The Orlando Cat Cafe held their groundbreaking and fundraising kickoff event last week. The cat cafe is located in Clermont, FL, closer to Walt Disney World than it is Orlando, but the larger neighboring city is loaning the place its name.
Outside the kickoff event, the South Lake Animal League bus let passers-by know that there was something going on. The cat cafe plans to partner with the South Lake Animal League, and all of the cats at the cafe will be adoptable.
And a hand-sketched version of the cat cafe’s logo was featured on an open house sign by the door.
The cafe itself is planned to be a 750 square foot space, taking a total of three storefronts, which are currently empty. The kitchen/dining areas will be separate from the area where you will visit the cats.
The estimated cost to build out the space is $75,000, and the event was a kickoff for the attempt to crowdfund $50,000 of that total. The Orlando Cat Cafe is expected to open in early 2016, and with it just around the corner from Disney, it’s going to be a must-see location for cat lovers who come to town to visit The Mouse.
The event included fun, cat-themed cupcakes.
And of course, there were adoptable cats on hand. This adorable family of a a white cat and her two kittens were getting a lot of attention until the two kittens curled up to nap under their mother’s watchful eye.
This pair of adoptable kittens were thoroughly unsure about the number of people walking around and pointing at them. The event was crowded, and the sound level got the better of these two after a while.
One Siamese-mix kitten made a break for it when he thought the other kittens had distracted the onlookers. He didn’t get very far.
This slightly older cat was in a cage, not getting much attention with adorable kittens nearby. He may have had his eye on those cupcakes on a nearby table.
The flame point kitten in this photo was probably adopted by the end of the event. Not only was he absolutely gorgeous, but he was friendly and full of personality.
The cat lovers and tourists of Orlando are looking forward to the opening of the Orlando Cat Cafe, but it was great to get a glimpse of the cafe that we’ll be able to visit very soon.
How exciting that there’s a new cat cafe opening!
That is so terrific to have a place like that. Hopefullly it means lots of kitties will find a new home. That would be a fun place like that around. Hope all those kitties find homes.
We hope everything goes well and many kitties will get their new forever homes.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
Those cat cafes are popping up all over! We hope one opens in our area soon.
What a wonderful facility…please keep us posted on the progress.
We are smiling big time here…yay for your area!
Hugs madi your bfff
How exciting! Mom thinks a road trip will be in order when it opens!
The Florida Furkids
How exciting!!! If Burlington doesn’t jump on the bandwagon of cat cafes pretty soon, I might be tempted to start one up myself!!!
how exciting!! mom says she now has even more reason to come visit
All the kitties are adorable!! How exciting that you’ll have a cat cafe near you soon. Yours is definitely going to be bigger than ours is! Looking forward to hearing all about it when it opens.
That is super cool and we know the kitties and humans will enjoy!!
Awesome! I wish some place like that would open near us. Of course I’d probably want to move in! MOL
You’re making me want to travel to Fl.
Totally jealous you’re getting a cat cafe ….how cool….. 🙂
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I would love to go there when it opens.
That is just so cool! We hope it is a great success all the way around!
I think cat cafes are such a great idea. Everyone wins. What a dream to open one….
–Purrs (and wags) from Life with Dogs and Cats
very cool! that is a great way for kitties to find homes and we hope many will. The flame point is just beautiful!
pip, smidge, minnie, hollie, sharpie
OUTSTANDING!!!
It’s really great to see so many of these opening.
That is sure to get lots of out-of-town visitors, which may not help get cats adopted, but sure will get them lots of loving and socializing. We think they should try to hire Mickey Mouse when they have their Grand Opening. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
MAKE A RUN FOR IT DOOD! We’ll cover you!
That will be great!