Welcome to Orlando! You certainly picked a wild time to move to Florida! (We kid! Or do we?)
It’s become almost a cliché to say that there’s much more to Orlando than the theme parks and the International Drive tourist corridor. But it’s true! And it truly takes a lot of time-intensive digging and focused wandering to get to the real beating heart(s) of Orlando.
So we thought maybe we could save you some time. To that end, we’ve turned to a number of subject experts on the cultural life of the City Beautiful, and they’re giving you — our brand-new Weekly reader! — the benefit of their years of experience in exploring Orlando and uncovering its many hidden gems.
Within the action-packed pages of this Newcomers Guide, you’ll find cheat sheets and key tips on Orlando’s food, spirits, theme parks, music, arts, the great outdoors, comedy, special events … even some insight on how to while away a day in the city.
And the majority don’t even require novelty mouse ears.
Happy hunting!
Your fearless guides: Faiyaz Kara, Sarah Kinbar, Seth Kubersky, Bao Le-Huu, Matthew Moyer, Nicolette Shurba, Jessica Bryce Young and Le Petite Fete
This article appears in Jul 13-19, 2022 and Newcomers Guide (2022).