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title: "Friendly’s Celebrates Grand Opening in Orlando with Fun Activities and Free Ice Cream"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c35fcfb2-d603-4541-a108-72bb39947a00
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240529_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando_with_fun_activities_and_free_.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2024-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:42:52.342Z
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# Friendly’s Celebrates Grand Opening in Orlando with Fun Activities and Free Ice Cream

**TL;DR:** Friendly's Restaurants has opened a new location in Orlando, its third in Florida, bringing its national footprint to over 100 locations. The grand opening event features fun activities, exclusive offers, and donations to the Foundation of Foster Children.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-05-29. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240529_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando_with_fun_activities_and_free_.html).*

## Story

Friendly’s Restaurants announced today the grand opening of the brand’s newest location in the theme park capital of the world, Orlando, near Disney Springs. The new restaurant opening will bring Friendly’s presence across Florida to three locations while expanding the brand’s growing national footprint to more than 100 locations spanning most of the Eastern seaboard.

Friendly’s grand opening event will feature fun activities for guests including face painting, delicious frozen treats and exclusive offers such as $2 Fribbles all day for dine-in only, with no minimum purchase. Most notably, the first 25 guests at the grand opening will receive free Friendly’s for a year (one scoop of ice cream per week), and the first 100 guests will receive a $20 coupon for their next visit. Additionally, Friendly’s will donate a percentage of its sales during the event to the Foundation of Foster Children.

The new Orlando location will provide an updated spin on the Friendly’s experience with improved style and design concepts, and delicious food and desserts. Guests can expect fresh, made-to-order dishes, homemade ice cream and more.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- grand opening (topic)
- Orlando (location)
- Disney (company)
- charity donation (topic)
- Friendly's (company)
- new restaurant (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240529_friendlys_celebrates_grand_opening_in_orlando_with_fun_activities_and_free_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c35fcfb2-d603-4541-a108-72bb39947a00).