Nickname: “Theme Park Capital of the World,” “Vacation Capital of the World”
Population: 2,054,574 (Greater Orlando Metropolitan Area)
Average Annual Temperature: 72.4° Fahrenheit
Airports: Orlando International Airport, Orlando Sanford International Airport
Number of Hotels: 456 (112,000 hotel rooms)
Number of Restaurants: 4,500
Number of Golf Courses: 150 (within 45 minutes of downtown Orlando)
Theme Parks: Walt Disney World® Resort (Disney’s Magic Kingdom® Park , Epcot®, Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park ), Universal Orlando Resort (Universal Studios Florida ®, Islands of Adventure®), SeaWorld® Orlando
Water Parks: Discovery Cove, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park , Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park , Wet ‘n’ Wild® Water Park, Aquatica by SeaWorld
Museums: Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Garden, Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando Museum of Art, Wells’ Built Museum of African American History & Culture
Other Area Attractions: Gatorland, The Holy Land Experience, Orlando Science Center, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, WonderWorks
Day Trips: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Central Florida Zoo, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Silver Springs, Wild Waters Water Park, LEGOLAND Florida
Dinner Theaters: Capone’s Dinner & Show, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Pirates Dinner Adventure
Entertainment Complexes: Downtown Disney®, Old Town, Pointe Orlando, Universal CityWalk®
Malls: Artegon Marketplace, Florida Mall, Mall at Millenia, Orlando Fashion Square
Spectator Sports: Orlando Magic (NBA basketball)
Convention Facilities: Orange County Convention Center (2.1 million square feet of exhibition space)
