The main reason for this is the Orlando Executive Airport, just under 2 miles from the city center, which does not allow buildings to exceed a certain height. Skyscrapers built in downtown Orlando have not exceeded 441 ft (134 m), since 1988 when SunTrust Center was completed.
The majority are located in Downtown Orlando and the rest are located in the tourist district southwest of downtown. Metro Orlando has a total of 19 completed skyscrapers. The city and county are working together in an effort to "round-out" the city limits with Orlando annexing portions of land already bordering the city limits. This also explains Orlando's relatively low city population when compared to its metropolitan population. Such an arrangement can be cumbersome as some areas are served by both Orange County and the City of Orlando. Orlando's city limits resemble a checkerboard, with pockets of unincorporated Orange County surrounded by city limits. There are 115 neighborhoods within the city limits and many unincorporated communities.
Probably the most famous incident involving a sinkhole happened in 1981 in Winter Park, a city immediately north of downtown Orlando, dubbed "The Winter Park Sinkhole". Central Florida's bedrock is mostly limestone and very porous the Orlando area is susceptible to sinkholes. The area is dotted with hundreds of lakes, the largest of which is Lake Apopka. The terrain is generally flat, making the land fairly low and wet. The geography of Orlando is mostly wetlands, consisting of many lakes and swamps. Coming soon to the theme parks list is Volcano by Universal Orlando Resort. However, since Orlando is the larger city associated with most of these popular attractions, you will find details and descriptions of them below. Orlando also has The Holy Land Experience, Ripley's Believe It or Not and many other new attractions. There are a few attractions that are known to be in Orlando but are outside its boundaries, such as Gatorland, NASA's Cape Canaveral and more. Some dinner attractions also are in other cities, like Medieval Times in Kissimmee. However, the city contains some of the major theme parks such as Universal Orlando Resort, Sea World, Aquatica, and Orlando Eye, but not Disney World, Busch Gardens and Legoland which are in other cities nearby. When people think of Orlando, most think of theme parks and a vast urban sprawl. Orlando is also known as "The Theme Park Capital of the World". The City of Orlando is nicknamed "The City Beautiful," and its symbol is the fountain at Lake Eola. Other cities in the metropolitan area include Altamonte Springs, Davenport, Kissimmee, and Winter Park. With the estimated 52 million tourists a year, Orlando and many other areas in the region have developed a lot to offer the less theme park minded (or theme park exhausted) traveler. (In fact, Disney World is not in Orlando, but is in nearby Lake Buena Vista). Orlando, for most people, conjures up the image of theme parks, mainly Walt Disney World, but it has a lot more to offer than that. Orlando is a large city located in Orange County, Florida.
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