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Cinderella Castle is the icon of the Magic Kingdom.
Cinderella Castle is the icon of the Magic Kingdom. This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort.
Spaceship Earth is the icon of Epcot.
Spaceship Earth is the icon of Epcot. Spaceship Earth is the iconic and symbolic structure of Epcot, a Theme park that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation.
The Sorcerer's Hat is the icon of Disney's Hollywood Studios.
The Sorcerer's Hat is the icon of Disney's Hollywood Studios. The Sorcerer's Hat is the icon of Disney's Hollywood Studios, one of four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista Florida. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort.
The Tree of Life is the icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom.
The Tree of Life is the icon of Disney's Animal Kingdom. See also Tree of life (disambiguation for other meanings of Tree of Life Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney World Resort
Theme parks

Magic Kingdom
Epcot
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Animal Kingdom

Other attractions

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon
Disney's Blizzard Beach
Downtown Disney
Disney's Wide World of Sports

Walt Disney World resorts

Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, containing four theme parks, two water parks, twenty-three themed hotels, and numerous shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation venues. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Typhoon Lagoon is a Water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Blizzard Beach is a Water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. There is also an area called Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California; see Downtown Disney (California. Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220 Acre (89 ha) athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group See List of waterparks (for a list of all waterparks in the world A waterpark is an Amusement park that features waterplay areas such Owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts segment of The Walt Disney Company, it is located southwest of Orlando, Florida, USA. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives builds and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts as well as a variety Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The property often is abbreviated Walt Disney World, Disney World or WDW.

It opened on October 1, 1971, with the Magic Kingdom theme park, and has since added Epcot (on October 1, 1982), Disney's Hollywood Studios (on May 1, 1989), and Disney's Animal Kingdom (on April 22, 1998). Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

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History and development

In 1959, the Walt Disney Company, under the leadership of Walt Disney, began looking for land for a second resort to supplement Disneyland, which had opened in Anaheim, California in 1955. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Disneyland, marketed as the happiest place on Earth, is an American Theme park in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Market surveys revealed that only 2% of Disneyland's visitors came from east of the Mississippi River, where 75% of the population of the United States lived. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Additionally, Walt Disney disliked the businesses that had sprung up around Disneyland and wanted control of a much larger area of land for the new project.

Walt Disney first flew over the Orlando site (one of many) on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of He first flew over and appealed to the Sanford, Florida city council to allow him to build Disney World in Sanford, but his appeal was declined. Sanford is a city in and the County seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. The citizens of Sanford did not want the crime that was sure to come with tourism. He saw the well-developed network of roads, including Interstate 4 and Florida's Turnpike, with McCoy Air Force Base (later Orlando International Airport) to the east, and immediately fell in love with the site. Interstate 4 (I-4 is a 13230-mile (21291 km intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. Florida's Turnpike (TPK which has carried the Ronald Reagan Turnpike legislative designation since 1998 is a Toll road that runs 312 miles (497 km down McCoy Air Force Base (1940-1947 1951-1975 is a former United States Air Force base located 10 miles (16 km south of Orlando, Florida. When later asked why he chose it, he said, "the freeway routes, they bisect here. " Walt Disney focused most of his attention on the "Florida Project", both before and after his participation at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, but he died on December 15, 1966, five years before his vision was realized. Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

To avoid a burst of land speculation, Disney used various dummy corporations and cooperative individuals to acquire 27,400 acres (110 km², 43 mi²) of land. A dummy corporation or dummy company is an entity created to serve as a front or cover for one or more legitimate companies The first five-acre (20,000 m², 217400 ft²) lot was bought on October 23, 1964, by the Ayefour Corporation (a pun on Interstate 4). Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Walt Disney World Company manages and operates the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. Interstate 4 (I-4 is a 13230-mile (21291 km intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. Another dummy corporation name which land was bought under was RETLAW which spelled backwards is WALTER. Others were also used with a second or secret meanings which add to the lore of the Florida Project, including M. T. Lott Real Estate Investments (pronounced empty lot).

