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Disney's Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is the theme park built in the image of Disneyland for Walt Disney World Resort .
Il a été ouvert le 1er octobre 1971 à_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Orlando en Florida , at the far north of the resort of_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136 Walt5cf58d_ at the end of a private Disney World Resort , at the end of a private highway nearly 10 kilometers, the World Drive. Sa superficie de 43,3 hectares, située entre celle de Disneyland en Californie (37 ha) and that of Parc Disneyland (55 ha), is not used in its entirety, mainly behind Fantasyland . It is bounded by the train that encircles the park.
Unlike its big brother de California , all the surroundings of the park are under the total control of the firm Disney .
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The Magic Kingdom park like Disneyland is also divided into countries. The park's landmark castle is de Cendrillon , and is over 18 stories tall. The Walt Disney World Railroad runs around the park and delineates its perimeter, stopping at 78 Main Street 9.0_cc-581 -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Frontierland et Mickey's Toontown Fair .
Due to the estate's significant space, the park is much more leafy and spaced out than its California sibling, Disneyland . Thanks to the drainage of the Seven Seas Lagoon , the marshy area under the future park was raised by almost 5 m. The park was designed taking into account the errors "discovered" at Disneyland . The most obvious example is the construction under the park of a basement (called utilidor 3), in order to facilitate the work behind the scenes.
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La petite histoire voudrait que Walt Disney lors d'une visite à Disneyland rencontre des « cow -boys” in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Tomorrowland . After asking them the reason for their presence in a part of the park unrelated to their costumes, Walt learned that this path was the only one for them to return to behind the scenes. To solve this problem, the park has an underground floor reserved for employees.
Thus the "visitors" part of Main Street, USA and most of the restaurant/shopping areas are actually on the first floor. Many corridors and rooms allow employees to move discreetly from the backstage to their places of work, to rest or to supply the shops and restaurants. Small carts allow you to move around and an innovative pneumatic waste collection system even completes the system so that you don't see a garbage truck.
Main Street USA
This country is based on the stereotype of a main street in an early American city 20th century . C'est le souvenir enjolivé de la petite ville de Marceline , Missouri où vécut Walt Disney in its childhood 4. Main Street, USA contains many shops and restaurants and is the only country without an actual permanent attraction apart from exhibition venues and a cinema showing short films by Mickey .
After the entrance below the station, the visitor comes to Town Square, but the appearance is slightly newer than Disneyland , 10 years old at most; Electricity appeared but gas lighting still exists, it is the beginning of the Industrial Revolution . The decorative elements include more metal and ornate, also finer.
Then on four blocks (blocks), separated by a street at right angles, are arranged the shops and restaurants. The Emporium comme à Disneyland occupies the first block on the left, it is the largest shop in the park. It is stated to have been founded in_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1901 , Walt Disney's birth date.
Its Victorian architecture denotes European influences including the Edwardian style and is dated according to imagineers to around 1903 6 . 6 in order to connect the two blocks and form with the shops of the second block on the left an even bigger shop. The extension mainly accommodates a glass dome and numerous doors.
Sur la place de Town Square, une statue sculptée par Blaine Gibson de Roy Oliver Disney assis sur un banc avec Minnie Mouse rend hommage au frère de Walt Disney tandis qu'une autre statue of the same sculptor located at the other end of Main Street represents Walt standing holding Mickey by the hand.
Next to City Hall, the fire station is numbered 71, the year the park opened, and features a collection of firefighter badges donated by 8 visitors
Entre 1973 et octobre 1992 , de l'autre côté de la place, l' opera hosted the Walt Disney Story for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney Productions , consisting of an exhibition of 5,918 memories and documentary -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Walt Disney in two 300-seat theaters.
Most of the windows on the second floors (third actually) have advertisements with the names of personalities and artists who have contributed to the Walt Disney Company . Ainsi Roy E. Disney , et sa femme Patty, côtoient Dick Nunis (président de Walt Disney Attractions ), John Hench (artiste depuis 1939 et président de_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ WED Enterprises ) ou Dick Irvine et Bill Martin (responsables design) 9. Advertisements capture artists in the form of traders and professionals.
At the end of Main Street, Castle Square is a large leafy island forming the hub (see The Radial Organization of the Park ) and between_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1973 and_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ 1983 swan-shaped boats sailed on this river. Decorated bridges provide access to the other lands in the park, including the castle's drawbridge for Fantasyland , an open-air amphitheater is nestled in the hollow of the two access ramps to the bridge.
