thanks for joining us. i m bob massi. i m 1954, walt disney began construction on what he envisioned to be a magical place for families on the site of a former orange grove in california. walt disney is a man who had a dream, a dream to take raw land and, with courage and conviction, build a magic kingdom called disneyland. disneyland was a huge success. but walt disney knew that hardly anyone crossed the mississippi to travel to disneyland. so he needed a place on the east coast. the requirements were good weather and also a populous destination. walt disney saw the unlimited potential of central florida. the area around orlando was mostly orange groves, swamps and farmland. there were only 7,500 total residents in osceola county back in the early 60s. there weren t, for miles, any utilities that people could have even connected to. nothing but cows and oranges. with the florida turnpike and interstate 4 under construction, well, disney made his decision.
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