| About Gay and
Lesbian Orlando, FL |
| |
 |
|
|
Orlando Florida is well known
for it's many tourist
attractions, in particular the
nearby Walt Disney World Resort,
which is located in Lake Buena
Vista about 20 miles (32 km)
southwest of Orlando city limits
via Interstate 4. Other notable
area attractions include
SeaWorld and Universal Orlando
Resort. The region sees an
estimated 52 million tourists a
year.
The main event for Gay and
Lesbian tourists each year is
the annual Gay Days at
Walt Disney World Resort
which now includes
Mark Baker Events.
In addition to Gay Days, the
LGBT community in Orlando also
hosts a magnificent Gay Pride
event (Come
Out with Pride) in October
each year. The summer heat
usually subsides in early
October and the setting around
Lake Eola
makes this one of the most
spectacular Pride events in the
nation.
Orlando has the second largest
number of hotel rooms in the
country (after Las Vegas,
Nevada), and is one of the
busiest American cities for
conferences and conventions with
the Orange County Convention
Center, the country's second
largest in square footage. It is
also known for its wide array of
golf courses, with numerous
courses available for any level
of golfer. Located several miles
away from the main tourist
attractions, Downtown Orlando is
undergoing major redevelopment
with a number of residential
projects, commercial towers, and
major public works projects
including the Orlando Events
Center and the Dr. P. Phillips
Orlando Performing Arts Center.
Orlando ranks as the fourth most
popular city, based on where
people want to live, according
to a 2009 Pew Research Center
study. |
|
|
|
Orlando's Come Out With Pride |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Written with a little help from
Wikipedia |
