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Walt Disney World Resort Description
One of the top 10 tourist destinations in the US, the 28000-acre Walt Disney World is composed of the following facilities and attractions:

Magic Kingdom Park

Epcot Center

Disney-MGM Studios

Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Blizzard Beach, Typhoon Lagoon and River Country water parks

More than a dozen resort hotels

Disney Wide World of Sports complex

A number of golf courses

Several shopping and entertainment zones like Downtown Disney or Disney Village Marketplace.

Walt Disney World was opened on October 1st 1971 and soon developed into the largest entertainment complex in the world. Here in 1963 Walt Disney had found a site on which he could realise his conception
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Hobbies & Activities category: Amusement, theme or leisure park
Walt Disney World Highlights

Pleasure Island Waterpark

Pleasure Island Waterpark is an adult-oriented entertainment complex with seven night-clubs, restaurants, a theatre and nightly fireworks displays.

River Country (closed)

River Country is permanently closed.

Accommodation Options

There is a huge variety in accommodation choice at Walt Disney World. There are at least 14 different properties on-site with more than 15, 000 beds. Hotels range from the relatively low budget
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Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom is dedicated to wildlife and offers the opportunity to observe animals from Africa, Asia and beyond. There are at least six different areas of the park, each with different rides, attractions and specialties.

Africa

In the Africa section of Animal Kingdom visitors can travel in jeeps through savannahs and rocky hills to see a variety of African animals including giraffes, zebras and gazelles or observe a troop
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Asia

The Asia component of Animal Kingdom contains a white water rafting trip through a miniature rainforest, a jungle trek, and "Flights of Wonder", an exotic bird demonstration.

Camp Minnie-Mickey

Camp Minnie-Mickey is set as a mountain retreat in the Adirondaks offing the chance to see a bevy of Disney characters in a semi-natural setting while they get a little rest and relaxation. As well
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Dinoland USA

Dinoland USA features archeological and dinosaur-themed rides, exhibits and attractions. One popular ride zaps visitors back 65 million years in time to save the large lizards from extinction.

Safari Village

Safari Village is the central point of Animal Kingdom. It features the 14-story Tree of Life, with detailed carvings of more than 300 animal life forms. Inside the tree, visitors can watch the 3D
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The Oasis

The Oasis is a tropical garden and pool where a variety of exotic animals from tree kangaroos to sloths come to drink.

Blizzard Beach

Blizzard Beach is a ski-themed water park with a variety of rides, chutes, plunges, pools and slides including the "Summit Plummet" where participants drop 120ft at 55 mph. Tikes Peak is geared to
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Discovery Island

Discovery Island is an eleven-acre zoological park located on an island in the middle of Bay Lake. It houses more than 135 species of exotic birds, mammals and reptiles. There is also a diverse
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Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex

Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220-acre sports facility where visitors can watch or participate in more than 32 sports including football, tennis, basketball, baseball and track and
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Disney-MGM Studios

A combination working production studio and movie-based theme park with at least 23 different rides and attractions. The world of film, television and animation is brought to life in the park's
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Animation Courtyard

This section of the park, Animation Courtyard, features rides and attractions designed to give visitors an idea on how the Disney animators put a feature film together. There's a self guided tour
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Hollywood Boulevard

Some of the highlights in the Hollywood Boulevard area include:

"Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular!" with stuntmen performing live action stunts on a reproduction of the movie's set.

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Mickey Avenue

Promising to be an educational and illuminating experience, Mickey Avenue offers the following attractions:

"Backstage Pass" with an opportunity to witness a movie or TV show in production.

The
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New York Street

New York Street features at least five different attractions including:

"Jim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3D" which is an updated version of the classic TV show. Some of the Muppets are Audio
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Sunset Boulevard

The architecture and design of Sunset Boulevard recreate the golden age of Hollywood.

Among the rides and attractions in this section of the park are:

"The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™": based
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Downtown Disney Area

Within 120 acres of waterfront there is shopping, dining and entertainment in Downtown Disney. The area features celebrity restaurants, music venues, movie theaters and specialty shops.

Epcot Center

Epcot Center was Walt Disney's vision of the ideal community of the future. The acronym "Epcot" stands for "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow." It opened in 1982 and is composed of two
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Future World

Future World is home to the 180-foot high geodesic dome that has become the most recognizable symbol of Epcot Center. The rides and attractions here focus on technological development throughout
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World Showcase

The pavilions of "World Showcase" reflect the architecture, foods, crafts, costumes and culture of 11 different countries. Residents of the host countries sometimes staff them and these live
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Magic Kingdom

Home of Cinderella's castle, one of the most recognizable Disney World symbols. Magic Kingdom was the first section of the park to open, back in 1971. It is composed of seven separate districts or
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Adventureland

Adventureland is home to "Pirates of the Caribbean", the "Enchanted Tikki Room" and the "Jungle Cruise." Many of the rides and attractions here focus around exotic and tropical themes such as
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Fantasyland

Fantasyland is a whimsical area of the park located at the famous Cinderella's castle, a replica of a 19th century Bavarian castle. Here, visitors will encounter many of the Disney characters in
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Frontierland

Frontierland celebrates the pioneering spirit of the American west. Highlights of this section of the park include "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" where one rides in an out-of-control rail car,
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Liberty Square

A history themed "land", Liberty Square is home to the "Hall of Presidents" with automated versions of the country's leaders giving speeches about American government etc. and the "Haunted Mansion"
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Main Street USA

Main Street USA is a reconstruction of a prototypical, turn of the century small town in the U.S. It is the first part of Magic Kingdom that visitors will see and mostly filled with shops,
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Mickey's Toontown Fair

Designed mainly for small kids, Mickey's Toontown Fair features his house and backyard with a character-filled stage show. Climb aboard Donald's boat, ride the Barnstormer roller coaster, or take a journey on an authentic steam train.

New Tomorrowland

New Tomorrowland celebrates space exploration and the rides and attractions here are futuristic in theme. It is home to the "ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter" with an alien experiment gone wrong
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Ticket Pricing Options

Individual admission are available for one day to the Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Disney-MGM Studios, or Animal Kingdom.

Park Hopper tickets offer unlimited admission to all four Disney theme
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Typhoon Lagoon

One of three Disney water parks, Typhoon Lagoon features a large wave pool with four foot waves and a shark observatory. There is also a variety of slides and raft rides.
Address
Walt Disney World Guest Information
Box 10040
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0040
United States
Phone 1 (407) 824-4321
Tips
There are a number of ways to get around the Walt Disney World Resort. The most well known is the Monorail, an elevated train that runs among Magic Kingdom Park, Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Polynesian Resort, the Transportation and Ticket Center and on to Epcot Center.
Visitors can also get from place to place on one of the numerous buses or water taxis.
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