Planning and construction
Conception
In 1959, Walt Disney Productions began looking for land to house a second resort to supplement 展开

As of 2024 , there are 19 Disney owned and operated resort hotels and Disney Vacation Club (DVC) villas at the Walt Disney World Resort, along with one camping resort, Fort … 展开

Walt Disney World has several departments that handle various activities and events that are offered throughout the year. These departments include:
• Disney Imagination Campus – operates Magic Music Days, Disney Performing Arts, Festival Disney, … 展开

The Florida resort is not within Orlando city limits but is southwest of Downtown Orlando. Much of the resort is in southwestern Orange County, with the remainder in adjacent Osceola County. The property includes the cities of Lake Buena Vista 展开

Theme parks
• Magic Kingdom, opened October 1, 1971
• Epcot, opened October 1, 1982
• Disney's Hollywood Studios, opened May 1, 1989
• Disney's Animal Kingdom, opened April 22, 1998 展开

• Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (1995–present) – held at Magic Kingdom throughout the fall season.
• Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (1983–present) – held at … 展开

The campus of Walt Disney World includes numerous buildings and spaces used solely for corporate management, castmember only services, … 展开