The 8 p.m. curfew on Downtown Orlando has been lifted starting today

By Matthew Moyer on Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 3:25 pm

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The 8 p.m. curfew on Downtown Orlando has been lifted starting today

Photo courtesy Rep. Anna V. Eskamani/Facebook

On Saturday night, as thunderstorms and actual tornados lashed the city, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer took to Twitter to announce that the ill-advised curfew he imposed on Downtown Orlando and surrounding neighborhoods on Wednesday was being lifted effective Sunday, June 7.

The 8 p.m. curfew on Downtown Orlando has been lifted starting today (2)

Photo courtesy Mayor Buddy Dyer/Twitter

The curfew – an unspoken but obvious attempt to deter daily peaceful protests and demonstrations downtown – was an unsuccessful measure on all counts.

This curfew didn't stop the protests and it hampered downtown businesses attempting to navigate Gov. DeSantis' Phase 2 reopening plan throughout Florida.

Orlando remains under a citywide 10 p.m. curfew with no announced end date.

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