- This article is about the theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group 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 "Magic Kingdom" may also refer to other Disneyland-style theme parks around the world. 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 For the unrelated Australian theme park see Magic Kingdom, Sydney. Magic Kingdom was a small Amusement park located in Lansvale, New South Wales, Australia. For the band Magic Kingdom, see Magic Kingdom (band). Magic Kingdom is a Symphonic power metal band from Belgium It was formed in 1998 and is currently active
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| Opening Day | October 1, 1971 |
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The Magic Kingdom is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. 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 This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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. 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 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 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 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 The first park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1971. 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 park saw an estimated 17 million visitors in 2007, making it the most visited theme park in the world. [1]
Designed and built by WED Enterprises (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering), the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California. Walt Disney Imagineering was formed by entertainment mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 as WED Enterprises (WED Walter Elias Disney to
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Dedication
While there is no individual dedication to the Magic Kingdom Park, the dedication for the entire Walt Disney World Resort was placed within its gates.
Walt Disney World is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney. . . and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney's dream come true.
May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place. . . a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn — together. Dedicated this 25th day of October, 1971.
History
Construction
The Walt Disney Company began construction on the Magic Kingdom and the entire Resort in 1967 after the death of Walt Disney; however, Walt was very involved in planning The Florida Project in the years prior to his death. Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration (May 5 2005 through September 30 2006 of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland Theme park Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The park itself was initially built similar to the existing Disneyland in California, however the Magic Kingdom was built in a larger area. The Magic Kingdom also improved upon Disneyland's design. According to a story, Walt Disney once saw a Frontierland cowboy walking through Tomorrowland at Disneyland and wanted to eliminate ruining the illusion like this in the new park. [2] In order to alleviate this, the Magic Kingdom was built over a series of tunnels, called Utilidors, a portmanteau of utility and corridor. With these tunnels cast members were able to move through the park away from the guests and not ruin the illusion of the show. Because of Florida's high water table, the tunnels could not be put underground, so they were built at the existing grade. This means that the park is actually built on the second story, and it gives the Magic Kingdom an elevation of 107 feet. The area around them was filled in with dirt removed from the Seven Seas Lagoon which was being constructed at the same time. The Seven Seas Lagoon is the Man-made lake in front of the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The tunnels are only under areas that were built in the initial construction and were not extended with additions to the park. The tunnels are mostly found in the Magic Kingdom because of financial constraints, but they were meant to be employed in all subsequent Walt Disney World parks. Epcot's Future World and Pleasure Island each have a smaller network of utilidors. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Pleasure Island was a section of the Walt Disney World Resort within the Downtown Disney shopping dining and entertainment district
Opening
The Magic Kingdom opened as the first part of Walt Disney's planned Florida Project on October 1, 1971. It was the only theme park on the resort at the time and opened concurrently with two hotels on the property: Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian 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. The park opened with twenty-three attractions, three unique to the park and twenty copies of attractions at Disneyland. The Walt Disney Company promised to increase the attractions with more attractions similar to Disneyland and other unique attractions. The attractions were split into six themed lands, five copies of those at Disneyland and the unique Liberty Square which was planned for Disneyland, but never built.
Naming confusions
Because of the similarity to Disneyland, there was some confusion on the name of the park. "The Magic Kingdom" was used as an unofficial nickname for Disneyland before the Walt Disney World Resort was built, however the official nickname of Disneyland is "The Happiest Place On Earth. " The Magic Kingdom's nickname is the similar "The Most Magical Place On Earth. " Despite the confusion, the park's tickets have always borne the official name of "The Magic Kingdom. "[3] In 1994, in order to differentiate it from Disneyland, the park was officially renamed to "Magic Kingdom Park. "
Transportation and Ticket Center
The layout of the resort placed the Magic Kingdom more than a mile away from its parking lot, on the opposite side of the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon. Upon arriving at the park, guests are taken by the parking lot trams to the Transportation and Ticket Center. This facility, as its name implies, sells tickets to the parks and provides transportation connections throughout the resort complex. It also has a small gift shop and the Magic Kingdom's pet-boarding kennel.
To reach the Magic Kingdom, visiting guests can choose between a monorail and a ferryboat. The Walt Disney World Monorail System is a Public transit system in operation around Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida Epcot is accessible by a spur monorail line that was added upon that park's opening in 1982. Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Buses take guests to the other major destinations within the resort, including Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom. Disney Transport is the privately run transportation system at Walt Disney World. 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.
Lands of the Magic Kingdom
The park map lists forty-eight attractions in seven themed "lands. The Magic Kingdom is a Theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. "
The Walt Disney World Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and makes stops at Main Street, Frontierland, and Mickey's Toontown Fair. The Walt Disney World Railroad is a narrow gauge railroad circling the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort.
Main Street, U. S. A.
