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Walt Disney World Resort en_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_ Florida is the largest leisure resort in

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts   subsidiary of the  Walt Disney Company . It is located approximately

30 kilometers southwest of Orlando , a city that has since hosted many competing amusement parks such as  Universal Orlando Resort  et_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b- 136bad5cf58d_SeaWorld . The Disney complex includes several leisure parks, numerous hotels and all associated services. It's a real city built on tourism and shaped by what  Walt Disney   then the Disney company called Disney magic.

The estate covers more than 27,400 acres (111 km2), slightly more than the city of  Paris (105 km2) or twice the island of_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Manhattan  (50 km2). The park was at the origin of the demographic and economic explosion of the city of Orlando, particularly its airport and its hotel sector.

Walt Disney   negotiated with the State of  Florida   so that the estate could have jurisdiction comparable to a city. It was the signing of the  Reedy Creek Act   which created in 1965 the equivalent of a municipality run by a private company, the first of its kind.

The park actually belongs to several companies, all subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Company, including the  Walt Disney World Company   and the_cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136 Walt Disney Travel Company . Walt Disney had organized a major "financial package" with front companies in order to dilute the Walt Disney Company's share in this important project.

It had its own currency valid throughout the estate, the  Disney Dollar , exchangeable at a rate of 1 for 1, with the  US dollar .

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HISTORICAL

The history of the complex dates back to the years following the opening in  California_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ of the first Disney Company park,  Disneyland .   Walt Disney   would have liked to make this park an Enchanted Kingdom in the full sense of the term. But he realized that the surroundings of his kingdom were attracting promoters who were not very respectful of the quality of the decor he wanted. So he decided to build another park which he would control the surroundings. Another point is that in the 1960s Florida attracted more than 20 million tourists driving mainly from the eastern United States and passing through the center of the state to reach the beaches 1. The Florida park does not was not likely to compete with the Californian park 1.

 

The first Walt Disney World park opened on_cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ October 1 , 1971 . And since then, thanks to the huge area, the  Walt Disney Company   has been able to open several other parks, many hotels and a whole surrounding universe in the image " willed by its creator", a world of illusion.

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