On each side of the bridge leading from Main Street to the central island, restaurants with terraces create a magical place. The terraces lead on each side to two other restaurants. The one on the left, the Crystal Palace originally une cafeteria and became a buffet 10 in 1996, allows the transition with_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 18d_Adventureland5cf5 with its Victorian style and its resemblance to the greenhouses of the British colonies, including the greenhouse San Francisco _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58-de7cc-5 Flowers 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Kew Gardens à Londres et le Crystal Palace de New York 11, all inspired by the one in London:
Ce bâtiment a été construit en hommage au Crystal Palace de la grande exposition de 1851 à_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ London held in Hyde Park . This exhibition was the apogee and commemoration of Victorian art.
This building was the main exhibition hall with restaurants, fountains, a circus and even tree-lined gardens, all under a huge 3-4 storey glass roof. It was destroyed by fire in 1936 .
Entre le 20 mai 1973 et août 1983, des barques en forme de_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ swan , named Plaza Swan Boats were cruising around central island 12.
Adventureland
It's more of a cinematic exoticism than a real place. The country is divided into two very distinct parts.
The first revolves around the Swiss Family Treehouse (Arbre des Robinsons Suisses). This is a copy of Disneyodendron , with a metal core and covered in concrete with plastic sheets, whose Disneyland sibling has been replaced by Tarzan's tree. Its roots "plunge" 14 meters into the ground.
Around we find:
Jungle Cruise , a cruise through the jungles
Enchanted Tiki Room is a nearly identical version of the attraction to the Disneyland one.
Un manège, les Magic Carpets of Aladdin est la copie de celle au Walt Disney Studios en France.
The second part opened in December 1973 is called Caribbean Plaza. This plaza adopts the Spanish South American architectural style vers 1850 . It allows a transition with the buildings of the adjoining country, Frontierland in the part just next door evokes the Far West and the Mexico .
The main attraction is Pirates of the Caribbean , similar to that of_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_Disneyland , whose facade adopts the style of the plaza. Elle s'inspire du Castillo San Felipe del Morro à San Juan sur l'île de_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Puerto Rico , built in 16th century by the Spanish 13. It did not open until 1973 due to a reluctance of the management of Disney to offer an attraction on the themes of the pirates of the Caribbean, a region located near Florida.
The addition of a theme around the sand deserts and tales of the Arabian Nights dates from 2001 with the opening of the attraction on Aladdin, accompanied a renovation of the surrounding space, including a reduction of the Tikis 15 square. The high level of detail of the theme is to be granted for the benefit of the park including an African zone.
Thus this new area has a ground simulating sand and incorporates elements evoking Arabia
An example of the advanced management of decorative details is visible in this area. A sculpture of the roof of the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction can be seen on the other side in Frontierland. It represents un Asian buffalo , which may pass for an evocation of North American bison .
Frontier Land
From the main plaza at Liberty Square or the Caribbean Plaza at Adventureland _cc781905-94-bad-316bad(see passing behind Aladdin's carousel), stretches along Rivers of America the Wild West, Frontierland. The period covered by this land is that of the years 1790 à 1880
The first building at the entrance to the land is a saloon which hosts the show du Diamond Horseshoe inspired by the french cancan . As the buildings are close to Liberty Square, they evoke the architecture of Saint Louis au Missouri _cc74c-3b-31-cc7581905 -136bad5cf58d_entre 1800 et 1840 lors de l'explosion économique et démographique de la ville, point departure for the American West. This architecture makes it possible to establish a transition with the Liberty Square area, which was inspired by the end of the 18th century.
A little further west (as in real life) Grizzy Hall inspired by the architecture of the northwest forests of united_states_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_hosts_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Country Bear Jamboree . This attraction originally planned by Marc Davis for the leisure center of Mineral King _cc781905-debb1-94 136bad5cf58d_was built in Florida due to the abandonment of the other project .
Even further west, the mountain of Splash Mountain stands in the extension of the bank. It opened in July 1992 , on the site of the former station of the c' Walt Disney Worldest Railroad , c' Walt Disney Worldest Railroad , an almost exact copy of that of Disneyland . In 1997, a children's play area was installed near Splash Mountain
On the right (north) of Splash Mountain, the landscape becomes more desert, it is the heart of the Far West of westerns with the Big Thunder Mountain culminating at 60 m , evoking both the_cc781905- 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Plateau du Colorado et la Ruée vers l'or ( 1848 - 1849 ) . A bridge spanning Splash Mountain and another semi-floating make it possible to reach this part designed as a peninsula.
Frontierland Station was rebuilt between the two mountains in a style more akin to the Arizona desert. The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a crazy train launched into a mountain gold mine. The latter is inspired by the magnificent landscapes of Monument Valley . The attraction was inaugurated in November 1980 and allowed to recall a little more the 35b-958193_cc758190bb-35b95819 136bad5cf58d_ Frontierland de Disneyland with its town of Thunder Mesa.
At the foot of Big Thunder Mountain, a pier provides access to Tom Sawyer Island using rafts.
