Dreams Still Coming True After 44 Years

Cinderella Castle 1971

October 29th in history marks the final stage of the 1971 grand opening events for Walt Disney World. The three-day celebration was filmed and shared with the television world on this date and dreams are still coming true after 44 years. The three-day grand opening celebration began on October 23 …

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Roy Disney-Unsung Hero of Walt Disney World

RoyDisney-Minnie at Disney World

In October 1971, buy cialis Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, best viagra Florida — a place where “dreams come true.” And, indeed, it was the dream of Walt Disney to build a larger and even better Disneyland. Even though Walt did not live to see his Disney World dream …

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A Dreamfinder and Figment Tidbit

The characters that would become Dreamfinder and Figment at Walt Disney World’s Epcot originated as Professor Marvel and his dragon friend for a proposed, but never realized, area of Disneyland known as Discovery Bay.

dream-finderThe project was cancelled and the characters became the symbols of imagination for the original Journey into Imagination pavilion in 1983.

 

Magic Kingdom Opening Ceremony Each Morning

Magic Kingdom Opening Ceremony Each Morning

Did you know that Walt Disney World has a Magic Kingdom Opening Ceremony each morning to officially greet guests entering the park? Did you know there is a Mayor of Main Street USA? Did you know that Mickey Mouse and the Disney characters arrive at Magic Kingdom each morning by …

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Downtown Disney in Retrospect

Bridge Downtown Disney 2015

After three years of revitalizing and doubling in size, Downtown Disney officially became Disney Springs September 20, 2016. The design of the dining-retail-entertainment district was inspired by Florida’s waterfront towns of the 1940’s. This is not the first re-do and re-naming of the area. It has quite a history of …

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