Place · Downtown Orlando

Lake Eola

• noted Aug 31, 2026

  

  Lake Eola's swans are being rehomed ahead of the park's construction

  The City of Orlando began rehoming Lake Eola's swan flock in May, after a Florida Fish and Wildlife review and an avian-flu outbreak earlier in 2026 that killed 37 birds, including 29 mute swans. Officials concluded that meeting care requirements "within an active urban park, especially one preparing for major construction" would be increasingly difficult — pausing a swan tradition on the lake that dates back roughly a century.

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• noted Aug 31, 2026

  

  A roughly $30 million first phase of the Lake Eola Park renovation is taking shape

  Phase one of the park's renovation is estimated at about $30 million: seawall and drainage work, moving the swan-boat dock closer to the Lake Eola House, and a new walkway behind the amphitheater, with a playground renovation, family zone, amphitheater shade and bathroom upgrades still in the idea stage. No construction start date has been announced. Reported figures for the project differ — later coverage has referenced a $60 million renovation, which may be the multi-phase total; the city has not published a reachable public figure.

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Newest · Aug 31, 2026

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