Sur la gauche de Splash Mountain une voie permet de rejoindre Adventureland et aussi aux chars des parades to go behind the scenes.
Liberty Square
From the central plaza, the land one enters through a wooden bridge is not like at Disneyland , Frontierland , but a plaza of a city during the American Revolution. This is the Liberty Square , designed to pay homage to the American Revolution, it evokes Independence Hall de Philadelphia , built in Philadelphia -5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_1787 . However Frontierland is located just across the square and the architectural style is quite similar. The theme of this land, unique in the Disney parks, is the "spirit of 1776", the first moments of American independence and marks the "patriotic fervor of Walt Disney" .
The Liberty Tree, an oak quercus virginiana , recalls the tree of Virginia under which the "35cc75419 -136bad5cf58d_ Sons of Liberty » gathered before signing the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb35b5136_bad In Independence Hall, thirteen lanterns hang there recalling the thirteen founding states of the country. It was found south of the Walt Disney World complex during construction and replanted there where it gains significant scale .
A bell, named Liberty Bell, is an identical replica of the one in Philadelphia, cast in the same mold and installed in the park en 1987 for the bicentennial of the American constitution .
The attraction Hall of Presidents is seated in this reconstruction of the building. It tells the story of the United States and features all the presidents featured in it as audio-animatronics, with some speaking. The statues are the work of sculptor Blaine Gibson. On the first floor of the building, a window has two lanterns lit in memory of the phrase One if by land, and two if by sea from the poem Paul Revere's Ride de Paul Revere .
Across the plaza, the Rivers of America welcomes the paddle boat Liberty Belle . The steamer with a paddle wheel at the stern began its career in 1973 as_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf598d_Richard Irvine 5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_and circled Tom Sawyer Island, inaugurated the same year. A fire broke out on board in 1996. The boat was renovated and renamed. Another vessel, the Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat was in service between 1971 and 1980 .
Further along the banks of the Rivers of America, a neo-Gothic mansion inspired by those of the Hudson River turns gloomy as night falls . This is the haunted house of Haunted Mansion . The attraction is similar to its Californian counterpart with several additional scenes. As in Disneyland, the appearance is not dilapidated in order to respect the will of Walt Disney . Just before reaching this attraction, a path leads to Fantasyland .
Fantasyland
After passing under Cinderella's Castle, we arrive in the land of fairy tales and Disney stories. We find ourselves in the courtyard of a medieval European castle, of Gothic architecture, the day in a tournament . The rest of the land evokes sometimes more specific areas of Europe such as the alpine village of Pinocchio, because most of the tales adapted by Disney are of European origin.
The Cendrillon Castle is a huge gray building with blue roofs, mixing the walls of fortified castles and the towers of Renaissance palaces. A restaurant exists on the first floor, but most visitors just gaze at the magnificent golden mosaics in the hallway through the castle. The latter is primarily constructed of fiberglass . Like the Disneyland one, it is from the sketches of Herb Ryman .
For the 50th anniversary of Disneyland , the castle received many gold decorations representing Disney characters as well as a "magic" mirror representing the various castles of the Disney parks. Parmi les personnages on peut noter Wendy et Peter Pan volant au sommet de la plus haute tour , au Kaa coiling on the rightmost tower.
In Cinderella's Golden Carousel , we find again the motifs of the famous character of Cinderella. It is a carousel built in 1917, restored and transformed to adapt to the themes of the park by the Disney teams .
In 1994 , Arthur 's stone and sword were added between the carousel and the castle.
The Magic Kingdom hosts some of Disneyland Disneyland 's most famous attractions, but often in slightly modified versions. The park also includes more scenic routes distributed in the two side buildings.
To the left
One of the attractions on the left Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 3D show-concert featuring the Disney characters performing a concert inspired by the defunct Mickey Mouse Revue attraction .
Peter Pan's Flight est le voyage de Peter Pan depuis les toits de Londres _cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_until the island of the lost children, the attraction is almost identical to that of Disneyland, Disneyland Paris etc.
It's a Small World is built not as a separate pavilion but integrated into the setting of Fantasyland, depicting a medieval tournament. The attraction is located in a building on the left. Since_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b -136bad5cf58d_2005 the interior decor of the queue has been changed to echo the pavilion of Disneyland .
To the right
Les tasses de Mad Tea Party inspiré par Alice au Pays des Merveilles sont présentées dans une version different from Disneyland : a huge canopy serves as a roof and a teapot occupies the center of the carousel.
Les Dumbo the Flying Elephant furent remplacés en 1993 par une version plus décorée de l'attraction , inspired by that of Disneyland Park and their number increased to 16 31. In 2012, the ride was split and extended as part of "New Fantasyland 2012".
The attraction located just beyond the building, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is based on one of Disney's favorite characters,_cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Winnie the Pooh . A scenic route allows you to enter the magic book containing the stories of the little bear.
