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 went to Disney World when I was really young but I don't remember it. It seems like it would be fun to go to mainly because I find rollar coasters super fun.
It would be fun to go again since you don't remember much of it when you went before.
I've never been to disney world or disneyland. I've never been before but I think it would be fun and I'd have a good time. I've never been there but I'd enjoy the roller coasters and the food there.
I have never been to either of these parks either. It would definetely be fun to go for the family.
I don't remember which park was it but I have gone to disney. Of course I enjoyed it and I want to go again. I think that my favorite part of disney is the attractions, how colorful it is, and that everything is very well set up depending on the theme they have to interpret.
That is fun, there is many things to do at both parks for every age group.
i have been to diney world and land i think. i loved going there it was probably the most fun i had and it was the very first amusment park i went to. i think my favorite part about disney world would either be how big it is the food and the rides. theres just so mmuch to do to.
That's cool that you've been to both, and there is so much to do at either of them.
I have been to disney world once and I think that I really liked it. I went when I was like 8 and don't really remember anything. I think that my favorite parts was prbably walking around and going on rides. but I don't really remember everything.
It would be fun to go again now that you are older and will be able to remember it better.
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