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Encyclopedia > Magic Kingdom Park
Disney theme park


Cinderella Castle is the icon of the Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom
Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Opening Day October 1, 1971
Resort Walt Disney World Resort
Theme Magic Kingdom
Website Magic Kingdom Homepage
Operator The Walt Disney Company

The Magic Kingdom is a theme park covering 107 acres (433,000 m²) at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Opened on October 1, 1971, it is the most famous of the Florida theme parks. Its layout and attractions are generally similar to those of Disneyland in California, and the park was designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the division of The Walt Disney Company which manages and builds the theme parks and vacation resorts for which Disney is famous. ... Image File history File links Magic_Kingdom_Logo. ... Download high resolution version (1262x1545, 305 KB)Picture from Disney World. ... Cinderella Castle, at the Magic Kingdom Cinderella Castle is the castle at the center of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. ... Lake Buena Vista is a city located in Orange County, Florida. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is freshly decorated for the 18-month Happiest Celebration on Earth The Spaceship Earth sphere is the symbol of Epcot. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Theme Park Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... Cinderella Castle, at the center of the Magic Kingdom, is freshly decorated for the 18-month Happiest Celebration on Earth The Spaceship Earth sphere is the symbol of Epcot. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ... Disneyland is a theme park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... WED Enterprises (WED), was formed by movie mogul Walt Disney on December 16, 1952 to develop plans for a theme park and to manage Disneys personal assets. ...


In addition to the bronze "Partners Statue" of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle, there is also a bronze statue of Roy O. Disney sitting with Minnie Mouse near the park's entrance. Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... Cinderella Castle, at the Magic Kingdom Cinderella Castle is the castle at the center of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. ... Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893–December 20, 1971). ... Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. ...

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Attractions

The park contained twenty-three attractions on the day it opened, twenty of them copies of attractions at Disneyland. Today the park map lists forty-eight attractions (though several of these, like the Guest Information Board, probably shouldn't be included in the number) in seven themed "lands." Major attractions are listed below.


The Walt Disney World Railroad runs along the perimeter of the park and makes stops at Main Street, Frontierland, and Mickey's Toontown Fair. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Main Street, U.S.A.

Bronze statues of Roy Disney and Minnie Mouse greet visitors on Main Street.
Bronze statues of Roy Disney and Minnie Mouse greet visitors on Main Street.
Main article: Main Street, U.S.A.

Main Street is lined with shops selling merchandise and food. The decor is early-20th century small-town America, inspired by Walt Disney's childhood. City Hall contains the Guest Relations lobby where cast members provide information and assistance. A real working barber shop gives haircuts for a fee. The Emporium carries a wide variety of Disney souvenirs such as plush toys, collectible pins, and Mickey-ear hats. Tony’s Town Square and the Plaza Restaurant are sit-down restaurants. Casey's Corner is at the end of Main Street and sells traditional American ball park fare including hot dogs & fries. A photo I shot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A photo I shot at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893–December 20, 1971). ... Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. ... Main Street, USA, at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Main Street, U.S.A. is the welcoming and entrance area of the many Disney Magic Kingdom-style parks around the world. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A barber (from the Latin barba, beard) is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, give shaves and cut beards. ... Street haircut in Harbin, China For humans, a haircut, hairstyle or hairdo normally describes cutting or styling head hair, rather than other body hair such as pubic, facial, or underarm hair. ... Emporium is an old-fashioned term for a Department store and for marketplaces or trading centers in ancient cities. ...


In the distance beyond the end of Main Street stands Cinderella Castle. Though only 180 feet (55m) tall, it benefits from a technique known as forced perspective. The (fake) second stories of all the buildings along Main Street are shorter than the first stories, and the third stories are even shorter than the second, and the top windows of the castle are much smaller than they appear. The resulting visual effect is that the buildings appear to be larger and taller than they really are. Cinderella Castle, at the Magic Kingdom Cinderella Castle is the castle at the center of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. ... Forced perspective is a filmmaking technique employed to make larger objects appear smaller to the viewer or vice versa, depending on their relationship to the camera and each other. ...


Adventureland

Main article: Adventureland

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 1977 KB) Summary The Pirates of the Caribbean marqee at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 1977 KB) Summary The Pirates of the Caribbean marqee at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Adventureland is also a text adventure game by Scott Adams, and a small theme park located on Long Island. ... The 1960 Disney film Swiss Family Robinson is one of many movies and parodies based on the book The Swiss Family Robinson. ... Walt Disneys Enchanted Tiki Room, which is located just inside the entrance to Adventureland in Disneyland, opened on June 23, 1963 and was the first attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics, a Walt Disney Studios invention. ... Audio-Animatronics or just animatronics is a form of robotics created by Disneys Imagineers for several shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. ... The Lion King is the 32nd film in the Disney animated feature canon, and the highest-grossing traditionally animated feature film ever released in the United States. ... Aladdin is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation that was released on November 25, 1992 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... The Jungle Cruise is an attraction at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland (under the name Jungle River Cruise) theme parks around the world. ... The Amazon River (occasionally River Amazon; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) of South America is one of the two longest rivers on Earth, the other being the Nile in Africa. ... World map showing Asia. ... Audio-Animatronics or just animatronics is a form of robotics created by Disneys Imagineers for several shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. ... Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the best-known attractions at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris theme parks. ... A dark ride or darkride is an indoor amusement ride consisting of a vehicle traveling past animated scenes. ... Aladdin is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation that was released on November 25, 1992 by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ...