In May 1965, major land transactions were recorded a few miles southwest of Orlando in Osceola County. Osceola County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Two large tracts totaling $1. 5 million were sold, and smaller tracts of flatlands and cattle pastures were purchased by exotic-sounding companies such as the Latin-American Development and Management Corporation and the Reedy Creek Ranch Corporation. The Walt Disney World Company manages and operates the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. The Walt Disney World Company manages and operates the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. In addition to three huge parcels of land were many smaller parcels, referred to as "outs. "

Much of the land had been platted into five-acre (20,000 m², 217400 ft²) lots in 1912 by the Munger Land Company and sold to investors. A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land In most cases, the owners were happy to get rid of the land, which was mostly swampland. Recent developments in string theory suggest that the String theory landscape of vacua is vast Yet another problem was the mineral rights to the land, owned by Tufts University. Without the transfer of these rights, Tufts could come in at any time and demand the removal of buildings to obtain minerals.

After most of the land had been bought, the truth of the property's owner was leaked to the Orlando Sentinel on October 20, 1965. The Orlando Sentinel is the primary Newspaper of the Orlando Florida region Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. A press conference soon was organized for November 15. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. At the presentation, Walt Disney explained the plans for the site, including EPCOT, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, which was to be a futuristic city (and which was also known as Progress City). The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT was a concept developed by Walt Disney near the end of his lifetime Plans for EPCOT would drastically change after Disney's death. EPCOT became EPCOT Center, the resort's second theme park, which opened in 1982. Concepts from the original idea of EPCOT would be integrated into the community of Celebration much later. Celebration Florida is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated master-planned community in Osceola County in the U

The Reedy Creek Drainage District was incorporated on May 13, 1966 under Florida State Statutes Chapter 298, which gives powers including eminent domain to special Drainage Districts. The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land on the Walt Disney World Resort. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Eminent domain ( United States) compulsory purchase ( United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland) resumption/compulsory acquisition To create the District, only the support of the landowners within was required.

Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966, before his vision was realized. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. His brother and business partner, Roy O. Disney, postponed his retirement to oversee construction of the resort's first phase. Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now

Statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse
Statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse

On February 2, 1967, Roy O. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Disney held a press conference at the Park Theatres in Winter Park, Florida. Winter Park is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The role of EPCOT was emphasized in the film that was played, the last one recorded by Walt Disney before his death. After the film, it was explained that for Walt Disney World to succeed, a special district would have to be formed: the Reedy Creek Improvement District with two cities inside it, the City of Bay Lake and the City of Reedy Creek (now the City of Lake Buena Vista). The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land on the Walt Disney World Resort. Bay Lake is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 23 at the 2000 census Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. In addition to the standard powers of an incorporated city, which include the issuance of tax-free bonds, the district would have immunity from any current or future county or state land-use laws. The only areas where the district had to submit to the county and state would be property taxes and elevator inspections. Property tax, or millage tax, is an Ad valorem tax that an owner pays on the value of the property being taxed An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another

The legislation forming the district and the two cities was signed into law on May 12, 1967. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 1968 that the district was allowed to issue tax-exempt bonds for public projects within the district despite the sole beneficiary being The Walt Disney Company. The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the State supreme court of Florida.

Construction of drainage canals was soon begun by the district, and Disney built the first roads and the Magic Kingdom. Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Polynesian Resort, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground were also completed in time for the park's opening on October 1, 1971. Disney's Contemporary Resort is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Polynesian Resort is a Disney owned and operated AAA Four-Diamond award winning resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort within Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Palm and Magnolia golf courses near the Magic Kingdom had opened a few weeks before.

Roy O. Disney dedicated the property and declared that it would be known as "Walt Disney World" in his brother's honor. Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now In his own words: "Everyone has heard of Ford cars. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following But have they all heard of Henry Ford, who started it all? Walt Disney World is in memory of the man who started it all, so people will know his name as long as Walt Disney World is here. Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of " After the dedication, Roy Disney asked Walt's widow, Lillian, what she thought of Walt Disney World. Lillian Marie Bounds ( February 15, 1899 – December 16, 1997) was the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966 According to biographer Bob Thomas, she replied, "I think Walt would have approved. "

Roy O. Disney died on December 20, 1971, barely three months after the property opened. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

