Magic Kingdom

:This article is about the theme park Magic Kingdom. For the band Magic Kingdom, see Magic Kingdom (band).

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Theme park - Magic Kingdom (band)

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The Magic Kingdom is a theme park covering 107 acres (433,000 m²) at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. Opened on October 1, 1971, it is the most famous of the Florida theme parks. Its layout and attractions are generally similar to those of Disneyland in California, and the park was designed and built by Walt Disney Imagineering.

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Theme park - Acre - Walt Disney World Resort - Orlando, Florida - The Walt Disney Company - October 1 - 1971 - Florida - Disneyland - California - Walt Disney Imagineering

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In addition to the bronze "Partners Statue" of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of Cinderella Castle, there is also a bronze statue of Roy O. Disney sitting with Minnie Mouse near the park's entrance.

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Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse - Cinderella Castle - Roy O. Disney - Minnie Mouse

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The Magic Kingdom park is constructed above a series of tunnels called utilidors, short for "utility corridors," used by park employees ("Cast Members") to reach areas inside and outside the park without being seen by park Guests. This means that Cast Members in Adventureland outfits never have to be seen in Main Street, USA, for example - this comes from an occasion in Disneyland when Walt Disney spotted a Frontierland cowboy strolling through Tomorrowland. The utilidors were built at ground level (due to Florida's high water table) and the area around them was filled in with dirt from the "Seven Seas Lagoon" which was being dug in front of the park, and the Magic Kingdom itself was built on top. This means that, technically, ground level inside the Magic Kingdom is actually on the second story. The utilidors were originally planned to be used for every park, but due to financial constraints they were not used in any of the other Walt Disney World theme parks. Epcot, however, does have tunnels in its Future World area.

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Adventureland - Main Street, USA - Disneyland - Walt Disney - Frontierland - Tomorrowland - Water table - Seven Seas Lagoon - Epcot

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