Month: October 2011
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Walt Disney World’s Wine, Dine, Flower, Garden and Golf Festival
Are you one of those families that are only able to come to Walt Disney World once a year, or once every few years? Have you been forced to choose between Epcot’s popular Flower and Garden Festival in the spring and the Food and Wine Festival in the Fall? Do you have a husband or…
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Video: Construction of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
In this video, released by Disney, we get a glimpse of the hustle and bustle as Roy Disney oversees construction of Florida’s Magic Kingdom prior to 1971. Watch a timelapse of Cinderella’s Castle built around its steel skeleton. The Liberty Tree is brought in and finds a home in Liberty Square. Monorail cars and steam engines are…
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Disney’s 2nd Annual Wine & Dine Half Marathon
Runners ran fleet of foot at this year’s Wine & Dine Half Marathon, Relay, and Halloween 5k under brilliant weather conditions. All 3 races took place on Saturday, October 1st. The racing events which coincide with EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival drew as many as 16,000 runners from all over world. Racers had the opportunity to…
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Video: 1971 Grand Opening of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
In this video, released by Disney, Mickey Mouse leads a parade of characters down Main Street, U.S.A. to officially open Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971. Parking lots are jammed and traffic was backed up for miles as folks headed to the new theme park. Also included in the video is a…
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Walt Disney World celebrates 40 year anniversary
Walt Disney World celebrated its 40th anniversary today. The Magic Kingdom opened October 1, 1971. I was thrilled to be in the Magic Kingdom today with lots of Disney lovers. You could feel the excitement in the air. I wish I could have been there on opening day.
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Video: Walt Disney Announces the “Florida Project” in 1965
As Walt Disney World celebrates the Magic Kingdom’s 40th anniversary of the grand opening on October 1, 1971, Disney released this archival footage of Walt Disney announcing his future plans to the world. Included in the video is a clip from the press conference held on November 15, 1965 in Orlando, FL with Walt Disney, Florida…