Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World is the world’s most popular theme park resort, and sprawls across a 47 square mile site close to Orlando, Florida. Its biggest draws are its four theme parks – the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom – all of which rank in the top 10 theme parks in the world.

Two water parks (Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Disney’s Blizzard Beach), the Downtown Disney entertainment district, several golf courses and a variety of activities are also on offer. Visitors can choose from a bewildering array of themed hotels, designed to suit varying budgets.

LEGEND LIBRARY: Inside the Best (and Worst) Theme Park Rides Ever Created

Brian Krosnick6 years ago4 months ago014 mins

THEME PARK TOURIST’S IN-DEPTH COLLECTION LIBRARY: For years, Theme Park Tourist has been building collections of in-depth entries on some of the world’s most well-known rides and attractions. The secret attraction histories Disney and Universal don’t want you to know? They’re here in our full (and ever-expanding) collections of detailed explorations, yours to explore: Lost Legends, Disaster Files, Modern Marvels, and Possibilitylands.

Countdown to Extinction: The Wild (Pre)historic Tale of Disney’s DINOSAUR

Brian Krosnick7 years ago4 months ago079 mins

MODERN MARVELS: Dinosaur: When Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened in 1998, the park featured only one dark ride. And forget Peter Pan’s Flight… Countdown to Extinction was a wild, off-roading, terrifying journey through the steaming jungles in the last moments of the Cretaceous. Today, we’ll “dig deep” into this one-of-a-kind prehistoric adventure and explore its history… and future. So “let’s get in, grab the iguanodon, and get out before that asteroid hits!”

How Well Do You Know the $17 Million Music Video That Changed Disney Parks Forever? Here’s The Story.

Brian Krosnick7 years ago4 months ago052 mins

LOST LEGENDS: Captain EO: Upon arriving at the tired Walt Disney Productions, Michael Eisner set out to reconfigure Disney’s theme parks into trendy, hip, must-visit destinations where everyone – even teenagers! – could find something to love. His hole-in-one? Incorporate the biggest star on the planet – the King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. Like no other attraction on Earth, Captain EO set out to change the world… and changed Disney World along the way!

BODY WARS: The “Inside” Story of the Lost Epcot E-Ticket That Left Riders Queasy

Brian Krosnick8 years ago4 months ago047 mins

LOST LEGENDS: Body Wars: Prepare for an unbelievable journey through the incredible human machine! Today, we trace the in-depth story behind Epcot’s lost Wonders of Life and its would-be E-Ticket. How did a cutting-edge thrill ride go from a headliner to a walk-on in a matter of months? What became of the ruins within the Wonders of Life pavilion? Today, we miniaturize to the size of a cell for a rough and wild adventure that you’ll never forget…

Walt Disney World Abandoned One of its Most Popular Rides. This is Why.

Brian Krosnick9 years ago5 months ago068 mins

LOST LEGENDS: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Welcome aboard the Nautilus. Let’s dive deep into the unknown fathoms of the sea aboard Magic Kingdom’s lost underwater masterpiece dark ride, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage. See just why fans say this might’ve been the best ride Walt Disney World ever had.