42 Facts About Orlando Florida

City of Orlando is nicknamed "the City Beautiful", and its symbol is the Linton E Allen Memorial Fountain, commonly referred to as simply the "Lake Eola fountain" at Lake Eola Park.

In 2010, Orlando Florida was listed as a "Gamma+" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Fort Gatlin, as the Orlando area was once known, was established at what is just south of the city limits by the 4th U S Artillery under the command of Ltc.

Orlando Florida's behavior was so notorious that United States Secretary of War Jefferson Davis wrote, "It is said they [Jernigan's militia] are more dreadful than the Indians.

The most common stories are that the name Orlando Florida originated from the tale of a man who died in 1835 during an attack by Native Americans in the area during the Second Seminole War.

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Orlando Florida'storians agree that likely no soldier was named Orlando Reeves.

Some versions attempt to account for Reeves having no military records by using the name of other people named Orlando Florida that exist in some written records – Orlando Florida Acosta; however, not much is known about Acosta or whether he even existed.

The new town of Orlando Florida, laid out in 1857, consisted of four streets surrounding a courthouse square.

Orlando became a popular resort during the years between the Spanish–American War and World War I In the 1920s, Orlando experienced extensive housing development during the Florida Land Boom, causing land prices to soar.

In 1968, Orlando Florida AFB was transferred to the United States Navy and became Naval Training Center Orlando Florida.

NTC Orlando Florida was completely closed by the end of 1999 by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, and converted into the Baldwin Park neighborhood.

Orlando Florida now has more theme parks and entertainment attractions than anywhere else in the world.

Geography of Orlando Florida is mostly wetlands, consisting of many lakes and swamps.

The city and county are working together in an effort to "round-out" the city limits with Orlando Florida annexing portions of land already bordering the city limits.

Orlando Florida has a large and growing Brazilian population, due to Orlando Florida being a popular travel destination for Brazilians.

Orlando Florida has a large LGBT population and is recognized as one of the most accepting and tolerant cities in the Southeast.

When Combined Statistical Areas were instituted in 2000, Orlando was initially joined with The Villages, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area, to form the Orlando-The Villages, Florida, Combined Statistical Area.

Metro Orlando is home to the simulation procurement commands for the U S Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

Orlando Florida is close enough to Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and Kennedy Space Center for residents to commute to work from the city's suburbs.

Orlando Florida is the home base of Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, and the largest operator of casual dining restaurants in the world by revenue.

Orlando Florida has two non-profit hospital systems: Orlando Florida Health and AdventHealth.

One of the main driving forces in Orlando Florida's economy is its tourism industry and the city is one of the leading tourism destinations in the world.

SeaWorld Orlando Florida is a large park that features numerous zoological displays and marine animals alongside an amusement park with roller coasters like Mako, Manta, and Kraken.

Orlando Florida is home to I-Drive 360 on International Drive home to The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando Florida, Madame Tussauds, and Sealife Aquarium.

Orlando Florida is known as "Hollywood East" because of numerous movie studios in the area.

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Orlando Florida is a large production center for television shows, direct-to-video productions, and commercial production.

Orlando Florida is home to numerous recording studios and producers, and as a result, contributed heavily to the boyband craze of the mid-1990s.

Orlando Florida has a prominent metal scene, spawning bands such as Death and Trivium.

Films Miami Connection, Ernest Saves Christmas, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Never Back Down, and The Florida Project take place in and were filmed entirely in Orlando.

Orlando Florida is the city very prominently featured in the ABC sitcom Fresh Off the Boat.

Orlando Florida was home to the Orlando Florida Renegades of the United States Football League in 1985.

In 2016, the Orlando Florida Pride began to play in the National Women's Soccer League.

Orlando Florida is home to many notable athletes former and present, including baseball players Carlos Pena, Frank Viola, Ken Griffey Jr.

Annual Community Effort Orlando Florida is the second-biggest fighting game tournament of the country.

Orlando Florida is home to NBC Sports' Golf Channel cable television network.

Orlando's primary newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel, is the second-largest newspaper in Florida by circulation.

Orlando Florida uses the Lynx bus system as well as a downtown bus service called Lymmo.

Orlando Florida serves as a transfer hub for Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach bus service.

Orlando Florida Station has the highest Amtrak ridership in the state, with the exception of the Auto Train depot located in nearby Sanford.

Attempts to establish a smaller light rail service for the Orlando Florida area were considered at one time, but were met with much resistance.

Orlando Florida is served by a collection of independently owned taxi companies.

Orlando Florida has service from car-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, which offer service at all airports.