Central Florida Investments , Inc. Information

1997 CFI publishes its first issue of I Love Orlando magazine, featuring David Siegel on the cover. Westgate Daytona Beach opens within walking distance of the world famous Daytona Beach pier. Westgate Resorts/ CFI becomes one of the largest privately owned corporationsin Central Florida with annual revenues exceeding $300 million. CFI is also one of the region's largest employers. Westgate Towers opens, just minutes away from Walt Disney World® Resort. 1998 Westgate Resorts opens a 210,000 square foot state-of the- art Call Center in Ocoee, Florida Westgate Resorts, which now includes Westgate Vacation Villas, Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa, Westgate Towers, Westgate Miami Beach and Westgate Daytona Beach, reaches over 100,000 vacation owners. 1999 Westgate Town Center opens, starting a 3,000-unit expansion of Westgate. 2000 Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort at Gatlinburg opens. Construction begins on Westgate Park City Resort & Spa at The Canyons®, in Park City, Utah with plans to open for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Love Orlando wins Craftsman's Award for Walt Disney World 2000 cover. 2001 The first issue of I Love The Smokies is published, serving the Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville area. Westgate Flamingo Bay opens in Las Vegas, just two miles from the world-famous "Strip". Westgate now includes eight resorts, with ownership at 180,000 and growing. I Love Orlando surpasses 5 million copy mile marker. The Westgate Resorts Foundation is formed with a mission of serving the communities in which Westgate does business and caring for and supporting the company's employees in times of need. 2002 Westgate Park City Resort & Spa opens in Park City, Utah. Westgate Resorts acquires 1,600 acres near Lake Wales, Florida, known as the River Ranch. Westgate acquires Westgate Blue Tree Resort at Lake Buena Vista directly adjacent to Walt Disney World on I-Drive. Construction begins on the twin Westgate Palace towers located next to Universal Studios, Orlando. Westgate announces plans for Westgate Historic Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. 2003 Westgate Historic Williamsburg opens.