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Orlando Florida/ Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is not just a theme park, but a huge resort complex covering 47 square miles.
The resort contains four separate theme parks, two water parks and 99 holes of golf on several different courses. Miles of outdoor recreation are available including hiking, biking, boating and swimming. It has three separate areas containing shopping, dining and entertainment facilities as well as a fourth area with nightclubs. The resort’s state of the art sports complex, ESPN’s Wide World of Sports, hosts a wide variety of sporting events for professional and amateur athletes. Finally, there are about 18 Disney owned and operated hotels and several non-Disney hotels in the resort.

All this combined with many other attractions in the Orlando and
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Magic Kingdom, the first theme park built at the resort, has rides, shows and attractions divided among seven fantasy areas. This is the place to find all your favorite Disney characters and attractions. It’s where you’ll find the famous Cinderella’s Castle, which many consider to be the best place for viewing the spectacular fireworks display that takes place nightly.

2.Epcot, the second theme park built at the resort, is divided into two areas: Future World and World Showcase. The attractions in Future World are based on modern and futuristic advances in communication, transportation, energy, agriculture and much more. World Showcase allows you to explore culture, cuisine, shopping and entertainment from many countries including Canada, UK, France, Japan, Morocco, US, Italy, Germany, China, Norway and Mexico. At Epcot you can travel around the world without leaving the resort.

3.The Disney-MGM Studios offers behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movies and popular TV shows and provides live original shows. There are also a number of thrilling rides and attractions based on blockbuster movies, which provide exciting stunts and amazing special

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