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Disney World – Fun, Fantasy and Reality
It's a vacation kingdom 43 square miles. And more than that, it's a laboratory for city planners
John Reddy

OUR STATELY Chinese junk glided through the waters of the lagoon, one night at Walt Disney World in Florida. Ahead, etched in brilliant lights, the golden spires of Cinderella's Castle rose above the Magic Kingdom. An electrical water show, with sea creatures animated in lights and music blaring, serpentined past us in the darkness. Spotlights ashore pinpointed the flashing figures of water skiers soaring over jumps while one, suspended from a kite, rose higher than a ten-story building before floating safely down. To top it all off, an eruption of fireworks spangled the sky like a giant Christmas tree.

"I only wish Walt could have seen this." said Card Walker, president of the Disney organization. "He'd have loved it.

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Title
Source type Magazine
Volume 104.621
Published
Language en
Document type Feature
Media type text
Page count 6
Pages pp. 146-151

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Id 5980
Availability Free
Inserted 2021-04-24