's leading tourism destinations. Nicknamed 'The Capital of the World's Amusement Park', the Orlando area is home to Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld Orlando and the Fun Spot America Theme Parks. More than 68 million visitors come to the Orlando area in 2016, spending more than $ 33 billion.

The Orlando area features 7 of the 10 most visited amusement parks in North America (5 of the top 10 in the world), as well as 4 of the most visited water parks in the US. The Walt Disney World resort is the region's biggest attraction with many aspects like Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach and Disney Springs. Universal Orlando, like Walt Disney World, is a multi-faceted resort consisting of Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay, and Universal CityWalk. SeaWorld Orlando is a large park featuring many zoological and marine animals exhibits along with amusement parks with roller coasters like Mako, Manta, and Kraken. The property also consists of more than one park, next to Aquatica water park and Discovery Cove. Fun Spot Orlando and Kissimmee are more typical amusement parks with great sensations in small spaces with roller coasters such as White Lightning and Freedom Flyer in Orlando and Mine Blower and Rockstar Coaster in Kissimmee. Orlando is also home to I-Drive 360 ​​at the International Drive home to the Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds and Sealife Aquarium. Tourist attractions in Orlando also appeal to many locals who want to enjoy themselves close to home.

The convention industry is also important for the region's economy. The Orange County Convention Center, expanded in 2004 to over two million square feet (200,000 mÃ,²) exhibit space, is now the second largest convention complex in terms of space in the United States, just trailing McCormick Place in Chicago. The city competes with Chicago and Las Vegas to host most convention participants in the United States.

Golf

Many golf courses can be found in the city, with the most famous being Bay Hill Club and Lodge, home to Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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Culture

Entertainment and performing arts

The music of hip hop, metal, rock music, reggaeton, and Latin music are all active in the city. Orlando is known as "Hollywood East" because of many movie studios in the area. Major film production was active in the city during the mid to late 1990s, but has slowed down in the past decade. Perhaps the most famous film-making moment in the city's history took place with an explosion from the previous Town Hall in Orlando for the film Lethal Weapon 3 . Orlando is now a major production center for television shows, live production to video, and commercial production. In early 2011, filmmaker Marlon Campbell built A-Match Pictures and Angel Media Studios; movie and recording facilities worth millions of dollars that have been added to the list of major studios in town.

To date, Walt Disney Feature Animation operates a studio at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort. The Animation-Florida feature is primarily responsible for the movies Mulan , Lilo & amp; Stitch , and the early stages of Brother Bear and contribute to many other projects. Universal Studio Florida Soundstage 21 is home to the TNA Wrestling show, TNA Impact !. Nickelodeon Studios, which through the 1990s produced hundreds of hours of game shows filled with GAKs intended for children, no longer operate outside Universal Studios Florida. The Florida Film Festival taking place in various places throughout the area is one of the country's most respected regional film festivals and attracts budding filmmakers from around the world. Orlando is very popular among independent filmmakers. The indie film Orlando has been active since Haxan Film's The Blair Witch Project (1999) and a few years later with Charlize Theron winning an Academy Award for Monster (2003). Florida film incentives have also helped to increase the number of films produced in Orlando and other states.

The Metropolitan Orlando area is home to a large theater population. Some professional and semi-professional homes and many community theaters include Central Florida Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Orlando Repertory Theater, Mad Cow Theater, and IceHouse Theater at Mount Dora. Orlando Theater Project, closed in 2009. In addition, both Central Florida University and Rollins College (Winter Park) is home to a theater department that attracts young artists into the area.

Bob Carr Center for the Performing Arts has organized a regular national Broadway tour. This place was built in 1926 and underwent major renovations in 1974. While awaiting the completion of Phase II of the Center for Performing Arts. Phillips, the newly appointed Bob Carr Theater will continue to host non-Broadway events.

The Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival, which attracts tour companies from around the world, is hosted at places above Loch Haven Park in Orlando every spring. At the festival, there are also new drama-filled readings and productions not known by local artists. Also in the spring, there is The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays, hosted by the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Founded in 2002, the Orlando Cabaret Festival features local, national, and international cabaret artists famous for Mad Cow Theater in Downtown Orlando every spring.

Local culture

A large number of adolescent and young adult populations identify as goth, emo, or punk. Orlando experienced a Second Love Summer between 1991 and 1992 that popularized the subculture of electronic dance music in Florida. Culture evolved over time, beginning in 1995 from when alternative rock band Matchbox Twenty, and NSync and Backstreet Boys pop bands originated. Over the years, the intensity of music has increased. In the late 1990s, Skrape, a metal band, was founded, soon followed by screamo band From First to Last as well as alternative metal band Fireflight. In the early 2000s, heavy metal bands Trivium and Mindscar formed. In the late 2000s, more screamo bands, such as Blood on the Dance Floor (duo), Sleeping with Sirens, and Broadway (band) were founded. Large companies, such as Hot Topic and Vans have noticed and utilized this. Hot Topic, emo retailer, founded 5 stores in Orlando. The Vans Warped Tour, a concert containing metalcore/screamo/punk bands, takes place in Orlando every year.

