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Orlando, Florida, the world's
biggest playground, was named in
honour of Orlando Reeves, an army
sentry killed during the first
Seminole War. What began in the
1830´s as an army outpost grew into
an agricultural supply line with the
expansion of The South Florida
Railroad. Orlando became a centre
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Disney World
Very secretly, beginning in
the early 60´s, an anonymous
investor bought thousands of
acres of what was then
farmland, orange groves, and
swamp marshes. News of this
activity reached the press,
and he was forced to divulge
his plan to build a one
hundred million dollar
resort and theme park. He
envisioned an oasis where
travellers could take their
families and live out the
kind of fantasies he had as
a child. Walt Disney's
secret was out, and the
hysteria surrounding the
possibility of a tourism
centre in Central Florida
caused civic leaders to
grant special zoning laws to
help bring his dream to
fruition. In 1971 Disney
World opened its doors, and
Orlando has never been the
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Today, at Disney World,
Epcot, and rival theme parks
such as Sea World and
Universal Studios, it is
possible to swim with
sharks, battle pirates, be
chased by a T-Rex, fight
villains with Spiderman,
journey to the moon, and
even watch the filming of a
major motion picture. Walt
Disney’s dreams draw more
than forty million visitors
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