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Orlando is a city and the county seat of Orange County in Central Florida, making it the state's fourth-most populous city and most populous inland city with a population of 307,573 as of 2020. The Orlando metropolitan area had an estimated 2.67 million residents in 2020, ranking it as Florida's third-largest and the 22nd-largest in the United States. The city is the fourth-most visited in the U.S. with over 3.5 million visitors as of 2023, anchored by major theme parks including Walt Disney World (opened 1971) and Universal Orlando (opened 1990), served by the 7th-busiest airport in the nation. Beyond tourism, Orlando hosts the second-largest convention facility in the United States at the Orange County Convention Center and features cultural institutions like the Orlando Museum of Art and Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in its downtown. The city's history traces to Fort Gatlin, established in 1838 during the Second Seminole War, which was later settled by Isaac and Aaron Jernigan in 1843, eventually becoming known as Orlando. Kissimmee is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, with a 2020 population of 79,226 and serves as a principal city in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area, whose urban area had a population of 418,404 in 2020. Originally named Allendale after Confederate Major J. H. Allen, the town was renamed Kissimmee upon its 1883 incorporation and grew significantly due to Hamilton Disston's four-million-acre drainage operation based there, which made Disston the largest single landowner in the United States. The South Florida Railroad extended its line to Kissimmee in the 1880s, and a local shipyard built steamships for transporting goods and people, establishing the town as a Central Florida transportation hub until railroads and the Panic of 1893 ended its prosperity. Cattle ranching became the dominant economy until Walt Disney World opened nearby in 1971, after which tourism and development rapidly replaced ranching as the primary economic driver. The city has experienced significant weather events including the 1998 Central Florida tornado outbreak, Hurricane Charley in 2004 (with winds exceeding 100 mph), and subsequent hurricanes Frances and Jeanne that same year. Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, with a 2020 population of 29,795 and is part of the Orlando metropolitan area. Founded as a planned resort community by Loring Chase and Oliver E. Chapman in 1881 on a large land tract purchased for $13,000, the city was heavily promoted to northern "snow birds" and officially incorporated in 1887. Home to Rollins College, founded in 1885 as Florida's first four-year college and now one of the state's second most expensive institutions with tuition of $58,300 annually, Winter Park became known for its distinctive grid-like street organization and strict architectural standards established during its planned development. The city's resort heritage is reflected in landmarks like the 1886 Seminole Hotel on Lake Osceola, which featured luxuries including gas lights, steam heating, and a string orchestra. President Chester A. Arthur visited Winter Park and declared it "the prettiest place I have seen in Florida."