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MAIN STREET The quintessential Disney Park, the Magic Kingdom is to us and many others, the most exciting and exhilarating part of Walt Disney World. From the moment you step onto Main Street USA, you are transported to a place where the cares of the outside world seem to magically melt away. Join us as we take a look at this special park and its attractions up close and personal with pictures, videos and descriptions. Choose a land to visit!
Take a step back in time to a place you can only find in your imagination. Main Street USA is the gateway to the magic that lies inside Walt Disney World. Shops, dining and refreshments lie on your way toward Cinderella Castle at the end of Attractions
Walt Disney World Railroad Exposition Hall
Liberty square is a re-creation of life in colonial America complete with Liberty Bell and a real 130+ year old tree (The Liberty Tree). If you are lucky, you will witness live events as cast members put on small "shows" such as the induction of patriots into the new colonial army!
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The Hall of Presidents
ADVENTURELAND
Adventure and excitement lie ahead as you meet pirates, travel through the dense jungle, climb a treehouse and meet talking birds! You may even get the chance to listen to the soothing sounds of steel drums in Caribbean Plaza!
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Jungle Cruise General Adventureland Photos:
Another view of Adventureland Entrance
FANTASYLAND
Where dreams come to life, Fantasyland is Disney at it's simple best. Classic "dark rides" of all your storybook favorites come to life. This is as close as Disney gets to an old fashioned Midway. Be sure to visit the newest inhabitants of Fantasyland, Winnie The Pooh which replaced Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and Mickey's PhilharMagic which replaces Festival of the Lion King.
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Cinderella's Golden Carousel Extinct Attractions
Legend of The Lion King (now closed) FRONTIERLAND
Pioneers behold, a slice of the Old West right here in Attractions
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Extinct Attractions
Diamond Horseshoe Review (closed February 2003) NEW TOMORROWLAND
Renovated in 1995, Disney's New Tomorrowland takes a look at the future through the eyes of the past. The problem Disney Imagineers had to overcome here was how to keep the Future looking futuristic. The solution was to "retro-ize" this land with a vision of what science fiction writers thought the future would look like in the 1920's and 1930's. The result looks best at night as New Tomorrowland takes on a fascinating if not somewhat eerie glow.
Attractions The Lunching Pad PARK FACTS
· Magic Kingdom sits on · Cinderella Castle, the park's icon, stands · Walt's dream was realized when Magic Kingdom, the first of four theme parks at the sprawling Florida site, opened Oct. 1, 1971. Walt's older brother and lifelong business partner, Roy O. Disney, inaugurated the park with a heartfelt dedication that remains today on a bronze plaque in Main Street, U.S.A.: What's Going On At The Magic Kingdom
Disney calls the Animal Kingdom "A New Species of Theme Park" and indeed it is. It is unlike any Disney park you have visited before.
While some critics and Disney fans have panned the park saying "there's not enough to do", we would have to call it a good park only getting better! We enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and elaborate theming and lush tropical feel.
Also rumored for sometime in the future is an additional land with roller coaster. Time will tell and we will keep you posted. AFRICA
Step into adventure as you travel to Africa. Imagineers went to great lengths to recreate a town that never was... Harambe (named after one of the parks key designers). Harambe is a collection of architecural styles found throughout Africa and the look is very authentic. You will swear these buildings have been here for years!
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Harambe DINOLAND USA
The world of Dinosaurs is celebrated here in exciting and hands on ways. You have the opportunity to dig for dinosaur bones, uncover fossils and come face to face with creatures you thought were extinct!
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Chester & Hester's Dinorama General Dinoland Pictures
View of Dinoland ASIA
Immerse your senses in the wonder and beauty of Asia and the Asian culture as you are transported to the mythical kingdom of Anandapur (translated means: "place of all delights").
Flights Of Wonder Mysterious Bird-person
THE OASIS
Guests enter Disney's Animal Kingdom through the cool green of this lush garden. Colorful and unusual animals inhabit an exotic landscape of streams and grottoes, waterfalls and glades. The feel of the cool mist, the scent of the flowers, the sight and sound of the playful animals immerse guests immediately into Nature.
