The Magic Kingdom:
The first of Walt Disney World's four theme
parks is the Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom is the original Walt Disney
park in Orlando Florida, having been dedicated on October 25th 1971, and is divided into six
worlds, arranged like a wheel, with the magnificent Cinderella's Castle as the centerpiece at the hub of
the wheel. For most people, it's also probably the most magical and memorable of the four parks, so it's well worth budgeting
time so that spending at least one full day in the Magic Kingdom is possible. Magic Kingdom
is the undisputed king of all theme parks, drawing in more yearly visitors than any other. It has stayed true to Walt
Disney's vision of a clean and safe place for families to enjoy spending their time together. No trip to Walt
Disney World is complete without a visit to the Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom
is divided into five unique areas: Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Frontierland,
Liberty Square and Adventureland. Prepare yourself to experience true Walt Disney
magic when visiting each of these uniquely themed environments. Throughout all the lands, you will find over 48 attractions,
each with different characters and exciting things to see and experience. At the Magic Kingdom, you will
find everything from: live shows based on classic Walt Disney stories, Disney characters,
rides, shops, and restaurants. The Magic Kingdom is also known for its spectacular parades and awesome nighttime
firework displays.
Most of the famous Walt
Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, the Queen of Hearts,
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, Pluto, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, and the rest
of the gang can be found scattered at various places throughout Disney's Magic Kingdom, posing for family
photographs and autographs.
The Magic
Kingdom begins with Main Street USA, this is the place for you and your family to visit interesting shops and
one of the best places to buy Walt Disney memorabilia, gifts and souvenirs. As you walk down Main
Street USA, you will find yourself approaching Magic Kingdom's Cinderella's Castle.
Don't forget to take a picture with you and your family in front of this world famous structure.
The Magic Kingdom is filled with many must see rides and attractions.
Splash Mountain, one of the Magic Kingdom's most popular rides, it is based on the 1946
Walt Disney film "Song of the South". Be prepared for a wet and wild ride down its 52 foot plunge.
Other favorites include Pirates of the Caribbean, the Jungle Cruise, and the Haunted Mansion.
These are great attractions that are popular with a wide range of visitors. Don't forget Space Mountain where
you will be rocketed into another galaxy aboard this high-speed roller coaster. It is one of the best attractions the Magic
Kingdom has to offer.
At the Magic
Kingdom, you can enjoy thrilling rides and attractions, as well as afternoon parades, interact with Walt
Disney characters and get their autographs, eat at great restaurants, and witness spectacular nighttime fireworks
displays. There is so much to see and do it may take you more than one day to experience everything on your wish list. One
thing is for sure, the Magic Kingdom is something that you will remember for a lifetime.
Disney World's Epcot Center:
In the early 1960s, Walt Disney was a massive success in the entertainment
industry. He was also blessed with a loving family and many grandchildren. In watching his grandchildren grow up, Walt
Disney began to worry about the world in the future in which they would inhabit. He began to notice that the modern
cities were hectic, disorganized, dirty, and riddled with crime. This was a far cry from Disney's super-clean and controlled
Disneyland Park in California.
At the same time,
Walt Disney had given the East Coast a glimpse of his style of entertainment with the four pavilions he developed
for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. Walt determined, based on how well-received the fair exhibitions were, that the public
was ready for an "East Coast Disneyland".
Epcot Center was to be Walt Disney's dream of the Experimental Prototype
Community of Tomorrow. In some ways, the forward thinking of Epcot Center's Future
World and the diversity of cultures at World Showcase kept a part of Walt's dream alive. Disney,
in this case, turned the idea of Epcot Center into a fantastic theme park.
Walt began to realize that all that he and his imagineers had learned about buildings
and space in relation to people in the development of Disneyland could be put to use in planning communities and even whole
cities. This got Walt thinking, and he began to engross himself in books about city planning. This was all that was needed
to pull something of such magnitude off.
Epcot
Center, the second oldest of Disney World's Floridian Theme Parks, was opened in 1982. Visitors
will probably need two full days to see and do everything within the park.
Epcot Center, or the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow was Walt
Disney's visionary idea comprising a huge transparent dome containing an entire city of harmony and progress. With
Walt's death in 1966, many of the original ideas for Disney's Epcot Center were lost. The resulting
Epcot Center built by the Disney imagineers is a compromise between the parts of the dream
laid out by Walt and what could be achieved in practice. It is subdivided into two main sections.
Epcot Center's "Future World"
Epcot Center's Future World, which opens
(and closes) earlier than the World Showcase, covers almost the entire area between the main entrance to
Epcot Center and the large lagoon. It is themed into distinct pavilions and is dominated by Spaceship
Earth, a large 180 ft. geodesic sphere made from white aluminum. As well as providing a focus for the park, Spaceship
Earth contains a slow ride which winds its way along a track through the dome itself, tracing the history of human
communication from cave drawings through satellite and television.
Behind Spaceship Earth is the Showcase Plaza with the Epcot Center fountain,
and is flanked on either side by a curved "Innoventions" building containing examples of "technology
from tomorrow", though in reality almost everything on display has been with us for a few years in one form
or another.
Buckle up and take the ride of your
life up bumpy terrain, through hair-pin turns, into freezing cold chambers and on to 50-degree banked curves at speeds of
up to 60 miles per hour. It's all the hair-raising challenges of an automotive proving ground, except this time you're the
test driver.
