Did You Know? Fun Facts About Walt Disney – WALT DISNEY — Walt Disney was an entertainment pioneer, introducing families to groundbreaking cartoons, feature films, theme parks and more. Most everyone knows when he was born (in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1901), his first motion picture (a 1928 short titled “Steamboat Willie”) and his other landmark family-entertainment ventures (“The Mickey Mouse Club,” “Davy Crockett” ...

Interactive Mickey Mouse Toy Keeps Walt Disney World Guests Entertained and Informed in the Theme Parks – PERSONAL PAL IN THE PARK — Pal Mickey is a talking, huggable Mickey Mouse toy that shares timesaving tips, fun facts and jokes while guests visit the four Walt Disney World theme parks in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. “It’s almost time for the parade!” Pal Mickey says. “We better hurry if we wanna see it!” ...

Landscape Architects Create Authentic Scenery to Heighten Storyline at Expedition Everest At Walt Disney World Resort – From tropical jungles and verdant forests to barren rock and frozen tundra, the mighty Himalayas reveal dramatic variations in climate and landscape. Disney Imagineers were challenged to re-create such a scene when designing Expedition Everest, the mountain attraction with coaster-like thrills opening in April at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort.

Himalayan Village an Architectural Wonder That Welcomes Expedition Everest Adventurers – Like mountain homes of the Himalayas, the rustic rammed-earth and stacked-stone buildings of mythical Serka Zong sag and buckle under the weight of time. But time cannot erase the beauty of the structures' intricately carved window frames nor the significance of the symbolic earth-based colors layered upon walls to protect against perceived dark forces.

Though situated on the Florida flatlands at Disney's Animal Kingdom, the mountain village anchoring the Expedition Everest attraction welcomes Walt Disney World guests with such architectural authenticity that those who've been to Nepal or Tibet can only nod in wonder.

Walter Elias Disney – Founder – WALT DISNEY — (Permission is hereby granted to intended addressee magazine and newspaper to reproduce this picture for addressee’s editorial news use only. Copyright 2001, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.) 289-926 PRIME LOCATION — Walt Disney selected Central Florida near Orlando for his newest theme park, Walt Disney World Resort. The project was shrouded in secrecy ...

Highway in the Sky: Walt Disney World Resort Monorail Fact Sheet – The Mark VI Monorail Trains at Walt Disney World Resort incorporate more than 30 years of Disney research and development of the monorail technology. The Walt Disney Company has been operating monorail systems for more than 30 years.

Disney Blends Imagination and Technology to Deliver Landmarks in Theme Park Innovation – With the launch of the groundbreaking "Turtle Talk With Crush" attraction at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney has established yet another theme park landmark in keeping with Walt Disney's simple philosophy, "I believe in being an innovator."

Through a rich combination of storytelling, guest service, imagination and complex engineering born out of years of research and development, Disney's resorts around the world have become synonymous with cutting-edge achievements in themed entertainment since Disneyland opened in 1955.

‘Mickey’s PhilharMagic’ – Fun Facts – "Mickey’s PhilharMagic" features one of the largest seamless projection screens in the world, representing the most immersive wrap-around image Disney has ever created. The screen measures 150 feet long and 28 feet high. Donald’s voice as heard in the show was created out of classic performances from the past by Clarence "Ducky" Nash, the original voice ...

The Land at Epcot Mixes Science with Entertainment Inside Experimental Greenhouses to Grow One-of-a-Kind Plants – LIVING WITH THE LAND – The centerpiece of The Land pavilion at Epcot is Living With the Land, a narrated 14-minute boat journey through four greenhouses with crops from around the world and an aquaculture facility, the Aquacell. Sustainable agriculture — crop production with a minimal impact on the environment — is emphasized. CULINARIAN’S TOUCH ...

‘Mickey’s PhilharMagic’ – Fun Facts – DONALD AND THE BEAST? — In “Mickey’s PhilharMagic,” a new 3-D spectacular at Magic Kingdom, Donald Duck finds himself chasing Mickey’s sorcerer hat through scenes from classic Disney films, including the “Be Our Guest” number from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” Walt Disney World Resort is in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. BELOVED CHARACTERS COME TO ...