Shopping center

• The Florida Mall is the largest mall in Orlando and one of the largest single-storey malls in the US with over 1,849,000 sqÃ, ft (171,800 m ² ). There are over 250 stores, seven department stores, and Florida Mall Hotel & amp; Conference Center Tower. Located just outside the city right in unrelated Orange County.
• Millenia mall is a contemporary two-level upscale shopping center, including Bloomingdale's, Macy's, and Neiman Marcus department stores. The mall covers an area of ​​1,118,000Ã,² (103,866 mÃ,²). IKEA Orlando opened adjacent to the mall on November 14, 2007.
• Orlando Fashion Square is located on East Colonial Drive, near Downtown Orlando. Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) is planning a late 2017 summer completion of a major renovation that will welcome new stores and restaurants to the East Colonial Drive area. In 2017, Sears closed its location at Orlando Fashion Square Mall.

In popular culture

The Florida Project Ernest Saves Christmas , Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector , and Never Back Down > took place in and filmed entirely in Orlando. The scene was also filmed for Transformers: Dark of the Moon at Orlando International Airport in early October 2010. Orlando is also a very prominent city featured in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off The Boat .

Orlando was home to many recording studios and producers, and as a result, contributed greatly to Boy band madness in the mid-1990s. The Backstreet Boys, NSync and O-Town groups all started in Orlando before becoming a national success. Alternative groups Matchbox Twenty, Seven Mary Three, and Alter Bridge are from Orlando, as well as the crew of Group 1 hip-hop Christians. Orlando also has a prominent metal scene, spawning bands like Death and Trivium.

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Sports

Orlando is the home town of two major league professional sports teams: Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer (MLS).

Orlando has two teams of minor league professionals: the Orlando Solar Bears ECHL ice hockey team and Anarchy Orlando of the Women's Football Alliance. Orlando also hosts the athletic team of University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights, who competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The original Orlando Solar Bears were part of the International Hockey League winning the last Turner Cup championship in 2001, before the league was folded. From 1991 to 2016, the city is also home to the Orlando Predator of the Arena Football League.

In 2016, Orlando Pride began playing in the National Women's Soccer League. Starting in 2017, they will share the Orlando City Stadium with Orlando City.

The Orlando sports team has collectively won two Bowls Arena (1998, 2000), two titles in ice hockey, three titles in a small baseball league, and two titles in football.

The city has hosted the NBA All-Star Game twice: in 1992 at the old Orlando Arena, and in 2012 at the current Amway Center. Orlando also hosts the ECHL All-Star Game 2015 at Amway Center.

Camping World Stadium hosts three annual college ball games: Citrus Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl, and Cure Bowl. It also hosted the 1998 Major League Soccer All-Star Game. Orlando is the host city for the annual Florida Classic, one of the largest FCS classic football in the country. It will also start hosting a series of FBS kickoff games called Orlando Kickoff in 2016, and will serve as the host for the Proxl 2017 National Football League.

Orlando was home to the Orlando Renegades of the United States Football League in 1985. The team was folded along with the league in 1986.

Orlando is home to many of the famous and well-known athletes present, including baseball players Carlos PeÃÆ' Â ± a, Frank Viola, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Barry Larkin; basketball player Shaquille O'Neal; football players Alex Morgan, Marta, and KakÃÆ'¡; and many golfers, including Tiger Woods, Mark O'Meara, and Arnold Palmer.

The Orlando Annual Community (CEO) Community is the second largest fighting game in the country. Having grown since its introduction in 2010, the event has gained more than 4,000 attendees from over 25 different countries by 2016.

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Government

Orlando is governed through the mayor's board system. The mayor was elected in the entire city vote. The six members of the city council are each elected from the district.

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• Distrik 3: Robert Stuart
• Distrik 4: Patty Sheehan
• Distrik 5: Regina Hill
• Distrik 6: Samuel Ings

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Primary and secondary education is handled by Orange County Public Schools. Some private schools include the Saint James Cathedral School (founded 1928), Orlando Lutheran Academy, Lake Lake Academy, First Academy, Ibn Seena Academy, Trinity Preparatory School, Lake Highland Preparation School, Bishop Moore High School and Orlando Christian Prep.

