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'''Old Town''' is an open-air walking district and entertainment complex, located in [[Kissimmee, Florida]]. Operating since December 1986,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doolittle|first=Leslie|date=1994-05-16|title=NEW TWIST FOR KISSIMMEE'S OLD TOWN|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-05-16-9405141019-story.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Orlando Sentinel|language=en}}</ref> it is the recreation of a classic Florida town<ref>{{cite book |title=Congressional Serial Set |date=1991 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4K09AQAAMAAJ |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> featuring historical architecture and distinctive storefronts with some seventy unique shops, restaurants, bars, attractions, and rides.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=Old Town in Kissimmee brings back classic Florida fun|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/lifestyle/taste-and-see/old-town-in-kissimmee-brings-back-classic-florida-fun|access-date=2020-10-19|website=WFTS|language=en}}</ref>
'''Old Town''' is an open-air walking district and entertainment complex, located in [[Kissimmee, Florida]]. Operating since December 1986,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Doolittle|first=Leslie|date=1994-05-16|title=NEW TWIST FOR KISSIMMEE'S OLD TOWN|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1994-05-16-9405141019-story.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Orlando Sentinel|language=en}}</ref> it is the recreation of a classic Florida town<ref>{{cite book |title=Congressional Serial Set |date=1991 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=101 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4K09AQAAMAAJ |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> featuring historical architecture and distinctive storefronts with some seventy unique shops, restaurants, bars, attractions, and rides.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=Old Town in Kissimmee brings back classic Florida fun|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/lifestyle/taste-and-see/old-town-in-kissimmee-brings-back-classic-florida-fun|access-date=2020-10-19|website=WFTS|language=en}}</ref>
Following two years of renovations, Old Town celebrated its re-opening in April 2019 with the addition of an 86-foot ferris wheel.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jan 4|last2=Parks|first2=2019 {{!}} Central Florida Theme|last3=News|first3=Florida|last4=News|first4=Kissimmee|last5=News {{!}}|first5=Osceola|date=2019-01-04|title=Old Town in Kissimmee Announces its Grand Re-Opening Date|url=https://www.positivelyosceola.com/old-town-in-kissimmee-announces-its-grand-re-opening-date/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Positively Osceola|language=en-US}}</ref>
Following two years of renovations, Old Town celebrated its re-opening in April 2019 with the addition of an 86-foot [[Ferris wheel]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Town in Kissimmee Announces its Grand Re-Opening Date|url=https://www.positivelyosceola.com/old-town-in-kissimmee-announces-its-grand-re-opening-date/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Positively Osceola|language=en-US}}</ref>
Old Town's ''Cruise and Saturday Classic Cruise,'' billed as the longest-running weekly car show and cruise in America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Town Kissimmee to unveil news shops, eateries in April|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Old-Town-Kissimmee-to-unveil-news-shops-eateries-in-April|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.travelweekly.com|language=en}}</ref>
Old Town's Saturday Classic Car Show & Cruise billed as the longest-running weekly car show and cruise in America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Town Kissimmee to unveil news shops, eateries in April|url=https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Old-Town-Kissimmee-to-unveil-news-shops-eateries-in-April|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Travel Weekly|language=en}}</ref>


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== Attractions ==
==Attractions==


# '''Carousel'''
# '''Carousel'''
# '''Ferris Wheel''' - ''86-foot Ferris Wheel imported from Italy, featuring 18 gondolas that seat six each.''
# '''Ferris Wheel''': 86-foot Ferris wheel imported from Italy, featuring 18 gondolas that seat six each.
# '''Happy Days Family Fun Center''' - ''Featuring over 50 skills and arcade games.''
# '''Happy Days Family Fun Center''': Featuring over 50 skills and arcade games.
# '''Hurricane''' - ''5 story tall family coaster.''
# '''Hurricane''': Five-story tall family coaster.
# '''Mortem Manor''' - ''Mortem Manor has been featured on the Travel Channel as “One of America's Scariest Haunted Attractions”. The haunted house features live actors, state of the art animatronics and special effects''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mortem Manor - Year-Round Haunted House|url=https://www.mortemmanor.com/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.mortemmanor.com}}</ref>
# '''Mortem Manor''': Mortem Manor has been featured on the Travel Channel as “One of America's Scariest Haunted Attractions”. The haunted house features live actors, state of the art animatronics and special effects.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mortem Manor - Year-Round Haunted House|url=https://www.mortemmanor.com/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Mortem Manor}}</ref>
# '''Paratrooper'''
# '''Paratrooper'''
# '''Rootin & Tootin's Shootin’ Alley'''
# '''Rootin & Tootin's Shootin’ Alley'''

Latest revision as of 14:03, 23 June 2024

Old Town
StandortKissimmee, Florida, United States
Coordinates28°19′54″N 81°30′57″W / 28.331610°N 81.515838°W / 28.331610; -81.515838
StatusOperating
Opened1986
OwnerThe Travel Corporation
ThemeClassic and retro pop culture
Websitewww.myoldtownusa.com

Old Town is an open-air walking district and entertainment complex, located in Kissimmee, Florida. Operating since December 1986,[1] it is the recreation of a classic Florida town[2] featuring historical architecture and distinctive storefronts with some seventy unique shops, restaurants, bars, attractions, and rides.[3] Following two years of renovations, Old Town celebrated its re-opening in April 2019 with the addition of an 86-foot Ferris wheel.[4] Old Town's Saturday Classic Car Show & Cruise billed as the longest-running weekly car show and cruise in America.[5]

Attractions

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  1. Carousel
  2. Ferris Wheel: 86-foot Ferris wheel imported from Italy, featuring 18 gondolas that seat six each.
  3. Happy Days Family Fun Center: Featuring over 50 skills and arcade games.
  4. Hurricane: Five-story tall family coaster.
  5. Mortem Manor: Mortem Manor has been featured on the Travel Channel as “One of America's Scariest Haunted Attractions”. The haunted house features live actors, state of the art animatronics and special effects.[6]
  6. Paratrooper
  7. Rootin & Tootin's Shootin’ Alley
  8. The Great Magic Hall

References

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  1. ^ Doolittle, Leslie (1994-05-16). "NEW TWIST FOR KISSIMMEE'S OLD TOWN". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1991. p. 101. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Old Town in Kissimmee brings back classic Florida fun". WFTS. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. ^ "Old Town in Kissimmee Announces its Grand Re-Opening Date". Positively Osceola. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  5. ^ "Old Town Kissimmee to unveil news shops, eateries in April". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  6. ^ "Mortem Manor - Year-Round Haunted House". Mortem Manor. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
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