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Walt visited many amusement parks and found them to be cheap/sleazy.
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Walt hired the Economic Research Association to find him a good place for his second location.
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The results came back from the study and suggests that a second location would be best in either Ocala or Orlando Florida.
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Walt put four attractions in the 1964 Worlds fair.
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Walt begins buying swamp land in central Florida (millions of dollars worth) using secret agents.
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Walt arrives in Florida and announces his plans of building the worlds most spectacular amusement park.
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10,000 people entered Walt Disney on opening day.
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The Pirates of the Caribbean ride opens in Adventure land.
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The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical debuted at Pioneer Hall.
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Space Mountain launched off for the first time.
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Disney's first water park opens.
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Epcot opens with the attractions Spaceship Earth, The American Adventure, Universe of Energy, and Kitchen Kabaret.
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Disney's MGM Studios and Pleasure island opens.
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Disney marks it 20th Anniversary with the Surprise Celebration Parade.
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The first guest go into a haunted elevator and free fall.
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Another Water park is opened on April Fools Day.
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To celebrate Disney's 25th Anniversary, Cinderella's Castle into an 18 story birthday cake.
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The park focuses on animal observation and is inspired by Pixar film, It's Tough to Be A Bug.
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This helpful device allows people to by-pass certain lines.
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Disney's Animal Kingdom adds Asia (a new land).
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Aladdin's Magic Carpets open in Magic Kingdom.
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The Wishes Fireworks spectacular stuns guests for the first time at the Magic Kingdom.
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The first baby elephant ever born at the Walt Disney World Resort Disney arrived.
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Guests get to experience zero gravity and space for the first time at the attraction Mission Space.
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In Epcot, the attraction that gives guests the sensation of flying is rode for the first time.
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MGM Studios turns into Hollywood Studios.
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Magic Kingdoms Fantasy Land expands and doubles in size, adding the new attractions"Beauty and the Beast", "Snow White", and "The Little Mermaid".
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Star Tours: The Adventure Continues opens.
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Avatar Land is announced which is a land based on the movie "Avatar" and it will be located in Disney's Animal Kingdom.
