The Construction of Walt Disney World

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  @TrueLifeAdventures · 4 years ago

  Roy is the oft-forgotten hero of Walt Disney World.

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• FI

  @fifthrider · 4 years ago

  I visited in 1972.  The paint was still drying on Pirates of the Caribbean.  I always swore I'd go back, I just didn't know it would take me 47 years to do it.  Unsurprisingly, it had changed a bit.

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• JU

  @juliam.mallen9019 · 3 years ago

  Just the thought of that they took swampland and turned it into a beautiful magical kingdom it's freaking incredible!

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• MI

  @mikegruber172 · 4 years ago

  Even Walt got confused with the name, EPCOT at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mWcaYNwc50&amp;t=960">16:00</a> he called it City then a minute later called it Community

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• AN

  @Anynom · 4 years ago

  Feeling my age I can remember the 10th anniversary well and then the next &quot;every five years&quot; ones were fun.

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• BO

  @boatlover2296 · 4 years ago

  Disney had a incredible vision. With a humble start. I was there as a 12 year old kid in 1972 and it was truly an amazing place. It’s incredibly tragic what it has turned into. A giant festering pile of corporate greed. Rest In Peace Walt.

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• VI

  @vincentbyrd5350 · 2 years ago

  Thank you roy legend in itself

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• LU

  @lukegreen5341 · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mWcaYNwc50&amp;t=989">16:29</a> Awesome Storytelling Mr Walt Disney From Disney&apos;s Mary Poppins The Movie In 1964. X

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• JO

  @jondavidtheauthor6318 · 4 years ago

  Possibly your best video.<br><br>WOW, only 5,000 made the cut, huh? Back when I worked there in the late 90s, I had a trainer who OPENED the park in 1971. I wish I had asked more about the experience and such but I didn&apos;t want to seem like a bother. A shame, he was a cool guy. Sadly, no longer with us. RIP, Steve.

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• EX

  @expensivepink7 · 3 years ago

  people critique Disney and fair enough but I am so grateful that the original heads of the company (Walt and Roy) cared THIS much about delivering an amazing experience to fans. I am going to WDW for the first time ever this winter and I cannot wait. Grateful for all the work that came before that makes the trip of my dreams possible!

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• BA

  @barbj9785 · 4 years ago

  Been to both WDWorlds. &nbsp;I liked the Anaheim better due &nbsp;to &nbsp;the better weather and far less people. &nbsp;Florida is so hot/humid and was overcrowded, waiting in line for 2 hours for one ride. &nbsp;Too many people.

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• VA

  @vanvorst1999 · 4 years ago

  As a 5 year old, I visited the WDW preview center and at 6 visited the Magic Kingdom in April 1972. An experience I won&apos;t ever forget - riding the monorail through the Contemporary Resort to a theme park of wonderful attractions. Our family would return every year till my high school junior year. &nbsp;After that, I would go back every few years with friends or family to see new attractions while reliving childhood memories. &nbsp;It&apos;s truly a magical place for many of us that grew up along with WDW over the past 50 years!

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