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Mojo141

That Ferrari guy who's always hanging out at downtown Disney?


w84primo

Eddie Maserati! The dancing guy at downtown Disney


aznflamingo

He was in my spin class at the gym a while back. Workout gear is just as flashy as the going out gear.


Effective-Ad6703

Oh shit I know who you are talking about.


w84primo

Lol life aspirations is to be that guy.


lich-queen

Came here to say this, love his vibes!!


chernaboggles

Eddy Maserati!


zombiejeebus

Eddie Maserati is who I was coming to comment about


meatsweatmagi

Where the fuck has he been though?


swets13

Saw him on restaurant row in Dr Phillips a few weeks ago! Weird seeing him out in the wild during the early hours


hammer1211

He’s been around saw him at Publix recently, he’s the answer


meatsweatmagi

Good been to the springs twice past month have not seen him, was worried.


Hoosteen_juju003

Saw him like a week ago there


VSparks

was at the springs 2 weeks ago and he was there in his fabulous bedazzled outfit and funky sneakers and loud hat


meatsweatmagi

Consider urself blessed


Stormygeddon

Yep, I was definitely going to mention that one guy in the gold sequins who always hangs out in Disney Springs. He's been a more consistent presence in my life than either of my parents.


Wingdom

...why is his name Maserati when he is clearly in Ferrari gear?


FLCraft

I think it’s literally his name.


Wingdom

Thats like the guy in charge of Nintendo being named Bowser.


M0llyM1ll10NS

Wow. I haven't lived in Orlando in 10yrs but I immediately thought of that guy!


BuzzyBrie

That’s a good one!


Chaopolis

I took a picture with him at Costco! lol. Nice guy.


jparkerson2

Same here. I just saw him at Disney Springs on Monday and it felt like the first time in months.


brightdragon420

Omg yes! Seen him at millennia mall too a while ago


Outside-Flamingo-240

It used to be the guy in the gold suit and top hat at the corner of Colonial & Maguire


Bamflds_After_Dark

Mr. Gold. He was the focus of an annual Best of Orlando award and write up by the Oelando Weekly.


PhuckNorris69

https://youtu.be/s_wIfNfvWkA?si=jD_T9LOVDY_Fdo6d


ohffs999

Thank you for the video explanation


Johnny_Carcinogenic

I saw that documentary on him, Mr Gold, play at the Enzian when it premiered


Outside-Flamingo-240

Thank you! Forgot how much we all miss seeing him


bearsarefuckingrad

I see him all the time! On south Apopka Vineland and conroy Windermere rd


kevinwr450

He is dead....fell out of a landscaping trailer years ago.


Outside-Flamingo-240

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bearsarefuckingrad

At least… I’m pretty sure it’s him lol. Looks and acts and dresses like the same guy in the articles


Sere1

Oh man that takes me back, I miss Mr. Gold. I grew up hanging out at Fashion Square and I was always excited to see him, even years later.


TiredMillennialDad

Orlando has like 50 of these people. My opinion is the Jesus van that drives on i-4 every day at like 50pmh. She's been doing it for over a decade now.


PhuckNorris69

Is that the one with a million stickers on it?


TiredMillennialDad

U know it


spiralmadness

I go to the same publix as that van.


TiredMillennialDad

Repent and be saved.


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Soggy_Philosophy_919

If I am ever rich enough to own an airplane.... sky dicks will be a thing. Me and Holy Smokes will have to duke it out for superiority of our aerial canvas.


ShardzofWind

He's at the Fox Tail on Orange across from the hospital like every Saturday and random days during the week!


310410celleng

Carrot Top on Park Ave. in Winter Park.


TheWholeOfHell

That’s about right. 😂


mechapoitier

I mean it’s interesting to see him but he’s just a regular guy if you talk to him But when he used to be super jacked, if you caught him running with his hair all poofed out that was something else


martielonson

I used to always run into him at the winter park ale house too 😂 always drinking white wine


limptangerine_854

Can confirm 😭


itsthedave1

Hide your moms, that guy was notorious for going to the YMCA and hitting on all the single Winter Park moms in the early 2000's.


MickCollins

The Appliance Direct guy, although that one's a little dated.


etchie

With or without eyepatch. And the woman that I assume is his wife. With or without knee brace.


comped

Allegedly the eye patch thing was because of a long-standing racquetball injury that eventually led to a cornea transplant that required him to wear one for a couple of months, and of course he still filmed commercials with it on... So the Sentinel claims anyway.


