“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths,” ( Walter E. Disney). The family vacation, a trip planned months if not years in advance. The excursion you dream about, wanting to go as soon as school ends. A place where you depart away from your safe comfortable cottage and go take risks and explore, with buffoonery and exhilaration around every turn. A place like no other, where you forget about your worries and your strife. A place full of adventure, fantasy, the past, and the future. For one in eight Americans, this trip is to the happiest place on earth, the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney World makes their parks successful
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This meant that the new park should be built on the east of the river. Walt and his crew considered the Niagara Falls area, but ultimately decided not to build here because of the frigid winters in the north east which would prevent them from staying open year-round. They decided to build their new park in the southeast. Walt had an eye on the central Florida area because of the cheap cost and abundance of swampland. Walt flew above the state of Florida to scout for possible locations on November 22, 1963 (Disney). Walt decided on the area by the under construction interstate 4. This …show more content…
Eight years later on December 15, 1966, Walter Elias Disney past away at the age of 65. With Walt’s legacy being fulfilled by his brother Roy, the Walt Disney World resort opened its door to 300,000 eger guests on October 1, 1971. (D23) Walt Disney World resort not only opened with The Magic Kingdom park, but also with three technologically advanced hotels. The Contemporary, The Polynesian, and Fort Wilderness Campground (Disney Parks Blog). With the success of the new resort, the Disney company new they had to expand to keep up with the tourists demand for a new park. Eleven years later, on October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened. EPCOT, which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow showcased two major lands, future world and world showcase. Future world showcased the technological advancements around the world and world showcase expressed the cultures, architecture, and atmosphere from different countries around the world. (Disney Parks Blog) One of the pavillions planned for EPCOT was a movie pavillion. This pavillion would showcase the behind the scenes aspect in making movies. The Walt Disney company loved
This meant that the new park should be built on the east of the river. Walt and his crew considered the Niagara Falls area, but ultimately decided not to build here because of the frigid winters in the north east which would prevent them from staying open year-round. They decided to build their new park in the southeast. Walt had an eye on the central Florida area because of the cheap cost and abundance of swampland. Walt flew above the state of Florida to scout for possible locations on November 22, 1963 (Disney). Walt decided on the area by the under construction interstate 4. This …show more content…
Eight years later on December 15, 1966, Walter Elias Disney past away at the age of 65. With Walt’s legacy being fulfilled by his brother Roy, the Walt Disney World resort opened its door to 300,000 eger guests on October 1, 1971. (D23) Walt Disney World resort not only opened with The Magic Kingdom park, but also with three technologically advanced hotels. The Contemporary, The Polynesian, and Fort Wilderness Campground (Disney Parks Blog). With the success of the new resort, the Disney company new they had to expand to keep up with the tourists demand for a new park. Eleven years later, on October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened. EPCOT, which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow showcased two major lands, future world and world showcase. Future world showcased the technological advancements around the world and world showcase expressed the cultures, architecture, and atmosphere from different countries around the world. (Disney Parks Blog) One of the pavillions planned for EPCOT was a movie pavillion. This pavillion would showcase the behind the scenes aspect in making movies. The Walt Disney company loved