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This past week marked the 47th anniversary of Magic Kingdom’s opening and with it the de facto 47th anniversary of Walt Disney World itself. What started as a sort of replica of Disneyland has taken on a life of its own and in its 47 years, it has become the most popular theme park and one of the most popular destinations in the entire world. Over 20 million guests pass through Magic Kingdom turnstiles each and every year.
There are so many things to love about this place and its size and scope is certainly one of them. Rather than do a top 10 or what have you we decided to discuss our 47 favorite things about the Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s attractions, shows, food, entertainment or the details, we’ll be running through our favorites on this episode of WDW Opinion.
- How we get there – no two arrivals are the same
- The monorail
- The boats
- The train station – it’s just so happy
- The big reveal
- The Castle
- The smells down Main Street
- Being unable to resist NOT taking a photo
- The people who built it (i.e. Windows on Main Street)
- Ducking into the Emporium to beat the crowds
- We love Casey’s
- Coming to the Hub where you get to pick your destiny
- Transitions from land to land
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- The smell of the pirate water
- Haunted Mansion
- The Mountain Range
- The music from Splash Mountain
- That view of the castle from Splash mountain.
- Space Mountain’s elegance
- The Country Bear Jamboree (Do we?)
- Relaxing on the People Mover
- Relaxing on the Walt Disney World Railroad
- Relaxing on the Liberty Square River Boat
- Punny jokes on Jungle Cruise
- Experiencing the new combined with the old (i.e. New and Old Fantasyland)
- Stoller chaos – yes, something about it
- Churros
- Turkey Legs
- Dole Whips
- Pop Corn
- The welcome show
- Rope drop
- The dew on the sidewalks in the early morning
- Your fellow guests
- People watching
- Hoping from land to land, really world to world
- We love to hate on it’s a small world
- We also love it’s a small world
- Pecos Bills, enough said
- Fireworks over the Castle
- The calm at the very end of the night
- Going back to Tomorrowland at night
- Seeing the park throughout the year
- How elegant it is with chaos around it
- Something about the way the Castle seems to always just be in view…
- The chance to celebrate for EVERY occasion (I mean, 47 years?)
Stories discussed in News to Opinion
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Disney Legend of the Month
This month we actually honor two Disney Legends. A couple in fact. Alice and Marc Davis.
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