Welcome To 
 
 Latitude Margaritaville 
 
 It’s always been that happy place in your mind, the spirit of adventure in your soul. It’s the state of mind when it all comes together in one of life’s perfect moments. When your mind wanders to this paradise, why not follow it home? 
 
 We have heard your call… Minto Communities and Margaritaville welcome you to Latitude Margaritaville! ||||| You can enjoy Margaritaville on a cruise ship. You can enjoy Margaritaville at a theme park. You can stay at resorts under the moniker named after Jimmy Buffett’s most famous song. And now, you can retire there. 
 
 In February, Margaritaville Holdings and Minto Communities announced a partnership to develop active adult communities around the U.S. The first location will be in Daytona Beach. 
 
 Dubbed Latitude Margaritaville, the sales center will be open later this year and first models available in 2018. 
 
 Minto Communities Latitude Margaritaville is an active adult community planned in Daytona Beach that would open in 2018. Latitude Margaritaville is an active adult community planned in Daytona Beach that would open in 2018. (Minto Communities) 
 
 “We are excited to partner with Minto and believe this relationship will redefine lifestyle destination living in Daytona Beach,” said John Cohlan, chief executive officer of Margaritaville. “With Minto’s expertise in creating master planned developments and Margaritaville’s inherent ability to deliver fun and escapism, Latitude Margaritaville has the exact coordinates for those looking to live the Margaritaville lifestyle as they grow older, but not up.” 
 
 The Daytona Beach community will be built near the intersection of Interstate 95 and LPGA Boulevard. It will feature walkable neighborhoods, a Town Center with fitness center, aerobics studio, indoor lap pool, spa, and group fitness classes; indoor and outdoor dining, including Margaritaville-brand food and beverage concepts such as the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant and FIve O’Clock Somewhere bar. 
 
 There will be a band shell for live entertainment. Residents will have access to a private beachfront club that they can access with continuous shuttle service. It’s about a 20-minute drive from that part of Daytona Beach to the beachside. 
 
 Minto Communities Latitude Margaritaville is an active adult community planned in Daytona Beach that would open in 2018. Latitude Margaritaville is an active adult community planned in Daytona Beach that would open in 2018. (Minto Communities) (Minto Communities) 
 
 “For over 60 years Minto has focused on providing incredible lifestyle in the communities we create,” said Bill Bullock, senior vice president of Minto Communities. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Margaritaville to put the exclamation point on fun living for active adults.” 
 
 Margaritaville Holdings is the parent company of the restaurant, merchandise, hotel and casino chain that includes the Margaritaville Restaurant, like the one at Universal Orlando’s CityWalk. Buffett opened his first retail store in Key West in 1985. The company now has properties all over the world. Also in Florida this year will be the first phase of Margaritaville Resort Orlando, which includes 187-room hotel, part of the larger 300-acre lifestyle property being built on the U.S. 192 corridor that also features 1,000 Margaritaville-themed vacation homes and 300 timeshare units. 
 
 You can find out more information about Latitude Margaritaville at www.latitudemargaritaville.com 
 
 Caitlin Dineen joins the Orlando News Now team to talk about Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Resort that is coming to Central Florida. Caitlin Dineen joins the Orlando News Now team to talk about Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Resort that is coming to Central Florida. See more videos 
 
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– Good news, Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffet is cooking up something that, as company CEO John Cohlan tells the Orlando Sentinel, will allow seniors to "live the Margaritaville lifestyle as they grow older, but not up.” That's right, the world is about get its first Margaritaville senior-living community. ABC News reports Latitude Margaritaville is scheduled to open in 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. It will feature 7,000 homes, pools, live entertainment, a Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant, a Five O'Clock Somewhere bar, and a 20-minute shuttle ride to a private beachfront. The $1 billion project—open to residents "55 and better"—is just the start. Margaritaville is planning Buffet-inspired retirement communities around the country.