Regional higher education institutions

Country university

• University of Central Florida
• Florida A & amp; M University College of Law
• Florida State University College of Medicine

State college

• The University of Valencia
• Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, Oviedo, & Altamonte Springs)

Private colleges, colleges and more

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Media

Television

Orlando is the 19th largest media market center in the United States according to Nielsen Media Research in the 2010-11 TV season. Three major network affiliates operate in the city: WKMG-TV 6 (CBS), WFTV 9 (ABC) and Fox O & amp; O WOFL 35. WFTV and WOFL operate additional stations in Orlando, with WFTV operating independent stations WRDQ 27 and WOFL operations MyNetworkTV O & amp; O WRBW 65. The NBC affiliate on the market, WESH 2, is licensed to Daytona Beach and also owns and operates affiliates of CW WKCF 18, licensed to Clermont; both stations operate from studios based in nearby Eatonville.

The city is also served by three public television stations: WUCF-TV 24, PBS member stations operated by the University of Central Florida, and two independent stations: WDSC-TV 15 at Daytona State College in New Smyrna Beach and Eastern Florida State College SITE 68 in Cocoa.

Four Spanish-language channels are licensed in Orlando, including UniMÃÆ'¡s O & amp; O WOTF-DT 43 and Telemundo affiliates WTMO-CD 31. Affiliate Univision WVEN-TV 26, which operates WOTF-DT under the LMA, based in Daytona Beach. Some English speaking stations also operate Spanish-language sub-channels.

The city cable system is run by Bright House Networks, which joined the Charter in May 2016, and is now called the Spectrum. Spectrum operates News 13, an exclusive 24/7 regional cable news channel covering Central Florida news, including Orlando.

Orlando is also home to the cable television network NBC Sports Channel Golf. Facilities, including studios and administration, are located at 7580 Golf Channel Drive, just a few blocks from the I-Drive tourism corridor.

Radio

25 AM and 28 FM stations are sending to the Orlando area. Some of the largest radio station owners in the country have a large presence in Orlando, including iHeartMedia, Cox Communications, and CBS Radio. One of the country's top internet radio stations, D100 Radio, was founded in Orlando.

Newspapers

Orlando's main newspaper, Orlando Sentinel , is Florida's second largest newspaper by circulation. The Spanish edition of Sentinel , El Sentinel , is the largest Spanish-language newspaper in Florida.

The city is also served by the following newspapers:

• Orlando Business Journal
• Orlando Weekly

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Transport

Orlando uses the Lynx bus system as well as a downtown bus service called Lymmo. Orlando and other neighboring communities are also served by SunRail, a local commuter train line that began operations in 2014.

Airport

• Orlando International Airport (MCO) is Orlando's premier airport and busiest airport in the state of Florida. The airport serves as a hub and focus center for Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines. The airport serves as the main international gateway for the mid-Florida region with major foreign airlines including Aer Lingus, Aeromà © xico, Air Canada, British Airways, Emirates Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, TAM and Virgin Atlantic.
• Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) on the outskirts of nearby Sanford, Florida serves as the secondary airport for the region and is the focal city airport for Allegiant Air.
• Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) near Downtown Orlando caters primarily to executive jets, flight training schools, and small general aircraft flights.

Road

Orlando, like many other big cities, has daily traffic congestion and traffic jams, especially when departing from the northern suburbs in Seminole County south to the city center and from the eastern suburbs of Orange County to Downtown. Heavy traffic is also common in the tourist district south of the city center. Peak traffic hours are usually morning work (after 7 am) and in the afternoon (after 4 pm). There are various traffic advisory sources available for commuting including downloading the Tele-Traffic App (available for iPhone and Android), call 5-1-1 (free automated traffic advisory system provided by the Florida Department of Transportation, available by calling 511 ), visited the Florida 511 website, listened to traffic reports on major radio stations, and read electronic traffic advisory traffic (also called Variable-message signs, information also provided by FDOT) on major highways and highways.

