What is changing around Orlando, from theme parks and restaurants to roads, housing and local rules. Each change is checked against its sources before it is posted, and each has its own page below.
70 changes logged in the Orlando area in the last 30 days; the most in Restaurants and bars. 15 coming up; next: Pinstripes Orlando reopens at Vineland Pointe on Wednesday, Nov. 11, under new ownership, Nov 11, 2026 (a reopening under new ownership, announced by the company; the new owner is not named in any source read).
The Lowndes Shakespeare Center held the festival's main box office, a bar and up to seven venues, per the Orlando Sentinel.→now:Shows at Orlando Family Stage, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre and a lawn venue called Citron, still in Loch Haven Park.
Orlando Fringe Festival, Loch Haven Park, Orlando
Announced, not final announced, not yet in effect; Fringe's own venues page still lists the Shakespeare Center, under "All venues subject to change"
Banana Ball played two games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2026.→now:Banana Ball returns April 15–18, 2027 for the Banana Ball Open, four games with all six teams; the ticket lottery list, due to close Oct. 31, 2026, now reads as closed.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World, Osceola County, near Orlando
Typhoon Lagoon closed for refurbishment; Blizzard Beach open.→now:From Jan. 27, 2027: Typhoon Lagoon open; Blizzard Beach temporarily closed for refurbishment, with no reopening date given.
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon and Disney's Blizzard Beach water parks, Walt Disney World
Upcoming Typhoon Lagoon is closed for refurbishment until Jan. 27, 2027. Blizzard Beach is open until Jan. 26, then temporarily closes for refurbishment on Jan. 27, 2027; Disney gives no reopening date for it. Disney says at least one of its water parks is open each day, except in inclement weather.
Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Oct. 10-11, 2026, two days.→now:Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, noon to 9 p.m., one day.
Festival Park, 2911 E. Robinson St., Orlando
Upcoming rescheduled by the organizer, Battle Bros Events, citing forecasted weather; one day instead of two; noon to 9 p.m.; tickets already bought transfer automatically; the organizer says ticket prices will increase the week of the event
Closed for scheduled maintenance since Jan. 5, 2026; reopening set for Nov. 20, 2026.→now:Still closed; reopening now set for Dec. 17, 2026, per Universal's ride page as outlets quote it.
Jurassic Park River Adventure, Universal Islands of Adventure
Current LYNX service, including the Link 701 Orange Technical College Shuttle, Link 407 FastLink on S.R. 417, and Saturday service on Link 1.→now:Proposed: Link 701 ends, Link 407 becomes local Link 607/607A with two Lake Nona trips a day, Link 1 loses Saturday service, several routes lose early or late trips, and Links 48 and 49 gain Saturday service. As of October 23, no board vote result is posted; LYNX's service-change page (October 20) says it will make system-wide changes effective Dec. 13.
LYNX bus routes in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties
Orlando to Bogotá and Medellín on Avianca (and LATAM to Bogotá); no nonstop to Cartagena.→now:Frontier adds Medellín and Bogotá, and Orlando's only nonstop to Cartagena, pending government approval.
Eola Drive, Osceola Circle, Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue around Lake Eola Park open as usual.→now:Closed in stages from 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to noon Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026 for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend (half marathon Saturday, Lake Eola 5K Sunday, both starting at 7:15 a.m.), per the City of Orlando.
Downtown Orlando around Lake Eola Park: Eola Drive, Osceola Circle, Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue
Upcoming Fri. Dec. 4, 6 a.m. to Sat. Dec. 5, 4 p.m.: Eola Drive between Robinson Street and Central Boulevard, and Osceola Circle at Central Boulevard. Sat. Dec. 5, 12:01 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Central Boulevard between Rosalind Avenue and Summerlin Avenue; from 2 p.m. it reopens between Osceola Circle and Summerlin Avenue, and the section between Rosalind Avenue and Osceola Circle stays closed until noon Sunday, Dec. 6. Sun. Dec. 6, 12:01 a.m. to noon: the eastbound lane of Rosalind Avenue between Central Boulevard and Robinson Street. Rolling closures from about 7 a.m. on race mornings. The City says closures and times are subject to change.
2025 festival: Candlelight Processional at 5:00, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT open until 9:30 p.m. during the festival in earlier years (Disney Tourist Blog, BlogMickey).→now:2026 festival: Candlelight Processional at 4:45, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT scheduled to close at 9 p.m. each festival night.
America Gardens Theatre, EPCOT, Walt Disney World
Upcoming Candlelight times from Disney's own page; the 9 p.m. close is EPCOT's hours as currently scheduled, read from a third-party copy of Disney's schedule, and Disney can still add hours; the 9:30 p.m. close of earlier festivals is from outlets, not Disney
The Classic's usual home, with what the Daytona Beach News-Journal calls the traditional 60,219-seat capacity.→now:Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET, at Camping World Stadium at an adjusted capacity, with portions of the venue expected to be impacted by construction; the sources read give no capacity figure.
A Bahama Breeze restaurant at 499 E. Altamonte Drive, still licensed by the state as Bahama Breeze #3002.→now:A Yard House, expected to reopen at the site on Nov. 18, 2026, per Darden's schedule.
Bahama Breeze, 499 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs
Announced, not final Darden's schedule as of Aug. 27, repeated by ClickOrlando on Sept. 21; no report read after Sept. 21 confirms the close or the reopening date
The season's dates were announced in August 2026; the season begins November 14, 2026.→now:Holidays at Universal Orlando from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, in three parks, included in theme park admission.
Universal Orlando Resort: Universal Studios Florida, Universal Islands of Adventure and Universal Epic Universe
Upcoming the season runs November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, by Universal's guide and WFTV; the dates were announced in August 2026
On the City of Orlando's map, 14 of the 30 segments have run since dates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6 with no gap listed; the other 16 have earlier closures on dates from Nov. 4 to Nov. 9 and no further closure listed until Nov. 12 or later.→now:All 30 have a closure on Nov. 14 and 15. 14 end at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 3 at 8 p.m. Nov. 16, 1 at 8 a.m. Nov. 17, 4 at 8 a.m. Nov. 18 and 8 at 3 p.m. Nov. 19. North Court Avenue is closed from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. All per the City of Orlando, and subject to change.
Streets around Camping World Stadium, and North Court Avenue in downtown Orlando
Upcoming On the City's map, 14 of the 30 segments have run since dates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6 with no gap listed, and the rest start Nov. 12 to 14. They end from 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15 to 3 p.m. Nov. 19. North Court Avenue: 9 a.m. Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Nov. 14. Times are subject to change.
Closed since September 2025, when Pinstripes Holdings Inc. closed 10 of its 18 locations, the Vineland Pointe one among them.→now:Reopening Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as "a new business with new ownership": a chef-driven menu and bowling, with new activities and expanded private event options.
Pizza Bruno's College Park restaurant at 2429 Edgewater Drive, serving Jersey-style pizzas.→now:Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza, planned to open at this address in early December 2026, with cheesesteaks and pizza that Pacchioni says will not be Jersey-style.
2429 Edgewater Drive, College Park, Orlando
Upcoming Planned for early December 2026, with no exact day announced. Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day at this address, in a story written before that date.
Avalon Park Oktoberfest, originally scheduled for Oct. 10, 2026.→now:Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Beer Garden Preview in Town Park. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Community Festival & Beer Garden.
Avalon Park, Orlando (Friday: Town Park)
Date passed, awaiting re-check postponed by the organizer; Friday Nov. 6 is a beer-garden preview and Saturday Nov. 7 the festival, both 5-10 p.m.
SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration has not opened for the 2026 season.→now:The Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, included with park admission, with Miracles, the nighttime orca presentation, returning.
The Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., per Orlando Weekly.→now:Hayashi Tarō, a sushi-box (orizume) house, in a soft opening, with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site.
A Bealls Florida department store at 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, Winter Garden.→now:The store will permanently close, in mid-January per an employee; hours stay 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays until then, per the Observer.
Bealls Florida, 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, Winter Garden Village, Winter Garden, FL
Upcoming mid-January, per one employee quoted by the Observer; the store's posters show no date, and we found no date from Bealls
The former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr.→now:Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant, in soft opening: Thursday and Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-2:30pm and 4pm-9pm; no reservations; cashless.
1222 E. Colonial Dr., Suite B, Mills 50, Orlando (the former Dochi space)
In effect open by this date; Oct. 22 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then; a soft opening, with no grand-opening date in the sources read
Animal Actors On Location!, a live animal show at Universal Studios Florida.→now:The show closed permanently: last shows Monday, November 2, 2026; gone from Tuesday, November 3. No replacement announced.
Bubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que at 1049 E. Altamonte Dr. is listed as closed on Restaurantji.→now:Orlando Weekly reports Oh Que Bueno will open there before the end of the year; no opening date has been given.
1049 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs (the former Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ space)
Tiana's Bayou Adventure and its exit shop, Tiana's Bayou General, are open at Magic Kingdom.→now:From Nov. 2, 2026, the ride and Tiana's Bayou General are closed for refurbishment; Disney expects the ride back in December 2026.
Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
In effect a temporary closure for refurbishment; Disney says the ride is expected to reopen in December 2026, and its calendar shows Dec. 18, subject to change
Emirates flies a Boeing 777 on its daily Dubai–Orlando flights, as it has since the route launched in 2015.→now:From Nov. 1, 2026, an Airbus A350 flies the daily Dubai–Orlando flights, with 32 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 238 Economy seats.
