| The wondrous world of Disney began when an 18 | | | | ages to participate in. |
| year old artist, Walter Elias Disney, had a fantasy. At | | | | - Tomorrowland looked at the marvels of the future. |
| the time, Disney was working in Kansas City as a | | | | This $17,000,000 magical park, Disneyland, was opened |
| professional artist at the Pesmin-Rubin Commercial Art | | | | on for public on July 17, 1955. |
| Studio. In 1923, this amazing artist produced a series of | | | | With the success of Disneyland, Walt Disney had a |
| Alice Comedies for J.M. Wrinkler and this creation led | | | | vision of an amusement park on a much bigger scale. |
| to the creation of Disney Studio. In fact, by 1923, | | | | He decided to have his new Disneyland in the East. |
| Walter created Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie in | | | | With a good year-round weather, Orlando, Florida was |
| 1927 and this character has not stopped entertaining | | | | selected to be the place. Initially, 27,000 acres of |
| children and adults alike. Eventually, Steamboat Willie | | | | swampland was purchased in 1964-65, in Florida. Walt |
| became fully synchronized with sound. | | | | Disney called this new park Disneyworld, which was |
| For his first color cartoon in 1932, "Flowers and Trees", | | | | later, after his death, changed to Walt Disney World, |
| Walt received the first ever Oscar awarded to an | | | | by his brother Roy. |
| animated film. In 1932, another character as famous as | | | | Like Disneyland, his plans for Disneyworld included the |
| Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck made his appearance. | | | | Magic Kingdom. His plans also included the city of the |
| The Mind behind the Magic | | | | future - which he called an experimental prototype |
| Today the concept behind Walter's creation is the | | | | community of tomorrow (EPCOT). He wanted |
| most popular holiday destination in the United States. | | | | EPCOT to display all possible scientific advances. Walt |
| Walt Disney wanted to create a park where families | | | | Disney died on December 15, 1966, without seeing |
| with kids could have fun together. Initial plans of | | | | Disneyworld and EPCOT. His brother, Roy Disney, |
| Disneyland were to use 8 acres of land only, but with | | | | ensured that Walt's dream was completed and Walt |
| the expansion of dreams, 8 acres were not enough. | | | | Disney World opened to the public on October 1, 1971. |
| Today, Disneyland, California is spread over 180 acres. | | | | Thanks to Walt Disney and his family, we have two |
| Construction of Disneyland began on July 21, 1954. The | | | | great Disney Parks in the United States to enjoy. |
| design was something never done before. The plan | | | | Walter Disney was the man behind the dream and his |
| included five different lands - the Magic Kingdom. | | | | brother, Roy, continued manifesting the dream. Today, |
| - Main Street, U.S.A. was where people relive the | | | | Disney World, the second of the dream series, is the |
| typical turn of the century city Main Street. | | | | most popular of all the theme parks in the world and |
| - Adventureland was an "exotic tropical place" in the | | | | covers an area of 30,500 acres or about 47 square |
| remote jungles of Asia and Africa. | | | | miles and Disney Land, the first of the dream series, is |
| - Frontierland was where people try to relive the | | | | also quite popular. The dream of Walt Disney |
| pioneer days of the American frontier. | | | | continues to spin The Magic of Disney and will do so |
| - Fantasyland was created where classic stories of | | | | for many years. |
| everyone's youth became realities for youngsters of all | | | | |