The city of Orlando turned out in droves for the opening of the largest free-standing White Castle restaurant on the planet this week in Florida Gulf Coast city. Lines of traffic for the slider-deprived stretched for miles as the brand…
By Rory O Neill
May 3, 2021
Even Harold and Kumar are happy to hear that White Castle is finally opening its doors in Orlando.
Monday s opening comes as the family-owned company celebrates its 100th birthday.
The chain s largest free-standing restaurant is part of the $1-billion Village at O-Town West project on Daryl Carter Parkway.
Home of The Original Slider, White Castle fans are known as Craves and the company even operates a fan club dedicated to their biggest supporters.
Traffic around the new restaurant will be jammed, and White Castle spokesman Jamie Richardson says they ve been working with the Orange County Sheriff s Office for nearly a month to help improve the flow of cars.
White Castle: World s largest location officially opens in Orlando
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World’s largest White Castle location officially opens in Orlando
White Castle, the fast-food chain known for its tiny burgers, has officially opened its largest free-standing location in the world in Orlando.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The largest free-standing White Castle in the world has opened in Orlando.
White Castle opened its highly anticipated Orlando location shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday morning. They held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and many others attended.
World’s largest White Castle officially opens in Orlando
Surrounded by White Castle officials and local leaders, Harry Blackledge, the page manager of the Facebook group Bring White Castle to Florida, cut the ribbon to the new White Castle in Orlando. He was the first one in line this morning.
Located in southwest Orlando at Unicorp s $1 billion The Village at O-Town West mixed-use development, White Castle has been long-anticipated by Cravers throughout the Central Florida region and beyond. This newest Castle has hired 140 team members and managers.
The family-owned business, founded in 1921, has been satisfying cravings for 100 years. VIPs joining the grand opening festivities included White Castle President and CEO Lisa Ingram – a fourth-generation family member – along with other third- and fourth-generation family members and company leaders, White Castle Hall of Famers, local elected officials, development partners, invited guests, and notably, craving fans hungry for a taste of their beloved White Castle.