50 years ago, Disney World opened its doors and welcomed guests to its Magic Kingdom
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50 years ago, Disney World opened its doors and welcomed guests to its Magic Kingdom Enlarge this image toggle caption John Raoux/AP John Raoux/AP Disney World, the largest theme park in the world, welcomed its first guests on Oct. 1, 1971. "Roads were all important to the Disney company because they wanted to build a park that would be 10 times the size of Disneyland in California," Foglesong says. Following Walt Disney's death, plans for a "city of tomorrow" were shelved and EPCOT instead became another theme park. Baker says Disney World also showed that by adding hotels and more attractions, theme parks could become vacation destinations, a place where families can spend a week or more without ever leaving the Disney bubble.

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