LAKE MARY, Florida. – The City of Lake Mary and people throughout Central Florida are preparing to celebrate the Lake Mary Little League All Stars on Saturday.

The City of Lake Mary is currently planning a one-time celebration for the team after it defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 on Sunday to win the Little League World Series title.

Longwood resident John Gryglewicz and his friends from Port Orange were overjoyed by the Lake Mary Little League team’s big win.

“I think it’s fantastic that they have achieved this status at world level. It’s incredible,” said Gryglewicz. “Not only for the players, but also for the coaches.”

Gryglewicz and his friends said they plan to be in Lake Mary on Saturday for the big celebration.

“We consider them Little League rock stars now, right,” Gryglewicz said.

Josh Thacker, who is visiting the Sunshine State from Ohio, knew about the big win and is proud of the team.

“Their comeback was crazy,” Thacker said. “I’m from Ohio. I mean, I’m a huge baseball fan. I played baseball, so I’m here to support everybody, especially the USA.”

The 4th Street Bar and Grill hosted several watch parties during the Little League World Series. Manager Mike Periord said they would open at 10 a.m. instead of their usual 11 a.m.

“We’re taking reservations now – get ready,” Period said.

Periord said they have continued to increase their deliveries to the restaurant with the development of Lake Mary.

“We were ready the whole time,” Periord said. “Every time they won, we just kept ordering, ordering, ordering.”

Plans for Saturday’s celebration were announced last Friday – but that was before Lake Mary won the U.S. championship title, which ultimately gave them victory in the entire Little League World Series.

Lake Mary’s Parks and Recreation Department told us they had been planning the celebration for weeks, but since they won the entire Little League World Series, more changes have been made to accommodate more people.

We will update this story with more details about this weekend’s festivities and any changes as we receive them.

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