Old Town, Amusement park and outdoor shopping district in Kissimmee, Florida, US
Old Town is an open-air walking district and entertainment complex in Kissimmee, built as a re-creation of a classic Florida town with historical architecture and distinctive storefronts. Some seventy shops, restaurants, bars, attractions and rides line the paved pedestrian street, where a long one-story building with a light-colored overhanging roof shelters a pillared walkway with green benches.
Old Town opened on 12 December 1986 as a re-creation of a classic Florida town, with historical architecture and distinctive storefronts. After two years of renovations it reopened in April 2019, adding an 86-foot Ferris wheel imported from Italy. By November 2023 the park no longer operated any roller coasters.
Old Town's Saturday Classic Car Show & Cruise is billed as the longest-running weekly car show and cruise in America. Every Saturday, classic vehicles parade down the paved pedestrian street past the covered walkway and its green benches, drawing spectators to the storefronts.
Old Town is an open-air walking district, so you move between the shops, restaurants and rides on foot along the paved street. The covered walkway with pillars and green benches on the right side of the street gives shelter and a place to sit. The 86-foot Ferris wheel and the other rides stand apart from the retail frontages, so you can walk the shopping street without entering the attractions.
The Ferris wheel added for the April 2019 reopening stands 86 feet tall and was imported from Italy. It carries 18 gondolas, each seating six riders. The wheel went up after two years of renovations at the complex.
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