The Town that Disney Built - Living in Celebration Florida | The Town That Disney Built
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 26. 07. 2024
- Did you know that in Florida there is a town that was built by Disney and used to be owned by the Walt Disney company!? Sounds pretty magical, right? I was lucky enough to live there, and I find that it's completely shrouded in mystery. Not many people take the time to visit, so no one really knows what it's like to live there. Join me on this tour of my former town as I give you an insider's view of what it's like to live in Celebration!
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Truman show vibes
I was there in July of 2023! I had fun! I visited the park nearby the basketball courts. They had a sector for bird watching . Nice scenic walkways everywhere ! Good times!
I lived in Orlando when this community was built and always dreamed of living here. After moving away, I always said, if there was a place I would move to, I would be there. In May of this year our dream came true and my husband I bought a home in North Village after I semi retired. Although Covid cancelled most of the events, the overall pleasant vibe is still present. Your video taught me a few things....thank you for posting.
I'm so glad you enjoyed - and even more glad you got to move to Celebration! Enjoy living there! I miss it very much, but I know one day I'll be back.
'You can't take the oldies anywhere....' no truer words have ever been spoken. lol
Seriously. They're very difficult to work around.
this is so interesting!! iâm not from the US so i wasnât familiar with this town at all, but iâm doing research for a master thesis on the private production of public urban spaces, and this Disney-town is proving to be a very relevant example to analyse! this overview was quite helpful!!
Exciting! Glad it could help!
I remember when they just made this place. My parents wanted a house here so badly. We looked at a few of them and they were all SOOOOO beautiful, but so expensive.
My son lives there and I love the feel and safety and downtown feel of years gone by. Just beautiful and clean and if I could afford to live there this would be my choice â€
It's really a special place!
You've heard of the murders, suicides, and people driving into the lake?
@@truedanz ok. That can happen anywhere. That doesnât change my opinion A few bad apples donât change my opinion of this lovely town
I just noticed the girl on the bike with the little pupper chasing. . . Now all I can imagine is Heather and Copley riding around this town on that old cruiser! Adorable.
On the town seal, in fountain. Need coffee. Words hard.
@@justingrodin3070 HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA That was legit Moosh and I. Every day on our little bike around town.
Absolutely gorgeous town!!! Love the lake and rivers that run through the town.
It really is beautiful. They put a lot of thought into planning it.
There's even a resident town gator - Charlie - that lives in that lake. :)
Anyone watching this and thinking, "awww, that's so nice. I like it there," might want to check out the book Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen. You too, Heather.
Thank you for the book recommendation. I think picking up an almost 900 page book might be intimidating to most, so I recommend anyone with a peaked curiosity start with chapters 20 and 21 where the author first mentions Disney and it most closely relates to the subject matter of the video. The whole is definitely a tellingly informative and very engaging read, however, and definitely worth anyone's time-- especially those participating in the modern American political landscape. Thanks again!
Celebration honestly is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been too in my life.... I'm from Florida and grew up in windermere in Orlando which is a very nice but Celebration is just breathtaking all the way around.
I know, I love it there so much.
@@JourneyWithHeather Thanks for the indepth tour Heather awesome video. â€
That boardwalk is very cool. Like in the middle of a jungle!
A SWAMP! With a billion squirrels. LOL
Whenever we would leave Disney to drive back to South Florida, we would drive by Celebration to look at all of the pretty houses and stores, but we never got out of the car to walk around. Till now. We stayed at the Bohemian Celebration Hotel October 8-11 (yes l got home about 3 hours ago) and walked everywhere. The people are all so friendly. We ate breakfast at the Diner every single day. We had dinner at the Tavern and the Avocado Mexican Restaurant. Pizza at Upper Crust. Ari Sushi (OMG!!). Ice cream at Kilwins. Drove through all the different neighborhoods. I can honestly say that we had never been so sad to leave a place we vacationed at. This would be an excellent place to live (and donât think weâre not considering it!). THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO. Awesome job in capturing the spirit of Celebration, Florida.
This makes me so happy to hear! I'm glad you enjoyed Celebration!
Celebration looks so peaceful and beautiful with a fantastic community by the sound of it. I am coming to orlando in September this year. Will be my first time in USA and this place is most definitely on the list of places to visit.
Welcome to the USA! Have a great time in this very friendly and warm and very hospitable country.
Wow, what an interesting town.
Still agree.
Still agree.
I love Celebration and you did a great job capturing the beauty and essence of the town!! Canât wait to visit again!!
Thank you! I love that town. So glad you enjoyed the video.
Love the look and feel of the town! Really does look like youâre on Disney property.
Right? It's very 'Disney'. There are even hidden speakers downtown playing background music.