Orlando (MCO), Emirates' daily Dubai–Orlando flights EK219 and EK220
Two days a week through Oct. 31, 2026: Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday and Friday for non-residential properties.→now:One day a week from Nov. 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027: Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday for non-residential properties.
Orange County (all of it except the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District)
In effect the yearly Eastern Standard Time schedule; two days a week returns when Daylight Saving Time does
Current OUC electric rates, without the DemandLevel charge.→now:A monthly DemandLevel charge of $5, $10 or $15 (Orlando homes) set by the highest 15-minute draw, with a 12.5% lower non-fuel energy rate and an unchanged fuel charge, listed on OUC's rates page as effective Nov. 1, 2026; filed with the Florida PSC for review in July 2026, decision not found.
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) electric service, Orlando and St. Cloud
HomeGoods' Orlando store at Millenia Plaza, 4664 Millenia Plaza Way; its HomeGoods page now lists it closed every day of the week.→now:A HomeGoods store at Colonial Plaza Market Center, 2642 East Colonial Drive, whose store page lists 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day (read Oct. 30, 2026); the opening had been set for Oct. 29, 2026, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
HomeGoods, Colonial Plaza Market Center, East Colonial Drive, Orlando (moving from 4664 Millenia Plaza Way)
In effect open by this date; Oct. 29 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then
No aerial spraying scheduled over Apopka and Pine Hills.→now:Aerial spraying against the dengue mosquito: flights scheduled at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, with no report on whether they took place; both county pages move the Oct. 24 round to Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 7 p.m., due to weather.
Papa Bees at 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Suite 1036, Longwood.→now:Papa Bees at 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space, from 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29, per Orlando Weekly.
190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood
Date passed, awaiting re-check reported by Orlando Weekly and re-reported by Hoodline; the restaurant's website still lists the old address, and state food-licence records show no Papa Bees licence at 190 as of Oct. 26, 2026
Phase 1A of the county's Rosenwald park (walking paths, pavilions, initial stormwater work) is complete and Phase 1B (fishing pier, kayak launch) is under construction; the community center was in design.→now:The county says it held the community center's groundbreaking on Oct. 29, 2026 and unveiled the property's new name, Rosenwald Legacy Park; completion is expected in summer 2027.
Former Rosenwald School site, 1096 Merritt St., East Altamonte (Seminole County)
Ended the ceremony was held Oct. 29, 2026, according to the county's project page and its Oct. 30 featured story
No nonstop between Orlando and Lisbon; the airport lists the route as an "Unserved Route".→now:TAP Air Portugal nonstop Orlando–Lisbon three times a week (Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays), from October 29, 2026; FlightAware's log lists the first flight, TAP267, on that date.
By Apartment List's measure, Orlando's median rent was 0.5% higher 12 months earlier (the report gives the change, not last year's dollar figure).→now:A median rent of $1,520 across all bedroom sizes ($1,295 for a 1-bedroom, $1,609 for a 2-bedroom), down 0.2% over October and 0.5% over 12 months, in Apartment List's November 2026 report.
A planned Center for Women and Families, with funding from Orange County and the City of Orlando, per the county's release.→now:A ceremonial groundbreaking held Oct. 28, 2026 on a site the county calls an active construction zone; the Coalition's leaders hope to open the center in the first quarter of 2028.
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, 18 North Terry Avenue, Parramore, Orlando
Ended the ceremony is over; Orange County calls the site an active construction zone, and the Coalition's leaders hope to open the center in the first quarter of 2028
As of GrowthSpotter's March 2024 report: construction plans filed for a 252-unit project, on a property rezoned in 2023 with preliminary site plan approval.→now:Under construction, per Muirfield Development: 252 market-rate apartments in three four-story buildings and a clubhouse, with delivery expected in summer 2028.
1941 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee area, Osceola County
In effect Oct. 27, 2026 is the date of Muirfield's announcement, not a reported first day of work; delivery is expected in summer 2028, per Muirfield.
After the third wave, announced April 20, 2026, the program had relieved $559 million in medical debt.→now:With the fourth wave, the county says it has relieved $758.2 million in medical debt, for approximately 429,276 residents.
The Desire Foundation ran a traditional food pantry line, with pre-packed boxes.→now:Parramore Market, a micro-grocery where registered individuals and families select groceries at no cost.
536 N. Westmoreland Drive, Suite 105, Parramore neighborhood, Orlando
In effect By registration only, and new registrations are currently waitlisted. Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for registered seniors 60 and older; Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for all other registered shoppers. The Foundation's page says Orange County residents only, once every 14 days per household; News 6 and Orlando Weekly reported all Central Florida residents, twice a month.
At its Feb. 24, 2026 launch, Waymo's Orlando service covered 60 square miles, from just north of downtown Orlando nearly to Walt Disney World, per Spectrum News 13.→now:Waymo said its coverage area in the east would nearly double, including more service downtown, over the week from Oct. 27, 2026.
Waymo's Orlando service area: the east side and downtown Orlando
Date passed, awaiting re-check a rollout announced for the week from Oct. 27; no source we read says it finished; the new edge of the area is shown only in the Waymo app and Waymo's service-area maps, which were not read
Westbound I-4 Express open overnight, with a continuous closure of the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass.→now:Westbound I-4 Express was to close overnight Oct. 27 to 28 for barrier removal, then the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass was to be restriped and reopened; no source read confirms it was done.
Westbound I-4 Express, John Young Parkway (S.R. 423) to just west of Kirkman Road (S.R. 435), Orange County
Date passed, awaiting re-check overnight only: from as early as 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28; if the work is not completed as scheduled, the same closure and detour during the same hours overnight Wednesday, Oct. 28; FDOT says schedules are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances
Sun Terra Communities' Minneola Marketplace plan; Sun Terra pulled its Walmart application in June 2026.→now:Equinox Development has agreed to buy the site; its early master plan shows one big-box store, two multi-family lots on over 21 acres, a 2-acre park and up to 12 outparcels, including a nearly 4-acre hotel.
Minneola Marketplace site, northeast of North Hancock Road and Citrus Grove Road, Minneola
Announced, not final reported by GrowthSpotter only; no city record, recorded sale or company release was read; the big-box store needs a conditional use permit from the Planning & Zoning Board and city council
First reported in November 2025 to open by the end of December 2025.→now:Key Food's page for the store lists hours of 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM every day and a weekly circular (a saved copy of Oct. 26, 2026 reads valid Oct 23 - Oct 29; the page read Nov. 4 reads valid Oct 30 - Nov 5); the grand opening had been set for Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, and no report of that day has been found.
Key Food Supermarket, Ocoee Plaza, 23 W. Silver Star Road, Ocoee, FL 34761
In effect open by this date; Oct. 23 was the scheduled day, and no report says it opened then; the store's operator is not named in any source read
RaceTrac stores without the grab-and-go pizza bar and redesigned coffee area.→now:Remodeled stores with a grab-and-go pizza bar, coffee stations with six Crazy Good Coffee blends and, at select stores, an expanded Swirl World frozen yogurt bar.
32 RaceTrac stores in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia and Brevard counties
Upcoming reported by C-Store Dive and What Now Orlando from RaceTrac's early-October announcement; RaceTrac's own news page, read Oct. 27, 2026, does not list it
Volcano Bay open; a maintenance closure from October 26, 2026 listed with a planned reopening on or before March 24, 2027.→now:Maintenance closure from October 26, 2026, with an updated planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027; dates subject to change.
Brightline's regular schedule.→now:One extra train, scheduled for 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, Orlando to West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami; a free one-way shuttle from Universal Orlando to the station. No record found of it being held as of Nov. 8, 2026.
Brightline Orlando Station; shuttle from Universal Orlando
Tucker Ranch Park & Nature Preserve without its Phase II park and gardens.→now:Phase II of Tucker Ranch, a 25.6-acre park and botanical garden, open to the public.
In effect the city announced the park would be closed Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22 and reopen Friday, Oct. 23 at 9:30 a.m.; ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.; the Orange Observer reported the ribbon cutting took place on Oct. 23; no report found on the Oct. 21 and 22 closure
The Oakland Farmers Market ran on second and fourth Thursdays.→now:From January 2027, the market runs on select first Saturdays, starting Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, per the Orange Observer.
Regular admission to The Orlando Eye.→now:Free rides from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2026 for guests in witch costumes, first come, first served, during a world-record attempt; ABC reported on Oct. 24 that 184 people set a world record on the Eye.
No $20 Monthly Steals ticket program or Fan Favorites Value Menu announced for Magic home games.→now:$20 Monthly Steals tickets for every home game (text-alert subscribers; limited, random seats, non-transferable), a $2-to-$7 value menu announced for two stands, and $15 merchandise deals.
Closed since Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, as a precaution; listed as temporarily closed in the SeaWorld app.→now:Open again; Mako "resumed normal operations," a SeaWorld spokesperson told FOX 35.
SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando
In effect SeaWorld did not say if any modifications were or will be made to the coaster (FOX 35, Oct. 21, 2026).
The district's last Central Recreation Public Meeting was Oct. 28, 2025, in the same room.→now:Public meeting on recreation at 18 district properties, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m., in Apopka; email comments taken.
St. Johns River Water Management District, Apopka Service Center, Econ Conference Room, 2501 S. Binion Road, Apopka
No BrewDog or Jam-Eng at the airport; one Zaza already there.→now:BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar scheduled to open in the North Terminal Complex later in 2026.
