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Page 1: Walt Disney World Vacation Kirstie Engler ONE MAN’S DREAM

Walt Disney World Vacation Kirstie Engler

ONE MAN’S DREAM

Page 2: Walt Disney World Vacation Kirstie Engler ONE MAN’S DREAM

Table of Contents…………………………

Slide 1.........Title PageSlide 2 ........Table of ContentsSlide 3..........Walter Elias DisneySlide 4..........Walt Disney WorldSlide 5..........Mickey MouseSlide 6..........Our Favorite CharactersSlide 7..........Nifty FactsSlide 8..........Top Thrill RidesSlide 9..........Monorail SystemSlide 10........Magic KingdomSlide 11........ EpcotSlide 12.........Hollywood StudiosSlide 13.........Animal KingdomSlide 14.........Fun in the SunSlide 15.........Downtown DisneySlide 16.........Best Place’s to Eat!Slide 17.........On the Road AgainSlide 18.........ReservationsSlide 19…….Work CitedSlide 20…….The End

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Walter Elias Disney • Born: December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois

• 1 of 5 children (4 boys & 1 girl)

• Father: Elias Disney Irish-Canadian

• Mother: Flora Call Disney German-American

• Raised on a farm near Marceline, Missouri

• Married: July 13, 1925, to one of his first employees, Lillian Bounds

• They had 2 daughters Diane and Sharon

Died: December 15, 1966 (lung cancer)

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• Walt Disney purchased 43sq miles in Florida. Where he planned Walt Disney World

• 10,000 visitors arrived opening day

After more than 7 years of planning, plus 52 months of construction, Walt Disney World opened October 1, 1971.

Disney had over 400,000 visitors by the end of October

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Mickey Mouse: 1928

first seen in a silent cartoon called Plane Crazy

November 18,1928 Mickey made his screen debut in Steamboat Willie, the world's first fully synchronized sound cartoon

“Mortimer Mouse”

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Our Favorite Characters

Daisy Duck 1937 Winnie the Pooh

1974

Minnie Mouse 1928 Pluto 1930 Goofy 1932

Donald Duck 1934

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Disney use to have a cow

named Minnie Moo she died 01 (age 15)

There are tunnels (utilidors) under the MagicKingdom connecting all of the various lands, attractions, shops and restaurants.

The tunnels where built at ground level

There are Hidden Mickey images of Mickey Mouse concealed in designs of many Disney attraction.

Nifty Facts!

Largest Sundial in North & South America

Not open to public

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Top Thrill

Rides1. Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster2. The Twilight Zone

Tower of Terror3. Mission Space4. Expedition Everest5. Space Mountain (personal favorite)

6. Test Track7. Sorin’

MY Disney Vacation!

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Monorail System "highway in the sky"

The monorail system has never had a fatal accident in over 37 years of operations

Many people don't know this, but it’s possible to ride in the very front (cab) of the monorail

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1st park, opened October 1, 1971

An estimated 17 million visitors in 2008, made it the most visited park in the world.

The park is built on the second story, above the utilidors.

Its designed like a wheel with the hub in front of Cinderella Castle

Magic Kingdom

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2nd park, October 1, 1982

Original name: EPCOT Center until 1994

2008, approximately 10.93 million guest, ranking it 6th most visited park in the world

dedicated to international culture and technological innovation

Acronym: (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow), a utopian city of future planned city

Epcot

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3rd park, May 1, 1989

Original name: Disney-MGM Studios until 2008

Theme: show business

2008, approximately 9.61 million guest, ranking it 7th most visited park in the world

Hollywood Studios

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4th park, April 22, 1998

Largest Disney park in world 500acres

advertised the park using fictional word: "nahtazu“ meaning “not a zoo”

2008, approximately 9.54 million guests, ranking it 8th most visited

park in the world

Animal Kingdom

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Fun in the SunTheme: of a freak

snowstorm in the area, leading to the construction of Florida's first ski resort. The snow didn't last long, leaving behind a collection of waterlogged but snow-less ski jumps and chair lifts.

Theme: that a typhoon that wreaked havoc upon a formerly pristine tropical paradise. Ships, fishing gear, and surfboards are strewn about where the storm flung them.

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Opened: 1975

an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex

Best places to go:– Cirque du Soleil’s– Disney Quest – Virgin Magastore (closing this

may )– Lego land– AMC Theather– Rainforest Cafe

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Best Place’s to Eat!

Rainforest Café- Downtown Disney

Boma - Animal Kingdom Lodge (personal favorite)

Cinderella’s Castle - Magic Kingdom

Hard Rock Café - Downtown Disney

Bongo’s - Downtown Disney

California Grill - Contemporary Resort

Wolfgang Puck- Downtown Disney

Food and Wine Festival (best time of year to visit)

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Travel Dates:

Check in: September 11, 2009

Check out: September 17, 2009

Travel Party:

1 adult & 1 child (age 9)

Resort:

Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Tickets:

5 day

Reservations

$409

$2693

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Start at: Sunrise Rd Petal, MS 39465

Arrive at: 1494 N Buena Vista Dr Orlando, FL 32830

594mi- about 9hours & 4mins

2004 Ford Escape

City:19mph

Highway: 25mpg

On the Road Again

Price per gal.

Going there

Going there & back

$114.92

$57.46

$2.07

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Work CitedDisney Home page-• http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Best places to eat- • http://themeparks.about.com/cs/disneyparks/a/WDWbestDining.htm

Mickey history- • http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/characterstandard/mickey/mickey.html

Top Rides-• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/

751247/7_best_thrill_rides_at_walt_disney.html?cat=16

Facts-• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/

193489/10_interesting_facts_about_walt_disney.html?cat=2googl