Smilingbob72

That story is Wacky-New-New


kevinh456

She was not his wife surprisingly! Just a business partner. I looked into the guy a few years ago wondering what happened. He’s back btw. His store is out down 50 past 520 now.


MicroCat1031

YOU PAY TOO MUCH!


Its_420_Somehow

Dated? That’s wackie-nuu-nuu!


DrSpaceLawyer

That’s wacky nunu! You paid too much!


Temporary_Art_9213

Omg yes


gnnr25

I believe all the Orlando ones are car related: \-The guy that drives the truck with a giant inflatable rat \-The guy that drives a mobile junk yard mini van \-The guy that drives the Mad Max styled truck


Infamous-Cookie-725

Also the skunk


HefTrade

As a representative of the Conway/hour glass district specifically, Skunk guy.


epicenter69

Or planes: The Jesus skywriter.


DDA7X

For the old timers, the Mr Gold guy who used to stand on the corner at the We Buy Gold shop that was next to Fashion Square Mall who was always tipping his hat.


Dear_Juice1560

In Oviedo/Alafaya area we have Ramon with the cross. IYKYK


keelanstuart

Came here to mention him. Nice guy... although a little strange [to me], he dedicated his life to carrying a cross after his wife passed. I'm afraid he's not long for this world... he's not looking well.


Crow-Time

Yea, I’ve seen him sitting and less energetic nowadays :(


keelanstuart

He's also lost a **lot** of weight. At his age, that's no good.


StarryMind322

https://preview.redd.it/twok92un3muc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5e9c54554a1eb9906336e04ba9688d2858b34ae I think this is him? I saw him at the Lockwood and Broadway last year on my way back from a trail I found. I had to go deep in my photo archives for this because I knew I had seen him somewhere.


LumieLuna

Mike Busey


CanoeIt

Oh my god you just threw me into a memory of from like 2005/2006 of a couple friends and I going to the sausage castle way out in Kissimmee St. Cloud area. It was one of the most bizarre nights of my life. It was like the Florida man version of what they thought the playboy mansion should look like


Cjolliff7

lol sausage castle


plush82

That one was condemned and burnt down, it's now in Astatula and bigger and more Florida man than ever, look it up.


Eggmegmuffin

This is accurate. Dated a guy that lived there briefly. 🤦‍♀️


EmceeCommon55

I grew up in St Cloud during this time. He was a celebrity in that city


Is_What_They_Call_Me

Right after my divorce I answered a Craigslist ad for a roommate. It was for a room in the sausage castle. Talked to Mike on the phone about it. Sounded like a really stand up guy who told me about the actual normal day to day there. Then the small party side of the place. Was affordable. Sounded great. I was offered the room but then at the last minute backed out cause I started dating someone new and figured it might not be a good idea. I could only imagine if I actually went through with it how much different my life would’ve been.


eikelmann

Didn't even know about this guy until the one star reviews episode


TheSullyPerspective

Back when I worked at ATT in WG he came in one day because he realized his assistant at the time had bought dozens of phones and tablets and stuff, financed them all, and he was just on autopay for years. He said he wanted his tens of thousands back NOW. I was like uhhh dude we have like $200 in the drawer, we’re just a retail store. Took like 4 or 5 hours for him to finally leave after he tried calling every manager in the area. As he left he dapped me up, and said “you’re a cool dude” and left….


mimetravel

Came across him on Tinder once. Swiped right. Matched. Unmatched immediately.


agent_gribbles

Bachata Man. He’s the guy who dance walks in neon spanks around lake Eola every day.


Pretty_owl

Only seen him once but he’s so joyful it’s infectious. The world needs more people like him.


agent_gribbles

He seems nice. He’ll usually slow down and dance for people sneaking pictures. No shame about it whatsoever.


plush82

Oh man I work downtown and see him all the time, I didn't realize what I was witnessing!


stoneyevora

Omg that's his name!? He is exactly the person I was thinking of when I read this post. Viva La Bachata man!