Orlando International Airport (MCO), North Terminal Complex
Tako Cheena at 948 N. Mills Ave., across from Wally's Tavern, per Bungalower.→now:Tako Cheena back at its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., a few doors down; the restaurant says soon, with no date.
Disney's Character Warehouse between the Under Armour outlet store and the food-court entrance.→now:A larger Character Warehouse in the former Timberland storefront, across from the Nike Factory Store and next to the Polo Ralph Lauren outlet, per WDW News Today; no date set.
Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets, International Drive area
A planned 325-unit apartment community on an 11-acre Wyld Oaks parcel Hathaway Development bought for $13 million, per GrowthSpotter in June 2026.→now:Vertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, per the master developer's Oct. 15, 2026 release.
Wyld Oaks (at the SR 429 Beltway and W. Kelly Park Road), Apopka
The former Forever 21 space at Winter Garden Village.→now:Spirit Christmas, a seasonal store, opened October 15, 2026, per its store page; no closing date published as of October 20, 2026.
3049 Daniels Road, Suite 220C, Winter Garden Village, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Fox 35 reported the groundbreaking on August 1, 2025, with the store set to open in 2026.→now:A three-story Build-A-Bear Workshop at ICON Park, scheduled to open in November 2026.
Build-A-Bear Workshop, ICON Park, Orlando
Upcoming month only: the opening is scheduled for November 2026, by Build-A-Bear Workshop's release of October 5, 2026; the company says grand opening details are to come
Announced in spring 2025 as coming to 4490 13th St; GottaGoOrlando reported the chain had a restaurant before at 4100 13th St, St Cloud.→now:Licensed by the state on September 28, 2026 (active, expires April 1, 2027) and listed on Bojangles' store page with online ordering.
4490 13th Street, St. Cloud
In effect the state licensed and inspected it on Sept. 28, 2026; no public opening day is stated in the sources read
Disney's Champion of the Community sponsorship of the Magic, begun in 2010, with a Disney atrium at the arena since at least 2015.→now:The sponsorship extended under a long-term agreement of undisclosed length, the Disney brand still on Magic uniforms, and a redesigned Walt Disney World Atrium with updated artwork and projection technology.
Kia Center, downtown Orlando (the Walt Disney World Atrium)
The space where PDQ previously resided, per the Orange Observer.→now:Saucy! by KFC is open daily; it opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando, and a grand-opening celebration was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7.
Saucy! by KFC, 2224 Western Way, Suite A, Flamingo Crossings Town Center, Winter Garden, FL 34787
In effect opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando's Nov. 3 story; we found no report from that day
A branch under construction; the area served by the Horizon West Book Drop in the Hamlin Town Center.→now:A 20,000 square-foot branch library, grand opening October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m.; regular hours, per the library system: Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
No Princess Polly store in Orlando; the brand's Florida store was in Miami, at Dadeland Mall.→now:A Princess Polly store at The Mall at Millenia, upper level near Macy's, Space L205.
The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Rd, Orlando: upper level near Macy's, Space L205
The library's 2026-27 budget stood at $266,326, per the Sept. 3, 2026 motion.→now:$500,000, enough to run the library through Sept. 30, 2027, while the city looks for an outside operator to take over no later than that date.
Altamonte Springs City Library, 281 Maitland Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Long Street open to traffic from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue.→now:Long Street under a continuous full closure from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue from 7 a.m. Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Nov. 15, 2026, per CFX's alert; CFX's handout says the detour's traffic pattern becomes the final pattern once the stormwater pond is finished.
Long Street from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue (CFX's State Road 408 Improvement Projects)
A roughly 200-room hotel, the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia, which Orange County commissioners approved buying for $13 million on June 30, 2026.→now:Proposed: most rooms become one-bedroom apartments for households at or below 50% of the area median income, plus units for seniors and people with disabilities who need support, about a dozen emergency short-term units for the homeless, and security around the clock.
Developer Inn, 2500 33rd Street, Orange County District 6
Announced, not final a proposed plan, presented at a community meeting; the $13 million purchase was approved June 30, 2026 and had not closed as of October 6, 2026, and we found no report of a closing as of November 4, 2026
Savi's Workshop lightsabers without the new effects; the Protection and Defense hilt theme with the parts it last got in January 2023, per BlogMickey.→now:Lightsabers built from Oct. 5, 2026 have thermal-cutting, spinning and deflection effects, smoother activation and upgraded audio; Protection and Defense has new white-and-gold parts. $274.99 per lightsaber, plus tax.
Savi's Workshop, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World (Bay Lake, Orange County)
No Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall.→now:A year-round Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall, expected this fall; the early October the mall hinted at has passed; no date or report of an opening found as of Nov. 4, 2026.
No nonstop Allegiant flights between Orlando Sanford and Trenton, New Jersey.→now:Allegiant flies Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Trenton-Mercer (TTN) nonstop, twice weekly according to Simple Flying.
Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford
The earlier water, sewer, reclaimed-water and garbage rates.→now:Water, sewer and reclaimed-water rates up 6% and garbage up 6.5%; the city's residential base charges are $13.10 for water, $27.87 for sewer and $28.33 for garbage.
City of Apopka, Orange County
In effect effective Oct. 1, 2026, per the city's rate page; the city says the new rates will be reflected in the November 2026 utility statement
On-street $1 an hour, paid 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; city garages $2 an hour, $15 daily maximum; about 1,000 physical meters.→now:On-street $2/$2/$3/$4 for hours one to four, increasing to a six-hour maximum, paid 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; garages $2 an hour for four hours, then $3, $20 daily maximum; digital payment only.
City of Orlando parking facilities, downtown Orlando
Jellyrolls, the BoardWalk's dueling piano bar, closed; its building stood empty.→now:Hurly-Burly, a lounge with family trivia and games until 9:00 PM and live music for guests 21 and older after, open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM.
Disney's BoardWalk, 2101 Epcot Resort Blvd., Lake Buena Vista
The Gate Link trams to Gates 100-129 (Airside 2) ran on the system placed into service in 2000.→now:One rebuilt track to Gates 100-129 carries passengers with new vehicles while crews rebuild the second track.
Orlando International Airport (MCO), Gate Link to Gates 100-129
In effect the first of two tracks to Gates 100-129; the second track and Gates 70-99 follow, on the airport's posted schedule
FY2026: $139.23 per fire protection unit; the City says more than 90% of single-family homes paid between $205 and $342, and the average home paid about $242.→now:FY2027: $383.90 per dwelling unit ($86.03 demand plus $297.87 availability), the same for every dwelling unit regardless of size.
City of Ocoee
In effect $383.90 per dwelling unit, the same regardless of size. Charged on the property tax bill mailed in November 2026; normal payment window November 1 through March 31, with the same early payment discounts and delinquency rules as property taxes. Other property types pay different amounts (commercial and industrial by building square footage).
Smallest home meter: water fixed charge $9.03 a month, wastewater fixed charge $19.33 a month; water usage $1.43, $1.98 and $3.94 per 1,000 gallons across the first three tiers.→now:From October 1, 2026: water fixed charge $9.84, wastewater fixed charge $20.30; water usage $1.47, $2.04 and $4.06 per 1,000 gallons; residential wastewater usage $4.61 per 1,000 gallons.
Orange County Utilities service area, Orange County, Florida
In effect the first of five yearly increases, each October 1 from 2026 through 2030, set by Resolutions 2026-M-04 (water) and 2026-M-05 (wastewater), adopted January 27, 2026
Announced in July 2026 as coming this fall, with no opening date, nightly rates or reservation date given.→now:Four tents open in the park's campground, with reservations open through the operator, Wekiwa Springs Adventures.
Wekiwa Springs State Park campground
In effect reported open on October 1, 2026; the sources read give no separate opening day
$24.87 a month for the 95-gallon residential cart (fiscal year 2026).→now:$26.61 a month for the 95-gallon cart; a new 65-gallon cart at $24.87 a month; the adopted schedule rises each fiscal year to $30.09 for the 95-gallon cart in fiscal year 2031.
The closed Lake Orlando golf course, approved for redevelopment as the RoseArts District in December 2021.→now:Construction underway on Phase 1: about 1,600 apartments in four buildings, 160 designated affordable; the first building about 30 months from the September 30, 2026 groundbreaking, per the developer.
Former Lake Orlando Golf Course, Rosemont, Orlando
Not playing in Orlando; on September 28, 2026, the Broadway in Orlando page listed the run as upcoming.→now:24 performances, Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026; $10 digital lottery for every performance.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S Magnolia Ave, Orlando
Denied by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in May 2025.→now:Approved 4-3 on Sept. 29, 2026, as the special magistrate recommended, modified with the applicant's raised-road condition.
Tuscana, in the Shingle Creek Basin, just west of the Shingle Creek preserve (Orange County)
In effect a 4-3 approval recorded in the county's draft minutes; a land use plan and conservation area impact permit with conditions, with detailed engineering, drainage and other development reviews still ahead; the owners' acceptance of the county's settlement offer is not reported in any source read
Micromobility rules set by some cities (Winter Garden, Ocoee, Winter Park) and the school board, and a statewide bill, SB 382, vetoed by the governor.→now:10 mph on sidewalks and shared-use paths, 20 mph on roads, bike lanes and trails, helmets for riders under 16, and a $100 citation possible for adults from a first offense.
