WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Winter Garden could soon be home to a new children’s museum, but a major piece of the funding still needs to fall into place.
The nonprofit 8 Waves developed the proposal for the I AM Children’s Museum and is waiting to hear whether its request for $25 million in Tourist Development Tax (TDT) funds will be approved to help make the $45 million project a reality.
The 35,000-square-foot museum, which would be built on property adjacent to the West Orange Trail, is designed primarily for children ages 2 to 12. Plans call for it to combine indoor and outdoor experiences, including 2 miles of interactive trails and about 12,000 fully covered, weather-protected outdoor exhibits…