Paradise Garden
Kissimmee, Florida is not as well known as it’s largest employer, Walt Disney World. Here Mickey watches over all. To attract attention local merchants resort to Googie architecture. That is a design where the shape of the building mimics an item for sale, and is often otherwise impractical. The two kids running at full speed on an elevated boardwalk are relatives and was shot at Tibet-Butler Nature Preserve. It invokes some of the magic of the iconic “A Walk to the Garden of Paradise” by W. Eugene Smith. Several of the photos were captured at Disney Animal Kingdom, a deluxe accredited zoo that it is part of the Disney World complex.
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- Paradise Garden
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- Spanish Moss Double Slash
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- Souvenir Shop
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- Orange World
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- Everest Roller Coaster
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- Grazing the Ridge
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- Ersatz Asian Landscape
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- Submerged Temple
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- Performer Pushing
I actually got to visit Kissimmee 6 years ago for a Taekwondo tournament. It was a really pretty place.