"Orlando" a Orlando Travel Page by cobrioc

Found in the center of Florida, Orlando is one of the world's most popular vacation destination. Located midway between Jacksonville and Miami, Orlando is an ideal vacation spot.

Famous for Walt Disney World, The Epcot Center,Disney/MGM Studios,SeaWorld, near to Orlando is the Kennedy Space Center.
In 1857, the city was renamed Orlando for Orlando Reeves, a soldier killed by Indians at Lake Eola.

Located in downtown Orlando and was constructed around Orlando’s original train station. The restored station along with old-fashioned bars like Rosie O’Grady’s Good Time Emporium swelled in popularity until eventually a whole ccomplex of restored buildings was created. The most impressive artifact is "Old Duke", a steam locomotive that was in the movie "Wings of Eagles" with John Wayne.

Like Pleasure Island, you pay a fee at the entrance to the complex and you are admitted to all the shows. Cheyenne Saloon and Opera House :
This immense building is one of the staples of Church Street Station. Built inside a former opera house, the Cheyenne Saloon attracts a large crowd almost every night.

Phone: (407) 422-2434

Walt Disney"s vision for a futuristic society that would be “an experimental prototype community of tomorrow”-- EPCOT, for short. This explains the futuristic and educational themes of Future World, the part of Epcot that includes most of the rides and attractions. The other half of Epcot is The World Showcase, a display of the culture, history and retail merchandise representing 11 countries.