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Walt Disney World, located in central Florida, is the most visited park in the world. Opening in 1971 with just the Magic Kingdom, these parks have stood the test of time. The resort itself covers over 25,000 acres of land or 39 square miles. An average of 58 million visitors attends the parks annually.
The theme parks consist of
Additional WDW has two water parks:
Disney Springs is an added venue that has shopping, dining, music entertainment, and more.
Be sure to look at our “Traveler Tips” for additional information.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of the most recently transformed parks at Walt Disney World. Originally, a team of Disney engineers had been given an assignment for two new pavilions in EPCOT’s Future World. One of the pavilions was to
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EPCOT transforms into a large garden for the festival. There are about 70,000 bedding plants arranged like giant paintings.
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Who is Eddy Maserati? Eddy Maserati is a retired lawyer and insurance broker who moved to the Orlando area several years ago. He and his wife divide their time between Las Vegas, Orlando, and Ocean City, MD where they own
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EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival The EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is our favorite event at Walt Disney World every year. EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival will run from July 14 to November 19, 2022. Global Marketplaces
Read moreSo your trip to Disney World is all planned and the entire family is feeling the excitement of anticipation. That is a good thing, and in fact to help keep the anticipation high you might think about watching some of
Read moreJust keep swimming… This gentle ride is located the Future World of EPCOT. It is a favorite for young children as well as adults.
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Nightlife in Orlando has many options. Disney Springs is just one of the major nightlife options available. This venue offer a huge selection of nightlife activities that include restaurants, shopping, theaters, concerts, live entertainment and more. There is always something
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Beginning during the Millennium Celebration in 1999, Disney Pin Trading has become a popular sport for Walt Disney World Visitors. Visitors can trade pins with any cast member wearing a lanyard with pins. It has become very popular with both
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Keys to the Kingdom tour Have you ever wondered what the Keys to the Kingdom Tour at the Magic Kingdom is all about? We took this guided tour (yes, it costs extra!) and this was time well spent for us!
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In May of 2017, the new attraction Pandora; The World of Avatar finally opened in the Animal Kingdom. And it is everything Disney promised. We first visited it during the day and enjoyed walking off of earth and into an
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Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida is about to open an all new world in the Animal Kingdom park; Pandora: The World of Avatar. In fact, it is the largest ever expansion at the Animal Kingdom. Disney has
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We have heard that technology and the use of apps make our lives easier, but at the parks, it is a game changer. Gone are the days of the dad running across the park to see wait times for a
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A trip to Animal Kingdom is not like any of the other parks. It is half zoo (like any zoo can only aspire to be) and half amusement park (with rides as good as any other Disney Park). Until recently,
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EPCOT was the vision of Walt Disney himself. His intent was to build a utopian world that was an experimental planned community. The name EPCOT is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. After Disney’s death in 1966, the
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The Magic Kingdom was the first of the four parks to open in Walt Disney World. Beginning construction in 1967, the Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971. The layout and rides were modeled after the Disneyland Park in Anaheim California.
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