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So a person that probably only visited the tourist segment of Orlando concluded that all Orlando has are theme restaurants like Rainforest Cafe and Hard Rock Cafe? Who would've guessed a tourist not knowing a thing about Orlando passed 192 and I-Drive.. shocking really
Yeah that is true. But when they come to orlando they stay in one corridor of the area. I mean their are fine restaurants downtown. There are restaurants in WInter Park and Altamonte as well as Mainland.
Commuter Rail:
What is commuter rail? (http://www.sunrail.com/cr_whatiscommuterrail.asp - broken link)
It also has a Circulator:
I-Drive Circulator (http://www.sunrail.com/idrivecirculator.asp - broken link)
I understand that and have seen this since 2005. Believe me when I say this. It is not happening. The SunRail is the only one really being put to action. Thats why i said it is just the commuter rail. I doubt Orlando officials have been doing anything about any of the circulators proposed or the light rail. Sometimes the news may mention a new proposal or something but we have been waiting for years.
But Tampa does . It's birth and death numbers are almost the exact same, actually. Similar to cities like Pittsburgh or Cleveland.
Even with the best record right now, the Rays are only filling up half of their stadium. Been that way for years. Don't know why that is, because the team is pretty good.
I'm a huge baseball fan and I watch a lot of different teams play all of the time. To tell you the truth, during the week almost every team has a lot of empty seats in their ballpark. Its hard for people to go out to a game because of work. The Rays have good attendance on the weekend when people are free and especially when they add these "concert series" games in which they have a recording artist come after the game to perform it attracts more people. Also the Rays always have sellouts when the Yankees and Red Sox are visiting. Lol you are right though, out of everywhere in Florida it does seem like the Tampa Bay Area has a lot more old people, but still you see a decent amount of young folks too.
I'm actually quite surprised that Orlando is trailing these polls by a large margin. I did not expect that.
Its because this is City-Data and people love to hate on Orlando around here. Like a restaurant thread on here that I suggested Orlando is just as good as Miami. I got flamed on the City vs City forums. There's a poll in the Florida forum I started after that though where the two are neck and neck and every time someone votes for one its not long before the other one got a vote as well. People just love to hate around here.
Orlando and Miami are two cities that definitely elicit a strong reaction from those that really love them or those that REALLY hate them.
Tampa seems to be more middle-of-the-road in terms of reaction. Personally, I didn't really love the area when I lived there, but I didn't really hate it either. I do know of people who LOVED the area, but I never really met anyone that outright hated the place.
Lol yeah, Miami is definitely a hate it or love it city, like most major cities, Orlando looks like it's going down that path. I don't know if I'd call Orlando a major city, but it does attract a lot of people because of Disney World though, and most people either hate it or love it. Tampa Bay Area is like...I like it, I don't hate it, but it doesn't overly impress me, like it's just there...I've never heard anyone say "I HATE TAMPA!" but I also have never heard anyone say "Oh my god, Tampa is the best city EVER!"
Last edited by clean_polo; 05-31-2010 at 04:14 PM..
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