Disney World Resort is the most popular tourist destination

Added: 02/24/2006

Nestled in lake Buena Vista Florida, the Walt Disney Resort which is also known as Walt Disney World, is a celebrated theme park destination resort, completely operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. It was established in October of 1971 with the induction of the Magic Kingdom and has expanded significantly since then adding four main theme parks, six golf courses, two water parks, almost twenty resort hotels, a sports complex, and plenty of entertainment, dining, and shopping facilities.

When Walt Disney originally envisioned his creation, he planned it as a resort that would comprise a larger and more sophisticated Magic Kingdom as compared to Disneyland. In addition, the resort provided for huge housing facilities for the visitors. along with a futuristic airport, main resort terminal, and a experimental prototype community of tomorrow also known as Progress City.

However, Disney's plans changed drastically after his death. The experimental prototype community of tomorrow became known as Epcot Center, the second theme park of the resort. At the celebration of its 25th anniversary in 1996, Walt Disney World Resort put an end to both its original symbol and original fount. However, the official symbol can still be observed around many places around the Walt Disney World Resort.

Contrary to what many people wish to think, none of the resort's property is located in Orlando. The majority of the Walt Disney World property can be found in Orange County while the rest of it is in Oscelola County. The land where the Walt Disney World Resort is located is owned by the Reedy Park Improvement District.

Recognized a the world's largest theme park resort, Walt Disney World Resort boast four prominent theme parks that each has a prominent attraction as its symbol. Therefore, visitors are welcomed to enjoy the Magic Kingdom with Cinderella's Castle, Epcot center with Spaceship Earth, MGM Studios and its Earful Tower, and Disney's Animal Kingdom with its symbol, the Tree of Life.

After you have a great time in the theme parks, you can go to water parks Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon and the Disney athletic complex, Disney's Wide World of Sports. A wide variety of entertainment, dining, and shopping venues are concentrated in the Downtown Disney area with its DisneyQuest, its permanent Cirque du Soleli Show and House of Blues.

Among the other notable features is an array of hotel complexes located on the property of Walt Disney World and generally divided into not themed and themed. The latter includes Disney's All Star Movies Resort, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney's Beach Club Villas, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort, and more. Five 18 hole golf courses in the Walt Disney World Resort are the Palm, the Magnolia, Eagle Pines, Osprey Ridge, and Lake Buena Vista. Golfers can also take advantage of two miniature golf courses: Winter Summerland and Fantasia Gardens.

With the establishment of the Magic Kingdom in 1971, the Disney World Resort has nearly 5,500 employees. Today, it is known as the largest single sight employer in the world with about 57,000 cast members and 3,000 job classifications. Sponsored and operated by the Walt Disney World Resort is the Walt Disney World College Program which provides for the United States College Students that are working at the resort. Because of its well known theme parks and attractions, wonderful shopping and dining areas, The Disney World Resort is one of the most popular tourist destination around the world.

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