Emily Bavar (1915 - July 28, 2003) (later Emily Bavar Kelly) was a reporter for The Sentinel Star, the newspaper which later became The Orlando Sentinel. She is best known for her story which speculated that Walt Disney was behind the secret purchase of large parcels of land in central Florida.
In 1965, Disneyland planned a year-long celebration of its ten-year anniversary, nicknamed the "Tencennial". Reporters from across America were flown to Anaheim and entertained by Disney, in exchange for their coverage of the celebration. The Southeast was a not a focus area for this project, however due to the sizable circulation of The Sentinel Star, a reporter was invited to attend the celebration. That reporter was Emily Bavar, editor of the paper's Sunday Florida magazine.