Orange County: unincorporated areas, and cities and towns without their own micromobility ordinances
In effect applies in unincorporated Orange County and in cities and towns without their own ordinances; Commissioner Nicole Wilson told WFTV the Sheriff's Office will have a grace period to train its personnel, with no end date in the sources read
Closed for refurbishment from September 28, 2026; before that, a two-station train between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station.→now:Running again as a two-station shuttle between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station; it reopened October 29, 2026, WDW News Today reported.
Walt Disney World Railroad, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World
Ended a closure for refurbishment; the train reopened Oct. 29, 2026, WDW News Today and WDWMAGIC reported, as a two-station shuttle
No Green PLACE Hiking Spree.→now:A hiking spree on 40 Green PLACE trails through April 22, 2027, with rewards at 3, 10 and 15 trails, plus free monthly guided hikes from September through April.
Orange County's Green PLACE conservation properties
No Extreme Sports exhibit at the Orlando Science Center.→now:"Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits" in the Traveling Exhibit Hall, Level 2, open until January 3, 2027, included with general admission and free for members.
Orlando Science Center, Traveling Exhibit Hall – Level 2
The former Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Blvd.→now:Reeves Sports Bar, soft-opened; grand opening date not announced; hours per its website (October 15): Sunday 12 p.m. to midnight, Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight.
50 E. Central Blvd., downtown Orlando (the former Swiggs space)
The former House of Sploot pet shop space at 1231 N. Orange Ave.; Olde Hearth Bread Co. had planned to open a shop there in mid-May.→now:Rye Row by Olde Hearth, Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s storefront, soft open: fresh breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours may be sporadic.
1231 N. Orange Ave., Ivanhoe Row, Ivanhoe Village, Orlando (the former House of Sploot space)
In effect a soft opening: Bungalower reports the shop quietly opened over the weekend and reopened Wednesday, Sept. 23; no grand-opening date in the sources read
Magnolia Avenue ran one-way, with a dedicated LYMMO bus lane.→now:Magnolia Avenue runs two-way from South Street to Livingston Street; LYMMO buses travel with regular traffic, and on-street parking is added.
Magnolia Avenue, South Street to Livingston Street, downtown Orlando
In effect in effect by Sept. 22, when Spectrum News 13 reported it two-way; the city scheduled a Sept. 17 event to mark Phase 1 complete; a proposed Phase 2 on the same stretch has an estimated start of Q2 2027
Two businesses still open in the plaza: Emporium 7 (a hair salon) and Aerus Electrolux.→now:Emporium 7 has left; Aerus Electrolux has a 30-day notice and GOAA is helping it find a new location.
Colonial Promenade Shopping Center, East Colonial Drive, Orlando (at the entrance to Orlando Executive Airport)
Red, Hot & Boom, the city's yearly Fourth of July event at Cranes Roost Park, was in the city's budget.→now:The Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget has no funding for it, and the city manager calls it retired.
The park's earlier boardwalk and parking lot, before the improvements.→now:A rebuilt 210-foot boardwalk with improved accessibility, a new bench and trash receptacles, and ADA parking-lot improvements.
Orange County Parks and Recreation broke ground on the park on July 30, 2025.→now:Open Sunday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in summer and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.
Not yet open: Cartier's store page announced its grand opening for Sunday, August 30.→now:Open Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; phone +1 321-281-6201.
The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Rd, Space K-288, Orlando
A nearly 60-acre site, more than two-thirds water or wetlands, within the Sand Lake Groves planned development.→now:Proposed: Lakeshore at Sand Lake, 377 apartments in four five-story buildings on a 17.84-acre development site, if approved.
Turkey Lake Road and Central Florida Parkway, west of I-4, along Big Sand Lake (Orange County)
Open: one of the park's playgrounds.→now:Closed since the city's alert of August 21, 2026, until further notice.
Lower playground, Central Winds Park, 1000 Central Winds Dr., Winter Springs
In effect closed until further notice after a safety inspection; the city has not decided whether to repair or replace it, and says repairs were planned for the 2028 fiscal year, which could change
Northbound Parramore Avenue and Ossie Street open to traffic.→now:Northbound Parramore Avenue closed between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, expected through Nov. 18, 2026; Ossie Street closed between Terry and Parramore avenues through April 20, 2028, per the City of Orlando.
Parramore Avenue between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, and Ossie Street between Terry Avenue and Parramore Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
The City of Orlando's advisory map names 30 street segments with closures on Nov. 14-15, 2026: 14 end at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15 and 16 run later, the last until 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19. North Court Avenue downtown closes…
BeforeOn the City of Orlando's map, 14 of the 30 segments have run since dates from Oct. 26 to Nov. 6 with no gap listed; the other 16 have earlier closures on dates from Nov. 4 to Nov. 9 and no further closure listed until Nov. 12 or later.
NowAll 30 have a closure on Nov. 14 and 15. 14 end at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 3 at 8 p.m. Nov. 16, 1 at 8 a.m. Nov. 17, 4 at 8 a.m. Nov. 18 and 8 at 3 p.m. Nov. 19. North Court Avenue is closed from 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 to 4 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. All per the City of Orlando, and subject to change.
Pacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza is set to open in the former Pizza Bruno space at 2429 Edgewater Drive in early December 2026, with no exact day announced; Orlando Weekly gave Nov. 7 as Pizza Bruno's last day there,…
BeforePizza Bruno's College Park restaurant at 2429 Edgewater Drive, serving Jersey-style pizzas.
NowPacchioni's Cheesesteaks & Pizza, planned to open at this address in early December 2026, with cheesesteaks and pizza that Pacchioni says will not be Jersey-style.
Trader Joe's page for its store at 1444 N. Alafaya Trail in Orlando read "Now Open!" on Nov. 8, 2026, with hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; news stories written before it gave Thursday, Nov. 5 as the opening day, and no…
BeforeA former Party City store, per ClickOrlando.
NowA Trader Joe's store, open by the company's page, with hours of 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Muirfield Development announced on Oct. 27, 2026 the start of construction on Gateway Osceola, 252 market-rate apartments at 1941 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in the Kissimmee area of Osceola County; delivery is…
BeforeAs of GrowthSpotter's March 2024 report: construction plans filed for a 252-unit project, on a property rezoned in 2023 with preliminary site plan approval.
NowUnder construction, per Muirfield Development: 252 market-rate apartments in three four-story buildings and a clubhouse, with delivery expected in summer 2028.
Disney says its Typhoon Lagoon water park reopens on Jan. 27, 2027, and Disney's Blizzard Beach page says that park will temporarily close for refurbishment the same day; Blizzard Beach is open until Jan. 26.
BeforeTyphoon Lagoon closed for refurbishment; Blizzard Beach open.
NowFrom Jan. 27, 2027: Typhoon Lagoon open; Blizzard Beach temporarily closed for refurbishment, with no reopening date given.
The City of Orlando lists road closures around Lake Eola Park for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend, from 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to noon Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026: Eola Drive and Osceola Circle from Friday morning,…
BeforeEola Drive, Osceola Circle, Central Boulevard and Rosalind Avenue around Lake Eola Park open as usual.
NowClosed in stages from 6 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to noon Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026 for the OUC Orlando Half Marathon weekend (half marathon Saturday, Lake Eola 5K Sunday, both starting at 7:15 a.m.), per the City of Orlando.
The Desire Foundation's Parramore Market at 536 N. Westmoreland Drive, Suite 105, was open by Oct. 27, 2026 in place of the nonprofit's food-pantry line; registered shoppers select groceries at no cost, but the…
BeforeThe Desire Foundation ran a traditional food pantry line, with pre-packed boxes.
NowParramore Market, a micro-grocery where registered individuals and families select groceries at no cost.
The City of Ocoee's fire protection assessment for FY2027 is $383.90 per dwelling unit, the same regardless of size, adopted by the City Commission on Aug. 18, 2026 and charged on the property tax bill mailed in…
BeforeFY2026: $139.23 per fire protection unit; the City says more than 90% of single-family homes paid between $205 and $342, and the average home paid about $242.
NowFY2027: $383.90 per dwelling unit ($86.03 demand plus $297.87 availability), the same for every dwelling unit regardless of size.
The Bealls Florida store at 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, at Winter Garden Village is closing, the West Orange Times & Observer reported Nov. 3, and signs on the store say so. An employee told the Observer it closes…
BeforeA Bealls Florida department store at 3385 Daniels Road, Building H, Winter Garden.
NowThe store will permanently close, in mid-January per an employee; hours stay 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays until then, per the Observer.
Walt Disney World and the Orlando Magic announced on Oct. 12, 2026 that Disney extends its sponsorship of the team, begun in 2010, with the Disney brand staying on Magic uniforms under a long-term deal of undisclosed…
BeforeDisney's Champion of the Community sponsorship of the Magic, begun in 2010, with a Disney atrium at the arena since at least 2015.
NowThe sponsorship extended under a long-term agreement of undisclosed length, the Disney brand still on Magic uniforms, and a redesigned Walt Disney World Atrium with updated artwork and projection technology.
Saucy! by KFC is open at 2224 Western Way, Suite A, in Flamingo Crossings Town Center, Winter Garden, and GottaGoOrlando reports it opened Oct. 12. A grand-opening celebration was scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
BeforeThe space where PDQ previously resided, per the Orange Observer.
NowSaucy! by KFC is open daily; it opened Oct. 12 per GottaGoOrlando, and a grand-opening celebration was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7.
