Walt Disney World opened to the public on October 1, 1971, and has been wildly popular ever since. Disney World is a resort that people travel across the world to visit. This park currently contains multiple different theme parks, water parks, and many hotel resorts. Even to this day, the park continues to add new features that are bigger and better than the last. Disney World attracts over 50 million visitors per year and is labeled the most visited vacation destination in the world. This resort is located in Orlando, Florida and is about 43 square miles.
Many people have heard about Disney World, but don’t know the history of it. It all started because of Disneyland. Walt Disney came up with the idea of Disneyland after visiting another amusement park in Los Angeles. He wanted a place that children and their parents could go and enjoy their time together. Disneyland opened on July 5,1955. After seeing the success that Disneyland had, Walt Disney wanted to expand beyond that. They started the construction of this new theme park on May 30,1967. Unfortunately, Walt Disney became ill and died from lung cancer in 1966, so he wasn’t able to see any of the construction for this park.
Disney World started with just one theme park, Magic Kingdom. This quickly led to the company wanting to expand the park further. The next theme park was called the EPCOT Center, and was opened in 1982. This part of the resort featured several of Walt’s ideas that he wasn’t able to introduce when he was alive. Later that decade, in 1989, the third theme park was opened as Hollywood Studios. This park was inspired by show business, like television and music. Currently, the most recent addition to the parks is the fourth theme park, being Animal Kingdom, which opened in 1998. There are many other additions to the park, but these have been the main 4 so far.
Personally, I’ve never been to Disney World or Disneyland, but I would like to visit someday. The history of these resorts is very interesting and isn’t one that most people would think is as deep as it is. Although Walt Disney wasn’t able to see the creation of this park, I think he would be proud of how it came out, and how successful it turned out to be.
https://disneyconnect.com/disney-history/
https://www.frommers.com/destinations/walt-disney-world/in-depth/history
https://www.floridadaily.com/why-walt-disney-chose-orlando-the-history-of-walt-disney-world/
Have you ever been to Disney World? or Disneyland?
Did you enjoy going if you did?
What is your favorite part about Disney World?
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I have never been to Disney World or Disneyland, but I see myself going someday. I love the idea of seeing so many of my childhood movies and dreams come to life in a theme park. I think there is something for everyone at these parks, young or old, and that is what makes them so popular.
I agree, it is such a cool idea for kids and adults to enjoy. Everyone can have fun there, no matter an age.
I would rather go to Disneyland instead of Disney world. I've never went to either of them but I think that D- Land would be more fun. My favorite part would be star wars land because I love star wars.
I don't know if I would enjoy Disneyland or Disney World better. They both seem fun tho
For my senior trip im going to disney land
I have never been to Disney world or Disneyland but I want to go. I think I would enjoy it a lot if I did get to go. My favorite part would be trying out all the rides or the water park.
I agree, I've also never been to either resorts and I think I would enjoy going.
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