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Orlando Theme Parks

Orlando is the epicenter of theme parks in Florida. It is home to many of the most popular theme park destinations in the world, including the most popular -- Disney World. Tourism is a giant segment of its economy and many of its citizens are employed servicing the theme parks.

Walt Disney World Resort

Orlando's Walt Disney World resort is the most popular and largest resort complex in the world. As of 2010 it consists of four theme parks, two water parks, 24 hotels and a myriad of dining, shopping and entertainment options. The property can be abbreviated Walt Disney World, Disney World or WDW.

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Florida Theme Parks

Florida has a tremendous number of theme parks. These are concentrated in the Orlando area. Unsurprisingly this is the result of other companies following the Walt Disney Company to Orlando.

After the creation of the Walt Disney World theme park and it's tremendous success, other parks sprung up creating a concentration of appealing tourist destinations. There are now many extremely large parks as well as many other minor parks in the area. This isn't even to mention the smaller attractions that dot the area.

Theme Parks By State

There are many conceivable ways to divide up theme parks. In fact they often range from billion dollar mammoth complexes to small mom and pop operations, supported by the local community. One obvious way to distinguish between these parks is by state.

The definition of what is a theme park can change by state. More sparsely populated states may not have anything that meets the conventional definition of a theme park, or which compares to Disneyland, but they may consider them theme parks for their purposes.