Orlando attractions
Why Orlando?
Orlando is the sixth most populated city in the state of Florida. Orlando derived its name from Orlando Reeves, a soldier died during Seminole Wars. However Orlando is largely resided by Puerto Rican communities and African -American Population. The city has a warm, humid climate and is the home of many tourist attractions. A major part of source of revenue in Orlando comes from the tourism industry. Nevertheless Orlando is also famous and noted for NBA basketball franchise "Orlando Magic”. In addition, Ice hockey and arena football are the other played sports in Orlando on a big scale. Nonetheless University of central Florida is the sixth largest university in the country that offers 90-plus baccalaureate programs, 20 doctoral programs and 90 master’s programs. The major attraction of Orlando include Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, Sea world of Florida, Lake Buena, Orange County convention centre and many more.
Walt Disney World Resort:
Interestingly the Walt Disney World resort is located on the banks of Lake Bay Lake and Buena Vista. The resort comprises of four theme parks namely
Magic Kingdom - Cinderella Castle
Epcot - Spaceship Earth
Disney’s Hollywood Studios - The Sorcerer’s Hat
Disney’s Animal Kingdom - The Tree of Life.
Not surprisingly Walt Disney World resort is a resort owned by the Disney world. It was the dream of Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse in the field of animations, to start a mega resort "Disney World". However "Disney world" was later changed to "Walt Disney World" in the honor of Walt Disney following his death. Walt Disney world resort, located in Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, comprises of four theme parks Viz…The magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Apparently the magic kingdom park is similar in appearance to the Disneyland in California. There are around forty attractions in the seven themed lands namely Main Street, Adventure land, Frontier land, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, Tomorrow land and finally Mickey’s Toontown Fair. Main Street resembles the Stylistic features of architectural style of New England and Missouri. It consists of merchandise selling shops and sits down restaurants. Nearer to the main street stands Cinderella castle, constructed on the basis of the Classic animation Cinderella. Frontier land resembles the Wild West where one can feel the existence of cowboys and Indians. Liberty square depicts the American revolutionary period whereas Fantasyland is a place felt more influenced by young hearts. Tomorrow land, as the name reveals, is the imaginary land that might exist in future. Mickey’s toontown fair is the location of Mickey’s county House .On the whole one gets the feeling of living in different cultures of the world under in different era.
Sea World Orlando:
Sea World Orlando is equipped with major attractions that include rides, roller coaster ride and Journey Atlantis ride, and animal exhibits such as dining with sharks at underwater grill, penguin encounter, whale-dolphin acrobats and many more.
Universal Orlando resort:
Universal Orlando resort, a theme park, consists of two theme parks (Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure), Universal City Walk (a night-time entertainment destination), and three Loews hotels. Essentially these resorts are the result of a partnership between the Blackstone Group and NBC Universal.
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