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Contact:
Heather
Allebaugh 407.246.3423
Cassandra
Lafser 407.246.2182
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Brings Winter
Wonderland to Lake Eola Park
Mayor will Open First Ice Skating Rink in Downtown
Orlando
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WHAT: |
Ice skating in
Florida? Thanks to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer,
that’s right! On Friday, December 11, Mayor Dyer
will open Downtown Orlando’s first ice skating
rink at Lake Eola Park to celebrate the
holidays.
The ice skating rink is just
one part of the Winter Wonderland experience at
Lake Eola Park this holiday season. Last
weekend, Real Radio 104.1 and The Buckethead
Show along with hundreds of volunteers decorated
Lake Eola Park with thousands of holiday lights.
Thanks to other generous donations, Lake
Eola Park is also home to two Christmas trees
this year. The 20-foot sand pine was made
possible by the Orlando Magic and Santa's
Christmas Tree Forest and the 31-foot blue
spruce was made possible by WFTV, Air Tran
Airways and Greenery Productions. Both trees
were decorated earlier this week.
The ice
skating rink - sponsored by Southwest Airlines
and Promotions Unlimited Event Management, Inc.
– will be open 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and
Sundays.
For a full listing of holiday
events including the City’s Holiday Lights
Orlando event, Orlando Main Street events and
more, please visit,
www.cityoforlando.net/holiday.
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WHO:
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• Orlando Mayor
Buddy Dyer and City Commissioners will open the
ice skating rink at Lake Eola with an official
ribbon cutting
• Orlando Magic COO Alex
Martins, Orlando Magic Community Ambassadors
Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw, Orlando Magic
Dancers and STUFF will be onsite to help the
City kick off the Lake Eola Winter Wonderland
• 20-foot sand pine decorated Christmas tree in
Lake Eola at the corner of Central Avenue and
Osceola Avenue
• 31-foot blue spruce
decorated Christmas tree in Lake Eola at
Washington Street Plaza at the corner of
Rosalind Avenue and Washington Street
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Festive holiday outdoor ice skating at the
corner of Central Avenue and Osceola Avenue
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WHEN:
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Friday, December
11, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.
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WHERE:
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Lake Eola Park
Corner of Central Avenue and
Osceola Avenue
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