Neighboring Cities: Celebration | Harmony | Intercession City | Kenansville | Kissimmee | Poinciana | Sain Cloud
Celebration, Florida is a census-designated place and an unincorporated master-planned community near Walt Disney World which was developed by The Walt Disney Company. Celebration is located in Osceola County, Florida. Surprisingly, Celebration does not have any roads named Main Street, because that name is already used elsewhere in Osceola County. The two main roads going through the center of the downtown area, not counting Celebration Avenue, are named Market Street and Front Street. Celebration is connected directly to the Walt Disney World parks and resorts by World Drive; the north end of World Drive begins near the Magic Kingdom and its south end connects to Celebration Boulevard, allowing Celebration residents and guests access to any place on Disney property without having to pass through land not controlled by Disney, notably the U.S. Highway 192 tourist strip. However, Celebration residents are not 'special' in Disney's eyes and do not receive free park passes, discounts, or any sort of preferential treatment. (In fact, Disney employees can receive Cast Member discounts at some of the restaurants in downtown Celebration, while residents cannot. Some Celebration critics have pointed to this as an example of how Disney uses the town to fill its own pockets at the residents' expense.). In reality, Disney no longer owns Celebration, but several Disney business units do occupy many of the town's office buildings, and Disney employees receive discounts in Orlando area businesses and restaurants because of the large amount of business they provide. |