Orlando, Florida Timeline of Events

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

Timeline of Events

1971

10.1.1971

Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, United States.

1973

11.17.1973

Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook".

1982

10.1.1982

EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

1989

5.1.1989

Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.

1998

4.22.1998

Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.