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| caption_lake = View from the park site (2006)
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| area = 23 acres
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'''Lake Eola''' is a small ] in ], ], located at {{coor dms|28|32|37|N|81|22|22|W|type:waterbody_region:US-FL}} in ] (commonly mistakenly called Lake Eola Park). The lake is actually a ], and it is famous for its ]. The fountain changes colors at night like a ] and in the daytime, it looks like a ] landed in the pond. The lake is 4,529 ] in ] and 23 acres large. A 0.85-mile multi-use sidewalk circles the water.

The lake is surrounded by 4 streets. They are:
*East Robinson Street (])
*Rosalind Avenue (])
*East Central Boulevard
*North Eola Drive

==History==
The ] and ] was established in 1888 when the first parcel of land, the first of many that were donated to the City of Orlando by several different families. The area was officially declared as a park in 1892. Oddly, at times, the park was a ], a ] race track, ] courts, a pier with a dance area, and music broadcast by a local ]. The fountain was installed in 1912 with a cost of $10,000 dollars, and another was installed in 1957 with a cost of $350,000 dollars.

===Hours===
6 a.m. to midnight.

==Events==
] for his daughter at Lake Eola]] ''Spin City Classic'': March - Spring time sanctioned professional and amateur ] racing on the streets around the park.

''Fiesta in the Park'': (Hours 10 am - 5 pm both days) - First full weekend in November - (600) Booth Arts/Crafts Show, entertainment and food, It's a great time to obtain hand made gifts for the holidays.

''Fire Works Over the Fountain'': ] celebration entertainment and food start 4 pm and fire works at dark.

''MoviEola'': (Three Fridays in May) - Free family oriented movies are shown at the amphitheater, preceded by entertainment provided by various local youth organizations, Movies begin at dark, approximately 9 pm.

==Drought==
In 2007, Lake Eola seemed to be experiencing a drought almost, where the water level decreased drastically. This is confirmed as the small rental boats cannot be taken out on the lake and the underside of the fountain can be seen.

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