Opposite the attraction, a green space has since 2005 a playground on the theme and with Winnie the Pooh characters on the site d'un_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_lac . With the arrival of the "Fantasyland Forest", the meeting area is moved to the entrance of the attraction.
Fantasyland: “Fantasyland Forest” and “New Fantasyland 2012” project
Le 12 septembre 2009 , lors du premier D23 , Disney annonce l'agrandissement du_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Fantasyland of the Magic Kingdom with the addition of several attractions based on the product lines Disney Princesses _cc781905-94-cde-3 -136bad5cf58d_et Disney Fairies in two phases, the first in 2012 and the second in 2013 . In return, Mickey's Toontown will be destroyed. The project is slightly modified with the addition of a small 93 - bb1958 -136bad5cf58d_ mine train Vekoma themed Seven Dwarfs from Snow White and the transfer of the Pixie Hollow section to the park_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Disney's Hollywood Studios 34. This should consist of an attraction similar to Cars Quatre Roues Rallye , a fairies' meeting point, all while shrunk to fairies' size . On 7 August 2012 , Disney announces the opening of New Fantasyland 2016 for the Magic Kingdom on December 2 , 2016 Le 12 août 2012 , Bob Iger _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ reveals that the budget allocated to these renovations is 425 million USD .
The complete overhaul of Dumbo the Flying Elephant which is moved . The attraction takes place where part of Mickey's Toontown Fair previously stood. Dumbo becomes an area on its own, with the ride doubling, creating a next-gen queue (games and activities instead of slow-moving ropes) all with the circus-themed backdrop.
Land Mickey's Toontown Fair is completely destroyed; the tents as well as the houses of Mickey and Minnie are removed, the junior roller coaster " Goofy's Barnstormer " receive a new theme. Since the circus theme of Toontown Fair was close to that of the Dumbo circus, Goofy's Barnstormer was renamed The Barnstormer featuring Goofy as the Great Goofini .
Enchanted tales with belle, an interactive meet and greet by Belle composed of animatronics.
Two new restaurants Gaston's Tavern (counter restaurant) and Be Our Guest Restaurant in the Château de la Bête (table service) (552 seats) . Le 14 septembre 2012 , Disney confirme that with the opening of the Be Our Guest restaurant at the Magic Kingdom, the policy of not serving alcohol in this park will end
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure , an attraction based on The Little Mermaid, already under construction at Disney California Adventure .
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Junior roller coaster Seven Dwarfs from Snow White themed .
Fantasyland: Disappearing Attractions
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride . A special attraction of the Magic Kingdom, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride told in the form of a "dark ride" the adventures of Mr. Crapeau. It closed to be replaced en 2001 par Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh .
The Skyway . Until 1999 , nacelles made it possible to reach Tomorrowland by air. The Skyway departed from the Fantasyland Swiss Pavilion located at the West Entrance leading to Frontierland and dropped off visitors at the feet of_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3cfb- 586d_Space Mountain in Tomorrowland . Since then, only the old Skyway access building in fantasyland has been preserved and transformed into a parking area for strollers.
The Fantasyland Theater. At the opening, the attraction Mickey Mouse Revue allowed you to see and hear a concert given by Disney characters under the direction of Mickey, all in audio- animatronics. In September 1980 , the Disney Company decided to move the attraction to Tokyobb Disneyland 359541935cc71819 136bad5cf58d_qui rouvrit en 1983 30. En 1986 , l'ouverture de Captain Eo à_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Epcot allows to occupy the vacant theater by les Magic Journeys . L'attraction perdura jusqu'en décembre 1993 quand l'emplacement fut consacré à la Legend of the Lion King . Cette dernière, un spectacle avec marionnettes, personnages costumés et danseurs, ouvrit en juillet 1994 et ferma en 2001 _cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_to be replaced by Mickey's PhilharMagic .
Snow White's Scary Adventures sur Blanche-Neige (rénovée en 1994 38). The attraction closes on May 31, 2012 as part of "New Fantasyland 2012" so as not to duplicate attraction Seven Dwarfs Mine Train .
Captain Nemo's Lagoon. An attraction occupying a large space on the right of Fantasyland , was the submarine lake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea . The attraction closed in 1994 for maintenance. The lake was drained and filled in 2004-2005 to be replaced by a meeting area with Disney characters.
With the future “Fantasyland Forest” project, the dry space will be used again to house part of the new Fantasyland. The space freed up only by the attraction made it possible to double the area of Fantasyland. If we push to the railway line (towards the north) and to the banks of the Rivers of America (towards the west) the area would have made it possible to build several countries including the mythical_cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_Discovery Bay . The area roughly corresponds to that of the Rivers of America right-of-way, ie about ten hectares.
