Making Dreams Come True

“I’ve always been bored with just making money. I’ve wanted to do things, I wanted to build things, or get something going.” (LeeBron) Disney stated that when he realized that he wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. Disney never wanted to be boring or be known as the man who did not have a childhood and was always pushed around by his father. Disney wanted to be successful in life, he wanted the name ‘Walt Disney’ to be remembered, and it will be forever. Disney has achieved many important and exciting accomplishments within his life. He created “full length animated films, short films, live-action features, and television shows” (LeeBron) Disney also introduced theme parks. He created Disneyland in Anaheim, California. He also developed Epcot which stands for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow”, and Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney was an important figure in the 1920s American History because he made a change to the world with the idea of bringing inanimate objects to life with cartoons and created all new kinds of happiness.

In 1955, Disney opened its first theme park, Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, which covers more than 160 acres. The opening day was not without issues. The

First of all, Disneyworld begun with Disneyland in California. However, Walt Disney started developing Walt Disney World to give the Eastern side of the United States the same joy as he did in California.

     Along with his serious Down to earth side Disney also lived part of his life in the realms of fantasy and imagination. His great love of fantasy and the great lack of family entertainment in America inspired Walt to build a theme park of his own. All of America thought that this time Disney had really gone crazy. As Disney once said about the reactions to his ideas for a park "Almost everyone warned us that Disneyland would be a Hollywood spectacular - a spectacular failure. But they were thinking about an amusement park, and we believe in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have

Disneyland, Walt Disney’s metropolis of nostalgia, fantasy, and futurism, opens on July 17, 1955. The $17 million theme park was built on 160 acres of former orange groves in Anaheim, California, and soon brought in staggering profits. Today, Disneyland hosts more than 14 million visitors a year, who spend close to $3 billion.

“It all started with a mouse.” Since the 1970’s, Mickey Mouse has become one of the most famous icons in the world. The Walt Disney Company started in 1923, and has since expanded into over a hundred different movies, merchandise, and theme parks around the world and a variety of countries and continents (Walt Disney Studio History). Walt Disney opened his first park, Disney Land in California, in 1955, but later built Walt Disney World in 1971 which is located in central Florida. This was a bold move, but it was Walt’s plan to make a bigger park with more space and more attractions and opportunities for the guests. Since then, Disney World has become one of the most admired tourist spots in the world, and has the most widespread theme park

Walt Disney once said, “ You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” What Disney is trying to say is that you can dream anything you want to be or do, but it takes someone to make his/her dream a reality”(Brainy Quotes). What Disney is trying to say is that you can dream anything you want to be or do, but it takes hard work to make it a reality. Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois to his father Elias Disney and mother, Flora Disney. Disney was one of five children, four boys and, one girl. After Disney's birth, the Disney family moved to Missouri. Disney lived most of his childhood there. Disney had very early interests in art, he would

Each year millions of families from all over the world come and visit the happiest place on earth, Disney world! They come with the hope to give their kids a day they will never forget. What many of these families don't know is that Disney world is not just one park, it's actually made up of four theme parks. The magic kingdom, Epcot, MGM and animal kingdom. Each park is unique in its own way so let me guide you into picking the right park.

Walt Disney World is located in Orlando, Florida and opened its door in 1971 and covers about 43 square miles” (Dayao, 2014) (WDW Currently is undergoing some major expansions)” WDW is massive and it houses 4 Theme Parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios)” (Dayao,2014), 2 Water Parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhon Lagoon), and lastly the shopping district known as Disney Springs. “WDW’s famous icon is the Cinderella Castle” (Dayao,

Walt Disneyland and Walt Disney World were the first of the Disney theme parks to be established in the world; however, each park has key similarities and differences including; attractions, length of rides, and size of the parks. The Disney parks are known for their fascinating rides and stories. Disneyland and Disney World have a variety of rides for all ages to enjoy.

Epcot was the second park to open, which was in 1982. The coolest thing about Epcot is that it has eleven countries and each has shops, restaurants, and rides. Those countries

Two of the most well-known theme parks in America are Disney World and Disneyland. People travel from all over the world every day just to visit these parks. Although both are Disney theme parks, they are very different. There are multiple differences to be found about Disney World and Disneyland such as the parks, the rides, the entertainment, and the hotel choices. These things go into consideration when trying to figure out what the best park to attend is.

In 1955, the most charming place in the world was ‘Disneyland’ was open for the public. The idea was to create a magical place for the whole family. Ever since then, Disneyland theme parks have been growing and today Walt Disney Company owns 14 theme parks in the world.

There are many places you can go to for vacation, but the most two popular and mesmerizing places to go would be Disney World and Disneyland. Disney World is a higher quality place than Disneyland because of its superincumbent size, food, service, cost, and atmosphere. Disney World is in Orlando Florida, and Disneyland is in Anaheim California. Both destinations can provide a lot of fun, but there are many differences. You want to have the information on both before you decide on which one you want your family to go to. There are some interesting facts you may not know about, but the sources you find will tell you. Kelleher (2017) states that, “Disneyland was built under Walt Disney’s direct supervision. The park opened on July 1955. Disney dreamed up the ambitious “Florida Project”, but he had died in 1966 before he could do so. His brother and business partner Roy Disney finished and opened Disney World in 1971, but Roy passed away three months after it opened. Over the years both has been expanded and renovated a number of times.” (para. 7-8). When Disney World was built it was popular than any other amusement park out there. Everyone wanted to at least visit it once in their life time. Disneyland was still popular, but not as much as Disney World was. Walt Disney and his brother Roy had so much going for them both. The sizes of them both can make a difference in which one you want to go to.

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist,animator, voice actor, and film producer. He and his staff created numerous famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. These cartoon characters became so famous that he designed theme park for the entertainment of children and family in U.S.A. Disney then thought to spread the theme parks around the world. Therefore Disney theme parks were opened first in Tokyo, Japan called "Disney Resort" which became sucuessful by luck. The second theme park was opened in Paris called " Disneyland Paris” which became unsuccessful because of the cultural differences between U.S and Paris. Keeping this problem in mind, Disney opened third theme park in Hong Kong called Hong Kond Disneyland which became successful.