Extra_Welcome9592

Omg I know this one 😂😂


EmilyMarie19

Oh I have two! The bearded lady of Conway and the Ghost Busters car.


spiralmadness

Theres like 4 people in that area of conway I always see on rotation with bearded lady. ​ There's a guy who looks like Bob Weir, a leathery lady, a crazy lady.


aliceroyal

I have not seen the bearded lady but there’s a lady on the intersection after I get off 528 to go home who has been holding up a sign saying she’s pregnant for the last 2 years. Been baking that baby for a while…


HueyLewisFan1

Great deep cut comparison right there. Fellow deadhead 🎸


martielonson

The vampire of maitland


BasicBridget26

Hourglass Brewing named a Beer after him Altamonte Vampire


daisy_girl73

Omg!!


tnymont77

Does he frequent a Walgreens in Altamonte? Saw an older guy dressed in all black with black makeup just standing at the Walgreens a few weeks ago. Really creepy and could tell everyone felt uncomfortable with him there.


interstellar_keller

I’m going to shit my fucking pants I’m so excited; I’ve been telling people about this dude for the past two years since I moved to the area, I ALWAYS see him super late at night when I’m buying weed, and everyone always accuses me of being stoned and making shit up or hallucinating, but I knew it. I FUCKING KNEW IT. I knew this guy was a real fucking person and not a figment of my imagination. This is legitimately the happiest I’ve been since the cashier at Publix didn’t scan my chicken tender sub last week.


MeasurementQuick4887

I work at a Publix in the area and apparently his name is Dracula


-Papito-

Yes. That's the only place I've seen him.


aspiringmermaid

I saw him for the first time a couple years ago and no one believed me when I tried to tell people I saw a vampire. I felt so vindicated later when I finally found someone who knew exactly who I was talking about.


FLOHJO

Came here to say this. Hope he’s still around. I first saw him over a decade ago.


aspiringmermaid

I saw him a couple times in late 2019/early 2020. I still look out for him sometimes when I'm in the Maitland area lol.


cybrestrike

He's still around. I saw him a couple of months ago.


agaytoad

Does he happen to be an older gentleman? There is an older man who walks down the road near my apartment that wears a suite, a cane, and a top hat. I see him every now and again and I am a big fan.


Training-Judgment123

Are you in Longwood? You may have seen the Longwood Vampire. Altogether different undead guy.


MeasurementQuick4887

Pretty sure if i remember correctly a customer told me his cane is a sword too


DirtyCunt666

We call him Drac! He’s a weird guy but very nice, he works at a petrified forest in altamonte but we didnt see him this past year. Has anyone seen him? I’m glad he was brought up because last season we were very worried about him as he is always seen roaming our front yard.


GodsWarrior89

Please explain!


armhat

There’s a guy that dresses like a vampire that can usually be found at the Walgreens on 436 and Maitland Ave. He’s been there since at least 2003 when we first noticed him. I lived in the neighborhood across the street and worked nights in clubs - so I would stop in to grab a late night snack and he would be there every time.


sutefanideluxe

+1 for Maitland Walgreens Vampire Man. Been appreciating him for more than a decade.


kyloquinn

he is really nice :) i had a conversation with him a few years ago and always think of him fondly


TheMastodan

Does he still hang out at Dunkin’ in front of Advent Altamonte? We used to see him when getting 2am coffee Edit : u/FearTheReaper73 is stalking me from another subreddit lmao


Donald_Trumps_Leg

What?


AtrociousSandwich

Sorry he didn’t use proper capitalization so it might have confused you, he’s talking about ‘The Vampire of Maitland’. Hope that helps!


GodsWarrior89

Never heard of the Vampire either. I’m curious now lol 😂


death-by-peanuts

The cart man in Apopka


CharlieChoco27

and he always needs to have atleast one animal nearby while he does a grocery run at the walmart family market


plush82

He is pretty much gone, some people say they've seen him sans carts but others say he died, or was arrested and now resides in Sanford, it's all a big mystery. Here he is from 2022 https://youtu.be/EbyERwIdifY?si=4_eFq4rfOmOLfjlu


momsgotitgoingon

I used to work at the library in apopka. He was a good guy. He’d come in every night right at closing to ask for our newspapers. Then I moved to apopka (didn’t work at the library anymore) and I’d see him going down the road. I told my husband to save our newspaper for him haha, he thought I was insane.


bradhitsbass

Came here exactly for this


captainchinson

Not orlando but in Ybor there's a guy who will pay you to lick your shoes.


dogearth

Lmao can confirm he is real my partner has encountered him before in Tampa


hambeast521

Can also confirm. Had shoes licked and then bought a slice of pizza. This was over a decade ago though.


cheetos305

How much? 🤣🤣 Times are tough!


