Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney's Hollywood Studios is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Spanning 135
acres in size, its theme is show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood
in the 1930s and 1940s. The third park built at the resort, it opened on May 1, 1989 as
Disney-MGM Studios. In 2008, the park hosted approximately 9.61 million guests, ranking
it the fourth-most visited amusement park in the United States, and seventh-most visited
in the world. The park is represented by The Sorcerer's Hat, a stylized version of the
magical hat from Fantasia. It replaced the Earful Tower as the park's icon in 2001.
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Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The fourth park
built at the resort, it opened on April 22, 1998, and it is the largest single Disney theme
park in the world, covering more than 500 acres. It is also the first Disney theme park
to be themed entirely around animal conservation, a philosophy once pioneered by Walt
Disney himself. Disney's Animal Kingdom is accredited by the Association of Zoos and
Aquariums, meaning it has met and exceeded the standards in Education, Conservation
and Research.
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Disney's Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The first park built
at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1971. The park saw an estimated 17 million visitors
in 2008, making it the most visited theme park in the world. Designed and built by WED
Enterprises (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering), the park's layout and attractions
are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California.
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Disney's EPCOT
Epcot is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to
international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort,
it opened on October 1, 1982 and was named EPCOT Center until 1994. In 2008, Epcot
hosted approximately 10.93 million guests, ranking it the third-most visited theme park
in the United States, and sixth-most visited in the world.
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