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| '''WrestleMania XXIV''' is the forthcoming twenty-fourth annual ] ] ] produced by ] (WWE). It is scheduled to take place on ] ] at the ] in ]. The event will be the first WrestleMania to be held in the ] of ].<ref name="WrestleMania 24 announced">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wmxxivfacts|title= What you need to know about WrestleMania XXIV|publisher=WWE|date=2007-10-01|accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref> It will also be the second WrestleMania to be held entirely outdoors, the only other having been ]. | |||
| WWE and the city of Orlando plan to host festivities that will span over a five day period within the central Florida region bringing numerous branding opportunities and television coverage, leading up to the event at the Citrus Bowl.<ref name="Orlando">{{cite web|url=http://www.cfnews13.com/Entertainment/HeyJohn/2007/3/19/wrestlemania_24.html|title= WrestleMania 24 Coming To Orlando|publisher=Central Florida News 13|accessdate=2007-03-20}}</ref> Despite the risks of an outdoor show, WWE chairman ] has announced that the "show will go on, regardless of the weather."<ref name="WrestleMania 24 will go on, even if it rains.">{{cite web|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Columnists/Angle/colJAW110807.htm|title=WWE needs name value|author=Jeff Wilen Jawbreaker|publisher=Daytona Beach News-Journal Online|accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The Central Florida Sports Commission estimate WrestleMania XXIV will pump ]25 million into the local economy while creating numerous jobs, and bring around 60,000 visitors to the city for the event.<ref name=" Orlando To Host WrestleMania 24 At Citrus Bowl In 2008.">{{cite web|url= http://www.cityoforlando.net/elected/mayor/pressreleases/07_03_21_wrestlemania.htm|title=Orlando To Host WrestleMania 24 At Citrus Bowl In 2008|accessdate=2007-10-27}}</ref> | |||
| WrestleMania XXIV will be a ] pay-per-view event, featuring performers from the ], ], and ] brands. The tagline for WrestleMania XXIV is "''The Biggest WrestleMania Under the Sun''".<ref name="WrestleMania 24 Tagline">{{cite web|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20070705173523/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/planwrestlemania24|title=WrestleMania 24 Tagline| accessdate=2007-06-27}}</ref> Tickets went on sale to the public on ] ].<ref name="WrestleMania info">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wmxxivfacts|title=What you need to know about WrestleMania XXIV|publisher=WWE| accessdate=2007-10-01}}</ref> Over 41,000 tickets were sold in 30 minutes, already making WrestleMania XXIV the highest-grossing event in the history of the Citrus Bowl.<ref name="WrestleMania ticket sales">{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wrestlemaniaxxivtickets|title=WrestleMania XXIV tickets|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-10-03}}</ref> | |||
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