On this day, October 1, 1971 the 74 square mile Walt Disney World resort opened in Orlando, FL.
Just imagine the economic impact of that one giant operation in the global economy over the last 28 years.
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Actually, it was 1971, not 1977.
Posted by: Tim Siedell | Monday, October 03, 2005 at 05:03 PM
You are correct. My typo. Wikipedia has it right I recorded it wrong.
Posted by: Peter | Monday, October 03, 2005 at 05:28 PM