Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom was the first of four parks opened at Disney World. Opened on October 1, 1971, Magic Kingdom was the second amusement park opened by Disney, after the opening of Disney Land in California. Magic Kingdom and Disneyland both have similar designs, both centered on Cinderella’s Castle. The Castle is what symbolizes of the park, one of the first things visitors notice as you walk in.
Walt was unfortunately not alive to see the park come alive in 1971, but his design for the park was used. He had the vision of having six different “lands” in Magic Kingdom, with different attractions, restaurants, and shops themed to each land. As you enter the park, you walk into the land Main Street, USA. Main Street was inspired from the Disney movie “Lady and the Tramp.” The land has many different souvenir stores, including the Emporium that carries Mickey Mouse hats, collectable pins, and more. Main Street also included the entrance to the Disney Railroad that takes guests around the parks. The Confectionary shops sell sweets like caramel candies, candy apples, chocolates, cookies, and more. Once you walk down to the end of Main Street, Cinderella’s Castel is only feet away.
Once you take a left on Main Street, you enter Adventureland. This land is decorated to represent African jungles. It is inspired from the Disney movie “The Jungle Book,” with tons of trees, a great place for guests to catch some shade. The majority of the land is taken up by the Disney Jungle Cruise, a boat ride through a winding river that captures different elements of being on an actual Jungle Cruise.
The next land north of Adventureland is Frontierland. This land has a western desert theme, centered on the ride Splash Mountain. After entering the ride, and you are taken through a water ride that tells a story of “Brer Rabbit,” a Disney folk tale. At the end of the ride, there is a 52 foot drop, reaching 40 miles per hour. Frontierland also has the ride Big Thunder Mountain, along with the show “Country Bear Jamboree.”
Liberty Square is the next land, northwest of Cinderella’s Castle. This land has an American colonial theme. This land has the “Hall of Presidents,” featuring life sized, audio replicas of every President in the United States. This park also includes the Haunted Mansion attraction, and the Liberty Square River Boat.
Fantasyland is north of Cinderella’s Castle, with a carnival/medieval theme. This land has attractions for classical Disney movies. Here you can ride Peter Pan’s Flight, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It’s a Small World, and more. The entire land has a view of the back of Cinderella’s castle.
The last land is Tomorrowland, taking up the entire east side of the park. This land is a 1950’s futuristic, outer space theme. Here you can ride Space Mountain, drive on the Indy Speedway track, and more.
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Walt was unfortunately not alive to see the park come alive in 1971, but his design for the park was used. He had the vision of having six different “lands” in Magic Kingdom, with different attractions, restaurants, and shops themed to each land. As you enter the park, you walk into the land Main Street, USA. Main Street was inspired from the Disney movie “Lady and the Tramp.” The land has many different souvenir stores, including the Emporium that carries Mickey Mouse hats, collectable pins, and more. Main Street also included the entrance to the Disney Railroad that takes guests around the parks. The Confectionary shops sell sweets like caramel candies, candy apples, chocolates, cookies, and more. Once you walk down to the end of Main Street, Cinderella’s Castel is only feet away.
Once you take a left on Main Street, you enter Adventureland. This land is decorated to represent African jungles. It is inspired from the Disney movie “The Jungle Book,” with tons of trees, a great place for guests to catch some shade. The majority of the land is taken up by the Disney Jungle Cruise, a boat ride through a winding river that captures different elements of being on an actual Jungle Cruise.
The next land north of Adventureland is Frontierland. This land has a western desert theme, centered on the ride Splash Mountain. After entering the ride, and you are taken through a water ride that tells a story of “Brer Rabbit,” a Disney folk tale. At the end of the ride, there is a 52 foot drop, reaching 40 miles per hour. Frontierland also has the ride Big Thunder Mountain, along with the show “Country Bear Jamboree.”
Liberty Square is the next land, northwest of Cinderella’s Castle. This land has an American colonial theme. This land has the “Hall of Presidents,” featuring life sized, audio replicas of every President in the United States. This park also includes the Haunted Mansion attraction, and the Liberty Square River Boat.
Fantasyland is north of Cinderella’s Castle, with a carnival/medieval theme. This land has attractions for classical Disney movies. Here you can ride Peter Pan’s Flight, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It’s a Small World, and more. The entire land has a view of the back of Cinderella’s castle.
The last land is Tomorrowland, taking up the entire east side of the park. This land is a 1950’s futuristic, outer space theme. Here you can ride Space Mountain, drive on the Indy Speedway track, and more.
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