Disney subsequently opened EPCOT Center in 1982, a theme park adapted from Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow". Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. The park permanently adopted the name Epcot in 1996. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. In 1989, the resort added Disney-MGM Studios, a theme park inspired by show business, whose name was changed to Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2008. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The resort's fourth theme park, Disney's Animal Kingdom, opened in 1998. Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Meg Crofton was named president of the resort in August 2006, replacing Al Weiss, who had overseen the site since 1994. Meg Gilbert Crofton (born Mary Elizabeth Gilbert in 1953 is president of Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Allen R "Al" Weiss is president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the division of The Walt Disney Company that operates nine theme

Location

Despite marketing claims and popular misconceptions, the Florida resort is not located in Orlando. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The entire property is outside Orlando's city limits; the majority sits within southwestern Orange County with the remainder in adjacent Osceola County to the south. Orange County is a County located in the US state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA. Osceola County is a County located in the US state of Florida. Most of the resort's land and all of the public areas are located in the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Orlando. Bay Lake is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 23 at the 2000 census Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida.

The 25,000 acre (101 km²) site is accessible from Central Florida's Interstate 4 via Exits 62B (World Drive), 64B (US 192 West), 65B (Osceola Parkway West), 67B (SR 536 West), and 68 (SR 535 North), and Exit 8 on State Road 429 (Florida), the Western Expressway. Interstate 4 (I-4 is a 13230-mile (21291 km intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Florida, United States. US Route 192 is an east-west route of the United States Numbered Highway system in Central Florida. The Osceola Parkway, signed as County Road 522 since around 2003 (and originally planned as State Road 424) is a 12 mile long Toll road extending east-west SR 536, named World Center Drive, connects Epcot Center Drive, a public road (maintained by the Reedy Creek Improvement District) in the Walt SR 535, also known as Kissimmee-Vineland Road, is a public road in the U State Road 429 ( SR 429) also known as the Daniel Webster Western Beltway or Western Expressway, is a limited-access Toll road built and

At its peak, the resort occupied approximately 30,000 acres (120 km²) or 47 square miles (120 km²), about the size of San Francisco, or twice the size of Manhattan. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Portions of the property since have been sold or de-annexed, including land now occupied by the Disney-built community of Celebration. Celebration Florida is a Census-designated place and an unincorporated master-planned community in Osceola County in the U

Features

Theme parks

Walt Disney World Resort features four theme parks. Each park is represented by an iconic structure:

Other attractions

Downtown Disney consists of three sections, Marketplace, Pleasure Island, and West Side, that contain many shopping, dining, and entertainment venues. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Spaceship Earth is the iconic and symbolic structure of Epcot, a Theme park that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Sorcerer's Hat is the icon of Disney's Hollywood Studios, one of four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista Florida. Disney's Animal Kingdom is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. See also Tree of life (disambiguation for other meanings of Tree of Life Typhoon Lagoon is a Water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Blizzard Beach is a Water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's BoardWalk Resort is a hotel at the Walt Disney World Resort that opened in 1996. Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220 Acre (89 ha) athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort. There is also an area called Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California; see Downtown Disney (California. Pleasure Island was a section of the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping dining and entertainment district They include the DisneyQuest indoor arcade, a House of Blues restaurant and nightclub, a Planet Hollywood restaurant and a Cirque du Soleil theater and original production, La Nouba. DisneyQuest is an "indoor interactive theme park" located in Downtown Disney at the Walt Disney World Resort. House of Blues (HOB is a corporate chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Planet Hollywood, a Theme restaurant chain inspired by the popular portrayal of Hollywood, was launched in New York on October 22, Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun" in English sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ is an entertainment company La Nouba is a Cirque du Soleil show which like most Cirque du Soleil shows is a circus-like performance featuring acrobats gymnasts

The resort has a small aircraft runway located east of the Magic Kingdom parking lot. When the resort opened in 1971, Shawnee Airlines began regular passenger service from Orlando's McCoy Air Force Base (now Orlando International Airport) directly to Disney World's STOLport (Short Take Off and Landing) on a daily basis, with flights lasting only a few minutes. McCoy Air Force Base (1940-1947 1951-1975 is a former United States Air Force base located 10 miles (16 km south of Orlando, Florida. A STOLport or STOLPORT is an Airport designed with STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing operations in mind normally having a short single runway Today, the runway mostly is used as a staging area for buses and no longer is in service for aircraft.

