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Influx of new residents to the Orlando area in 2020, ranking third nationwide after Phoenix and Dallas, and followed by Tampa and Austin. The migration from larger, more expensive cities is causing a housing crunch.

Source: Source: Redfin Corp.

“To be the best, you have to play the best and you have to beat the best. Sometimes you have to play people on their terms if you want an opportunity for that.”

— New University of Central Florida Athletics Director Terry Mohajir, on why UCF may stop rebuffing demands from more established football programs to get into their rotation by agreeing to play two games at the other school for one game at UCF.

IF EVER THE WORLD NEEDED SOME PIXIE DUST AND A LITTLE EXTRA MAGIC FROM OUR CAST, THAT TIME IS NOW

— Jeff Vahle, president of Walt Disney World, speaking about the resort’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebration

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Number of beds as of the end of 2020 at AdventHealth Orlando, the second-largest hospital in Florida, after Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami

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Number of beds at Orlando Health’s Orlando Regional Medical Center, the fifth-largest hospital in Florida. UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and Tampa General Hospital ranked third and fourth.

Source: Orlando Business Journal

“I’ll play out in the parking lot. … Terry can decide if we’re playing at home or on the road or a two-forwhatever. I just want to play them and I want to beat them.”

Oct. 1, 1971 The date Walt Disney World opened to the public with one theme park, Magic Kingdom, and two resort hotels, the Contemporary Resort and Polynesian Village

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Ranking among top 10 bestperforming large cities in the U.S. for the metropolitan statistical area that includes Palm Bay, Melbourne and Titusville — an improvement from the 2020 ranking of 10, and the only metro area included from Central Florida

— New UCF football coach Gus Malzahn Source: Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities 2021