Alex Maroccia’s “Happiest Place on Earth”
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Alex Maroccia’s“Happiest Place on Earth”
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Disney World’s Four Fantastic Parks in One
• Magic Kingdom- “The Original”
• Epcot- Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
• Animal Kingdom- The world largest zoo with themed areas from around the world
• Hollywood Studios- A taste of the movie sets and rides geared towards them
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Magic Kingdom
• Most visited theme park in the world (17,172,000 visitors last year) (Jeffers, G. (2012). TeaConnect.org. AECOM 2011 Theme Index. Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/2011Report.pdf)
• Includes over 41 attractions for children and adults of all ages
• While many rides are meant for the younger crowd (10yrs or younger), exciting larger attractions include Big Thunder Mountain Railroad runaway train roller coaster, Splash Mountain log flume, and Space Mountain dark roller coaster
• Cinderella’s castle is the centerpiece of the park and the most notable feature of the complex
(Mttbme. Space Mountain. [Digital Image] Sep. 4, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Space_Mountain_January_2012_Magic_Kingdom_Nighttime.JPG)
(SolarSurfer. Thunder Mountain. [Digital Image] Spe. 4, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Thunder_Mountain_Railroad.JPG )
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Epcot• Contains two separate sections:
• World Showcase- eleven different countries which provide a taste of their cultures
• Future World- the front of the park which features multiple rides and attractions to bolster environmental and technological awareness
• Each night is accompanied with the fantastic IllumiNations fireworks show, which features twelve minutes of flames, lasers, fireworks, and music
• Epcot was the sixth most visited theme park in the world with 10,825,000 visitors last year(Jeffers, G. (2012). TeaConnect.org. AECOM 2011 Theme Index. Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/2011Report.pdf)
• The geodesic dome is the centerpiece of the park
(Duensing, T. Test Track. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tfduesing/4558852808/)
(UpstateNYer. MissionSpaceEpcot. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MissionSpaceEpcot.JPG)
(Lightspeed_Suzuka. Fireworks. [Digital Image] Sep.6, 2012. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/Lightspeed_Suzuka/disney_epcot_fireworks.jpg ) 4.
Animal Kingdom(Penninston, Joe. Tree of Life. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.flickr.com/photos/expressmonorail/4320396947/)
• Largest Disney theme park in the world by size which contains hundreds of different animal species
• Also contains many outdoor and jungle themed attractions for all ages• Expedition Everest Roller Coaster • Kilimanjaro Safaris Expedition• Kali River Rapids
• Includes African, Asian, and dinosaur regions all spread throughout the park
• Seventh most visited theme park in the world with 9,783,000 visitors in 2011 (Jeffers, G. (2012). TeaConnect.org. AECOM 2011 Theme Index. Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/2011Report.pdf)
• The Tree of Life from The Lion King is the centerpiece of the park
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Esham, B. Expedition Everest. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Expedition_Everest.jpg
(Pasant, M. Mickey’s Hat. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/pasant/3219772338/)
Hollywood Studios(Childzy. Tower of Terror. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tower_of_Terror_CU.JPG)
• Was the seventh most visited amusement park in the world with 9,699,000 visitors in 2011 (Jeffers, G. (2012). TeaConnect.org. AECOM 2011 Theme Index. Sep. 6, 2012. http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/2011Report.pdf)
• Contains many sections, all of which include themes from Disney movies created in Hollywood and attractions which brings these movies to life.
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith is the second fastest Disney ride behind Test Track in Epcot
• The nighttime show, Fantasmic!, features water effects, fireworks, and even live actors
• Mickey’s hat from Fantasia 2000 is the centerpiece of the park
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The Many Disney Resorts
Disney Deluxe ResortsName Location
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Magic Kingdom Area
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort Epcot Area
Disney’s Beach Club Resort Epcot Area
Disney’s Polynesian Resort Magic Kingdom Area
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Animal Kingdom Area
Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Resort
Epcot Area
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Magic Kingdom Area
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Magic Kingdom Area
(Scdis32. Disney Grand Floridian. [Digital Image] Sep. 6, 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Disneygrandfloridian.jpg)
Disney Moderate ResortsName Location
Disney’s The Cabins at Fort Wilderness
Magic Kingdom Area
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort
Downtown Disney Area
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Epcot Area
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Animal Kingdom Area
Disney Value ResortsName Location
Disney’s All- Star Music Resort
Animal Kingdom Area
Disney’s All- Star Movies Resort
Animal Kingdom Area
Disney’s All- Star Sports Resort
Animal Kingdom Area
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
ESPN World Wide of Sports Area
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
ESPN World Wide of Sports Area7.
49%
19%
12%
11%
10%
Top 5 Attendance
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (USA)
Merlin Enter-tainments Group (UK)Universal Studios Recreation Group (USA)
Parques Reunidos (ESP)
Six Flags Inc. (USA)
Theme Park Company Name
Disney’s Worldwide Theme Park Domination
• Disney Parks control almost half of the worldwide attendance for the top 5 theme park companies
• Worldwide attendance for all Disney parks combined last year was 121,400,000 visitors
• Information acquired from AECOM
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My Method to Visiting the Parks at Disney World in Four Days
Arrive at airport
Go straight to Epcot from
airport
Hit the rides up front first; Mission Space or Test Track
depending on wait, then
FastPass the other ride
If Soarin’ has a short wait,
which is rare, ride it.
Otherwise, take a walk around the
World Showcase
Make special stops in favorite
countries for lunch or
souvenirs
Enjoy dinner at a country,
watch IllumiNations, and head back
to hotel!
DAY 1
Eat breakfast at hotel, then head over to
Animal Kingdom in the morning
(trees provide shade!)
Quickly grab FastPass for Expedition
Everest, then ride Kali River
Rapids
If FastPass time has yet to
be reached, take the
Kilimanjaro Safari. If
reached, ride Expedition
Everest, then Safari
Eat lunch in Asia
Ride Primeval Whirl, then
leave park and take the bus to
Hollywood Studios (less
people later in day)
DAY 2
Eat breakfast in hotel again, then
go to Magic Kingdom as early
as possible (busiest park)
Rush to Frontierland and
grab a FastPass for Thunder
Mountain Railroad, and ride Splash Mountain,
then Thunder Mountain
Head over to Tomorrowland
and grab a FastPass for Space Mountain. In the
interim, either eat lunch or ride
Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
Ride Space Mountain, then travel to back to Frontierland to check out the Swiss Family Treehouse
Go to Adventureland
and ride Pirates of the Caribbean.
Travel to Liberty Square to visit the Haunted Mansion
Grab some dinner, catch the
phenomenal fireworks show,
and head back to the hotel
DAY 3
Go to Animal Kingdom for
breakfast at the Rainforest Cafe
Ride Dinosaur and any other attractions you
want to ride again
Eat lunch in Animal
Kingdom, then take bus to
Epcot
Ride Spaceship Earth in the Epcot Ball
Walk to the World Showcase
and ride Maelstrom in
Norway, then hit any other
attractions you may have
wanted to see
Eat dinner in the World Showcase
before departing for
airportDAY 4
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