ORLANDO

the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys and brother of Oliver in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Despite being denied his rightful education and wealth by his cruel brother Oliver, Orlando is cheerful, strong, and loyal. His poetry, however, reveals that he is not particularly clever. Rosalind educates him about the difference between mature love and foolishness. city, seat (1856) of Orange county, central Florida, U.S. Settlement began about 1844 around Fort Gatlin, a U.S. Army post. First called Jernigan, the town was renamed in 1857 to honour Orlando Reeves, an army sentry killed during the Seminole Wars. The South Florida Railroad arrived in 1880 and was extended to Tampa (100 miles southwest) in 1883. The development after 1950 of the Cape Canaveral aerospace complex, 60 miles (97 km) east, the establishment in 1971 of Walt Disney World, 22 miles (35 km) southwest, and the founding of a professional basketball team (the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association) in 1987 were major factors in boosting the city's population and economy. The Disney complex alone covers some 28,000 acres (11,300 hectares). In addition to Florida's largest hotel (with 1,509 rooms), Walt Disney World has a variety of attractions, including the Magic Kingdom, Epcot (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) Center, Disney-MGM Studios, and Pleasure Island (an evening entertainment centre). Greater Orlando also offers Universal Studios Florida, Sea World of Florida (a marine-animal park), and Wet 'n Wild (a water-sports park). Other economic elements of the area are commerce and distribution, manufacturing (especially of aerospace and electronic components), and the citrus and winter-vegetable industries. Educational facilities include the University of Central Florida (1963) and Valencia Community College (1967). Inc. 1875. Pop. (1990) city, 164,674; Orlando MSA, 1,224,844; (1998 est.) city, 181,175; (1996 est.) Orlando MSA, 1,417,291.