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 been to Disney World, I don't remember much from when I went because I was probably 5 years old. I'm guessing that I had fun because it is Disney World; how could you not have fun. My favorite part would probably have to be the characters, they bring so much to the theme parks.
I agree, how do you not have fun at Disney World. The characters are big parts of the park.
I have been to Disneyland. I really enjoyed the experiaces that I had there. I wish I could re-live the many thigns that I did when I went for the first time. I know that it can be a once in a lifetime experiance, and I wish I could re-live it for the first time. My favorite part was the many rides we went on.
That's cool, it seems like a really cool place to go, especially with all the rides and activities there.
I was not aware that the founder actually did not manage to see all the success his project had, it seems very sad to me. I have never been to Disney World, but I would really like to. I think my favorite places would be the water park or the magic kingdom
I also didn't know that the founder didn't see the final project of his creations. I haven't been to Disney World either.
I have never been to disney world or Disneyland but i would really like to go and it seems super fun. I've seen other people go and pictures and videos of Disney world and Disney land. The rides look fun.
I agree, I haven't been to either of them but they look super fun. The rides seem fun too.
I havent ever been to disney world or disney land eaither and I would really like to go if i got an option to go but I would have to go and ask my parents if we can go and I also do not have a favorite part of disney land
Me neither, I haven't been to any of them but I would if I had a choice to go or not.
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