Cause for Celebration

Celebration, Florida is an oasis of small town beauty just south of Walt Disney World property in central Florida. Disney no longer has any ownership stake in the community, but there are many Disney business entities still operating in Celebration. And its clear through the incredible attention to detail and careful theming that they were the originators.

While there is no Main Street, Market Street serves as the spine of Town Center. Sundays it is filled with vendors for a farmer’s market and it is home to some very theatrical seasonal celebrations including nightly “snowfall” during Christmastime – soap bubbles emitted from the tops of lampposts.

The local movie theater, just east of Market Street, is art deco-inspired.

And just across the lake is the Bohemian Celebration Hotel.

Town buildings are post modern designs. The cylindrical building on the right is the Post Office, designed by Michael Graves.

And the Town Hall, with its startling number of columns, was designed by architect Philip Johnson.

Walking north from here provides views of the beautiful Water Street canal leading out of the town’s main village.

And a turn back towards Market Street and the lake beyond wraps up today’s photo tour of Celebration, Florida.