Orlando is a popular major city in the central region of Florida. It is a highly developed city with numerous industries. This city is a major tourist destination and is home to some of the worlds most visited tourist spots like the Walt Disney World. This city is also home to the University of Central Florida, the second largest university in the United States by student enrollment. Another famous character of this city is numerous skyscrapers; this city is home to about 71 spectacular skyscrapers. Most of these magnificent buildings can be found in the downtown area. Remaining buildings are located in the Tourist district southwest of downtown Orlando.
Since 1988 after the completion of Sun Trust Center, none of these skyscrapers has exceeded the height of 441 feet, no one knows about the main reason but according to some local architects it is due to the restrictions implemented by the Federal Aviation Administration, because of the Orlando Executive Airport, that is located about 6 kilometres east of downtown Orlando, serving for international flights to Florida as well as domestic flights.
Disney world is the name, which is known by so many people in every corner of the world. The Walt Disney World is the worlds greatest and most visited recreational resort. This resort is located about 34 kilometres southwest of Orlando. Covering an area of almost 122 square kilometres this resort contains four theme parks, 31 on-site hotels,
Two water parks, a health spa, a fitness centre, a campground and Disney animal kingdom and many more recreational facilities. Some of the top attractions of Disney World are the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach water park and Epcot.
The city of Orlando is not only a famous tourist destination but also has a great repute as a major industrial and Hi-tech centre. More than 150 international companies representing about twenty countries provide facilities in the Orlando Metro area. This city is also home to Central Florida Research Park, covering an area of about 4.15 square kilometres and providing employment to more than 8,700 people, it is the 7th largest research park in the Country. Lockheed-Martin is a missile manufacturing and research facility based in Orlando. Other notable companies in the city include Mitsubishi power systems, Seagate, Siemens and General Dynamics. The city is also home to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Various locations of this city have been filmed for different movies and television. And this city also hosts some of the major arts, modelling and acting institutes including Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, UCF College of Arts and Humanities and Full Sail University. As an in-demand tourist destination, the city has several hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes to satisfy the needs of thousands of tourists coming to this city annually and the number is growing rapidly. Because of its popularity, nearly every major Airlines is having direct flights to Orlando from all major airports in the world.
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