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What is in Orlando Florida?

January 8th, 2008 No comments

The most popular city in central Florida is Orlando. The only cities that are bigger than Orlando in Florida are Miami and Tampa. It is also known for its world famous tourist attractions like Universal Studios, Sea World and of course the most popular Walt Disney World. Fifty million plus people travel to Orlando each year. To accommodate all these tourists, Orlando has more hotel rooms than any other city besides Las Vegas.

Orlando is the home to all kinds of attractions for tourists. The largest is the famous Walt Disney World. It is the most visited attraction that there is in Orlando. It has many attractions within it like Magic Kingdom and the Epcot Center. There is also the Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Walt Disney World is also the home to Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach and Downtown Disney.

There are a few other large attractions, one of which is Sea World. This park is a mix between an amusement and water park as well as a marine zoological park. Sea World is home to Shamu the killer whale. There are a lot of animal exhibits and shows inside the Sea World park. Universal Studios is also a very large theme park. It has the Universal Studios theme park, and Islands of Adventure. There is also a hotspot for Orlando at Universal Studios known as the City Walk.

There are 4 shopping mall centers in orlando. The Florida Mall houses 250 stores and is the largest Orlando mall. There is also the Millenia. It has famous stores like Bloomingdales and Macy’s. The two other malls in the city are the Orlando Fashion Mall and the smaller Festival Bay Mall.

There are also several museums for those who like art, history and science. The most attractive of which is a 50 acre garden with a large assorment of plants. This museum includes a house where they grow only orchids and a garden for butterflies.

The largest part of the Orlando economy is tourism. Millions of visitors travel to the area every year. There is also a large convention industry in Orlando. There is a two million square foot convention center located in Orlando. The city competes strongly against Las Vegas and Chicago hosting nearly the most conventions.

Not only is it a wonderful, popular tourist destination, Orlando boasts a ton of things to do. If you want to get away to there you can even drive about an hour and half to the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean. Cocoa Beach is one of the more popular beaches, and it is not far.

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