Frontierland

Main article: Frontierland

Frontierland or Westernland is the one of the areas of the Disney Magic Kingdom-style parks around the world. ... Splash Mountain is an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and opened on July 17, 1989; at Walt Disney Worlds Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and opened on July 17, 1992; and at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan on October 1, 1992. ... A log flume ride A log flume is a horizontal structure that has a cavity for flowing water to carry lumber and logs and generally spans a long distance. ... Brer Rabbit is the hero of the Uncle Remus stories derived from African-American folktales of the US South. ... Successful 1972 Song of the South reissue Song of the South is a feature film by Walt Disney, first released on November 12, 1946 and based on the Uncle Remus cycle of stories by Joel Chandler Harris. ... Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is an attraction at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris theme parks. ... Steel roller coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world. ... The Country Bear Jamboree is a former attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and a current attraction in the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and at the Tokyo Disneyland theme park at Tokyo Disney Resort in Chiba, Japan. ... Audio-Animatronics or just animatronics is a form of robotics created by Disneys Imagineers for several shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. ...

Liberty Square

Liberty Belle river boat
Liberty Belle river boat
Main article: Liberty Square

This area of the park is based on an American Revolutionary town. The Magic Kingdom's Rivers of America hosts the Liberty Belle river boat. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 2519 KB) Summary The Liberty Belle Riverboat at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 2519 KB) Summary The Liberty Belle Riverboat at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Liberty Square is one of seven distinct lands at the Magic Kingdom park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. Liberty Square was originally designed for Disneyland in California. ...

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Fantasyland

Snow White and Prince Charming
Snow White and Prince Charming
Main article: Fantasyland

ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 1817 KB) Summary The prince leans in to kiss Snow White at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 1817 KB) Summary The prince leans in to kiss Snow White at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Fantasyland is one of the themed lands at the many Magic Kingdom-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world. ... its a small world (lowercase and quoted) is currently an attraction at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. ... Peter Pans Flight is a dark ride at the Disneyland theme park in in Anaheim. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... Peter Pan is the fourteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Mickeys PhilharMagic is a 3D interactive show at the Magic Kingdom theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. ... For 3D computer graphics and related software, see 3D computer graphics. ... For the Brooklyn, New York City, neighborhood, see DUMBO. Dumbo statue at a Toronto Disney Store location Dumbo is the fourth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a full-length animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions and first released on March 11, 1977. ... Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Childrens record narrated by James Stewart, c. ...

Mickey's Toontown Fair

Main article: Mickey's Toontown Fair

An expansion of Mickey's Birthdayland and Mickey's Starland, this area is the location of Mickey's Country House, Minnie's Country House, and Donald's Boat. The county fair tent contains a large gift shop and the entrance to a character greeting area. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 3380 KB) Summary Entrance sign for Mickeys Toontown Fair at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1800x1200, 3380 KB) Summary Entrance sign for Mickeys Toontown Fair at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Mickeys Toontown is a small land at the Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland theme parks in Anaheim, California, and Chiba, Japan. ...

  • The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm, a small steel roller coaster, designed to look like a plane in the barnstorming era.
  • Mickey's Country House, a walk-through attraction, a humorous house and garden for Mickey Mouse, with many items for children to play with.
  • Minnie's Country House, a walk-through attraction, a humorous house and garden for Minnie Mouse, with many items for children to play with.
  • Donald's Boat, a children's play area, shaped like a boat for Donald Duck, with many sources of water.

Barnstorming was a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s in which stunt pilots would perform tricks with airplanes, often in groups as a flying circus. ... Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... Minnie Mouse Minnie Mouse is a fictional character of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in animated cartoons, comic strips and comic book by The Walt Disney Company. ... Donald Duck Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character best known for his cartoons from Walt Disney Productions. ...

Tomorrowland

Planetary adornment atop the Astro Orbiter
Planetary adornment atop the Astro Orbiter
Main article: Tomorrowland

