ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida tourism industry leaders are hopeful this spring break could bring some of the strongest tourism numbers since the beginning of the pandemic.
It was one year ago, Orlando’s tourism came to an abrupt stop with Walt Disney World executives announcing historic closures at Disneyland in California and in Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando.
Here’s timeline of the events that unfolded in the past year impacting Orlando-area tourism. MARCH 2020: The initial shutdown The announcement then, was only for a two-week closure that immediately turned into more than two months without a single guest.