Walt Disney World - Orlando
Epcot Center
Aangezien we in Los Angeles (California) The Magic Kingdom als bezocht hebben, richten we ons in Florida op Epcot Center (1991) en MGM Studios (1996).
De World Showcase at Epcot Center gaf een inkijkje in de fascinerende gewoontes en culturen van mensen elders in de wereld. De moeite waard, ondanks het feit dat sommige zaken uitvergroot zijn.
As we already visited The Magic Kingdom in Los Angeles (California), when visiting Florida we focussed on Epcot Center (1991) and MGM Studios (1996).
The World Showcase within the Epcot Center presented us with the fascinating traditions and cultures of people from around the world. Very entertaining, although certain elements are exagerated slighty to make it more interesting.
Disney MGM Studios (nu/now Disney Hollywood Studios)
On January 7, 2008, Disney-MGM Studios became Disney's Hollywood Studios. Despite the “MGM” in the park's name, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer had no part in designing, owning, or operating Disney-MGM Studios. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer simply collected a licensing fee from The Walt Disney Company.
Spanning 135 acres (55 ha), the park is dedicated to the facets of show business, including film, television, music, and theatre, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.
Info: Disney Hollywood Studios
Tijdens ons bezoek waren er attracties gecreëerd rond Jaws, Indiana Jones en Waterworld. De attracties en lay out van de Disney MGM Studios uit 1998 zijn inmiddels volledig vervangen met het definitief stoppen van de Great Movie Ride in 2017.
At the time of our visit attractions were based on Jaws, Indiana Jones and Waterworld. The attractions and lay-out as per 1998 during our visit, have been replaced in the meantime completely with the termination of the Great Movie Ride in 2017.
"Jumping Waters"
Walt Disney World droeg de naam 'Project Florida' toen het werd ontwikkeld door Walt Disney in de 60-er jaren van de vorige eeuw. Het park beslaat een oppervlakte van 110 km² en omvat een zgn. "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT). Magic Kingdom is het eerste themapark dat is geopend in 1971, gevolgd door EPCOT in 1982, Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM) in 1989. Twee jaar na ons laatste bezoek in 1996 is Disney's Animal Kingdom toegevoegd.
Walt Disney World was called 'Project Florida' when first being developed by Walt Disney in the 1960s. The park covers 27,258 acres (43 sq mi; 110 km2) and includes aninclude an "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" (EPCOT) according the plan. Magic Kingdom was the first theme park to open in the complex, in 1971, followed by Epcot in 1982, Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM) in 1989. Two years after our last visit in 1996 Disney's Animal Kingdom was added.