Golf and recreation

Disney's property includes five golf courses. The four 18-hole golf courses are the Magnolia, the Palm, Lake Buena Vista and Osprey Ridge. There is also a nine-hole walking course called Oak Trail, designed for young golfers. Additionally, here are two themed miniature golf complexes, each with two courses, Fantasia Gardens and Winter Summerland. The Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf complex is a miniature golf course located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Winter Summerland is a golf course at Disney World in Florida.

Catch-and-release fishing excursions are offered daily on the resort's lakes. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. A Florida fishing license is not required because it occurs on private property. Cane-pole fishing is offered from the docks at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and Disney's Port Orleans Resort. Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort within Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter and Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside are a pair of resort hotels located at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Employment, maintenance and statistics

When the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, the site employed about 5,500 "cast members". Today it employs more than 61,000, spending more than $1. 1 billion on payroll and $478 million on benefits each year. The largest single-site employer in the United States [1], Walt Disney World Resort has more than 3,000 job classifications.

The resort also sponsors and operates the Walt Disney World College Program, an internship program that has American college students live on site and work for the resort, providing much of the theme park and resort "front line" cast members. The Walt Disney World College Program is a US national Internship program operated by The Walt Disney Company, stationed at the Walt Disney World There is also the Walt Disney World International College Program, an internship program that has college students from all over the world. The Walt Disney World International Program is an international internship program sponsored and operated by The Walt Disney Company at the Walt Disney World Resort

In a March 30, 2004, article in The Orlando Sentinel, then-Walt Disney World president Al Weiss gave some insight into how the parks are maintained:

There is a fleet of Disney-operated buses on property, branded Disney Transport, that is available for guests at no charge. Disney Transport is the privately run transportation system at Walt Disney World. In 2007, Disney Transport started a guest services upgrade to the buses. SatellGPS systems controlling new public addresses systems on the buses give safety information, park tips and other general announcements with music. They are not to be confused with the Disney Cruise Line and Disney's Magical Express buses which are operated by Mears Transportation. Disney Cruise Line is an American Cruise ship company owned by The Walt Disney Company and headquartered in Celebration Florida. Taxi boats link some locations. A water taxi or water bus is a Boat used to provide Public transport, usually but not always in an urban environment

The Walt Disney World Monorail System also provides transportation at Walt Disney World. The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a Public transit system in operation around Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida A fleet of 12 monorail trains operate on three routes which all interconnect at the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) adjacent to the Magic Kingdom's parking lot. One line provides an express non-stop link from the TTC to the Magic Kingdom, whilst a second line provides a link from the TTC to Epcot. The third line links the TTC and the Magic Kingdom to the Contemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian resorts. Disney's Contemporary Resort is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Polynesian Resort is a Disney owned and operated AAA Four-Diamond award winning resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a Victorian themed hotel and spa located at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Hotels

On-site Disney hotels

There are 32 resorts located on the resort property. Of the 32, 22 are Disney owned and operated resorts. The Disney resorts are classified into five categories: Deluxe (priced from $205-$805), Moderate (priced from $139-$199), Value (priced from $79-$127), Disney Vacation Club (priced from $269-$1,790), and Campground (priced from $39-$319). Disney Vacation Club ( DVC) is a company owned entirely by The Walt Disney Company and which operates as a vacation Timeshare, allowing persons to purchase Another notable aspect is the large number of hotel resort complexes on the Walt Disney World property. The non-themed hotels are owned by private, non-Disney hospitality companies such as Starwood (Westin and Sheraton), Holiday Inn, Best Western, and Hilton. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc ( is a Hospitality ownership management and franchise organization based in White Plains New York. Holiday Inn is a Brand name applied to Hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG Best Western International Inc claims to be the world's largest Hotel chain with over 4000 hotels in Hilton Hotels Corporation, a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, is a global hospitality company

Guests arriving at Orlando International Airport can be transported to their Disney resort from the airport using Disney's Magical Express service, and have their bags picked up and transported for them through a contract with BAGS Incorporated. Guests board custom motor coaches, watch a video about the Walt Disney World Resort, and their luggage is later delivered directly to their rooms.

