Celebration, Florida
| Celebration, Florida | ||
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Downtown Celebration
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 Location in Osceola County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 28°19′12″N 81°32′25″W / 28.32000°N 81.54028°WCoordinates: 28°19′12″N 81°32′25″W / 28.32000°N 81.54028°W | ||
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 United States
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 Florida
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 Osceola
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.7 sq mi (27.7 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.7 sq mi (27.6 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) | |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 7,427 | |
| • Density | 690/sq mi (270/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 34747 | |
| Area code(s) | 321 & 407 | |
| FIPS code | 12-11285 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1699772 | |
| Website | http://www.celebration.fl.us/ | |
Celebration is a census-designated place (CDP) and a master-planned community in Osceola County, Florida, United States, located near Walt Disney World Resort and originally developed by The Walt Disney Company. As part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area, Celebration's population was 7,427 at the 2010 census.
Subsequent to founding Celebration, Disney followed its plans to divest most of its control of the town. Several Disney business units continue to occupy the town's office buildings, and two utility companies, Smart City Telecom and Reedy Creek Energy Services, both operated from Walt Disney World, provide services to the town. The town itself remains directly connected to the Walt Disney World resorts via one of its primary streets, World Drive, which begins near the Magic Kingdom.
Downtown Celebration's post office was designed by Michael Graves, the adjacent Welcome Center is by Philip Johnson and the Celebration Health building by Robert A. M. Stern. Other nearby buildings are designed by well known architects including: Charles Moore (Preview Center), Graham Gund (Bohemian Hotel), Cesar Pelli (movie theatre), Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (SunTrust Bank).
Response to Celebration has ranged from an early visitor who said it resembled the too-perfect town of "The Stepford Wives" to those who see Celebration as an example of unabashed neo-urbanism.
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