Editing Orange County, Florida (section)

===Tourism and hospitality===
{{See also|List of amusement parks in Central Florida|List of Orlando, Florida attractions}}
[[File:Reedy Creek Office.jpg|thumb|[[Central Florida Tourism Oversight District]] Office in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida|Lake Buena Vista]] is the governing jurisdiction and [[Special district (United States)|special taxing district]] for the land of [[Walt Disney World Resort]].]]

Tourism remains at the core of Orange County's economy. Nicknamed the 'Theme Park Capital of the World', the county is home to [[Walt Disney World]], [[Universal Orlando]], and [[SeaWorld Orlando]], among many other theme parks. As of 2022, with over 2.9 million visitors, [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] was the third-most visited city in the U.S. after [[New York City]] and [[Miami]].<ref>[https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/america-s-10-most-visited-cities.html "America's 10 most visited cities".], World Atlas, December 5, 2023.</ref> [[Orlando International Airport]] is the 7th-busiest airport in the United States and the 18th-busiest in the world.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-27 |title=Final CY23 Enplanements at All Commercial Service Airports |url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2024-10/cy23-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf}}</ref><ref name="PANYNJ 2023 report">{{cite web|url=https://www.panynj.gov/content/dam/airports/statistics/statistics-general-info/annual-atr/ATR_2023.pdf|title=2023 Airport Traffic Report|work=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey|date=April 2024|page=32}}</ref> The county features 7 of the 10 most visited [[theme park]]s in North America (5 of the top 10 in the world), as well as the 4 most visited [[water park]]s in the U.S.<ref>[http://www.teaconnect.org/sites/default/files/misc/files/2012_theme_index_combined_1-3_online.pdf 2012 TEA AECOM Themed Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127000255/http://teaconnect.org/sites/default/files/misc/files/2012_theme_index_combined_1-3_online.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817034333/http://teaconnect.org/sites/default/files/misc/files/2012_theme_index_combined_1-3_online.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |url-status=live |date=November 27, 2013 }}.'' '', June 12, 2024</ref> The Walt Disney World resort is the area's largest attraction. The resort is home to, the [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Epcot]], [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]], [[Disney's Animal Kingdom]], [[Disney's Typhoon Lagoon]], [[Disney's Blizzard Beach]] and [[Disney Springs]]. Universal Orlando encompasses [[Universal Studios Florida]], [[Universal Islands of Adventure]], [[Universal Volcano Bay]] and [[Universal CityWalk Orlando|Universal CityWalk]]. SeaWorld Orlando is an [[animal theme park]], featuring numerous marine wildlife displays, alongside an amusement park, [[Aquatica Orlando|Aquatica water park]], and [[Discovery Cove]]. Other theme parks include [[Fun Spot America Theme Parks|Fun Spot Orlando]], [[Icon Park]], [[Madame Tussauds]], and [[Sea Life Centres|Sealife Aquarium]].

Along with these tourist offerings, the county is also home to the corporate headquarters for these theme parks' operations. One of the two corporate headquarters for [[Disney Experiences]] is located in [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida|Lake Buena Vista]] (the other headquarters is located in [[Glendale, California]]). There were reportedly plans from Disney, that they were to expand more of their corporate presence in Orange County, with the transferring of DPEP positions over the next couple of years to a new 60-acre corporate campus in the [[Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida|Lake Nona]] area of the county, with as many as 90% of the transferred positions being Imagineering positions.<ref name="MacDonald">{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Brady |title=Disney Imagineering relocation shifts creative balance of power from California to Florida |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/10/29/disney-imagineering-relocation-shifts-creative-balance-of-power-from-california-to-florida/ |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=Orange County Register |date=October 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Rice">{{cite news |last1=Rice |first1=Katie |title=Disney's Lake Nona campus means big gains for company but likely staff losses, too |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-disney-lake-nona-relocation-update-20211102-kslfkec4ivhkfcgel6nsvcigci-story.html |access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=Orlando Sentinel |date=November 7, 2021}}</ref> However, the planned relocation was cancelled in May 2023 amidst [[Disney v. DeSantis|the feud]] between Disney and Florida's governor [[Ron DeSantis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/18/disney-scraps-lake-nona-florida-campus.html |title=Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud |date=May 18, 2023|access-date=June 12, 2024 |work=CNBC |first=Sarah |last=Whitten}}</ref> [[United Parks & Resorts]] (formerly SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporate Name Change |url=https://unitedparks.com/media/press-releases/corporate-name-change/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=unitedparks.com}}</ref> or SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) is an American theme park and entertainment company, with corporate headquarters located in Orange County.<ref>Powers, Scott [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026113146/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-seaworld2507oct25,0,3595314.story "Busch Entertainment to call Orlando home"], ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'', October 25, 2007, Archived from original: October 26, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2024 |title=SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. Changing Its Corporate Name to United Parks & Resorts Inc. |url=https://unitedparks.com/media/press-releases/corporate-name-change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216042547/https://unitedparks.com/media/press-releases/corporate-name-change/ |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=February 29, 2024 |website=UnitedParks.com}}</ref> Along with [[SeaWorld]], United Parks & Resorts is the parent company for the theme parks [[Adventure Island (water park)|Adventure Island]], Aquatica, [[Busch Gardens]], Discovery Cove, [[Sesame Place]], [[Water Country USA]], and Worlds of Discovery.<ref>[https://unitedparks.com/our-brands/ United Parks & Resorts: Our Brands.] Accessed June 12, 2024.</ref>

In-turn, hospitality is incredibly vital to the county's economy. [[Westgate Resorts]], an American [[timeshare]] resort company, was founded and is currently headquartered in the county.<ref>[https://www.westgateresorts.com/about/corporate-contact/ Westgate Resorts: Corporate Contact Information.] Accessed June 12, 2024.</ref> As of July 2021, Westgate Resorts has 22 locations across the [[United States]].<ref>[https://www.westgateresorts.com/about/ Westgate Resorts]</ref> Other major hospitality companies with a significant economic presence (both corporate and in its resort properties) within the county include:

*[[Hilton Grand Vacations Club]]
*[[Marriott Vacation Club International]]
*[[Ryman Hospitality Properties]]
*[[Travel + Leisure Co.]] (formerly part of [[Wyndham Worldwide]])