I LOVED THIS VIDEO! It is so fascinating! I can't believe that you lived there. It seems like such a pleasant and fun place to live.
Yay! I'm glad you liked it! I loved living there so much.
I was just there last weekend. It was a lot of fun. I rented a bike and rode around the boardwalk trails. The homes are all nice. You did a great job covering everything.
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the video - and that you had a great time in Celebration!
By far the best tour of celebration I have seen on CZcams. Love all the walking paths.
I'm so glad you liked it - I love this town. Thanks for watching!
Awwwww your mom is so cute!!! I love that she is in the founding day photo. That's amazing!
She's something alright!
I wanted to know about this town that's what brought me here, butđ your *sunshine-y personality* is what'll have me subscribe!...
Thanks for the awesome look at *celebration!* đ
Thank you so much! đ Glad you liked the video!
"MAA!" Great cut. . LOL
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We just got back from staying there and itâs magical! Everyone is so kind! The food is delicious! The service is perfect! Just our favorite place weâve ever stayed! đđđđđđ
I'm so glad you loved it there!
What did you book a stay through? Airbnb??
@@icedout3633 no we have family who lives theređ
I totally plan on living in Celebration one day! I've been looking at homes in there for years! Thanks for the video Heather!
You won't regret it - I loved it so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@JourneyWithHeather thanks!!
As an Englishwoman I look at this and I'm green with envy - not least of all for the weather there:) What a gorgeous town, if I lived there you'd be carrying me out in a box :D
It really is so pretty there! But the weather can be really intense in the summer. So hot and humid!
That would probably be true. The box-I mean. Carried out dead after you are one of the murder victims.
@@5mayalevi Lmao eek! :D
@@FebrithDarkstar czcams.com/video/xTdPd72zqc4/video.html Iâm not lying..just so many things wrong with a place planned out to be âperfectâ. There is no perfection in life.
Mom is a photo crasher! Good Job!
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You did a great job celebrating celebration! Good video !
Thank you đ€
That movie theater looks amazing!
Reminds me of that movie with Jim Carey... the Magestic!
I wish I got to go in it just once...
Maybe we should invest and re-open it! LOL that be pretty cool.
@@cubixxx04 See! Now we have a career and we can move there!!!!
I was one of those kids from the neighboring towns haha. It would really be wonderful if everyone had the opportunity to live in such a place. I had friends who lived there and was a bit jealous, haha.
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I'm here because the Todt family murders.
So sad
So many people were murdered there. Like wtf . Look into it . I can provide links etc
Awww such a great Video! Love Toni! #TeamRedHead
You gingers must stick together.
It is a great place to visit lots of event going on here
Beautiful little town with stunning bldgs. and houses.
Agreed!
Was there 2 times this week I love it there. So nice for walking! Ate at Columbia it was great! Great video đ
I love Columbia! I'm so glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!
@@JourneyWithHeather looking forward to watching more of your videos!
@@JenniferSparksSavoy Thank you so much!
I am wondering how those who purchased homes there feel about Disney selling Celebration. Also, I am wondering why someone doesn't open an acting theatre in the movie theatre. The high prices and the rules not to mention the HOA fees would definitely be a problem. It would have been nice to have towns which really were like the older towns in America which have all but disappeared.
There's a Boston Bar! Love it
I feel like they're your people.
3:02 ... and also to see the "friendly" alligator đ€Łđđđ€Łđđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Youâre town looks so beautiful for walks. And going to Starbucks. It would be so nice to swim 12 months a year
Beautiful place! Great video!
Thank you so much!
I loved your video and I love visiting Celebration. Thanks so much.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You used to live there?! How did I not know this?! I'm so jealous!
Yes!!! And I loved it so much!
Curious, why did you move away?
Petition for Heather's mom to have her own channel!
I absolutely agee- she seems like a hoot!
LOL She's pretty funny. But she'll need a videographer/director/editor. Any volunteers?
@@CGGLKMC Ahhhh bummer. I'm pretty busy...
@@Jeremy.Patrich She's SOMETHING
@@CGGLKMC See. Be careful about being nice and promising things to people.
Loved the video:)
Thank you so much!
Excellent video--------Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
"self-sufficient town" Doesn't put farm, oil rig, energy plant, or any of the essentials on the list.
And letâs not forget the resident who murdered his whole family there
Good point
Burbank CA? I grew up in Burbank. I visit when I can and I cry before I leave.
Yes! I do love Burbank. It wasn't a bad place to move to!
Great video. Now I want to live there
It's a really great little town.
It is a nice view at Disney town
Thank you!
That photo of Octoberfest... I think is the same band that plays in Germany at Epcot!
Ohhhh it might be!
@@JourneyWithHeather Which is my favorite spot at Epcot... Which I will be missing this year ... *crying.. like a lot*
@@Jeremy.Patrich I'm so happy I got to go back to Epcot. It had been almost a year and I missed it SO MUCH.
