A lot of people walking by,” Tillman said. “There’s going to be a lot of foot traffic. He said he expects the pride event to bring in extra business. The economic impact is expected to help businesses around Lake Eola.ĭevin Tillman owns Island Time in Thornton Park. “We realize it’s going to be the ten-year remembrance of pulse and so that is really an opportunity to be able to share with the world, the progress we made as a community,” Quiroga said. With this year’s event expected to be larger than in 2020, Quiroga said the organization is setting its sights on its bid to host World Pride in 2026. “To see the city itself be in charge of putting up pride flags, you know as a community member it makes me feel so seen by our community,” Quiroga said. ParkSleepFly has released a new study naming Orlando as the most LGBTQ-friendly city in the country. Quiroga said 185,000 people attended the pride event in 2019.