The Central Florida Expressway Authority has Long Street under a continuous full closure from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue, from 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, with a detour by Westmoreland…
BeforeLong Street open to traffic from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue.
NowLong Street under a continuous full closure from Boston Avenue to Easy Avenue from 7 a.m. Oct. 5 to 7 a.m. Nov. 15, 2026, per CFX's alert; CFX's handout says the detour's traffic pattern becomes the final pattern once the stormwater pond is finished.
SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, included with park admission, and SeaWorld's Oct. 29 release announces the return of Miracles, its nighttime orca…
BeforeSeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration has not opened for the 2026 season.
NowThe Christmas Celebration runs on select dates from Nov. 6, 2026 to Jan. 4, 2027, included with park admission, with Miracles, the nighttime orca presentation, returning.
Orlando Weekly reported on Oct. 23, 2026 that Oh Que Bueno, the Colombian restaurant on South Semoran and South Orange Blossom Trail, will open in Altamonte Springs before the end of the year at 1049 E. Altamonte Drive,…
BeforeBubbalou's Bodacious Bar-B-Que at 1049 E. Altamonte Dr. is listed as closed on Restaurantji.
NowOrlando Weekly reports Oh Que Bueno will open there before the end of the year; no opening date has been given.
Orange County announced on Oct. 27, 2026 that the fourth wave of its Medical Debt Relief Initiative eliminated $199 million in medical debt for more than 112,000 residents, bringing the program to $758.2 million; there…
BeforeAfter the third wave, announced April 20, 2026, the program had relieved $559 million in medical debt.
NowWith the fourth wave, the county says it has relieved $758.2 million in medical debt, for approximately 429,276 residents.
The Oakland Farmers Market held its last Thursday market on Oct. 22, 2026 and returns in January 2027 on select first Saturdays, with the first market reported for Saturday, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 126 W. Petris…
BeforeThe Oakland Farmers Market ran on second and fourth Thursdays.
NowFrom January 2027, the market runs on select first Saturdays, starting Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027, per the Orange Observer.
Wyld Oaks announced on Oct. 15, 2026 that vertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, a 325-apartment community in the 215-acre Wyld Oaks project at the SR 429 Beltway and W. Kelly Park Road; reports…
BeforeA planned 325-unit apartment community on an 11-acre Wyld Oaks parcel Hathaway Development bought for $13 million, per GrowthSpotter in June 2026.
NowVertical construction is underway on Exchange at Wyld Oaks, per the master developer's Oct. 15, 2026 release.
Altamonte Springs adopted its Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget unanimously on Sept. 16, 2026 with no funding for Red, Hot & Boom; the city manager calls the event retired after 29 years, and officials say future…
BeforeRed, Hot & Boom, the city's yearly Fourth of July event at Cranes Roost Park, was in the city's budget.
NowThe Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget has no funding for it, and the city manager calls it retired.
Aldi's own store page sets the grand opening of its Tavares store at 450 E. Burleigh Blvd. on Nov. 12, 2026, with Golden Tickets for the first 200 customers, per that page; the store is not yet open.
BeforeAldi's Tavares store page says: "This location is not yet open."
NowA grand opening on Nov. 12, 2026, per Aldi's store page.
Hayashi Tarō, which sells sushi in wooden takeout boxes, is in a soft opening in the Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site. It had set its…
BeforeThe Royaltea space at 714 N. Mills Ave., per Orlando Weekly.
NowHayashi Tarō, a sushi-box (orizume) house, in a soft opening, with walk-ins Thursday to Saturday from noon until sold out, per its own site.
The Altamonte Springs City Commission raised the City Library's 2026-27 budget from $266,326 to $500,000, enough to run it through Sept. 30, 2027, and on Oct. 7 approved a request for proposals for an outside operator:…
BeforeThe library's 2026-27 budget stood at $266,326, per the Sept. 3, 2026 motion.
Now$500,000, enough to run the library through Sept. 30, 2027, while the city looks for an outside operator to take over no later than that date.
For the Coalition for the Homeless construction in Parramore, the City of Orlando closed northbound Parramore Avenue between Central Boulevard and Washington Street on Aug. 12, 2026, expected through Nov. 18, 2026 and…
BeforeNorthbound Parramore Avenue and Ossie Street open to traffic.
NowNorthbound Parramore Avenue closed between Central Boulevard and Washington Street, expected through Nov. 18, 2026; Ossie Street closed between Terry and Parramore avenues through April 20, 2028, per the City of Orlando.
SeaWorld Orlando reopened Mako, FOX 35 and WFTV reported on Oct. 21, 2026, about a week after closing it as a precaution on Oct. 13, a day after a man died after falling from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags; both…
BeforeClosed since Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, as a precaution; listed as temporarily closed in the SeaWorld app.
NowOpen again; Mako "resumed normal operations," a SeaWorld spokesperson told FOX 35.
City, county and federal leaders joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, for a ceremonial groundbreaking on a building of more than 105,000 square feet at its North Terry…
BeforeA planned Center for Women and Families, with funding from Orange County and the City of Orlando, per the county's release.
NowA ceremonial groundbreaking held Oct. 28, 2026 on a site the county calls an active construction zone; the Coalition's leaders hope to open the center in the first quarter of 2028.
Announced Oct. 20, 2026: the Orlando Fringe Festival stays in Loch Haven Park in May 2027 but moves its shows out of the Lowndes Shakespeare Center's theaters, to Orlando Family Stage, the Orlando Museum of Art, the…
BeforeThe Lowndes Shakespeare Center held the festival's main box office, a bar and up to seven venues, per the Orlando Sentinel.
NowShows at Orlando Family Stage, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre and a lawn venue called Citron, still in Loch Haven Park.
Darden's schedule converts the Bahama Breeze at 499 E. Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs into a Yard House: an effective close date of Oct. 17, 2026 and an expected reopening on Nov. 18, 2026, as Darden told USA…
BeforeA Bahama Breeze restaurant at 499 E. Altamonte Drive, still licensed by the state as Bahama Breeze #3002.
NowA Yard House, expected to reopen at the site on Nov. 18, 2026, per Darden's schedule.
Seminole County held the groundbreaking for the Rosenwald Community Center at the former Rosenwald School site, 1096 Merritt St., on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, and unveiled the property's new name, Rosenwald Legacy Park,…
BeforePhase 1A of the county's Rosenwald park (walking paths, pavilions, initial stormwater work) is complete and Phase 1B (fishing pier, kayak launch) is under construction; the community center was in design.
NowThe county says it held the community center's groundbreaking on Oct. 29, 2026 and unveiled the property's new name, Rosenwald Legacy Park; completion is expected in summer 2027.
Waymo announced on Oct. 27, 2026 that over the next week it was nearly doubling its Orlando driverless-taxi coverage area in the east, with more service downtown; Bungalower reports 53 more square miles, for 120 in…
BeforeAt its Feb. 24, 2026 launch, Waymo's Orlando service covered 60 square miles, from just north of downtown Orlando nearly to Walt Disney World, per Spectrum News 13.
NowWaymo said its coverage area in the east would nearly double, including more service downtown, over the week from Oct. 27, 2026.
Orange County commissioners unanimously passed rules for e-bikes, e-scooters and other micromobility devices on Sept. 29, 2026, effective immediately in unincorporated areas and in cities and towns without their own…
BeforeMicromobility rules set by some cities (Winter Garden, Ocoee, Winter Park) and the school board, and a statewide bill, SB 382, vetoed by the governor.
Now10 mph on sidewalks and shared-use paths, 20 mph on roads, bike lanes and trails, helmets for riders under 16, and a $100 citation possible for adults from a first offense.
FDOT scheduled a closure of all lanes of westbound I-4 Express from John Young Parkway to just west of Kirkman Road from as early as 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, then a restripe and…
BeforeWestbound I-4 Express open overnight, with a continuous closure of the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass.
NowWestbound I-4 Express was to close overnight Oct. 27 to 28 for barrier removal, then the right lane at the Kirkman Road overpass was to be restriped and reopened; no source read confirms it was done.
Maitland-based Equinox Development has agreed to buy the 74-acre Minneola Marketplace site on Florida's Turnpike, GrowthSpotter reports; its early master plan shows one big-box store, two apartment lots, a 2-acre park…
BeforeSun Terra Communities' Minneola Marketplace plan; Sun Terra pulled its Walmart application in June 2026.
NowEquinox Development has agreed to buy the site; its early master plan shows one big-box store, two multi-family lots on over 21 acres, a 2-acre park and up to 12 outparcels, including a nearly 4-acre hotel.
RaceTrac is remodeling 98 Florida convenience stores, 32 of them in Central Florida per What Now Orlando, including 12 in Orange County; each gets a grab-and-go pizza bar and new coffee stations, the first are done, and…
BeforeRaceTrac stores without the grab-and-go pizza bar and redesigned coffee area.
NowRemodeled stores with a grab-and-go pizza bar, coffee stations with six Crazy Good Coffee blends and, at select stores, an expanded Swirl World frozen yogurt bar.
Longwood wing restaurant Papa Bees is moving from 480 to 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space; Orlando Weekly reports the new location opens at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, after which the…
BeforePapa Bees at 480 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Suite 1036, Longwood.
NowPapa Bees at 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd., Longwood, the former Holy City Zoo BBQ space, from 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29, per Orlando Weekly.
