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Celebration, Florida Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Celebration! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which late-night I-4 detours will route you through Celebration?
  • How a decaying resort across from Celebration is becoming a new hotspot

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• I-4 to close in Osceola County overnight into Wednesday morning — where, when and how to get around it (aroundosceola.com) — Drivers in Celebration should prepare for all lanes of I-4 between State Road 429 and U.S. 192 to close overnight, with traffic rerouted using U.S. 192, Celebration Avenue, World Drive, and S.R. 417/429. The closure runs from midnight to 5 a.m. while crews remove an overhead sign, and tolls on S.R. 429 will be suspended during the detour.
   

• Near Disney Lies An Abandoned Florida Resort That's Turning Into A Premier Shopping Hub (explore.com) — A major new mixed-use complex called Ovation Orlando is rising just across the highway from Celebration, turning the long-abandoned Orlando Sun Resort site into a shopping, dining, and entertainment hub by 2028 and beyond. The project, located at the I-4 and US-192 interchange near Celebration and Disney’s main entrance, aims to replace blight with hotels, nightlife, and lakeside attractions that will reshape this busy corridor.
   


📸 Around Celebration

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Celebration

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    Saturday April 25
  • Start Shredding the News
    Lakeside Park , 631 Sycamore St , Celebration
    10:00 am
  • Fito Espinola
    Community Presbyterian Church , 511 Celebration Ave. , Celebration
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday April 22
  • Louie's Craft Fest
    Windsor Island Resort Clubhouse , 1115 Aloha Blvd , Davenport
    11:00 am
  • Blooming as Leaders Garden Party: An Earth Day Celebration
    East Lake Elementary Kissimmee, FL 34744
    4:30 pm
  • Virtual Mini Academy - C贸mo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visi贸n de elegir la universidad de tus sue帽os
    John Young Elementary School Orlando, FL 32837
    6:00 pm
  • Virtual Mini Academy - CĂłmo prepararte en la etapa de la escuela secundaria con la visiĂłn de elegir la universidad de tus sueĂąos
    Freedom High School Orlando, FL 32837
    6:00 pm
  • Thursday April 23
  • Non-Perishable Food Giveaway
    Palm Medical Centers - Davenport , 127 Ridge Center Dr , Davenport
    10:00 am
  • Grant Workshop — Be U!
    Ridge Community High School , 500 Orchid Dr , Davenport
    5:30 pm
  • Virtual Mini Academy - Career Readiness for My Child with a Disability
    Dr Phillips High School Orlando, FL 32819
    6:00 pm
  • Soccer Game at Knights Point K8
    Knights Point K8 Kissimmee, FL 34758
    6:30 pm
  • Friday April 24
  • English Conversation Hour
    Windermere Branch Library , 530 Main St , Windermere
    3:30 pm
  • Rick Krasowski Music
    Windermere Brewing Company , 111 W 5th Ave , Windermere
    6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Buena Vista

  • Disney H2O Glow After Hours brings neon nights, throwback characters to Typhoon Lagoon this summer (clickorlando.com)
  • Disney-Area Romano's Out, $5 Million Delmonico's Steakhouse Moving In (hoodline.com)
  • 8 Disney Cruise Hacks Every Guest Should Know (parade.com)

Kissimmee

  • Viviana Janer, Osceola County Commissioner for District 2, Hosts Arbor Day Tree Planting at 65th Infantry Park (positivelyosceola.com)

Ok Celebration! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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