History
Anime Festival Orlando was first held ib the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Inn Gateway in Kissimmee, Florida with an attendance of 450 people. The following year the convention moved to the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs in Altamonte Springs, Florida with more than double the attendance at 1,000 people. In 2002 the convention again moved, this time to the Renaissance WorldGate in Kissimmee, Florida, and finally to the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida in 2003 where the convention has been held ever since.
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