Why did Walt Disney choose Orlando?

It's easy to see why someone would choose the Orlando area for a tourist attraction these days - it's already such a mecca for vacationers, you'd be all but guaranteed to pick up some visitors by default. read more

Disney World opened on this date in 1971. Here's how the theme park ended up in Orlando. It’s easy to see why someone would choose the Orlando area for a tourist attraction these days - it’s already such a mecca for vacationers, you’d be all but guaranteed to pick up some visitors by default. read more

Walt really lucked out when McCoy Air Force Base was shut down in 1973, allowing it to become Orlando International Airport. Orlando’s airport was very small in 1963 (when site selection for the park was done). read more

St. Louis, the most magical place on Earth. It may not have quite the same ring to it, but the Missouri city almost was the second site for Walt Disney’s line of theme parks. As soon as Disneyland opened in Anaheim in 1955, various cities began to virtually harass Disney for the privilege of hosting his next project. read more