I graduate UCF in Spring. After being a student resident in the city of Orlando for the last four years, I really do not want to live anywhere else. However, this city is still missing some things. I am pretty sure you know where I am going for this--the typical list of five things that are really basic that everyone agrees with. Don't worry, my loyal readers, I'll try to keep this somewhat original. So what are the five things Orlando is missing? I am glad you asked.
1. Expanding The Sunrail Train System.
I wrote about this two years ago in what UCF can do to improve in general areas, but that's beside the point. The Sunrail train is such a great idea on paper, but it is very limited in the number of stops it has throughout Central Florida. Could you imagine if you connected UCF's main campus to the Downtown Orlando campus, and then to the Rosen Campus in International Drive? You'd make the city more connected than ever before, and accessing every part of Orlando will be way easier. This idea costs a lot of money, but honestly, the city needs to pull the trigger on it already.
2. More Professional Sports Teams.
Yes, we have the Orlando Magic. Yes, we have Orlando City Soccer. Just think about if we had an MLB, NFL, and an NHL team in one city? It probably won't happen, but a person can certainly dream. Now that Orlando City has their own stadium, it leaves Camping World Stadium by itself with nothing to host in it on a consistent basis. I think its time we bring yet another professional sports team to Orlando, it would just be awesome
3. More Art Museums
The only art museum that's relevant The Menello Museum of American Art. Very small, it gets the job done, but it doesn't spark excitement. A big art museum would be great for the city, someone just needs to be willing to drop the cash on it.
4. Cheaper Housing Options
Again, one of those things that is probably not gonna happen, but one can dream. Anything near the city is gonna be expensive, but it doesn't hurt to have more housing developments to allow for the increase in population. Orlando is just gonna be more expensive as long as the economy stays the way it is, we'll just have to figure out how to deal with it in the future.
5. Resident Discounts On Theme Parks.
Why has this never been a thing I will never know. Yes, we do have a Florida resident rate, but can you imagine if you got an even steeper discount for being a resident of Orlando? Again, one can dream. Orlando is a great place to live, but it definitely can be a lot better. However, just know that those that live here know we are spoiled beyond relief.