Footwear brand VIVAIA has opened a 1,138-square-foot store at The Florida Mall in Orlando, which it calls its first in Florida; it announced the opening on Oct. 21, 2026, and the mall's operator, Simon, lists the store…
BeforeNo VIVAIA store in Florida, per VIVAIA.
NowA 1,138-square-foot VIVAIA store at The Florida Mall, unit #422.
The Orlando Fire & Flavor Festival, set for Oct. 10-11, 2026 at Festival Park, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, noon to 9 p.m., as a one-day event; tickets already bought transfer automatically.
BeforeOrlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Oct. 10-11, 2026, two days.
NowOrlando Fire & Flavor Festival at Festival Park, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2027, noon to 9 p.m., one day.
During the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays (Nov. 27 to Dec. 30), Disney lists Candlelight Processional at 4:45, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m., 15 minutes earlier than in 2025, and EPCOT's currently posted hours…
Before2025 festival: Candlelight Processional at 5:00, 6:45 and 8:15 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT open until 9:30 p.m. during the festival in earlier years (Disney Tourist Blog, BlogMickey).
Now2026 festival: Candlelight Processional at 4:45, 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. (Disney); EPCOT scheduled to close at 9 p.m. each festival night.
A Key Food Supermarket at Ocoee Plaza, 23 W. Silver Star Road, had a grand-opening ceremony scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the West Orange Times & Observer reported, and no report of the ceremony or of…
BeforeFirst reported in November 2025 to open by the end of December 2025.
NowKey Food's page for the store lists hours of 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM every day and a weekly circular (a saved copy of Oct. 26, 2026 reads valid Oct 23 - Oct 29; the page read Nov. 4 reads valid Oct 30 - Nov 5); the grand opening had been set for Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, and no report of that day has been found.
Winter Springs closed the lower playground at Central Winds Park after a safety inspection, in an alert dated August 21, 2026, until further notice. WKMG News 6 reported on Oct. 13 that the city has not decided whether…
BeforeOpen: one of the park's playgrounds.
NowClosed since the city's alert of August 21, 2026, until further notice.
Pinstripes Orlando, at 11643 Daryl Carter Pkwy. in Vineland Pointe, closed in September 2025 and reopens on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as a new business under new owners. The new owners say gift cards and deposits from…
BeforeClosed since September 2025, when Pinstripes Holdings Inc. closed 10 of its 18 locations, the Vineland Pointe one among them.
NowReopening Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, as "a new business with new ownership": a chef-driven menu and bowling, with new activities and expanded private event options.
From Nov. 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027, Orange County lawns may be watered one day a week: Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday for non-residential properties, never…
BeforeTwo days a week through Oct. 31, 2026: Wednesday and Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Thursday and Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday and Friday for non-residential properties.
NowOne day a week from Nov. 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027: Saturday for odd-numbered or unnumbered addresses, Sunday for even-numbered ones, Tuesday for non-residential properties.
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, Orange County commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a modified Tuscana land use plan and conservation area impact permit just west of the Shingle Creek preserve, 16 months after denying it.…
BeforeDenied by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in May 2025.
NowApproved 4-3 on Sept. 29, 2026, as the special magistrate recommended, modified with the applicant's raised-road condition.
Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s new storefront, Rye Row by Olde Hearth, soft-opened in late September in the former House of Sploot space on Ivanhoe Row. It sells breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m.…
BeforeThe former House of Sploot pet shop space at 1231 N. Orange Ave.; Olde Hearth Bread Co. had planned to open a shop there in mid-May.
NowRye Row by Olde Hearth, Olde Hearth Bread Co.'s storefront, soft open: fresh breads, pastries, cookies and coffee; the owners aim for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and hours may be sporadic.
Banana Ball brings a four-game 'Banana Ball Open' to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World on April 15–18, 2027; tickets were by lottery, and the league's site now says the list has closed.
BeforeBanana Ball played two games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2026.
NowBanana Ball returns April 15–18, 2027 for the Banana Ball Open, four games with all six teams; the ticket lottery list, due to close Oct. 31, 2026, now reads as closed.
From Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, Emirates flies an Airbus A350 on its daily Dubai–Orlando flights, EK219 and EK220, in place of the Boeing 777 it has flown on the route since 2015; the A350 has Business, Premium Economy and…
BeforeEmirates flies a Boeing 777 on its daily Dubai–Orlando flights, as it has since the route launched in 2015.
NowFrom Nov. 1, 2026, an Airbus A350 flies the daily Dubai–Orlando flights, with 32 Business, 28 Premium Economy and 238 Economy seats.
HomeGoods' Orlando store has moved from 4664 Millenia Plaza Way to Colonial Plaza Market Center on East Colonial Drive. HomeGoods had set the opening for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; on Oct. 30 its page…
BeforeHomeGoods' Orlando store at Millenia Plaza, 4664 Millenia Plaza Way; its HomeGoods page now lists it closed every day of the week.
NowA HomeGoods store at Colonial Plaza Market Center, 2642 East Colonial Drive, whose store page lists 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day (read Oct. 30, 2026); the opening had been set for Oct. 29, 2026, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Since Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, lightsabers built at Savi's Workshop in Disney's Hollywood Studios have an upgraded chassis and blade with thermal-cutting, spinning and deflection effects, and the existing Protection and…
BeforeSavi's Workshop lightsabers without the new effects; the Protection and Defense hilt theme with the parts it last got in January 2023, per BlogMickey.
NowLightsabers built from Oct. 5, 2026 have thermal-cutting, spinning and deflection effects, smoother activation and upgraded audio; Protection and Defense has new white-and-gold parts. $274.99 per lightsaber, plus tax.
Orange County Mosquito Control has moved the aerial spraying treatment set for Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 to Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 7 p.m.: its Arbovirus Monitoring page gives weather as the reason, and its newsroom…
BeforeNo aerial spraying scheduled over Apopka and Pine Hills.
NowAerial spraying against the dengue mosquito: flights scheduled at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20, with no report on whether they took place; both county pages move the Oct. 24 round to Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 7 p.m., due to weather.
The St. Johns River Water Management District's Central Recreation Public Meeting, on recreation at 18 district properties including land in Orange, Lake and Seminole counties, was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026,…
BeforeThe district's last Central Recreation Public Meeting was Oct. 28, 2025, in the same room.
NowPublic meeting on recreation at 18 district properties, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, 6 to 8 p.m., in Apopka; email comments taken.
Universal's page for Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure now says the ride will reopen on December 17, 2026, as WDW News Today, Chip and Co and Disney Dining report it; the reopening had been set for…
BeforeClosed for scheduled maintenance since Jan. 5, 2026; reopening set for Nov. 20, 2026.
NowStill closed; reopening now set for Dec. 17, 2026, per Universal's ride page as outlets quote it.
Brightline scheduled a one-night-only train for Halloween Horror Nights guests, leaving Brightline Orlando Station at 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 for West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and…
BeforeBrightline's regular schedule.
NowOne extra train, scheduled for 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, Orlando to West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Aventura and Miami; a free one-way shuttle from Universal Orlando to the station. No record found of it being held as of Nov. 8, 2026.
The Orlando Eye at ICON Park scheduled a world-record attempt for the most people dressed as witches riding an observation wheel at one time for Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., with free rides for…
BeforeRegular admission to The Orlando Eye.
NowFree rides from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, 2026 for guests in witch costumes, first come, first served, during a world-record attempt; ABC reported on Oct. 24 that 184 people set a world record on the Eye.
SSP America, an airport concession operator, announced on Oct. 14, 2026 that BrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar are scheduled to open at Orlando International Airport (MCO) later this year, in the North Terminal…
BeforeNo BrewDog or Jam-Eng at the airport; one Zaza already there.
NowBrewDog, Jam-Eng and Zaza Cuban Café & Bar scheduled to open in the North Terminal Complex later in 2026.
Tako Cheena said on Instagram on Oct. 15, 2026 that it has begun moving from 948 N. Mills Ave. back to its original storefront a few doors down at 932 N. Mills Ave.; it says it will open there soon, and no opening date…
BeforeTako Cheena at 948 N. Mills Ave., across from Wally's Tavern, per Bungalower.
NowTako Cheena back at its original storefront at 932 N. Mills Ave., a few doors down; the restaurant says soon, with no date.
Subtext says it has officially opened VERVE Orlando, a 626-bed student housing community at 3133 N. Alafaya Trail near the University of Central Florida (announced Sept. 29, 2026); first residents moved in in August…
BeforeA student housing development under construction since summer 2024.
NowAn open 626-bed student apartment community, leasing for fall 2027.
Winter Garden held the grand-opening ribbon cutting for Phase II of Tucker Ranch, a 25.6-acre park and botanical garden, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, the Orange Observer reported; the city had announced the whole park at…
BeforeTucker Ranch Park & Nature Preserve without its Phase II park and gardens.
NowPhase II of Tucker Ranch, a 25.6-acre park and botanical garden, open to the public.
WDW News Today reported on Oct. 12, 2026 that "Coming Soon" signs for Disney's Character Warehouse are up on the former Timberland storefront at Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets; the current store is still open, and no…
BeforeDisney's Character Warehouse between the Under Armour outlet store and the food-court entrance.
NowA larger Character Warehouse in the former Timberland storefront, across from the Nike Factory Store and next to the Polo Ralph Lauren outlet, per WDW News Today; no date set.
