The most visited destination is also
A Creative Hub
The companies that make Orlando one of the most visited vacation destinations in the nation also spearhead entertainment innovation used across the globe. A culmination of industry and education has exploded into a flourishing tech economy that supports not only the region’s massive theme park and attractions industry, but the expanding footprints of many other major corporations including Lockheed Martin, Darden Restaurants, Siemens and more.
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37,000+ Qualified Tech Workers in Orlando
JobsEQ, 2019
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The 68-Acre Creative Village Supports A High Tech Cluster In Orlando’s Downtown Core
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There Are 7,600 “Entertainers, Performers, Sports, and Related Workers” In The Orlando MSA
JobsEQ, 2019
The home of happiness
Featured Hospitality & Digital Media Companies
IAAPA
IAAPA
Company: IAAPA
Industry: Entertainment
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 0-50
Description: The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions represents over 5,300 amusement-industry members in more than 100 countries worldwide and operates several global amusement-industry trade shows.
Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants
Company: Darden Restaurants
Industry: Restaurants
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 5000-10000
Description: Darden is a restaurant company featuring a portfolio of differentiated brands that include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and Eddie V’s.
Universal Orlando Resort
Universal Orlando Resort
Company: Universal Orlando Resort
Industry: Leisure and Hospitality
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 10000-50000
Description: Universal Orlando Resort is a theme park and entertainment resort complex.
Electronic Arts Tiburon
Electronic Arts Tiburon
Company: Electronic Arts Tiburon
Visit WebsiteDescription: Located in Orlando, Electronic Arts Tiburon is one of Electronic Arts’ Worldwide Studio facilities and produces some of the top titles in the industry, including Madden NFL (a perennial top-three title in North America), Madden NFL Mobile (one of the industry’s top performing mobile games) and NBA LIVE and NBA LIVE Mobile.
ITEC Entertainment
ITEC Entertainment
Company: ITEC Entertainment
Visit WebsiteDescription: ITEC Entertainment provides entertainment solutions from concept to creation.
Falcon’s Creative Group
Falcon’s Creative Group
Company: Falcon’s Creative Group
Visit WebsiteDescription: Falcon’s Creative Group is an entertainment design services company headquarted in Orlando.
SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando
Company: SeaWorld Orlando
Industry: Leisure and Hospitality
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 5000-10000
Description: SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park and marine zoological park.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Company: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Industry: Leisure and Hospitality
No. of Employees in the Orlando region: 50000-100000
Description: The Walt Disney World Resort is a Disney theme park resort located in Lake Buena Vista Florida, comprised of four theme parks, two water parks, twenty-three hotels, and many more recreational venues.
“Orlando has become a hub where hospitality and travel tech providers [like Flip.to] put their primary and secondary offices….”
– Edward St. Onge
Founder at Flip.to
It’s a Smart world
After All
The leading theme park companies have built specialized technical and creative teams to build the next generation of entertainment experiences. Disney and Universal Orlando employ hundreds of experts in 3D modeling, software development, computer-aided design and visual effects. Orlando’s entertainment powerhouses along with media companies such as Electronic Arts and Golf Channel create the need for a talent base with the right combination of technical and creative skills.
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Disney Employs 232 Imagineers in Orlando
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Universal Orlando Employs 120+ Creative Experts
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Orlando’s Median Age is 37.3 compared to a US median of 37.8 and Florida median of 41.8.
American Community Survey, 2017
The theme here is
Success
And to meet the demand for creative talent, Orlando universities are expanding their contribution to the talent pipeline for the hospitality, theme park and attraction’s technology ecosystem.
CityLab Orlando
UF Master of Science in Architectural Studies with a concentration in Theme Environments Integrations.
UCF MFA Track – Themed Experience
UCF is among the first institutions in the country to offer a degree program dedicated to the design and creation of themed experience.
Themed experience
Programs
UCF and the University of Florida (UF) offer qualifications in Themed Experiences. At UCF, the degree is offered as a track in its Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. UF offers a Master of Science in Architectural Studies with a concentration in Themed Environments Integration.
Nationally ranked for
Game Development
The Princeton Review places UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy and Full Sail University in the top graduate programs to study game design.
Full Sail University
Full Sail University is recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the best schools to study game design.
UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
UCF’s video game graduate program ranks No. 5 in the world while its undergraduate game design program ranks No. 13, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine.
UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality
The University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management is one of the largest and fastest-growing hospitality programs in the nation with more than 3,500 undergraduate students.
The DAVE School
The Digital Animation & Visual Effects (DAVE) School, located in on the backlot of Universal Studios, produces skilled graduates in the fields of digital entertainment and interactive media.
fueling the creative
Talent Pipeline
Additional specialized university programs include UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality and Management and the DAVE School, which graduated a skilled labor force with direct connections to the entertainment ecosystem.
Major Developments
It’s more than fun and games here – these companies mean business.
EA Sports Moves to Downtown
Electronic Arts announced the construction of a new $62 million, 180,000-square-foot, five-story building in the heart of downtown Orlando.
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