Disney's Buena Vista

Buena Vista means "pleasant view" in Spanish. It has been frequently used as a name for divisions of The Walt Disney Company.

Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is mostly known for being home to the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of two Florida municipalities controlled by The Walt Disney Company.

Lake Buena Vista is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Buena Vista is also a brand name frequently used for divisions of The Walt Disney Company, whose primary studios and offices are located on Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California.

It was originally created by Walt Disney in 1953 after the release of Peter Pan to distribute his film and television productions, thus ending a 20-year affiliation with RKO Pictures. Disney semi-retired the name in May 2007, although this name is, to the present day, used for most home video and DVD distribution.

Click here to read about the re-organization of the Company name!

We have a lot of places around the world with this same name:

Bolivia

    * Buena Vista, Bolivia, capital of the Ichilo province of the Santa Cruz Department

Canada

    * Buena Vista Road, Edmonton
    * Buena Vista, Saskatchewan
    * Buena Vista, Saskatoon, a neighborhood in the city of Saskatoon

Cuba

    * Buena Vista Nature Reserve in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
    * Bay of Buena Vista

Dominican Republic

    * Buena Vista, Dominican Republic, a municipal district of the Jarabacoa municipality

Peru

    * Buena Vista, Peru, site of 4200 y.o. observatory near Lima

United States

(by state)

    * Buena Vista, Amador County, California
    * Buena Vista Oil Field in Kern County, California
    * Buena Vista, former name of Buttonwillow, California, in Kern County
    * Buena Vista, Mariposa County, California
    * Buena Vista, Nevada County, California
    * Buena Vista Park, a park in the Haight-Ashbury and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, California
    * Buena Vista, Santa Clara County, California
    * Buena Vista, former name of Visalia, California, in Tulare County
    * Buena Vista, Colorado
    * Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware), listed on the NRHP in Delaware
    * Buena Vista, Miami, a neighborhood within the City of Miami
    * Lake Buena Vista, Florida (owned by The Walt Disney Company; see also the Disney divisions below)
    * Buena Vista, Georgia
    * Buena Vista Township, Schuyler County, Illinois
    * Buena Vista, Indiana
    * Buena Vista County, Iowa
    * North Buena Vista, Iowa
    * Buena Vista (Stonewall, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana
    * Buena Vista (Leonardtown, Maryland), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
    * Buena Vista, Michigan
    * Buena Vista Charter Township, Michigan
    * Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
    * Buena Vista, Ohio (disambiguation), 4 different places are named Buena Vista in this state
    * Buena Vista, Oregon
    * Buena Vista Historic District, Nashville, TN, listed on the NRHP in Tennessee
    * Buena Vista, Virginia
    * Buena Vista (Roanoke, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
    * Buena Vista, Portage County, Wisconsin, a town
    * Buena Vista, Richland County, Wisconsin, a town
    * Buena Vista Marsh, Wisconsin, a state wildlife refuge
    * Buena Vista Lake Bed, a watershed within the Great Basin
    * Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House, commonly known as Buena Vista Mansion, listed on the NRHP in Autauga County, Alabama

Celebration - The Town that Disney Built

Celebration, Florida (the town that Disney built) is located on the south side of Route 192, five miles south of Walt Disney World at the intersection of I-4 and U.S. Highway 192 East.

Celebration is 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.

Celebration is separated into areas referred to as villages. The main village, closest to downtown, is where the first homes were constructed. North Village, closest to U.S. 192, houses the Georgetown Condos as well as Acadia Estate Homes. East Village includes Roseville Corner and Aquila Loop. Lake Evalyn, generally considered its own area of Celebration but not quite its own village, includes a small lake where one can find a multitude of ducks, alligators, and the occasional river otter. South Village houses the Spring Park Loop estate homes and Heritage Hall. Additionally, Siena Condos complete the outer edge of South Village by Celebration Blvd. Mirasol includes condos with concierge service and a day spa. Artisan Park is at the end of Celebration Ave and houses condos, town homes, single-family residences as well as a clubhouse consisting of a pool, gym, and restaurant.

For more information, visit: http://www.celebration.fl.us/

The Tempo Bay Resort Hotel

In the early days, Walt Disney World's Contemporary Resort was to be originally called The Tempo Bay Resort Hotel. Ironically, Disney referred to Tempo Bay as "the most contemporary resort hotel."

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Disney World at Sanford, Florida

At one time, Walt Disney wanted to build Disney World in Sanford, Florida. But his appeal to Sanford's city council was declined. The citizens of Sanford did not want "the crime that was sure to come with tourism."

The Second Voice of Mickey Mouse

February 01, 1991:
Drummer, sound effects genius, and the second voice of Mickey Mouse, James Macdonald passes away at age 84 in Glendale, California. The original head of Disney's sound effects department, he first voiced Mickey back in 1947. For over 50 years Macdonald created sound effects that have become an integral part of Disney films and theme parks. Recently, Macdonald had been scheduled to contribute sounds to the Splash Mountain attraction at Disney parks in Tokyo and Florida.

He is the silhouetted tympani player in the Disney film Fantasia. Originally a drummer, he was the creator of hundreds of one-of-a-kind gadgets and props used to make sound effects.