Apopka's new water, sewer, reclaimed-water and garbage rates took effect Oct. 1, 2026, after a unanimous vote on Sept. 2: 6% for water, sewer and reclaimed water and 6.5% for garbage. The city says they show up on the…
BeforeThe earlier water, sewer, reclaimed-water and garbage rates.
NowWater, sewer and reclaimed-water rates up 6% and garbage up 6.5%; the city's residential base charges are $13.10 for water, $27.87 for sewer and $28.33 for garbage.
Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando now carries two-way traffic from South Street to Livingston Street, with most of the LYMMO bus lane removed and on-street parking added; the city scheduled an event for Sept. 17, 2026…
BeforeMagnolia Avenue ran one-way, with a dedicated LYMMO bus lane.
NowMagnolia Avenue runs two-way from South Street to Livingston Street; LYMMO buses travel with regular traffic, and on-street parking is added.
Avalon Park Orlando has postponed its Oktoberfest, originally set for Oct. 10, to Nov. 6-7, 2026: a beer-garden preview in Town Park on Friday, Nov. 6, and the community festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, both 5-10 p.m.
BeforeAvalon Park Oktoberfest, originally scheduled for Oct. 10, 2026.
NowFriday, Nov. 6, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Beer Garden Preview in Town Park. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, 5-10 p.m.: Community Festival & Beer Garden.
Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom closed for refurbishment on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, as WDW News Today saw at the ride that day. Disney says it is expected to reopen in December; Disney's refurbishment calendar,…
BeforeTiana's Bayou Adventure and its exit shop, Tiana's Bayou General, are open at Magic Kingdom.
NowFrom Nov. 2, 2026, the ride and Tiana's Bayou General are closed for refurbishment; Disney expects the ride back in December 2026.
Universal Orlando's holidays run November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027 at Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Epic Universe, included in theme park admission. WFTV reported that Epic Universe adds…
BeforeThe season's dates were announced in August 2026; the season begins November 14, 2026.
NowHolidays at Universal Orlando from November 14, 2026 through January 3, 2027, in three parks, included in theme park admission.
Udon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant from Domu chef Sonny Nguyen, planned to soft-open on Oct. 22, 2026, in the former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr. Its site lists soft-opening hours Thursday through Sunday,…
BeforeThe former Dochi space at 1222 E. Colonial Dr.
NowUdon Fifty, a Japanese udon restaurant, in soft opening: Thursday and Friday 4pm-9pm, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-2:30pm and 4pm-9pm; no reservations; cashless.
Build-A-Bear Workshop says its three-story Workshop at Orlando's ICON Park, which it calls the brand's largest, is scheduled to open in November 2026, with grand opening details still to come.
BeforeFox 35 reported the groundbreaking on August 1, 2025, with the store set to open in 2026.
NowA three-story Build-A-Bear Workshop at ICON Park, scheduled to open in November 2026.
On October 5, 2026, Orange County presented its plan for the Developer Inn at 2500 33rd Street, which commissioners approved buying for $13 million on June 30: most rooms would become one-bedroom apartments for…
BeforeA roughly 200-room hotel, the Baymont by Wyndham Orlando North Millenia, which Orange County commissioners approved buying for $13 million on June 30, 2026.
NowProposed: most rooms become one-bedroom apartments for households at or below 50% of the area median income, plus units for seniors and people with disabilities who need support, about a dozen emergency short-term units for the homeless, and security around the clock.
Since October 1, 2026, the Gate Link tram to Gates 100-129 at Orlando International Airport has run on a rebuilt track with new vehicles. The second track to those gates is being rebuilt now, and the work moves to Gates…
BeforeThe Gate Link trams to Gates 100-129 (Airside 2) ran on the system placed into service in 2000.
NowOne rebuilt track to Gates 100-129 carries passengers with new vehicles while crews rebuild the second track.
Orange County Utilities raised its water and wastewater charges on October 1, 2026, the first of five yearly increases (2026 through 2030) the County Commission adopted on January 27, 2026; the smallest home meter's…
BeforeSmallest home meter: water fixed charge $9.03 a month, wastewater fixed charge $19.33 a month; water usage $1.43, $1.98 and $3.94 per 1,000 gallons across the first three tiers.
NowFrom October 1, 2026: water fixed charge $9.84, wastewater fixed charge $20.30; water usage $1.47, $2.04 and $4.06 per 1,000 gallons; residential wastewater usage $4.61 per 1,000 gallons.
Four glamping tents with a queen bed, a twin futon and air conditioning have opened in the campground at Wekiwa Springs State Park, and the operator's page says reservations are open now. Rates listed on October 1 were…
BeforeAnnounced in July 2026 as coming this fall, with no opening date, nightly rates or reservation date given.
NowFour tents open in the park's campground, with reservations open through the operator, Wekiwa Springs Adventures.
The 2026 Florida Blue Florida Classic, Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M, is set for Saturday, Nov. 21, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium, where the organisers are prepared to host it at an adjusted capacity…
BeforeThe Classic's usual home, with what the Daytona Beach News-Journal calls the traditional 60,219-seat capacity.
NowSaturday, Nov. 21, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET, at Camping World Stadium at an adjusted capacity, with portions of the venue expected to be impacted by construction; the sources read give no capacity figure.
Apartment List's November 2026 Rent Report, dated October 28, puts Orlando's median rent at $1,520, down 0.2% over October and 0.5% over the past 12 months; Zumper reports rents flat on the month and down on the year,…
BeforeBy Apartment List's measure, Orlando's median rent was 0.5% higher 12 months earlier (the report gives the change, not last year's dollar figure).
NowA median rent of $1,520 across all bedroom sizes ($1,295 for a 1-bedroom, $1,609 for a 2-bedroom), down 0.2% over October and 0.5% over 12 months, in Apartment List's November 2026 report.
Florida issued Bojangles a restaurant licence for 4490 13th Street in St. Cloud on September 28, 2026, after a licensing inspection, and the chain's own store page lists the store with online ordering; a 2025 report…
BeforeAnnounced in spring 2025 as coming to 4490 13th St; GottaGoOrlando reported the chain had a restaurant before at 4100 13th St, St Cloud.
NowLicensed by the state on September 28, 2026 (active, expires April 1, 2027) and listed on Bojangles' store page with online ordering.
Winter Garden's monthly rate for the standard 95-gallon garbage cart went from $24.87 to $26.61 on October 1, 2026, after the City Commission approved Resolution 26-07 5-0 on September 29; a new 65-gallon cart costs…
Before$24.87 a month for the 95-gallon residential cart (fiscal year 2026).
Now$26.61 a month for the 95-gallon cart; a new 65-gallon cart at $24.87 a month; the adopted schedule rises each fiscal year to $30.09 for the 95-gallon cart in fiscal year 2031.
Orlando International Airport's Experience MCO Visitor Pass, which lets people without a plane ticket go past security, now allows entry from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; visitors must still leave all…
BeforeEntry timeslots between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.; exit by 8:00 p.m.
NowEntry between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; exit all terminals by 8:00 p.m.
Princess Polly's Orlando store is open at The Mall at Millenia, upper level near Macy's (Space L205); the mall's 'now open' post went up Oct. 5, 2026, by the page's own publishing data.
BeforeNo Princess Polly store in Orlando; the brand's Florida store was in Miami, at Dadeland Mall.
NowA Princess Polly store at The Mall at Millenia, upper level near Macy's, Space L205.
Walt Disney World raised the price of all four Annual Passes on Oct. 6, 2026, by $10 to $120: Incredi-Pass $1,749, Sorcerer $1,139, Pirate $909 and Pixie Dust $499.
Hurly-Burly opened at Disney's BoardWalk on October 1, 2026, in the building that was Jellyrolls. It is open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM, families until 9:00 PM and 21 and older after. There are no reservations, but an app…
BeforeJellyrolls, the BoardWalk's dueling piano bar, closed; its building stood empty.
NowHurly-Burly, a lounge with family trivia and games until 9:00 PM and live music for guests 21 and older after, open 4:00 PM to 1:00 AM.
Orange County's Green PLACE Hiking Spree runs from Sept. 26, 2026, to April 22, 2027, on 40 trails on county conservation lands, with rewards for hiking 3, 10 or 15 trails; completion forms are due May 1, 2027.
BeforeNo Green PLACE Hiking Spree.
NowA hiking spree on 40 Green PLACE trails through April 22, 2027, with rewards at 3, 10 and 15 trails, plus free monthly guided hikes from September through April.
Universal Studios Florida has permanently closed Animal Actors On Location!: the last shows were Monday, November 2, 2026, and the show is gone from Tuesday, November 3. Universal has not said what replaces it.
BeforeAnimal Actors On Location!, a live animal show at Universal Studios Florida.
NowThe show closed permanently: last shows Monday, November 2, 2026; gone from Tuesday, November 3. No replacement announced.
For the 2026-27 season the Orlando Magic offer $20 Monthly Steals tickets for every home game to fans signed up for team text alerts and $15 merchandise deals. On Sept. 30 the team announced a $2-to-$7 value menu at two…
BeforeNo $20 Monthly Steals ticket program or Fan Favorites Value Menu announced for Magic home games.
Now$20 Monthly Steals tickets for every home game (text-alert subscribers; limited, random seats, non-transferable), a $2-to-$7 value menu announced for two stands, and $15 merchandise deals.
Oviedo Mall announced on September 30, 2026 that Toys“R”Us will open a year-round store there this fall, ahead of the holidays; the early October the mall hinted at has passed, and we found no opening date and no report…
BeforeNo Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall.
