Summerlin Park

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At the center of the Orlando flag, it represents Lake Eola's famous fountain.
At the center of the Orlando flag, it represents Lake Eola's famous fountain.

Summerlin Park is located at 28°32′37″N, 81°22′22″W in downtown Orlando. Summerlin Park is commonly mistakenly called Lake Eola Park. This is because Lake Eola is the main feature of the park. Also located in the park (on the west side) is the Walt Disney Amphitheater where the UCF (University of Central Florida) Shakespeare Festival takes place each April. On the east side of the park is a chinese pagoda, a CSA monument, and playground.

Summerlin Park was expanded in 1993 with the closure of Washington Street. Washington Street ran between Lee's Lakeside restaurant and the park. With the expansion the restaurant and Post Parkside Apartments were now located in the park. It also created the International Food Court.

The Park is surrounded by 4 streets.

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[edit] History

The park and pond was established in 1888 when the first parcel of land, the first of many that were donated to the City of Orlando by several different families. The area was officially declared as a park in 1892. Oddly, at times, the park was a zoo, a horse race track, tennis courts, a pier with a dance area, and music broadcast by a local radio station. The fountain was installed in 1912 with a cost of $10,000 dollars, and another was installed in 1957 with a cost of $350,000 dollars.

[edit] Hours

6 AM to midnight.

[edit] Events

Spin City Classic: March - Spring time sanctioned professional and amateur bicycleracing on the streets around the park.

Fiesta in the Park: (Hours 10 am - 5 pm both days) - First full weekend in November - (600) Booth Arts/Crafts Show, entertainment and food, It's a great time to obtain hand made gifts for the holidays.

Fire Works Over the Fountain: July 4th celebration entertainment and food start 4 pm and fire works at dark.

MoviEola: (Three Fridays in May) - Free family oriented movies are shown at the amphitheater, preceded by entertainment provided by various local youth organizations, Movies begin at dark, approximately 9 pm.

[edit] Attribution

  • The original version of this article incorporated text from the Wikipedia article Lake Eola.

[edit] See also