Pointe Orlando, Entertainment complex in International Drive, Orlando, United States
Pointe Orlando is an entertainment complex on International Drive featuring multiple restaurants, movie theaters, and entertainment venues connected by outdoor walkways and plazas. The buildings are arranged so visitors can easily move between different areas throughout the space.
Pointe Orlando opened on August 2, 1997, at a cost of $120 million, anchored by a flagship FAO Schwarz toy store; a Muvico cinema and IMAX theater followed later that year and into 1998, when WonderWorks also opened. Construction delays left only a handful of businesses trading at first, and proposed restaurants tied to Billboard Magazine and the NFL never materialized. FAO Schwarz closed in 2004, prompting a $40 million renovation in 2005 that demolished most of the International Drive-facing retail space. A $32 million renovation announced in 2019 was to rename the property The Pointe.
The tenant mix has turned over repeatedly since 1997. The 2005 renovation put The Capital Grille and The Oceanaire Seafood Room in the former FAO Schwarz space and Maggiano's Little Italy in the old Pac-Man Cafe. Tommy Bahama, added then, left for Disney Springs in 2018, and Main Event Entertainment took 48,000 square feet in 2016.
Parking is free in the multi-level garage, and the complex stays open late with direct access from International Drive. The paths between buildings are flat and easy to navigate for most visitors.
The 1997 opening cost $120 million, but construction delays meant only a handful of businesses opened with the property. Several planned restaurants, including a Billboard Magazine-owned operation and an NFL-themed restaurant, never materialized, and a vacant plot at the entrance sat empty into 2000.
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