Birnbaum Guides - Birnbaums 2020 Walt Disney World: The Official Vacation Guide

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Disneyland
Walt Disney World for Kids

For some of us, our first Walt Disney World experience dates all the way back to 1971, the year this new Disneyland in Florida made its debut. At that time, the Magic Kingdom was the only theme park to explore. Nonetheless, for those who came, it was love at first sight, and weve returned again and again. Fast-forward nearly five decades and Walt Disney World boasts four theme parks, two water parks, dozens of hotels, hundreds of restaurants, and a whole lot more.

Never before has there been so much incentive to visit (and revisit) the memory-making capital of the world. The Magic Kingdom wows guests with its mix of classic and contemporary shows and attractions, from Pirates of the Caribbean to the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, plus a stirring fireworks spectacular: Happily Ever After. Guests control the Millennium Falcon and join The Resistance in a brand-new land: Star WarsGalaxys Edge. They are also shrunk to the size of a toy as they enter the parks beloved fun zone, Toy Story Land. And the new Mickey & Minnies Runaway Railroad transports giddy Studios guests to a wild and wacky cartoon world. Animal Kingdoms Pandorathe World of Avatar is home to Flight of Passage, a thriller that lets guests fly on the back of a mountain banshee. The park also boasts evening safaris and a nighttime spectacular, Rivers of Light. At Epcot (which in the midst of a multi-year re-imagining phase),