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2008
19
Dec

What is in Orlando Florida?

by Chris Linch

Orlando Florida is probably the most popular city in central Florida. Orlando is the third largest metropolitan area right behind Miami and Tampa. The city is known for its many tourist attractions, which makes it a popular travel destination. Some of these attractions are Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios. There are about 52 million tourists that travel to Orlando each year. The number of hotel rooms is second to that of 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.

Orlando also offers many museums. Museums range from art to science to history. One of which is a 50 acre garden featuring a great assortment of tropical plants. This attraction includes an orchid house and a butterfly garden.

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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