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I-Drive: the $560M convention center expansion is under construction, with a 700-room InterContinental up next

noted Aug 27, 2026

Crews are now building the Orange County Convention Center's $560 million Grand Concourse — a 100,000-square-foot ballroom and new meeting wing rising alongside the North-South Building, due in 2029. Down the street, the 700-room InterContinental replacing the old Wyndham is expected to break ground by the end of this summer, and PopStroke's two-story flagship near the convention center says it's on track to open in December. With Epic Universe's first full year behind it and a rail study underway for a station at the convention center, the corridor's next chapter is genuinely moving.

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