I've been in Disney World Florida for two weeks, and today in part 1 I'm talking about a bit of history and the original vision for Walt Disney World.The scale of it all

$1000 a day average popcorn stand in peak season

Spend around $1,000,000 a day on fireworksInteresting design points

The original vision for Walt Disney World was Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. When Walt Disney died, it became a dedication to him, and they built an amazing theme park instead

Its purpose was to be a "real city that would 'never cease to be a blueprint of the future,' designed to stimulate American industry to develop new ideas for urban living.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPCOT_(concept)

Original concept: monorail travel everywhere, no cars needed, a transportation system owned by EPCOT 

The PeopleMover: a transportation system that never stops

The whole Epcot thing lead to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which is basically a governing jurisdiction of land that Disney owns. That’s where Walt Disney World is. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Improvement_District

They are their own government. 

Nothing is ever out of place. It’s perfect in terms of litter, upkeep, staff smiling and greeting you, everything. Replant flowers every 3 weeks. 

Immersion. Nobody can leave character, the queues to any of the rides is completely immersive like the new Avatar ride

Interesting Conversations episode 1 is out now!

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