@@Jeremy.Patrich Also my favorite spot in Epcot is either in the France pavilion, or sitting in the gardens in the China pavilion watching people rush by.
@@JourneyWithHeather Geee... thanks lol
People have heard about Celebration due to the Todt murders and the rapes/burglaries that have occurred as well as the fact that people complained about the schools and shoddy construction and quickly sold and moved out. Not everything is as it seems.
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I wish I was living in Celebration... I canât wait to check it out. However, any tip on the parking? Can anyone go there and park on the side of the street? We have an sprinter van so wanted to confirm if I will be breaking any codes
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, anyone can visit celebration. There are parking lots and street parking all over. Just mind the parking rules signs and you'll be fine.
This is probably one of, if not the best planned cities in the US since the 1920's. You live walking distance from shops, restaurants, swimming pools, parks, schools and so on, something 90% of Americans don't have because of car-centrism
not at all. this town was a huge failure. thats why disney sold it and are making a new one.
there were a ton of murders rapes and burglaries here like what đ and the entire town structurally fell apart
ââ@@erikablu429but why it structurally fell apart?
Thanks for the informative video. Been wanting to move there for years. Maybe one day. BTW, you have nice teeth.
Thank you very much!
This was so much fun!
It seems like it would be a fun place to live... kind fo reminds me of Fillmore California!
I'm thinking you've been convinced to move there now.
@@Jeremy.Patrich I've never been! Field trip!
@@JourneyWithHeather YOU WOULD LOVE IT. Its a cute little town with a few little antique shops!
@@Jeremy.Patrich OH!!!! then I need to go!!!!!
looks really nice one more thing on my bucket list
It's definitely worth an afternoon wandering around!
@@JourneyWithHeather I agree can't wait to travel again
Such a cute town! Definitely picturesque and I think it would be so cool to live there! Iâm kind of surprised with all the hoa rules and regulations people were allowed to have a political sigh in the yard. See around 7:20ish minutes in to the video.
wow, I'm excited for the new mini city that disney is planing to construct in California.
'MOOOOOOOOOOM!'
I laughed really hard at that one
That one wasn't supposed to stay in there. I'll have to talk to my editor...
@@JourneyWithHeather Came for the bloopers, stayed for the yelling at mom. Just saying.
@@Jeremy.Patrich HAAAAAAAAA Maybe it'll go viral...
@@JourneyWithHeather I'm hopeful, but probably not. I didn't go viral when I yelled at my old lady... Poor Nikki
OMG, I so want to live there!!!!
Me too!
â@@Jeremy.Patrich if only it wasn't ::shivers:: Florida
ME TOO! I miss it a lot. I loved it there so much. Except for the humidity. I will never miss that.
@@SEREH9 Its not... its CENTRAL FLORIDA
@@SEREH9 Yeah, but it wasn't like 'real' Florida. It was in a little bubble!
Ya that would be a big NO for me. Not really big on being told what door knob I can install.
Iâll keep my 169 in Montana
Me and my mom cousin and my daughter drove to the Bank of America cause it was the closest when we left old town we ended up in celebration after week of tryna figure out where we went I finally figured out it was here but Iâm hearing a lot of horror stories me and my mother was interested in buying a home here but it feels like you can count how many blk folks live there in one handđ€·đŸââïžđ€ŠđŸââïž
Thank you for the details Heather! Iâm thinking about moving to Celebration! Do you think itâs a good place for people in their 20s? Kilwins and DisneyWorld are calling my name!
I loved it there - it's definitely worth looking into! I will say the nightlife is kind of quiet there. More restaurants and wine bars, so if you're the type that likes to go party, it may not be for you. But if you like community events I definitely recommend it!
@@JourneyWithHeather That sounds perfect! I have been living in DC for nearly 7 years so I've got my share of the party scene. Thank you!
@@marissamonstar8384 Yay! Good luck!
@@JourneyWithHeather Thanks!!
My wife and I where looking for a renter house with a pool to move in to next year.weâre from Pennsylvania so tired of our cold snowy w.we found out thereâs so much more better nursing jobs in Florida. We want a pool with our renter house .weâre ready for our big move next year.
Enjoy! You'll love Celebration!
Looks so awesome, id kinda like to live there, but im also deeply introverted so..... conundrum
Hello, I know this is a sort of old video but I wanted to ask if there are HOA or Celebration fees when you live in an apartment building within Celebration?
If you own a condo there, yes you'd have HOA fees. But if you're just renting you wouldn't need to pay those - your landlord would.