CAMP MINNIE/MICKEY
Set deep in the forest is an old-fashioned summer camp visited by Mickey and his pals! In Camp Minnie Mickey, you get a chance to come up close with your favorite Disney characters in an intimate and more relaxed setting.
Character Greeting Trails
CONSERVATION STATION
You take the Wildlife Express to Conservation station where you will have a chance to interact with animals and also discover how to become involved in protecting wildlife and wild places.
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Affection Section
PARK FACTS What's Going On At Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a real television and movie studio built into a theme park setting... or is it the other way around? Some of Disney World's best E ticket attractions lie within the studios including the new Rock n' Roller Coaster and Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror.
Travel back in time to the golden age of Hollywood when starlets reigned supreme and every director was an auteur! In the shadow of the great Chinese theater, you can look at the footprints of modern day film legends or enjoy standing on top of the world's largest hidden Mickey. Attractions: The Great Movie Ride · Head Measurements: The hat size is 606 7/8.
· On Top of the Mouse: Mickey would have to be · Paint Job: The hat is painted with a custom technique called "chameleon paint" which shifts color as guests move around it. Painting the hat required enough paint to cover 500 Cadillacs.
· Mickey Ears: The Mickey ears feature a new special effect called "Light Ribbons," which change color and sparkle with internal pixie dust lighting.
· Holding it All Together: There are 13,493 bolts that hold the hat together, 26,986 washers and Sorcerer Hat Construction - 2001
SUNSET BOULEVARD
Disney's imagineers broke one of their own rules of theme park design by putting 2 A+ or E Ticket attractions at virtually the same location in the park. Sunset Boulevard is the MOST crowded venue in the park. Add in an enormous night time spectacular (Fantasmic!) to the mix and ugh... you have a mess on your hands. The street is narrow and during peak season, you will feel like a sardine in a can.... but wait... surprises, thrills and chills await.
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Beauty and The Beast Live ANIMATION COURTYARD
Let your imagination run wild in this area dedicated to the heart and soul of Disney: animation. Animation Courtyard is an open area surrounded by soundstages, movie props and a functioning animation studio, where work on Disney's latest animated epic is underway.
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Playhouse Disney Live STREETS OF AMERICA
Using the concept of forced perspective, Disney's Streets of America transports you from Central Florida to Attractions:
Muppets 3-D Extinct Attractions: Pizza Planet Exterior MICKEY AVENUE
You are the star on Disney's Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour ECHO LAKE
Bringing back memories of the Hollywood of yesterday, the beautiful Echo Lake is surrounded by Hollywood landmarks of a long-lost time. In the shadow of the great Gertie the Dinosaur, you can embark on an archeological expedition, or chose to lose yourself in sound.
Attractions American Idol Experience
Epcot was to be Walt Disney's dream of the Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. In some ways, the forward thinking of Epcot's Future World and the diversity of cultures at World Showcase keep a part of Walt's dream alive. Disney in this case turned the idea of Epcot into a fantastic theme park and it could be argued, moved the spirit of Epcot to the Disney built town of Celebration, Florida, only miles from the Magic of Walt Disney World.
Epcot is by far the most "adult" of all the theme parks, but don't be fooled. There is plenty to see and do here and fun for all ages!
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Future World East Future World West Future World Extinct Attractions Horizons (now closed) World of Motion World Showcase
Click here for an Epcot Map
Star Tours 3D!
Disney's Hollywood Studios welcomes a revamped Star Tours attraction back to the fold later this morning - now in 3D - and with multiple versions so you don't take the same ride each time!
Beginning today, Walt Disney World will increase the base price of a one-day, one-park ticket to $85, up from $82. The same ticket for a child 3-9 climbs $5, to $79. Multi-day ticket packages also increase though a lesser amount. Park Hopper add-on options increased to $55, up from $54. Water Park Fun & More add-ons are also now $55 per pass. In addition, many of the park's other tickets have received a rise in cost, including Annual Passes. All price changes are effective, June 12, 2011.
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