Prior to Walt Disney's choice of Orlando for his theme park in 1965, near the end of his life, the town proper had about 90K population and lots of the above pictured landscape. Now the city is the center of a large metro area of over 2M people. Walt Disney certainly was a visionary.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Central Florida Without the Glitz, Theme Parks and Resorts...and it's hot and muggy in June!
Prior to Walt Disney's choice of Orlando for his theme park in 1965, near the end of his life, the town proper had about 90K population and lots of the above pictured landscape. Now the city is the center of a large metro area of over 2M people. Walt Disney certainly was a visionary.
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