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1800, 1446 KB) Summary Decorative planets atop the Astro Orbiter in Tomorrowland at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1800, 1446 KB) Summary Decorative planets atop the Astro Orbiter in Tomorrowland at Disneys Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida. ... Disneylands Tomorrowland logo as of 2005. ... Space Mountain is a popular indoor roller coaster ride at five Disney theme parks. ... TTA logo The Tomorrowland Transit Authority (also called the Blue Line) is a people mover system in Tomorrowland, in the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. ... A people mover is a fully-automated light rail or tram system. ... Walt Disneys Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom The Carousel of Progress is a theme park ride, originally created by Walt Disney himself, that follows the journey of an ordinary family through the 20th century and beyond. ... View of the New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 as seen from the observation towers of the New York State pavilion. ... A space cruiser vehicle in Disneylands attraction. ... The Circle-Vision 360 show Timekeeper was first unveiled at the Disneyland Paris park in 1992 as Le Visionarium, but then made its way over to the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom in 1994 to their New Tomorrowland expansion. ... Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique used for a few attractions at Disney theme parks, such as Epcots O Canada!, Reflections of China, and Disneylands defunct America the Beautiful (1967 version), Wonders of China, and American Journeys, which were housed in the Circle-Vision theater in Tomorrowland. ... Robin Williams performing in Iraq. ... Rhea Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Carla Tortelli on the popular sitcom Cheers. ... Jeremy Irons Jeremy Irons (born September 19, 1948) is an Oscar winning British actor. ... Stitchs Great Escape, opened on November 16, 2004, and is a new attraction located at Walt Disney World in the Magic Kingdoms Tomorrowland. ... Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 animated film and the forty-first film in the Disney animated feature canon. ...

Trivia

Wishes is the largest fireworks show ever presented at the Magic Kingdom.
Wishes is the largest fireworks show ever presented at the Magic Kingdom.
  • In Cinderella's Golden Carrousel, Cinderella's own horse is the only one that has a golden bow on its tail. It's in the second rank in from the outside, in the line immediately before the Indian chieftain horse.
  • "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" is built in the former location of "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride," based on the 1949 Disney animated film The Wind in the Willows. Fans of the Mr. Toad ride organized a petition in an attempt to prevent it from being replaced, but were unsuccessful. However, the ride contains a picture of Mr. Toad presenting the Toad Hall deed to Owl (look to the left behind the car when you enter Owl's house), and one Mr. Toad car is on display inside the Exposition Hall on Main Street.
  • Other noteworthy Magic Kingdom attractions which have been removed include "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (based on the film of the same name) and the "Skyway," for which stations can still be seen in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The "20,000 Leagues" lagoon was left visible for years after the attraction closed, but has recently been drained, filled with dirt, and replaced with a Winnie the Pooh-themed character greeting area.
  • "The Magic Kingdom" is also a nickname for the Disneyland theme park itself. This usage predates the Florida theme park, but Disneyland never officially bore this name. While Disneyland's official nickname is "The Happiest Place On Earth," the official nickname of the Magic Kingdom is "The Most Magical Place On Earth." This led to the common use in Disneyana literature of the term Magic Kingdom-style, to describe the classic Disney park - with the castle, Main Street etc.
  • The Magic Kingdom park is constructed above a series of tunnels called utilidors, short for "utility corridors," used by park employees ("Cast Members") to reach areas inside and outside the park without being seen by park Guests. This means that Cast Members in Adventureland outfits never have to be seen in Main Street, USA, for example - this comes from an occasion in Disneyland when Walt Disney spotted a Frontierland cowboy strolling through Tomorrowland. The utilidors were built at ground level (due to Florida's high water table) and the area around them was filled in with dirt from the "Seven Seas Lagoon" which was being dug in front of the park, and the Magic Kingdom itself was built on top. This means that, technically, ground level inside the Magic Kingdom is actually on the second story. The utilidors were originally planned to be used for every park, but due to financial constraints they were not used in any of the other Walt Disney World theme parks.

Picture from Disney World. ... Picture from Disney World. ... Wishes at the Magic Kingdom Wishes is a famous fireworks display that has been held at several Disney theme parks across the globe. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House illuminated under New Years Eve Fireworks 2005 A fireworks event (also called a fireworks display or fireworks show) is a spectacular display of the effects produced by firework devices on various occasions. ... Ratty and Mole The Wind in the Willows is a classic of childrens literature by Kenneth Grahame. ... Front page of Vingt mille lieues sous les mers 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (or Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne (1828–1905), published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. ... Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Childrens record narrated by James Stewart, c. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ridley Pearson is a novelist, writing mostly suspense and thrillers. ... Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... WED Enterprises (WED), was formed as a separate company from Walt Disney Studios by Walt Disney in the late 1940s/early 1950s. ... Cory Doctorow at the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow, August 2005 Cory Doctorow (born July 17, 1971) is a blogger, journalist and science fiction author in favor of liberalizing copyright laws, and a proponent of Creative Commons. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Down And Out in the Magic Kingdom is a 2003 science fiction book, the first novel by Canadian author and digital-rights activist Cory Doctorow. ... Adventureland is also a text adventure game by Scott Adams, and a small theme park located on Long Island. ... Main Street, USA, at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Main Street, USA is the welcoming and entrance area of the many Disney Magic Kingdom-style parks around the world. ... Disneyland is a theme park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. ... Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ... Frontierland or Westernland is the one of the areas of the Disney Magic Kingdom-style parks around the world. ... Disneylands Tomorrowland logo as of 2005. ... The water table is the upper limit of abundant groundwater. ... The Seven Seas Lagoon is the lake in front of the Magic Kingdom Park, at Walt Disney World, Florida. ...

External link

  • The official Walt Disney World and Magic Kingdom website


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