On-site Disney resorts and opening year

On-site Disney Vacation Club resorts and opening year

Main article: Disney Vacation Club

Future resorts on Disney property

Never-built Disney resorts

Former Disney resorts

On-site non-Disney hotels

Attendance

The May 2008 issue of trade magazine Park World reported the following attendance estimates for 2007 compiled by Economic Research Associates in partnership with TEA (formerly the Themed Entertainment Association):

Name and logo

During the resort's early planning stages, Walt Disney referred to the project as Project X, The Florida Project, Disney World, and The Disney World. Early visual references used the same medieval font as Disneyland. Walt Disney was very involved in the site selection and project planning in the years before his death. The secretive names were chosen because of the high confidentiality of the project during the initial planning.

After Walt Disney's death, Roy O. Disney added the name Walt to Disney World as a permanent tribute to his brother. The resort's original logo was an oversized "D" with a Mickey Mouse-shaped globe containing latitude and longitude lines, with the property's name presented in a modern, sans-serif font.

Walt Disney World Resort retired its original font and symbol during its 25th anniversary celebration in 1996-97. The old "D" symbol still can be found in many places, however, including the front car of each monorail, manhole covers, select merchandise items and flags flown at several sites across the property.

Development timeline

1965Walt Disney announces Florida Project
1967Construction begins
1971Magic Kingdom
Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses
Disney's Contemporary Resort
Disney's Polynesian Resort
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
1972Disney's Village Resort
1973Disney's Golf Resort
1974Discovery Island
1975Disney's Village Resort
Walt Disney Village Marketplace
1976Disney's River Country
1980Walt Disney World Conference Center
Disney's Village Resort - Club Lake Villas
1982Epcot
1988Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
1989Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon
Pleasure Island
1990Disney's Yacht Club and Beach Club Resorts
Walt Disney World Swan
Walt Disney World Dolphin
1991Disney's Port Orleans Resort
Disney Vacation Club
1992Disney's Dixie Landings Resort
Bonnet Creek Golf Club
1994Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
1995Disney's All-Star Music Resort
Disney's Blizzard Beach
Disney's Fairy Tale Wedding Pavilion
Walt Disney World Speedway
1996Disney Institute
Disney's BoardWalk Inn and BoardWalk Villas
1997Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Downtown Disney West Side
1998Disney's Animal Kingdom
DisneyQuest
1999Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
2001Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
2002Disney's Beach Club Villas
2003Disney's Pop Century Resort
2004Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
2007Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Disney Profile", Hospitality Online. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Contemporary Resort is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Polynesian Resort is a Disney owned and operated AAA Four-Diamond award winning resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground is a themed camping resort within Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando Florida. Shades of Green is a United States Department of Defense -owned Resort located at the Walt Disney World. Discovery Island may refer to Discovery Island (British Columbia, a small island near Victoria British Columbia There is also an area called Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California; see Downtown Disney (California. River Country was the first water park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Walt Disney World Conference Center was a chalet-style building that was designed for small and medium-sized business meetings Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa is a Victorian themed hotel and spa located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort is a resort which is located in the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Typhoon Lagoon is a Water park located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Pleasure Island was a section of the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping dining and entertainment district Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England nautical -themed Resort, at Walt Disney World. Disney's Beach Club Resort is a beach-themed resort which is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. The Walt Disney World Swan is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios behind Disney's The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios next to Disney's Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter and Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside are a pair of resort hotels located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney Vacation Club ( DVC) is a company owned entirely by The Walt Disney Company and which operates as a vacation Timeshare, allowing persons to purchase Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter and Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside are a pair of resort hotels located at the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's All-Star Sports Resort is a Resort that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. Disney's Wilderness Lodge is a resort hotel located at the Walt Disney World Resort. 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  2. ^ Permit Application for the Contemporary Suites - Map of location on page 9; DVC mentioned on page 11

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