Pointe Orlando originally opened on August 2, 1997 at a cost of $120 million, anchored by a flagship FAO Schwarz toy store.
A Muvico cinema and IMAX theater, and a host of theme restaurants popular at the time opened later in the year and into 1998.
[4] A significant vacant plot of land existed near the property's entrance into 2000, originally intended for a Versace flagship store.
[8] Both closures led to a $40 million renovation of the property in 2005, which included the demolition of a majority of the International Drive-facing retail space to accommodate new tenants.
Several prominent additions to the property as part of the 2005 renovation closed, including RA Sushi and Hooters, while Tommy Bahama relocated to the competing Disney Springs development in 2018.