Exploria Stadium
655 W. Church St., orlandocitysc.com/stadium
Orlando City Soccer Club's stadium – formerly known as Orlando City Stadium – has provided a home for both men's and women's soccer teams and helped revitalize the West Church Street neighborhood where it's located. But on June 4, we were all surprised to learn that the naming rights had been sold to Exploria Resorts, which immediately had us asking: "Who?" The vacation club and timeshare company operates properties in four different states, including five properties in Florida, and apparently their status as a homegrown Central Florida company was a big factor in awarding them the naming rights. Exploria CEO and president Thomas Morris was aware of his company's dark horse status, stating in the official press release, "Exploria is not a household name and our goal all along was to provide some grand credibility."
Sports & Recreation: Best of Orlando 2019: Orlando's best teams, players, springs, theme parks and more
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Sports & Recreation
1. Orlando Roller Derby, orlandorollerderby.com
2. Orlando Sport and Social Club, orlandosportandsocialclub.com
3. Mayhem on Mills
1. New Smyrna Beach, visitnsbfl.com
2. Clearwater Beach, visitclearwaterflorida.com
3. Siesta Key, visitsarasota.com
1. Splitsville, splitsvillelanes.com
2. Aloma Bowl Winter Park, alomabowlingcenters.com
3. Boardwalk Bowl Union Park, alomabowlingcenters.com
1. Wekiwa Springs, floridastateparks.org
2. Wekiva Island, wekivaisland.com
3. Kings Landing, kingslandingfl.com
1. Lake Eola Park, orlando.gov
2. Mead Botanical Garden, meadgarden.org
3. Kraft Azalea Garden, cityofwinterpark.org
1. Lake Baldwin Park, cityofwinterpark.org
2. Paw Park Sanford, pawparksanford.org
3. Barber Park, orangecountyfl.net
1. Escapology, escapology.com
2. The Escape Game Orlando, orlandoescapegame.com
3. The Escape Effect, theescapeeffect.com
1. Andretti Indoor Karting & Games, andrettikarting.com
2. Fun Spot, fun-spot.com
3. Lil 500 Go-Kart Track, lil500.com