A 2011 Orlando Sentinel story shared some fascinating facts — courtesy of a Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th session — about the theme park circa 1971. Here are a few interesting tidbits, with ...

A family of four’s Disney vacation has gone from about $2,400 to over $6,200 in constant 2026 dollars. The ticket math is bad enough. The real story is everything that used to come free and now ...

In its long storied history, Walt Disney World, the "most magical place on Earth," has only closed 10 times. Ahead of its 53rd anniversary, the Orlando theme park has shut its doors for weather and ...

WE FOUND OUT IT IS HARD TO TELL. >> HAVE A GOOD TIME. >> WE WANT TO CONSERVE HER GUESTS THAT MAGIC -- CONSERVE FOR OUR GUESTS THAT MAGIC THEY FELT THE FIRST DAY THEY VISITED. >> THE MISSION TO MAKE ...

Walt Disney World opened rather inauspiciously on Oct. 1, 1971. Attendance was downright disappointing on opening day and things remained stagnant during the first few weeks of operation. The "experts ...

We at NPR have a special soft spot for it because it's the year we were founded. We've been celebrating our 50th anniversary, and you can come join the party here, here, and here. But 1971 was ...

Walt Disney World opened its gates to the public 50 years ago today on Oct. 1, 1971 – and Central Florida was never the same. The Orlando Sentinel, which in 1965 broke the news that Walt Disney was ...

Back in 1971, Walt Disney World opened, giving Eastern Air Lines the opportunity to create a commercial-although it would be better to call it a marketing fever dream. Welcome back to the nostalgic ...

Card Walker, a mailroom employee who rose to become the first chief executive at the Walt Disney Co. who wasn’t a member of the Disney family, leading the company from 1971 to 1983, has died. He was ...