@@JourneyWithHeather Thank you so much :)
What is the best way to find a rental property in Celebration? We are looking for a 2 bedroom 2 bath - Thank You
The real estate agents in town are invaluable - they handle a lot of the rentals in town. You can also check on the Celebration Facebook page. Sometimes residents renting out their places post there. Good luck!
We been few times the place is a dream we had Sunday lunch and ice cream only describe as a perfect day
Sounds fantastic!
It was it like sort of go back in time vues are just stunning I am military photographer doing pictures there so nice we going this year
Do you think Celebration should incorporate as a city?
"here's looking at you... open face turkey sandwich..."
I felt that one
It's so amazing. You have no idea.
@@JourneyWithHeather I second that. I got a BLT which was STACKED with bacon but that miniscule bite of turkey sandwich that I had was amazing.
@@justingrodin3070 I haven't eaten yet and now I'm starving, so let's go back.
I think I saw beaver walk by.
Who wouldnât want to live here!
It's so pretty!
Thereâs where the Truman show was filmed ..
believe it or not the fountain that your standing in front of me and my friend found a dead frog and a dead fish inside of it i go to chs
Really?!
@@JourneyWithHeather yeah we found it roughly 3 weeks ago and threw the frog at a group of girls it was pretty funny
SO what brought you to Celebration in the first place?
Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I had wanted to live there forever and on a whim I went, saw an apartment, signed a lease and then moved a month later. Best decision ever!
@@JourneyWithHeather How fun! Here I thought being Nikki's friend was the best decision... lol
@@Jeremy.Patrich Nikki is third best. I supposed Celebration is 2nd. Getting Copley was first. Sorry Nikki!
kilwins is literally everywhereâŠ
Are there alligators or snakes in the water there? It looks so picturesque! Iâd love to live there but I am concerned about the native reptiles đ„Ž
Yes, there are definitely both! It is Florida! đ
They have signs everywhere in Florida if your walking by a park with water that to beware of Alligators and snakes. But don't worry you might not see them in the day time. There probably sleeping. They come out at night probably .
I grew up in this town. It's not as good as it seems. She is trying to sell it like its one of the places on earth. To be completely blunt It is a very close-knit Community, filled with drugs and Trauma. The generation that founded this place is long and gone. The show real house wives is much like this community if that says anything.
But also upper-crust is the best pizza place in town.
Did you just do the Disney point?
Biden 2020 in FL?!?! Love to see it
WOOT!
Same!
Lol yeah, amazing how Biden is doing isnât it? Massive inflation, foreign policy disasters, joblessness, a wide spread open border with no covid testing, and now splitting the country in half by wanting to mandate vaccines for Americans (yet not the millions of illegals coming in). Really hope you dems got buyers remorse.
You must have buyerâs remorse! What a clown Biden is.
The Truman show
Pls confirm Celebration not allowed to rent for less than a year, is that right?
That was the policy when I lived there. Not sure about now.
@@JourneyWithHeather Thank you.
I heard that they can take ur pets if they make too much disturbance. Is that true?
No, that's not true.
@@JourneyWithHeather ty for telling me, I kept hearing weird rumors about that.
@@JourneyWithHeather
Yes, they can.
Dont lie.
In the 168 page Homeowners handbook it says a maximum of two pets, not over 50lb , and they can take your pet away if they decide its an "annoyance" . Deliberalty vague language so that the HA can decide what constitutes "annoyance" in any given scenario
Its giving STEPFORD
I heard there is a Starbucks there..that makes me very happy.I love strong coffee from Starbucks
Me too!
The HOA sounds quite intimidating... LOL
Yeah, if I owned a house there I'd be a little on edge.
that girl scares the hell outta me. đź
Thanks. :)
Where are the people?
But you moved away? Do you know of any homes to rent with a pool?
Not off the top of my head!
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Why on earth did you Voluntarily move away from this place
I ask myself that often. LOL
I ask the same question. I am trying to get them to move back.
Today we in SoCal call it Irvine đ not adorable though
Youâd think just as a matter of pride, Disney would just run the movie theatre at a lossâŠ
What about the family that was murdered by the father...Anthony John Totd...???
All the neighbourhood thought he was an awesome man & couldn't believe what he done...
Killed his two little boys & little daughter, wife & family pet dog.
Delusional people,...delusional place...
You'd have to be totally unhinged to live there....
Sad.
Every town in western world (at least above 5k population) has a murderer or would be murderer living in it. Why would this wacko Disney place be any different?
@@adamgarner4149cuz they advertise it as the best place on earth with no crime. A perfect town they call it
hola
Is this not the gilmore girls lol đ
Ms v love it told me to let you know
You need to control the ole folks.
I can't. You people are out of control.
@@JourneyWithHeather retired people know how to have fun!!!!
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Hi maam love watchobg you talking.. How i wish i can talk proprly in front of camera...
Thank you!