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A charming, full-color mini-coffee table book exhibiting the
enchanting beauty of Celebration, Florida. Celebration is a unique,
neo-traditional community conceived by then Disney CEO Michael
Eisner, planned by Robert A.M. Stern and Jaquelin Robertson, and
designed by the Imagineers of The Walt Disney Company, as well as
by some of the most notable architects in the world. Founded in
1994, the town has attracted residents from all over the world,
many of whom stopped by for a visit while vacationing in nearby
Disney World and fell in love with this modern re-creation of a
small, 1940s eastern seaboard town. Not to be confused with either
Florida retirement communities or the back lot movie sets of Disney
Hollywood Studios, Celebration is a real town with real people of
all ages, living in an idyllic setting encouraging leisurely
strolls along winding, tree-lined streets that feature
well-manicured lawns and gardens, and white picket fences. Scores
of neighborhood parks, elevated wooden walkways, and lakes or ponds
punctuate the landscape. About half the area of Celebration is
wooded conservation area. The eight villages of Celebration cluster
around an inviting Town Center of shops, restaurants, and offices;
the Town Center also serves as a venue for frequent outdoor
concerts, festivals, and community activities. The town boasts two
boutique hotels, six houses of worship, and the world-class campus
of Celebration Health Florida Hospital, fast becoming a renowned
center for innovative health care and medical training. But at the
heart of all these features and facilities is a family-oriented,
community-minded spirit that recalls a life of decades past ... a
friendly, clean, safe, patriotic, and stimulating place to live.
That was Walt Disney's vision for encouraging a revival of the
small American towns of his youth. That vision is embodied today in
Celebration.
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