Healthcare and leisure and hospitality were the two largest job creators in the Orlando metro in 2025. Capital Analytics Associates reported 8,800 net new jobs in the twelve months ending December 2025, a 0.6 percent gain that still ranked seventh among the 30 largest U.S. metros and beat Tampa and Miami.
Visit Orlando is selling 26 or more new experiences for 2026 across parks, dining, sports, and retail. Butterbeer Season runs March 1 through May 31 in the Wizarding World. Halloween Horror Nights is on the calendar August 28 through November 1. Universal Nights at Epic Universe are ticketed for October 3 and 17.
That is not a tourist trivia list. It is a staffing and vendor calendar. Hotels, restaurants, and independent attractions on I-Drive and 192 buy extra labor, shuttles, linen, and night security on those dates.
The play
Get listed under Hospitality on the International Drive and US 192 corridors before peak Halloween nights. Featured placements sit above the free index.
Sources: Visit Orlando, Capital Analytics Associates, Universal Orlando