Instead of being a replica of a small midwestern American town, Main Street at Walt Disney World features some stylistic influences from around the country, such as New England and Missouri. The Happiest Homecoming on Earth was the eighteen-month-long celebration (May 5 2005 through September 30 2006 of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland Theme park History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the This is most noticeable in the "four corners" area in the middle of Main Street where each of the four corner buildings represents a different architectural style. There is also no Opera House as there is at Disneyland; instead there is the Exposition Hall. Main Street is lined with shops selling merchandise and food. The decor is early-20th century small-town America, inspired by Walt Disney's childhood and the film Lady and the Tramp. Lady and the Tramp is a 1955 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney, and originally released to theaters on June 22, 1955 by City Hall contains the Guest Relations lobby where cast members provide information and assistance. A real working barber shop gives haircuts for a fee. A barber (from the Latin barba, " Beard " is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair give shaves, and trim Haircut redirects here For the financial term see Haircut (finance. The Emporium carries a wide variety of Disney souvenirs such as plush toys, collectible pins, and Mickey-ear hats. Tony’s Town Square and the Plaza Restaurant are sit-down restaurants. Casey's Corner is at the end of Main Street and sells traditional American ballpark fare including hot dogs & fries. A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of Baseball and the spectator seating areas
In the distance beyond the end of Main Street stands Cinderella Castle. This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. Though only 189 feet (55m) tall, it benefits from a technique known as forced perspective. Forced perspective is a technique that employs Optical illusion to make an object appear farther closer larger or smaller than it actually is The (fake) second stories of all the buildings along Main Street are shorter than the first stories, and the third stories are even shorter than the second, and the top windows of the castle are much smaller than they appear. The resulting visual effect is that the buildings appear to be larger and taller than they really are.
Symbolically, Main Street, U. Wishes A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams is a Fireworks spectacular at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida and at Disneyland Park S. A. represents the park's "opening credits". Guests pass under the train station (the opening curtain), then view the names of key personnel along the windows of the buildings' upper floors. Many windows bear the name of a fictional business, such as "Seven Summits Expeditions, Frank G. Wells President", with each representing a tribute to significant people connected to the Disney company and the development of Walt Disney World Resort. Frank Wells ( March 4, 1932 - April 3, 1994) was an American Entertainment Businessman.
The park contains two additional tributes: the Partners statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle and the Sharing the Magic statue of Roy O. Disney sitting with Minnie Mouse in the Town Square section of Main Street, U. 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. This is an article about the structure at the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland. Roy Oliver Disney ( June 24, 1893 &ndash December 20, 1971) was with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by S. A. Both were sculpted by veteran Imagineer Blaine Gibson.
Adventureland
Adventureland represents the mystery of exploring foreign lands. Adventureland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world It is themed to resemble the remote jungles in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and the South Pacific, with an extension resembling a Caribbean town square. It contains classic rides such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise.
See also: Magic Kingdom attraction and entertainment history
Frontierland
Frontierland is where guests can relive the Wild West -- from cowboys and Indians, to exploring the mysteries of the Rivers of America. Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960) is a Walt Disney Productions Feature film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and The Magic Kingdom is a Theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. For the closed theme park in Morecambe, England, see Frontierland Morecambe. Frontierland contains classic attractions such as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Tom Sawyer Island, Splash Mountain, and the Country Bear Jamboree.
Liberty Square
This area of the park is based on an American Revolutionary town. Theme Liberty Square may refer to Liberty Square (Magic Kingdom, a part of the Magic Kingdom theme park in Disneyworld Florida The Magic Kingdom's Rivers of America hosts the Liberty Belle riverboat. Liberty Square is home to the Haunted Mansion and the Hall of Presidents.
Fantasyland
In the words of Walt Disney: "Fantasyland is dedicated to the young at heart and to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true. This is an article about a themed land at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Disneyland Paris, Tokyo Disneyland, and Hong Kong Disneyland " Fantasyland is themed in a medieval-faire/carnival style. Attractions include "it's a small world", Peter Pan's Flight, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey's PhilarMagic, Snow White's Scary Adventures, Cinderella's Golden Carrousel, and Mad Tea Party.
Tomorrowland
In the words of Walt Disney: "Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Tomorrowland is one of the many "themed lands" at the many theme parks owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company around the world Our scientists today are opening the doors of the Space Age to achievements that will benefit our children and generations to come. The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to give you an opportunity to participate in adventures that are a living blueprint of our future. "
Tomorrowland is themed to be an intergalactic convention center. Classic attractions include Space Mountain and the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway.
Mickey's Toontown Fair
An expansion of the land created as Mickey's Birthdayland, and later Mickey's Starland, this area is home to attractions such as Mickey's Country House, Minnie's Country House, Goofy's Barnstormer, and Donald's Boat. Mickey's Toontown Fair is one of the "Themed Lands" at the Magic Kingdom.
See also
Similar parks
Fiction set in the Magic Kingdom:
- Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - A 2003 science fiction novel set in and around the Magic Kingdom
- The Kingdom Keepers - A 2005 novel set in the Magic Kingdom
- Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure - A play formerly set in the Magic Kingdom
References
- ^ TEA/ERA Theme Park Attendance Report 2007. Disneyland, marketed as the happiest place on Earth, is an American Theme park in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. Disneyland Park ( Parc Disneyland in French) is a Theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. Hong Kong Disneyland ( is the first Theme park inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (which first appeared in 2600 The Hacker Quarterly magazine is a 2003 Science fiction book the first The Kingdom Keepers is a Fantasy thriller Novel written for young readers by Ridley Pearson and published in 2005 by Disney Disney On Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. www. themeit. com (2008-03-14). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Retrieved on 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
- ^ Fun Facts of Magic Kingdom's Underground Complex. www. hiddenmickeys. org (1995). Retrieved on 2007-05-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
- ^ 1970's Walt Disney World Tickets. allears. net (1996). Retrieved on 2007-05-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João
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