Disney World Speech
Can you imagine a world without Magic, Creation and optimism? Walt Disney has transformed the entertainment industry into what we know today. Walter Disney wanted to create a place where anyone could experience the joys and wonders of childhood regardless of their ages he also wanted to include the latest in technology.
I am going to tell you the story on how Disney world was created. www.biography.com/people/walt-disney. Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was born on December 5th, 1901. He and his brother Roy Oliver Disney co founded Walt Disney Productions. Both these men started off by building Disneyland. It took about a year to build and cost them 17 million dollars. Disneyland opened up on July 17th, 1955. Disneyland is on the west coast in California. A few years later after Disneyland was built the 2 brothers decided that the east coast could use something similar. So they purchased land in Orlando Florida because they loved the idea of good weather, a large city nearby and adequate freeways. Walter Elias Disney passed away on Dec 15, 1966 from lung cancer before the construction of Disney World started. So his brother Roy took over and helped finish the project. www.disneydrawingboard.com the 1st project was to build a theme park, two resort hotels and a camp ground Walt Disney liked the idea of being a self suffient city. So the park also built its own energy plants, food center and laundry to help with the needs of the people in the park. Disney World opened up in October 1st, 1971 it became a reality as the first families entered the gates. The cost was 400 million dollars. Since Disney World opened they did several expansions in Late 1972 they added Magic Kingdom Park. 1973 they added pirates of the Caribbean. 1975 carousel of progress and Space Mountain. 1980 big thunder mountain railroad. 1992 splash mountain. 2001 magic carpet of Aladdin. 2012 expansion of new fantasyland. These expansions added new and exciting things to...