Disney World: A Place of History, Opportunity and Experience
Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” (Walt Disney Quotes) Walt’s curiosity led him to the development of Disneyland, and eventually Walt Disney World. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Disney World spans over a massive 47 square-mile area (Overview). Included in this land mass is four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping center and over 20 resorts for guests to stay at (Overview). The Walt Disney Company offers a wide variety of life lessons that can be taught through their movies, theme parks and stories. Walt Disney World has continued to prosper year …show more content…
While Disneyland is located in California, when Walt decided it was time to expand, he knew he wanted to be on the opposite side of the country so that people from the east coast would be more inclined to visit. Choosing Florida for the location was not an act of chance, but strategy; Florida allowed year-round attendance and was already a popular tourist destination (Walt Disney World History).
In 1964, the land to create the “complete destination-vacation resort” was purchased (Walt Disney World History). Over 100 property owners collectively purchased 28,000 acres of land, for a total cost of $5.5 million. In the years since this initial land acquisition, 2,000 acres have been added to the Walt Disney World assets (Walt Disney World History). Walt was diagnosed with cancer after discovering a lump, and while on his death bed, envisioned “The Florida Project” (Greene, K., …show more content…
This theme park offers behind-the-scenes insight on the production process of movies from costumes and make-up to the set and filming. Today, this park is known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and is facing major renovations to update the park to meet current trends in movies (Lefkon, W., 173). On April 22, 1998, Disney’s fourth and final park, Animal Kingdom opened (Walt Disney World History). This park focuses on conservation of wildlife and allows guests to get up close and personal with “More than 1,700 animals representing 250 different species (Lefkon, W.,
Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” (Walt Disney Quotes) Walt’s curiosity led him to the development of Disneyland, and eventually Walt Disney World. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Disney World spans over a massive 47 square-mile area (Overview). Included in this land mass is four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping center and over 20 resorts for guests to stay at (Overview). The Walt Disney Company offers a wide variety of life lessons that can be taught through their movies, theme parks and stories. Walt Disney World has continued to prosper year …show more content…
While Disneyland is located in California, when Walt decided it was time to expand, he knew he wanted to be on the opposite side of the country so that people from the east coast would be more inclined to visit. Choosing Florida for the location was not an act of chance, but strategy; Florida allowed year-round attendance and was already a popular tourist destination (Walt Disney World History).
In 1964, the land to create the “complete destination-vacation resort” was purchased (Walt Disney World History). Over 100 property owners collectively purchased 28,000 acres of land, for a total cost of $5.5 million. In the years since this initial land acquisition, 2,000 acres have been added to the Walt Disney World assets (Walt Disney World History). Walt was diagnosed with cancer after discovering a lump, and while on his death bed, envisioned “The Florida Project” (Greene, K., …show more content…
This theme park offers behind-the-scenes insight on the production process of movies from costumes and make-up to the set and filming. Today, this park is known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and is facing major renovations to update the park to meet current trends in movies (Lefkon, W., 173). On April 22, 1998, Disney’s fourth and final park, Animal Kingdom opened (Walt Disney World History). This park focuses on conservation of wildlife and allows guests to get up close and personal with “More than 1,700 animals representing 250 different species (Lefkon, W.,