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On 8/12/2019 at 5:48 AM, spenser1058 said:
Showtime airs a program this week with a Central Florida theme:
From The Daily City
*Says nothing about Amway*
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Orlando started to shed it's tacky/hokey stereotypes in the mid to late 2000's. A few movies, TV shows, and even documentaries, did a decent job casting the area in a straightforward light. Being an optimist I expected this trend to continue, since IRL our city's perception was much better than the caricature the entertainment industry puts out. Since then, garbage like The Florida Project, Hotwives of Orlando, Escape from Tomorrow, this new show, etc, all have gone back to the 1 dimensional writing on CFL and quite frankly it's tiring.
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What are the chances that we can tie a new transit system into one of the proposed stops for Virgin that would then connect to all of I-drive??
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Some really great points here. So the way I see things now, after reviewing the wealth of information shared on this forum, is that the HSR (aka BrightVirgin or whatever) could do MCO-WDW-DT Tampa and the MCO-MIA route would connect to SunRail thus eliminating the need for an airport extension. This still leaves out I-Drive, the ConCenter, and the soon to be multiple Universal complexes.
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1 minute ago, jrs2 said:
It really does. Maglev would've advanced Orlando's transit connectivity by a lot by connecting the OCCC to OIA and Fla Mall. So now, a stop at WDW and/or elsewhere within the corridor is ancillary to the BL phase out to Tampa. But, if they see money in it, maybe they'll rethink and do a realignment that services the OCCC or both, them and WDW.
We ALL need to email Richard Branson like crazy. Disney being the only attraction to get a stop is sad. They already have a good enough situation with the DME being door to door and even your luggage is taken care of.
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Just now, jrs2 said:
this was part of the maglev proposal. But, based on alignment studies, it doesn't look like the OCCC/I-Drive is part of the plan. I too wish it was...
Oh gotcha. That sucks so much.
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I know there has been talk of the Tampa route stopping at WDW. Does anyone know if they could connect to I-drive as well? Think about all the convention goers who would take the train in addition to Uni and Disney guests. That alone could make this route profitable methinks. Tampa being the terminus would just be a perk. Of course for this to really work there would need to be some sort of (preferably free) I-drive circulator built say from like Sea World to Uni and then of course some Disney Transport tie in as well. 86 the magical express at MCO and maybe put a version of that at the train station at WDW.
Thoughts?
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15 hours ago, orange87 said:
What's the Sentinel Project? What towers are you talking about? I've never heard about those before.
Obviously I don't follow the downtown construction like many do on this site so I asked a question about the property and what the plan is still for it.
As for the towers there is the one planned at Central Station across form the courthouse adjacent to Sunrail and another one where the big oak tree is on the empty lot near Orange and Livingston.
IF all these projects eventually get done this area of Orange (which feels like a dead zone) will be transformed.
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18 hours ago, JFW657 said:
Just saw another report on The Vanguard Venue.
Proposed seating capacity reported to be 2100.
New parking garage to be included in project.
Also, retail planned for ground floor of Bell South building.
I'm so glad they are including a garage in this project, not only for the patrons of future events, but also from an infill standpoint. Everytime I'm either on I-4 east or SunRail I always glance over and my heart hurts looking at one of my favorite DT buildings next to a shabby lot.
So does anyone have a timeline on the Sentinel Project (I know they moved last printing press out a few months back) and the Bell South redo? These project will all culminate as a catalyst for this part of Orange. Not to mention if those proposed towers with the weird name gets built.
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Ok gotcha. The actual area is surrounded by development meaning lots of people live there and the area is drastically underserved by nicer retail and restaurants so when the plan was first announced I was excited.
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I fail to understand how the Flea Market plan is being considered isolated?
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So is it really going to be a parking lot? Wasn't the Amway Center designed to not be surrounded by surface lots like the O-rena was? Why even take a small, and allegedly temporary, step backwards?? Garages>>>>Surface Parking
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From the not so common knowledge I've heard, its supposed to be a big chunk of the CV itself which would make sense since I don't get the impression that there was enough critical mass to move this project forward without UCF.
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For sure Hank :-)
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Lol true, I guess I didn't put much gravitas in the early reports, but anytime I see said key player meet with others about something, it usually means it's full steam ahead. Either way its a great win for DT.
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I knew this announcement was coming because last week I overheard a conversation between some of the CV key players and all they were talking was DT UCF Campus.
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I don't think we'll ever learn. And actually, I think the best project for I drive that never happened would have been the Orlando Thrill Park which would have brought a much needed component to the amusement lineup in town.
I just don't get that excited about another hotel, restaurant, and retail mall out there since I believe we have plenty of that for now.
I say we get serious about reworking some roads (including I drive) and included in that MUST be either a BRT circulator or people mover. Not light rail, not a monorail, and certainly not widening I drive to the point of pointless exhaustion.
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Plenty of $8 sandwich places, so that really isn't a factor.
Margin is low with the kinds of ingredients they'll be using, so volume will have to be through the roof for them most days of the week. With Citrus owing the lunch scene there, Shin also open for lunch next door, and a gastropubby tavern about to open in NORA, I just hope Green Day can find enough business to stay open in such a crowded field.
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I for one am excited to have the time of my life trying their "Eggs in a Basket Case" or perhaps the "Brain Stew".
All jokes aside, I don't know how'll they'll survive selling $8 sandwiches. Citrus does well because it's highend and has a better margin.
But since I work nearby, I'll give it a shot when I come around.
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^I'll even settle for SunRail spur off the current line and frequency over waiting and trying to get a new system built.
Also I feel expanding the FREE Lymmo routes is a must.
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RL is the only Darden/ex-Darden brand I care the tiniest bit for to where I hope they improve.
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Where is said project?
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Actually a Westgate City Centre Orlando has a nice ring to it.
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Atlanta as a metro has more, and less dense sprawl than Orlando. Orlando just didn't decide to build a beltway until it was too late to do so close in like Atlanta.
Just take one look at a satellite of Atlanta's suburbs and you'll see curvy, winding, suburbs, that include lots more land than their Orlando counterparts.
B Tower (5th Street Retail Infill Building)
in Charlotte
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