Orlando theme parks will be ‘judged by the marketplace’ on COVID-19 reopening
Theme parks are not included in Florida's first phase of reopening, but Orange County's task force plans on letting them welcome guests again at their own discretion.
Brightline expects trains to roll into Orlando as soon as 2021
Brightline expects to start construction this winter on its planned, privately owned, higher-speed passenger railroad connecting South Florida to Orlando and envisions the first trains to start rolling into Orl... Read More
Orlando joins bid to host World Cup Soccer 2026
Three years ago, skeptics wondered if Orlando was ready for a Major League Soccer team, then fans packed the Orlando Citrus Bowl for the second largest opening weekend of a franchise. Now the City Beautiful is ... Read More
Orlando named ‘Gay City of the Year’ by gay travel site
Orlando has been named "Gay City of the Year" by the gay travel site GayCities.com, which praised the City Beautiful for its outpouring of compassion and unity following last summer's horrific massacre at the P... Read More
Orlando hosts annual Out and Equal Workplace Summit at Disney
The annual Out and Equal Workplace Summit is taking place in Orlando this year Oct. 5-7. This year marks the event's 20th anniversary, and emotions ran high at the event's start Wednesday in light of that as we... Read More
Hotel association, Orlando theme parks pitch for more Orange County tourism tax money
With Orange County's bed tax flush from record tourism, Orlando's tourism community wants to see more of that money spent on tourism marketing, the convention center and area sports and arts venues, including t... Read More
WrestleMania coming to Orlando in 2017
At a news conference at the Citrus Bowl Tuesday morning, Governor Rick Scott, City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs announced that WrestleMania 33 would be held in Orlando next ... Read More