Orlando first city in the US to reach 50 million visitors in a single year! (Miami: houses, neighborhoods)

[NJVICK123]

Originally Posted by **NoodLes**

Yay Orlando! More $8 an hour jobs for everyone! Want to work holidays? Want to lift suitcases for the rest of your life? Want benefits that no one can afford? Like giving directions to the attractions when they don't understand you anyways? Want to put on a fake smile everyday? Or let me throw a little variety in 4 a change (gasp), U can work at Pubix! WEEEEEEEE GO ORLANDO! Can't forget the loud mufflers waking u up at 6 AM!

Never in short supply.....

[Spring Hillian]

Florida, and Orlando in particular, offer a lot more than theme parks.

I too would claim that everything else is second best compared to the wide variety of options one has when visiting Florida.

I live in FL. I have visited other states and cities while residing here. None of them have offered the variety of choices that Florida does. That is why MOST of our vacation time is spent in Florida and not elsewhere.

Originally Posted by Phylos

Exactly, I think most people haven't traveled around much and seem kind of sheltered, especially when they make claims like another thread claiming once you've been to Florida everything else is second best. Give me a break. Seems a little arrogant.

[Spring Hillian]

Once you've seen the Grand Canyon, you've seen it. Once you've toured London, you've seen it. Shuffling around a big city looking at buildings and being in certain areas once is enough for me. However, in Florida it is quite easy and enjoyable to visit areas more than once, twice, or more.

Originally Posted by seain dublin

There is a lot to see and do in this country and abroad. I guess it is a personal choice.

Some of us marvel at the Grand Canyon or the history you find in London.

Some people enjoy standing in long lines.

[Spring Hillian]

There is no logic. It's just a distaste for FL. Some will only downplay a good thing in an attempt to make their weak point stronger.

Originally Posted by polo89

You say this as if tourist don't like the option of going to theme parks, and going to theme parks. The numbers are what they are. I don't understand the logic of downplaying a place when the numbers say otherwise.

[Spring Hillian]

JFK is a international hub. Most of the people who touch down at JFK never leave the airport. They just go to another gate, another terminal and fly back out again. People who visit OIA get off the plane, rent a car, catch a bus, get a pick up from a hotel shuttle, friends, family. The stay and visit.

Originally Posted by brinkofsunshine

What? JFK International is a busier airport than OIA.

[Phylos]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Florida, and Orlando in particular, offer a lot more than theme parks.

I too would claim that everything else is second best compared to the wide variety of options one has when visiting Florida.

I live in FL. I have visited other states and cities while residing here. None of them have offered the variety of choices that Florida does. That is why MOST of our vacation time is spent in Florida and not elsewhere.

I guess to each their own. I'd rather be in Europe soaking up some history and walking through some of the oldest architecture on Earth, rather than being elbow to elbow with hot sweaty tourists. If I want nice beaches that are uncrowded I'll fly down to the Carribean. See I've lived here all my life, all over central Florida, when I want a vacation I want to get out of state and out and about. So no Florida is not the end all be all vacation spot...for me. The theme parks wore off when I was about 15 years old.

[kidphilly]

This is city end passenger volume, those not connecting

Markets / Passenger(mil)
1. New York - 66.2
2. Chicago - 39.3
3. Los Angeles - 33.7
4. Las Vegas - 30.7
5. Orlando - 28.8
6. Dallas/Fort Worth - 26.4
7. Atlanta - 26.4
8. San Francisco - 25.0
9. Washington, DC - 24.9
10. Denver - 24.4
11. Phoenix - 22.1
12. Boston - 21.8
13. Seattle - 21.6
14. Houston - 21.4
15. Fort Lauderdale - 17.9
16. Philadelphia - 17.3
17. Baltimore - 16.4
18. San Diego - 16.1
19. Minneapolis/St. Paul - 16.0
20. Tampa - 15.9
21. Detroit - 14.9
22. Miami - 13.2
23. Honolulu - 12.0
24. Portland, OR - 11.0
25. Salt Lake City - 10.1

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

This is city end passenger volume, those not connecting

Markets / Passenger(mil)
1. New York - 66.2
2. Chicago - 39.3
3. Los Angeles - 33.7
4. Las Vegas - 30.7
5. Orlando - 28.8
6. Dallas/Fort Worth - 26.4
7. Atlanta - 26.4
8. San Francisco - 25.0
9. Washington, DC - 24.9
10. Denver - 24.4
11. Phoenix - 22.1
12. Boston - 21.8
13. Seattle - 21.6
14. Houston - 21.4
15. Fort Lauderdale - 17.9
16. Philadelphia - 17.3
17. Baltimore - 16.4
18. San Diego - 16.1
19. Minneapolis/St. Paul - 16.0
20. Tampa - 15.9
21. Detroit - 14.9
22. Miami - 13.2
23. Honolulu - 12.0
24. Portland, OR - 11.0
25. Salt Lake City - 10.1

Is that just JFK though?

[Soup Not See]

Originally Posted by Spring Hillian

Florida, and Orlando in particular, offer a lot more than theme parks.

I too would claim that everything else is second best compared to the wide variety of options one has when visiting Florida.

I live in FL. I have visited other states and cities while residing here. None of them have offered the variety of choices that Florida does. That is why MOST of our vacation time is spent in Florida and not elsewhere.

Who would come to Orlando if there were no theme parks ? Family relatives and folks passing through on I-4. Think Orlando, circa 1965-1970, a sleepy little citrus-based city of 100,000 residents or so. Most of the Orlando natives I know tell me what a better place Orlando was back before the theme parks.

Most visitors to Florida would head for the beaches as my family did when there were no theme parks.

[Pete C]

Originally Posted by leftee

Who would come to Orlando if there were no theme parks ? Family relatives and folks passing through on I-4. Think Orlando, circa 1965-1970, a sleepy little citrus-based city of 100,000 residents or so. Most of the Orlando natives I know tell me what a better place Orlando was back before the theme parks.

Most visitors to Florida would head for the beaches as my family did when there were no theme parks.

This is true, of course. Nobody really even knows downtown Orlando exists. People that prefer the way it was like small towns. I prefer downtowns with walkable amenities. Florida has extremely slim pickings for that if you want to live in this state, and Orlando offers one of the best and possibly the best downtown depending on your taste.