A New Arena will Make Orlando More than a Tourist Town

Prior to 1992, when Shaquille O’Neal stepped foot into Orlando, no one knew of the city as anything but a tourist town. In 1995, during the NBA Finals run of the Magic, the city had never had a level of pride that the exhibited during those times. People were talking about Orlando for the first time as a community, not as a destination. Disney and Universal were saying they were part of the Orlando area, rather than Orlando saying they were part of the tourist area. Tourism has made us the town we are today, but the city and county have continuously strived to remove this image to bring in new businesses to the area. We are one of the fastest growing Metro areas in the country and the twentieth ranked TV market. Having the Magic and a nice arena to create a vibrant epicenter in town will only reinforce the image of a residential community.

A new arena is plausible and well within our grasp. If we do not speak up and tell they county/city what we as residents want, we will never get it. I only hope that in some way my website speaks at a level to inform the residents of Orlando/Orange County of what a new arena would do for the community and that it can be paid for without hurting their pocketbooks. Please visit www.orlando-arena.com for more information and tell your friends, family, coworkers, and most of all your elected representatives to let them know what you want.