The Walkthrough Archive in Orlando includes past coverage for Event Planners of updates on Planned Projects, Renovations, Newest Spaces and Development at Exhibit Halls, Conference Centers, Galleries and Lofts in Orlando by BizBash

Orlando Walkthrough Archive is an archive of projects, renovations and development at Hotels, Lofts, Houses, Museums, Terraces, Bars, Clubs and Lounges

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NEW HOTELS

Waldorf Astoria Orlando

Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort

Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary Resort

 

NEW RESTAURANTS

Spencer's

Brio Tuscan Grille Tampa

Paradiso 37

Cantina Laredo

Cuba Libre

Kafe Kalik

Lago

The Black Olive

 

PLANNED PROJECTS

Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North

Mainsail Suites Conference Center

 

RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSIONS

Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

 

NEW EVENT AND MEETING SPACES

SeaWorld's Manta Ride

Universal Studio's Music Plaza

 
 

The Walkthrough Archive

11.23.09 5:35 PM

Holiday Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort: Indoor and Outdoor Meeting Space Near Disney Parks

A guest room at the Holiday Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort
A guest room at the Holiday Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort
Photo: Courtesy of Holiday Inn Walt Disney World
The 323-room Holiday Inn in the Walt Disney World Resort will become the latest hotel to join the resort’s partnership of properties when it opens in February 2010.

The hotel will have 11,000 square feet of meeting space, an on site restaurant, and a sprawling pool deck. MORE >>

11.18.09 5:30 PM

Funky Monkey Wine Company: Second Orlando Location for the Restaurant and Bar

Funky Monkey Wine Company Pointe Orlando
Funky Monkey Wine Company Pointe Orlando
Courtesy of Funky Monkey Wine Company
Restaurant and wine bar Funky Monkey Wine Company expanded its Orlando chain—the flagship store is downtown—in September with the opening of a new location inside entertainment complex Pointe Orlando. The 3,000-square-foot eatery occupies the former Grape space and seats 150.

A lounge for about 20 sits at the entrance and can be used as prefunction space or for semiprivate dinners. A patio can accommodate about 50. MORE >>

11.04.09 1:35 PM

Warbird Adventures: Kissimmee's New Airplane Hangar for Events

The Kissimmee Air Museum inside Warbird Adventures' airplane hangar
The Kissimmee Air Museum inside Warbird Adventures' airplane hangar
Photo: Courtesy of Warbird Adventures
Warbird Adventures debuted its second airplane hangar, WA Hangar Two, as an event space in mid-October. The venue is located at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport, just eight miles from Walt Disney World.

The 10,000-square-foot hangar has 24-foot ceilings and can accommodate 1,500 people seated or 2,000 for receptions. MORE >>

10.28.09 12:59 PM

Brio Tuscan Grille Opens First Tampa Location, Offers Six Private Rooms

Brio Tuscan Grille
Brio Tuscan Grille
Photo: Jeff Fay/Hollow Tree Images
The Bravo-Brio Restaurant Group opened its first Tampa location of Brio Tuscan Grille on October 10. The 20,000-square-foot restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating for 190 and 44, respectively, and an entire floor dedicated to private events.

The second floor has six rooms and two outdoor areas for private events. Groups ranging from 16 to 225 can be accommodated among the rooms, which are connected to adjacent patios in groups of three. Each set of three rooms can be used individually or combined for larger groups. There are also a separate kitchen and bar area and restrooms. MORE >>

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10.21.09 1:46 PM

New Hilton Comes With a Steak House and Private Event Space

Spencer's
Spencer's
Courtesy: Hilton
The Hilton Orlando hotel opened in September with several new amenities for groups, including the steak house Spencer’s.

The 2,500-square-foot restaurant is outfitted with chocolate brown banquettes, espresso-colored two tops, and rounds of five to seat as many as 120 people in the main dining room. An open kitchen provides diners with a glimpse of the prime steaks and fresh local seafood and organic produce that are served daily. MORE >>

10.07.09 12:31 PM

Waldorf Astoria Opens in Orlando

Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Waldorf Astoria Orlando
Photo: Courtesy of the Waldorf Astoria
The Waldorf Astoria Orlando, a project three years in the making, opened October 1 on the 462-acre Bonnet Creek development. Twenty minutes from the Orlando International Airport, the hotel has 497 rooms, 169 of those two-room suites, and 28,000 square feet of meeting space.

The property's traditional meeting space is comprised of an 8,100-square-foot ballroom, two executive boardrooms, and 15 smaller meeting rooms for groups of 10 to 200, depending on the seating arrangement. Groups can also use the 132,000 square feet of meeting and prefunction space at the adjacent Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek. MORE >>

10.01.09 1:27 PM

Downtown Disney's New Waterfront International Dining Spot

Paradiso's Yucatan-style shrimp ceviche
Paradiso's Yucatan-style shrimp ceviche
Photo: Courtesy of Walt Disney World
In June, Downtown Disney Pleasure Island added a new waterfront dining spot, Paradiso 37. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant seats 285 and serves a diverse menu representing the 37 countries in North, South, and Central America, along with 37 brands of tequila.

There’s outdoor seating for 50 on the lower-level patio overlooking the water, and a semiprivate wine bar on the second floor with an adjacent patio can accommodate 60. MORE >>

09.10.09 9:00 AM

Animals Roam Alongside the Rooms at Kidani Village

Kidani Village
Kidani Village
Photo: Courtesy of Walt Disney World
Guests can watch giraffes, zebras, and other African animals roam through a reproduction savannah from the balconies of 492 studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom suites (each with its own kitchenette) at Kidani Village, a lodge inside the Animal Kingdom.

Open since May, the 46-acre property features African-inspired architecture and decorthink hand-carved columns, gold-colored furnishings, and ornate hanging fixtures. The lobby has a vaulted thatched ceiling and a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking the savannah outside. MORE >>

08.27.09 11:12 AM

Cantina Laredo Offers Upscale Mexican, Private Dining

Cantina Laredo's main dining room
Cantina Laredo's main dining room
Dennis Clark
Mexican restaurant Cantina Laredo added to its list of Florida locations with the opening of an Orlando outpost in February. The restaurant’s main dining room has a mix of dark and light wood walls, dim lighting, and seats about 220, with an additional 80 on the patio. MORE >>

08.20.09 12:26 PM

Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort Adds Treehouse Lodging

The Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort
The Treehouse Villas at Saratoga Springs Resort
Walt Disney World opened three new hotel properties in 2009, among them Treehouse Villas, which debuted in June at the Saratoga Springs Resort. Sixty three-bedroom luxury treehouses each have two baths and sleep nine. MORE >>

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