NowA year-round Toys“R”Us store at Oviedo Mall, expected this fall; the early October the mall hinted at has passed; no date or report of an opening found as of Nov. 4, 2026.
Allegiant's new nonstop route between Orlando Sanford International Airport and Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey began October 2, 2026, the airline said, and flights were operating in both directions on October 5,…
BeforeNo nonstop Allegiant flights between Orlando Sanford and Trenton, New Jersey.
NowAllegiant flies Orlando Sanford (SFB) to Trenton-Mercer (TTN) nonstop, twice weekly according to Simple Flying.
The developer broke ground on Phase 1 of the RoseArts District with Mayor Buddy Dyer on Wednesday, September 30, 2026: about 1,600 apartments, 160 of them designated affordable, on the former Lake Orlando golf course in…
BeforeThe closed Lake Orlando golf course, approved for redevelopment as the RoseArts District in December 2021.
NowConstruction underway on Phase 1: about 1,600 apartments in four buildings, 160 designated affordable; the first building about 30 months from the September 30, 2026 groundbreaking, per the developer.
The Orange County Library System's new Horizon West Branch, at 4657 Hamlin Groves Trail, Winter Garden, set its grand opening for 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2026; the library system now lists its regular hours:…
BeforeA branch under construction; the area served by the Horizon West Book Drop in the Hamlin Town Center.
NowA 20,000 square-foot branch library, grand opening October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m.; regular hours, per the library system: Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Since October 1, 2026, City of Orlando downtown parking costs $2 an hour for the first two hours on the street, paid hours run to 8 p.m., garages top out at $20 a day, and payment is digital only; the free PARKDTO code…
BeforeOn-street $1 an hour, paid 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; city garages $2 an hour, $15 daily maximum; about 1,000 physical meters.
NowOn-street $2/$2/$3/$4 for hours one to four, increasing to a six-hour maximum, paid 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday; garages $2 an hour for four hours, then $3, $20 daily maximum; digital payment only.
Reeves Sports Bar soft-opened on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 50 E. Central Blvd. in downtown Orlando, in the former Swiggs space next to Casey's on Central; a grand opening date has not been announced.
BeforeThe former Swiggs space at 50 E. Central Blvd.
NowReeves Sports Bar, soft-opened; grand opening date not announced; hours per its website (October 15): Sunday 12 p.m. to midnight, Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday 3 p.m. to midnight.
Universal Volcano Bay began a maintenance closure on October 26, 2026. Universal's page now says the park is temporarily closed, with a planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027, about a week later than the March 24…
BeforeVolcano Bay open; a maintenance closure from October 26, 2026 listed with a planned reopening on or before March 24, 2027.
NowMaintenance closure from October 26, 2026, with an updated planned reopening on or before April 1, 2027; dates subject to change.
The Orlando Science Center's traveling exhibit "Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits" opened on September 26, 2026 and runs until January 3, 2027; it is included with general admission and free for members.
BeforeNo Extreme Sports exhibit at the Orlando Science Center.
Now"Extreme Sports: Beyond Human Limits" in the Traveling Exhibit Hall, Level 2, open until January 3, 2027, included with general admission and free for members.
TAP Air Portugal was scheduled to start nonstop flights between Lisbon and Orlando International on October 29, 2026, three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. FlightAware's log for flight TAP267 lists a…
BeforeNo nonstop between Orlando and Lisbon; the airport lists the route as an "Unserved Route".
NowTAP Air Portugal nonstop Orlando–Lisbon three times a week (Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays), from October 29, 2026; FlightAware's log lists the first flight, TAP267, on that date.
Spirit Christmas, the seasonal store from the company behind Spirit Halloween, lists a Winter Garden store at 3049 Daniels Road, Suite 220C, in the former Forever 21 space at Winter Garden Village, with an open date of…
BeforeThe former Forever 21 space at Winter Garden Village.
NowSpirit Christmas, a seasonal store, opened October 15, 2026, per its store page; no closing date published as of October 20, 2026.
Greystar submitted a development plan to Orange County on August 21, 2026 for Lakeshore at Sand Lake, 377 apartments in four five-story buildings along Big Sand Lake at Turkey Lake Road and Central Florida Parkway; it…
BeforeA nearly 60-acre site, more than two-thirds water or wetlands, within the Sand Lake Groves planned development.
NowProposed: Lakeshore at Sand Lake, 377 apartments in four five-story buildings on a 17.84-acre development site, if approved.
LYNX proposes to end the Link 701 shuttle, cut trips on Links 1, 10, 56, 102 and 426, reroute and renumber Link 407, and add Saturday service on Links 48 and 49 from December 13, 2026, if its board approved on October…
BeforeCurrent LYNX service, including the Link 701 Orange Technical College Shuttle, Link 407 FastLink on S.R. 417, and Saturday service on Link 1.
NowProposed: Link 701 ends, Link 407 becomes local Link 607/607A with two Lake Nona trips a day, Link 1 loses Saturday service, several routes lose early or late trips, and Links 48 and 49 gain Saturday service. As of October 23, no board vote result is posted; LYNX's service-change page (October 20) says it will make system-wide changes effective Dec. 13.
OUC's rates page now lists its electric rates as effective Nov. 1, 2026, with the monthly DemandLevel charge its board adopted ($5, $10 or $15 for Orlando homes, set by the highest 15-minute power draw of the month…
BeforeCurrent OUC electric rates, without the DemandLevel charge.
NowA monthly DemandLevel charge of $5, $10 or $15 (Orlando homes) set by the highest 15-minute draw, with a 12.5% lower non-fuel energy rate and an unchanged fuel charge, listed on OUC's rates page as effective Nov. 1, 2026; filed with the Florida PSC for review in July 2026, decision not found.
Five Guys opened at Universal CityWalk Orlando on September 25, 2026, as the chain's 2,000th store, in the upper-level space the Burger King Whopper Bar left; breakfast is served until 11 a.m.
BeforeThe former Burger King Whopper Bar space, closed in April.
NowFive Guys Burgers & Fries, open, with breakfast until 11 a.m.
Seminole County has completed $103,000 of work at Overlook Park, 1988 Spring Ave. in Oviedo: a rebuilt 210-foot boardwalk, a new bench and trash receptacles, and ADA parking-lot improvements, the first project finished…
BeforeThe park's earlier boardwalk and parking lot, before the improvements.
NowA rebuilt 210-foot boardwalk with improved accessibility, a new bench and trash receptacles, and ADA parking-lot improvements.
Hamilton opens a three-week run at the Dr. Phillips Center, 445 S Magnolia Ave, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., with 24 performances through Sunday, Oct. 18; a $10 digital lottery covers every performance.
BeforeNot playing in Orlando; on September 28, 2026, the Broadway in Orlando page listed the run as upcoming.
Now24 performances, Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026; $10 digital lottery for every performance.
The Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom reopened on October 29, 2026, WDW News Today reported, after closing for refurbishment on September 28, 2026; it still runs only between two stations until the park's…
BeforeClosed for refurbishment from September 28, 2026; before that, a two-station train between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station.
NowRunning again as a two-station shuttle between Main Street, U.S.A. and the Fantasyland station; it reopened October 29, 2026, WDW News Today reported.
Cartier opened a boutique at The Mall at Millenia, 4200 Conroy Road, Space K-288, with a grand opening on Sunday, August 30, 2026; it is the only Orlando store on Cartier's own list, and the mall's website does not list…
BeforeNot yet open: Cartier's store page announced its grand opening for Sunday, August 30.
NowOpen Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; phone +1 321-281-6201.
The Beacon at Creative Village, 115 income-restricted studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments at 670 West Amelia Street in downtown Orlando, was open and welcoming residents as of September 15, 2026.
BeforeConcordRENTS began pre-leasing in May 2026 for an early fall 2026 opening.
NowOpen and welcoming residents; units listed as available now.
Orange County's Watermark Park, a 5.69-acre neighborhood park at 9940 Seidel Road in Winter Garden, opened on August 31, 2026, across from Panther Lake Elementary School; it was planned as a walk-up park with no parking…
BeforeOrange County Parks and Recreation broke ground on the park on July 30, 2025.
NowOpen Sunday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in summer and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.
Frontier Airlines plans nonstop flights from Orlando International to Medellín (Dec. 10), Bogotá (Dec. 14) and Cartagena (Dec. 19), pending government approval; Cartagena is a route no airline flies from Orlando today.
BeforeOrlando to Bogotá and Medellín on Avianca (and LATAM to Bogotá); no nonstop to Cartagena.
NowFrontier adds Medellín and Bogotá, and Orlando's only nonstop to Cartagena, pending government approval.
The airport authority's board approved ending Emporium 7's lease at the Colonial Promenade Shopping Center on East Colonial Drive, with the salon to be out by September 18; Aerus Electrolux, the last business still open…
BeforeTwo businesses still open in the plaza: Emporium 7 (a hair salon) and Aerus Electrolux.
NowEmporium 7 has left; Aerus Electrolux has a 30-day notice and GOAA is helping it find a new location.
Disney's Hollywood Studios opened The Magic of Disney Animation on September 14: four animation experiences, including an Olaf drawing class, in the reimagined Animation Courtyard.
BeforeNo Magic of Disney Animation at Hollywood Studios.
NowThe Magic of Disney Animation is open in Animation Courtyard, with four experiences.