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Disney World It’s A Small World, Island, opening in 1973. marvel at the amazing things the future will
Disney World is the only Disney
Continued from Page 11 with international resort with a Liberty Square, taking bring, revealed in this show designed by Walt
Disney himself.
figures singing us back in time to colonial America. We ride the StarJets (later called the
Between April 1970 and the Grand and dancing on During our 1976 Bicentennial each AstroOrbiter) to warm up for the grand
Opening, over a million people visited the “the Happiest state received a replica of the Liberty finale, the roller coaster that is Space
Preview Center to see WDW’s models and Cruise that Ever Bell. Since Pennsylvania already Mountain. It was originally called SpacePort,
plans. A month of events began on October had the original, it gave its replica and was built at Disney World before
1, 1971 when Mickey Mouse led the first Sailed”. to WDW for Liberty Square, making Disneyland - a departure from the usual
visitors into his Magic Kingdom. Goofy takes a spin Florida the only state to have two. procedure. We board our rockets and hear
Antique cars and trolleys offer rides along Goofy takes a spin on the familiar “clack-clack” as we zoom into
Main Street for a small fee. In these pre-1981 on Fantasyland’s Fantasyland’s Mad Tea Party Ride. outer space.
days, we purchase a Magic Kingdom ticket, Mad Tea Party It’s A Small World, with international Heading back to Main Street, we end our
then buy booklets of brightly colored A-E Ride. figures singing and dancing on “the visit with the Electrical Parade and Fantasy
tickets for the attractions inside. Happiest Cruise that Ever Sailed”. in the Sky Fireworks. Over a half-million
Originally, WDW consisted of the It’s 1975, and the Hall of twinkling lights bring Disney stories to life,
Magic Kingdom and two resort hotels - the Presidents shows all 36 American and sleepy little eyes close above smiling
Contemporary and Polynesian Village. Their presidents on stage. Each is life size mouths.
futuristic monorail was an exciting ride and and speaks dramatically about our It’s the Disney characters that bind
visitors would take it between the hotels and nation’s history. This result of 15 the lands into one, cohesive attraction
the Magic Kingdom just for fun. years of work in audio-animatronics though. Mickey Mouse, arguably the most-
Ah, the thrill of buying one each of the makes our hearts swell with patriotic recognized character in the world, debuted
many postcards from each of the six Lands. pride. in “Steamboat Willie” in 1928, one of the first
Best of all, they cost only 5¢ each! The spooky Haunted Mansion cartoons with sound. His ears top thousands
Let’s tour the Disney World of the 1970s. Its beckons us, and we enter through of hats on the heads of boys and girls both
Lands are best visited in a circular route. Savvy its squeaky door. This is the only in and out of the Disney parks. His splendid
park-goers set out counter-clockwise to avoid It’s a Small World has a constant stream attraction that’s at every Magic birthday celebrations are fit for the king he is.
long lines, since most visitors instinctively stay of visitors stepping on and off its small boats. Kingdom… in a different land in each park. Although the large characters sometimes
to the left and move clockwise. We cruise into the cool, misty ride, seeing Afterward, we frighten the
As we walk up Main Street USA little girls 472 dolls and animated figures representing sneak behind littlest children,
stare, wide-eyed at the walkway leading the cultures of six continents. We all know the Mansion meeting them
right up to Cinderella’s castle. Dads hurry that, if you can’t get a jingle out of your head, and see that is, by far, the
boys past pirate wares and arcade games on the sure-fire cure is to start singing, ever so the house is experience
this turn-of-the-century street. If it’s rainy quietly, “It’s a small world after all…” just a façade that most often
or scorching hot the air-conditioned theatre On to Frontierland’s Country Bear and that we makes a child’s
showing Mickey Mouse cartoons is popular. Jamboree. Will today’s show be the Vacation were only in the eyes grow wide.
Cinderella’s Castle is the gateway to Hoedown or the Christmas Special? Big actual mansion I’ll bet your
Fantasyland, home of Dumbo’s Flying bears sing up a twangy storm and Buff, for the first family has a
Elephants, Peter Pan’s Flight, Mr. Toad’s Wild Max and Melvin (trophy heads on the wall) room. photo of a child
Ride and the Carousel, where the golden have stories to tell. We visit Big Thunder We reach with a Disney
ribbon on its tail marks Cinderella’s trusty Mountain, then Splash Mountain to cool off. Adventureland character.
steed. Next we cruise on log rafts to Tom Sawyer and stop at the Disney’s
Enchanted Tiki imagineers
Room to giggle outdid
BUY SELL TRADE STUART at jokes told by almost-real birds. On the themselves with WDW and it’s become an
Palm Antique Mall Jungle Cruise, a bathing elephant squirts us American icon. A few years ago I visited the
Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan and had the
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