Although I am still sorting through notes and pages of information, I thought now would be a good time to take a break and start the timeline. So this particular is for Walt Disney World itself and the years it took to get the world together and the years of progress we have witnessed.
Ok so to start.... the begining.
1964: Under the name 'Florida Project' Walt Disney secretly started buying acres of swampland in orange and osceola counties for $180 an acre with a total of 27,433 acres purchased.
1965: November 15th, Walt made a public announcement of his plans details in regards to the 'Florida Project' and the future Walt Disney World.
1966: A 24 minute video was recorded by Walt Disney on October 27. The video was a preview of the 'Florida Project' including plans for the 'Experimental prototype community of tomorrow' also known as - EPCOT.
December 15th; Walt Disney died of Lung Cancer aged 65. Walt's brother Roy would continue with the Florida Project.
A small clip that shows the video, although you will notice it is greatly different from what has been come of the EPCOT that is available to us today, although I must say that I find this video extremely informative, to the ideals and ideas that Walt Disney had.
1967: Legislation creating the Ready Creek Improvement District passed through both the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate, and was signed into law on May 12th. This legislation allowed Walt Disney Productions to continue with construction of Walt Disney World.
With this law, site preparation began for Disney's Magic Kingdom.
1969: Construction began on the Magic Kingdom, including Main Street USA and the 189 foot high Cinderella Castle.
1970: The Walt Disney World Conservation area which encompasses 7,500 acres was establised by Walt Disney Productions.
A Walt Disney World preview center opened in Lake Buena Vista in June of this year.
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