Why Mayor Jerry Demings wants Orange County to resemble Epcot in 2050 County leaders launch study to plan for 30 years from now Tags: ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County has embarked on an ambitious plan that is designed to determine what the area will look like in the year 2050. According to numbers provided by county leaders, the population of Orange County currently stands at 1.4 million people. [TRENDING: ] By 2050, they said they expect that number to jump 48% to 2.1 million, and the people who relocate here could be living in neighborhoods inspired by Disney. Ad “If we are to create the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) envisioned by Walt Disney, it requires smart planning and ongoing consideration of future growth,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said in a video about the project on the county’s website.