Main highway

• Interstate 4 is Orlando's main interstate highway. Orlando is the second largest city served by one interstate, before Austin, Texas, and is the largest metropolitan area in the US served by a single interstate. Interstates begin in Tampa, Florida, and travel northeast through the central part of the country directly through Orlando, ending in Daytona Beach. As a major connector to the suburbs of Orlando, downtown, regional attractions, and both beaches, the I-4 typically experience heavy traffic and congestion. I-4 is also known as State Road 400.
• The East-West Expressway (Toll 408) is the main east-west highway run by the Central Florida Expressway Authority. This highway intersects with I-4 in Downtown Orlando, providing a major artery for residents traveling from eastern and western suburbs including the University of Central Florida and the Waterford Lakes area. The highway is also intersected with Central Florida Greeneway (Toll 417) and Florida's Turnpike. At the end of 2006, the I-4/408 junction was nearing completion of a major overhaul that created multiple bridges and fly-over connectors to reduce heavy traffic. The agency has just completed the construction of new lines, toll roads and sound barriers along the way, although there is still much work to be done.
• Beachline Expressway (Toll 528) provides main access to Orlando International Airport and serves as a gateway to the Atlantic coast, specifically Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral.
• Central Florida Greenway (Toll 417) is the main highway for East Orlando, this highway is also managed by the Central Florida Expressway Authority and serves as the eastern belt of Orlando. The highway cuts off with the East-West Expressway (Toll 408), Beachline Expressway (Toll 528), and starts and ends on Interstate 4.
• Daniel Webster Western Beltway (Toll 429) serves as Orlando's western belt. The highway serves as a "back door" to Walt Disney World from the northwestern suburbs of Orlando including Apopka via Florida's Turnpike.
• John Land Apopka Expressway (Toll 414) A new east to east west toll serving northern Orlando. Phase I was opened on 14 February 2009 and extends from US 441 to State Road 429. Phase II will connect SR 429 to US 441 several miles west of the current SR 429 intersection.
• Florida's Turnpike (Toll 91) is the main highway connecting northern Florida with Orlando and ending in Miami.

Rel

The Orlando area is served by one via the railway line. The line, now known as Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC), was formerly known as the "A" line (formerly the main line of the Atlantic Railway). The line was purchased from CSX Transportation by the State of Florida in 2013 and is now used by SunRail, the Central Florida commuter train system. Some spurs of delivery are still out of the way, operated by Central Railroad Florida. Amtrak passenger service runs along the CFRC. See also this railroad map.

Amtrak intercity passenger service operates from Orlando Amtrak Station just south of downtown. The Mission Awakening station has been used continuously since 1927, first for the Atlantic Coastline, then Coastal Coastal Path (signboards that still appear above the station's main entrance). Amtrak's Silver Meteors and Silver Star serve Orlando four times a day, twice tied to points north to New York City and twice tied for south points to Miami. Orlando also serves as a transfer center for the Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach bus service. Orlando Station has the highest Amtrak rider in the state, with the exception of the Automatic Train depot located in nearby Sanford.

Historically, other major railway stations in Orlando have included:

• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station Orlando (now Church Street Station, commercial development)
• Seaboard Air Line Railroad Orlando Station (Central Avenue Station; 1898-1955.)

Rail commuting

In 2005, federal and state funding was granted for the establishment of SunRail, the local commuter train service, to operate on the former CSX "A" line between DeLand and Poinciana, passing through downtown and surrounding urban environments. The service is expected to reduce congestion along the I-4 corridor, especially between Downtown Orlando and the suburban communities of Seminole and Volusia County. The federal and state funds account for about 80% of the estimated $ 400 million cost for path modification and station building along the route. The countries involved approved local matching funds in 2007 and the initial line was projected to commence operations in 2011. However, the project was eventually rejected by the Florida State Senate in 2008 and again in 2009 due to an amendment which would approve $ 200 million insurance policy for the system. While there are concerns that the system will be removed, the extension of the deadline combined with the new insurance arrangements with CSX brings new hope that SunRail will be completed. In a special session in December 2009, the Florida Legislature approved a commuter train for Florida, which also allowed high-speed rail federal funds. SunRail commenced passenger services on May 1, 2014. Phase I of the train system runs from DeBary to Sand Lake Road in South Orlando. Phase II, which is not expected to be completed until 2018, will connect from DeBary and continue north to DeLand, and extend from Sand Lake Road in southern Orlando to Poinciana. Attempts to build smaller light rail services for the Orlando area were also considered at one time, but also met with much resistance.

High speed rails

On January 28, 2010, President Barack Obama said that Florida would receive $ 1.25 billion to begin construction of a state-of-the-art high-speed rail system with Orlando as its center. The first phase will connect Orlando and Tampa, Florida and is expected to be completed by 2014. The second phase is to connect Orlando and Miami, Florida. The project was canceled by Governor Rick Scott in 2011, and on March 4, 2011, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the request of two state senators to force Scott to receive federal funds for the project.

A privately-funded initiative known as All Aboard Florida , which will provide high-speed rail services from Miami to Orlando, announced in March 2012. Now known as Brightline, is currently operating from Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach with services to MiamiCentral expected to begin in early May 2018. The Orlando extension will cover 40 miles of new railway lines and end at the new International Airport in South Orlando Intermodal Center. Service to Orlando is scheduled to be launched in 2020.

Bus

Lynx provides local transit services covering five areas: Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk, and Volusia.

Greyhound Lines offers intercity bus services from Orlando to multiple locations across the country. Orlando Greyhound Station is located west of Downtown Orlando.

Taxi

Orlando is served by a collection of independently owned taxi companies. In downtown Orlando, taxis can be praised on a regular basis. Taxis are also available in and around the Amway Center,

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