The Wonders of Life
contains "Body Wars", a turbulent simulation ride through the human body. Other attractions include
the Wondercycles, a ride where passengers cycle through the Epcot Center which is presented
in front of you on a television display, along with distance traveled and energy expended. The recently refurbished Universe
of Energy features "Ellen's Energy Adventure", presented by Ellen DeGeneres.
In the Living Seas you can explore a large
man-made coral reef, swarming with tropical fish, or even view sharks and manatees up close.
The Land features the Circle of Life, an
environmental fable with the characters from the Lion King. Living with the Land is a sedate
boat ride and walk with an agricultural theme, demonstrating examples of soil-free gardening, plant biotechnology, fish farming,
and pest management. The Journey Into Imagination Pavilion houses the 'Honey I Shrunk the Audience'
3-D theatre presentation.
Epcot
Center's "The World Showcase"
The
World Showcase covers the area around the lagoon at Epcot Center, and provides a view of the cultural
heritage of eleven varied nations including Mexico, Norway, China,
Germany, Italy, United States, Japan, Morocco,
France, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Each individual pavilion houses various attractions, including restaurants, rides,
cinema presentations, live shows, and shops selling articles from the country concerned. The Rose & Crown Pub
in the United Kingdom, for example, sells a range of typical British Beers (Bass, Guinness, Harp) in a traditional British
Pub environment. In The American Adventure, an audio-animatronics show depicting America's
"incredible struggles and triumphs" can be seen.
Overall, there is much less of a focus on the classic Walt Disney characters within Epcot
Center, with character appearances very rare, although character dining with Mickey Mouse and
other characters is available at the Garden Grill Restaurant in the Land Pavilion.
Disney World's Hollywood Studios:
Disney World's Hollywood Studios, which opened in 1989,
has been transformed into the Gateway to the 100 Years of Disney Magic Celebration, the
centerpiece of which is a huge 120-foot Sorcerer Mickey hat, built at the very end of the entry plaza, outside
The Great Movie Ride attraction.
Disney's Hollywood Studios evokes the Golden Age of Hollywood. It is a must
see during your Walt Disney World Vacation. Disney's Hollywood Studios is the home
to world-famous attractions and entertaining shows for your whole family. At Hollywood Studios the
magic of show business and Walt Disney animation come to life right before your eyes. If you want to see
how movies are made, and get a backstage tour of some old movie sets, Hollywood Studios is the right
place to visit.
Hollywood
Studios Backlot Tour is a great behind the scenes look into the world of special effects. For those of you who love
Disney's animated movies, you can watch Walt Disney animators at work when taking the
Magic of Disney Animation tour.
The rides at Hollywood Studios are both thrilling and entertaining. If you are looking for
excitement, check out Aerosmith's Rock N Rollercoaster, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror & Hollywood
Studios newest attraction, The American Idol Experience.
Hollywood Studios also has live stage shows, such as Beauty and the Beast, Voyage
of the Little Mermaid, Playhouse Disney-Live On Stage and the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
that shows how many dangerous movie stunts are done. At Disney's Hollywood Studios, there is truly something
for everyone.
Hollywood Studios
is home to the more recent Disney characters, as well as many of your old time favorites. Characters from
Toy Story can be found at Al's Toy Barn. Along Mickey Avenue you may find
many of your favorite characters from Chicken Little, Power Rangers, The Incredibles
as well as Playhouse Disney. And don't forget to join Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy and friends
in the madcap Jim Henson's Muppet Vision 3-D. Whether you are seeking adult themed fun, or something entertaining
for the kids, Hollywood Studios has everything you could want in a theme park.
Disney World's Animal Kingdom:
Disney's Animal Kingdom covers 500
acres and is home to over 1700 animals representing 250 different species. The underlying theme of the Animal Kingdom
Park is conservation and preservation. Great efforts have been made to re-create the animal's native habitats. An
astonishing number of grasses, plants, trees and shrubs have been planted to create a jungle in the middle of Florida.
The Animal Kingdom is made up of four major sections: Africa, Asia, Camp Minnie Mickey and
Dinoland USA.
In Africa
you'll find yourself on a one of a kind expedition through the African Savannah. On the Kilimanjaro
Safari you will see lions. zebras, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, and gazelles. And for an even closer encounter with
some amazing animals, check out the Pangani Forest Exploration Trails. Here you will see Lowland gorillas,
monkeys, hippopotamus, mole rats and reptiles. The birds in the aviary are also very beautiful to visit.
In Asia, be sure to take the Maharajah Jungle Trek,
which is a walking tour featuring komodo dragons, bats, deer, and birds. As you are walking keep an eye out for the Asian
tigers climbing amongst the temple ruins. On the Kali River Rapids you'll be on a whitewater rafting expedition
along the Chakranadi River where the waterfalls and waves provide a refreshing experience. Be prepared for
a surprise on you way to the forbidden mountain.
At
Camp Minnie-Mickey you'll get a chance to get photos with your favorite Walt Disney characters.
You can also catch a couple of great kids shows, including the Festival of the Lion King and Pocahontas
and her Forest Friends.
Dinoland
U.S.A. takes you back in time when prehistoric dinosaurs roamed the earth, it is a tribute to dinosaurs real and
imagined. The Boneyard is a playground for children. Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama features
a midway with carnival-style Fossil Fun Games as well as the Triceratops Spin ride and the
Primeval Whirl Roller Coaster for kids. Dinoland USA is also home of the Dino Institute,
a place for students and professors to study dinosaurs.
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corners of the globe, enjoy exciting shows, and experience thrilling rides. Your Animal Kingdom visit will
leave you with a new sense of respect for this planet and all of its amazing inhabitants.
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