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Magic Kingdom

The Magic Kingdom, which opened in 1971, is the most popular among the four amusement parks at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

When World Disney World Canceled the Persian Resort in 1973, the Shah of Iran Offered to Pay for It

After the striking blue-and-white facility was canceled in the early 1970s, Walt Disney World got an offer of help from a highly unusual source.

Walt Disney World Has Tried Twice, and Failed Twice, to Build a Venetian Resort

In the 1970s, Disney tried to built The Venetian Resort. In the 1990s, Disney tried to build the Grande Venezia Resort. Both times, it scrapped the idea.

Space Mountain’s Launch Was Attended by Real Astronauts

Among the guests at the 1975 unveiling of Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain were a host of astronauts, including one who had walked on the moon.

Walt Disney World Planned an ‘Asian Resort’ That Was Nixed by the 1973 Oil Crisis

Scheduled to open in 1974, the complex would have sat on the site now occupied by the Grand Floridian.

There Is an Incredible Hotel Room inside Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle

The Cinderella Castle Suite, which opened in 2006, is the most exclusive hotel room in all of Walt Disney World. But you probably can’t stay there.

The Carousel of Progress Is America’s Longest-Running Stage Show

In its 57 years, the attraction has operated in New York, California, and Florida, and is still spinning its way into the history books.

The Flags on Main Street U.S.A. Are Props

With a couple of exceptions, most of the flags at the Magic Kingdom are actually pennants.

There Was Once an Airport at Walt Disney World

Once upon a dream, there was an airport at Walt Disney World. And, when the plane landed, it played a classic tune.