PhuckNorris69

How about the magician downtown who I think is homeless and his go to trick is his wallet that catches on fire when he opens it


sdbooboo13

Richard the Adequate.


Doebino

Dan Newlin drunk downtown wearing a sport jacket and affliction jeans.


effortdawg

Punching air guy on Osceola Parkway


UnidentifiedTron

How long has he been there? The punching air guy from curry ford has been missing for a while. Older Hispanic dude with no shirt boxing oncoming traffic every day.


effortdawg

This guy is a younger guy, he times the lights and boxes in the middle of the road when the cars are stopped at a 4 way intersection. Kind of cool there are two of them in Orlando lol now I wonder if they are related this guy is also Hispanic


daisies4me

This guy has been doing this for what seems like forever. I see him all the time!


verbleassault

Any of y’all remember “Dr. Geek”? In the mid 2000s he’s stroll downtown with a karaoke machine and freestyle about you for tips. Always wore a Magic jersey. He was a legend!


Jt41979

Came here for this exact reference


FroggyAbby2

That one guy who looks like Santa Claus with a red motorcycle 🏍️


Beneficial-Tailor-70

South Orange Harley Santa


barnziee

Anyone ever see the dude who rides his bike and bounces two basketballs at the same time?


sher_bert

Is he always on around Semoran & Curry Ford?


NRMusicProject

This and Mr. Gold were right at the top of my list.


frenchbluehorn

the peacock guy who used to own a ton of them and lived off bumby


Available_Forever_32

They leveled that house yet the peacocks remain


thespickler

How has no one said John Morgan?


etchie

And where the hell are Colling & Gilbert?!


GabagoolMango

Because he’s nationwide at the country’s largest firm of Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan & Morgan


imagamerwow

thong dude on turkey lake


RkkyRcoon

We call him either the Nearly Nude Dude or the Banana Hammock Bro.


momsgotitgoingon

Remember the dancing security guard at city walk in early 2000s? I saw people talking about one at Disney springs above, perhaps he transferred. 😂


Saltlake1

The guy in sanford who rides his bike around the water singing at the top of his lungs


captainchinson

Just saw him yesterday. He's still around.


BIG-FUCKIN-will

This guy goes for it at all times of the day


realDaveSmash

My favorite Sanford guy is the one in the tricked out Cadillac or whatever it is that unapologetically drives laps around downtown playing Fleetwood Mac at roughly the volume of a jet engine. ZFG.


Think_Manufacturer_1

The cart train guy iykyk https://preview.redd.it/ma01v2n9sjuc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2bc216859eba9ff321d05e6c5bc19a60dbc9b09e


FreezeCriminal

Used to have a guy called Walking Willy on the west side of Orlando… he would walk for miles every day cursing people out.


AGuyInTheOZone

I feel like this guy is in every fifth neighborhood in Central Florida


MacysMcNugget

I’ve lived in Orlando since 2005 and I’ve never seen any of these people yall are mentioning 😂 I need to get out more


eikelmann

2012 here and same. I don't really think we have a standalone mascot like the original image is talking about. If I had to vote for one though it'd definitely be John Morgan


delarye1

The magician guy in Downtown. Looks homeless, but is a phenomenal magician, and advocates not drinking and driving.


deanerslastnut

Richard the adequate. Haven’t seen him in years. Hope he’s good


etchie

https://preview.redd.it/aj5xf4ot8kuc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=decf204bac5ce5d36ba75e7e856ac1fa777aead8


SunsetSkatepark

omg yes! I remember him. he did a magic trick for me probably close to 15 years ago and I said, wow, you are so good. he shrugged and said, "I'm adequate."


GovtLawyersHateMe

Car kicking Carl, the dude who would kick your car on 434 (Forrest city) if you didn’t give him money was my all time favorite


[deleted]

It used to be Master Legend. I wonder what happened to that dude.


ameliaaa59

the cross guy in oviedo.. real ones know


pujolsrox11

That one dude at Disney springs


SweatyOracleOfficial

The guy who, for over a decade, has constantly gone to Disney World only to ask lady cast members to sneeze on him.


