The "background" buildings, designed by Stern and Robertson, are low-rise structures that house shops, offices, and apartments, in a variety of combinations. When it was built, nine years ago, this arrangement represented a break with conventional real-estate practice. But it has proved remarkably successful. Almost all the apartments in the town center, which Disney sold last year, are being converted into condominiums. It is no wonder that they are popular. The buildings, many of which are arcaded, are all slightly different yet manage a comfortable sense of continuity. The overall approach reminds me of Addison Mizner's 1920s Via Parigi in Palm Beach, Fla. Mizner designed in a flamboyant Hispano-Moorish style, whereas Celebration looks vaguely Caribbean, with vivid colors, Bermuda shutters, deep overhangs, and verandas. This is scenographic design, to be sure, but done with panache and considerable skill.