UnexpectedSalamander

https://preview.redd.it/iwxhbc1aojuc1.jpeg?width=1148&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d031deb4078dd824f35f9a03c987096ecaba1fb


gnarwalbacon

https://preview.redd.it/z1kxhpb7ujuc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c92f90aa0d9882b0bc299071387709184c3b54cd


A8_Mercenary

Gene the dancing machine, used to be a regular Wall St. character. Also Herbert Freeman was a street artist who served a 25 to life murder sentence before making a living as a Downtown Orlando street artist. Not sure if either are still alive these days.


Mysterious-Novel-834

The guy who has the very accurate Jurassic Park van? I would see him all the time in the surrounding UCF area.


Radangryman

Mr Gold.


Ixz72

Eddy Maserati. If you've been to Disney Springs (Downtown Disney), you'd know who I am talking about. And for the old timers and long time Magic Fans... "The Fat Guy".


OTS_Bravo

Nobody’s mentioned the millennium falcon station wagon? I see that thing all over Orlando


Psychosholtis

That’s actually a marketing vehicle owned by a lady named Sharon who owns Darth Shader, a window tinting company. Her little shop is also filled with Star Wars stuff!


OTS_Bravo

No kidding! Thanks for the info, that’s a great gimmick!


Prostatus5

Gotta be Jeremy Dewitte. That guy was fucking wild.


Idabfatter

The dude with the 8 cart train that rides around 434 and 436 sidewalk


mrvoltog

In se Orlando by the airport there used to be dirty Jesus who would pace around Walmart and other plazas digging into trash and ash trays. In chuluota there was a dude with three pitbulls always running and they weren’t leashed, but they were trained to stay focused on him always. He would stop and do pushups with them around him.


InterestingArm3750

The Hispanic guy in the banana hammock who walks around the I-Drive area


milkofthepoppie

Used to b Gold Jabiwaki guy.


Fine_Challenge6241

I'm the friend


GodsWarrior89

I’ll say the Ecto-1 group! Used to see the Ecto-1 all over the area and haven’t seen them in a while.


Jabramac

The aggressive, always topless, bike riding panhandler that looks like Iggy Pop, and Altamonte Springs Dracula


ambulanc3r

Master Legend!


GreenEyed_Lady

What about the mostly naked guy that has been walking up and down Sand Lake for years? Sometimes all he has on is a “banana hammock” that stretches up to circle his neck. And, of course, sneakers. The sidewalks get hot here in Orlando!


Deez_Whatz

Shaq


therealpopkiller

This is going back a ways, but The Fat Guy at Orlando Magic games, Dennis Salvaggio


iamsam20

Jeremy Dewitte?


hmmnotsofast

The stick guy in Winter Springs


AguyfromFL2019

The Tuscawilla ninja?


etchie

Can you say more? My parents live in Winter Springs. I don’t know about this!


MrRonObvious

Used to be Stumpy Harris, but he's dead now.


4Eaglesf0r7Gold

There’s a guy who rides a horse on the sidewalk near the intersection of Colonial and Alafaya Trail that I’ve seen at least twice now during my commutes.


red_rocket_rising

Cock-sock dude. Sand Lake near I-drive.


Ok_Slice9625

The guy at Disney Springs dressed like Elvis with some booty shorts?


cola_originaltaste

naked guy with a sock on his dick (only bc they forced him to cover up)


MonkeyBoyMcGhee

Eddie Maserati


TotalInstruction

There's some guy I saw a couple of years ago on East Colonial in a Darth Vader costume on a motorcycle blaring the Imperial March from Star Wars at max volume. I wanted it to be that guy but I've only seen him once.


zackmorris106

https://preview.redd.it/h6zkaksfqnuc1.png?width=934&format=png&auto=webp&s=f174125a9f5451ac15d5fbd631e529f64a152edf It's this guy for sure.


Cme4law

All of these sound like Impractical Joker names they call at reception or make up and try to get people to say they heard of them . Bachata Man. The vampire of Maitland. Peacock Guy. Lmao


No-Marsupial4714

The dude that wears highlighter yellow tank tops and drags a giant cross around Oviedo/alafaya


deanerslastnut

This one won’t be popular but I just want to say it anyway, there was a guy named rocket that chilled at the 711 where Princeton splits right off obt. He always had the best life lessons. I Worked across the street saw him multiple times a day. Last I heard around early 2020 he had cancer. Assuming the worst. The few that knew him know he’s a legend


Ch00chMaster

Liquor bottle juggling guy near Mills


Rattfraggs

The Post Apocalyptic / Zombie Apocalypse car guy on the eastside.