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500,000 character watches are sold annually mainly Mickey watches, are slipped onto wrists from Walt Disney World gift shops each year. At any given time, there are more than 200 different varieties of character watches. The most popular timepiece: a gold-tone relief of Mickey Mouse.
210 pairs of sunglasses on average are turned in at the Magic Kingdom lost and found alone. Their have been enough "shades" submitted each year in the Magic Kingdom to outfit every resident of Sun City, Arizona; Sun City, California; and Sun City, Florida. Since 1971, an estimated 1.5 million pairs of glasses have found their way into the "lost" bin.
6,000 cell phones are turned into the lost found each year
3,500 digital cameras are turned into the lost found each year
18,000 hats are turned into the lost found each year
7,500 autograph books are turned into the lost found each year
6,000 different types of food are served at WDW.
350 or more chefs are employed at WDW
2 times the size of Manhattan Island is the property of Walt Disney World.
200 feet is the maximum building height in Florida, so the building does not have a red light installed for aircraft.
1st guest entered Walt Disney World on October 1, 1971
50,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on March 2,1976
100,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on October 22, 1979
150,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on April 7, 1983
200,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on July 20,1985
300,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on June 21, 1989
400,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on August 5,1992
500,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on October 13, 1995
600,000,000 guest entered Walt Disney World on June 24, 1998
4 million guests of Walt Disney World Resort hotels have used Disney’s Magical Express since the airport shuttle, luggage delivery and airline check-in service launched May 5, 2005
250,000 Guests at the Walt Disney World Resort ride the various forms of “mass transit” every day, which include monorails, ferryboats, bus services and water taxis.
100,000 to 200,000 photos of guests are taken each day by Disney’s PhotoPass photographers
4 % percent of all amateur photography is estimated to be taken at Walt Disney World and Disneyland
3 times the park has been closed, once resort wide in September 1999 for Hurricane Floyd; resort wide on September 11th, 2001 due to the terror attacks on America; and Epcot only on July 17th, 2002 due to a power outage.
72,000 individual AudioAnimatronic functions per second are controlled by the Digital Animation Control System (DACS)
2.2 million travelers were bused from Orlando International Airport to either a WDW resort hotels or cruise ships in 2008, That works out to about $1.6 million a year in payments to the airport
80,000 high school seniors will celebrate graduation during the annual Grad night party at Walt Disney World Resort. Disney has hosted the event for 36 years with a variety of acts from KC and the Sunshine Band to Jessica Simpson.
160 lane miles of paved roads are maintained by WDW
70 lane miles of public roads are maintained Reedy Creek Improvement District
5,500 cast members ere working at WDW when it opened in October of 1971, by the end of the summer of 1972 there were over 10,000 cast members working at WDW
15,326 cast members were employed ay WDW by September 30, 1995
56,044 people applied for jobs in 1994, of those 56,o44 applicants 8,750 people became cast members
2,600 cast members were honored with Distinguished Service Awards in 1996
850 acres of lakes featuring nearly 130,000 feet of shoreline are available at WDW, And that’s just on “the surface”: Beneath the surface of the 7 largest lakes are a combined 3.122 billion gallons of water
2.385 billion gallons – that’s the volume of water in Bay Lake and adjoining Seven Seas Lagoon, at a combined 596 acres the 2 largest lakes at Walt Disney World Resort
9 that’s the number of theme park attractions for which guests board boats for a floating adventure: Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Liberty Square Riverboat, it’s a small world, Norway’s Maelstrom, Living With the Land, El Rio del Tiempo (River of Time), and Kali River Rapids. Also notable: a raft ride across the Rivers of America to Tom Sawyer Island, and the flying pirate ships of Peter Pan’s Flight.
14 (at least!) that’s the number of other theme park attractions, shows and interactive entertainment during which water plays – or sprays – a memorable role. Here’s the lineup:
1 Disney's Hollywood Studios Backlot Tour (flash flood in Catastrophe Canyon)
2 “Fantasmic!” (dancing fountains, water screens and shiploads of character drama)
3 “Jim Henson’s Muppet*Vision 3-D” (surprise special effects)
4 “Voyage of the Little Mermaid” (the entire story theme is “Under the Sea”)
5 “Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show" (jet ski featured in one scene)
6 “Fountain of Nations” (dramatic, computer-choreographed water ballet in Innoventions Plaza at Epcot)
7 The Seas with Nemo & Friends (with 5.7 million gallons of water, one of the largest man-made ocean environments in the world)
8 “IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth” (there are fireworks, for sure, but also fountains … and it all takes place on 36.9-acre World Showcase Lagoon)
9 Imagination! fountains (quirky fountains in the plaza entertain guests with spurts and streams)
10 The Magic Carpets of Aladdin (beware the spitting camel)
11 Journey Into Imagination with Figment (imagine bathroom fixtures installed on the ceiling)
12 The Great Movie Ride (Gene Kelly is still “Singin’ in the Rain”)
13 The Enchanted Tiki Room–Under New Management (the Audio-Animatronics cast sings up a tropical storm)
14 Ariel’s Grotto (meet “The Little Mermaid” character and then cool off in an interactive leap-frog fountain spouting between sea sponges)
60,000 cast members are employed at WDW to be more precise. That's how many people it takes to create the magic at the Vacation Kingdom. Not surprisingly, Walt Disney World Resort is the largest single-site employer in the United States.
9 is the number of theme park attractions for which guests board boats for a floating adventure: Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Liberty Square Riverboat, it’s a small world, Norway’s Maelstrom, Living With the Land, El Rio del Tiempo (River of Time), and Kali River Rapids. Also notable: a raft ride across the Rivers of America to Tom Sawyer Island, and the flying pirate ships of Peter Pan’s Flight
15 is the number of other theme park attractions, shows and interactive entertainment during which water plays – or sprays – a memorable role.
3,000 different job roles are available at WDW
52 that’s the number of feet of luxurious yacht in Grand 1, available for charter cruises on Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. The captain and first mate welcome aboard private parties of up to 18 people at the Grand Floridian Marina.
89 varieties of cheese are used by Disney theme parks and resort chefs
3,000 different job roles are available at WDW
2,000 slices of apple strudel are served in the parks each day
1980 is when the Mickey bar first appear in the parks
8,100 Mickey bars are made per hour at the Nestle factory near Fresno California
170,000 Mickey bars are made per day at the Nestle factory near Fresno California
100 Mickey bars are formed per minute at the Nestle factory near Fresno California
12 minutes are need to freeze the Mickey bar at the Nestle factory near Fresno California
-60 degrees is the temperature at which the Mickey bars are frozen at
20 character dining experiences can be found at WDW
3,000 servings of rice cream are made from 1 daily batch
9 gallons of water go into making the 1 daily batch of rice cream
40 pounds of rice go into making the 1 daily batch of rice cream
9 gallons of milk go into making the 1 daily batch of rice cream
1 million servings of rice cream are served each year at WDW
1 millions servings of Mickey waffles enjoyed by guests at WDW each year
6,000 different food items are available at WDW
2 million eggs are used through out the park annually
9 is the number of theme park attractions for which guests board boats for a floating adventure: Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, Liberty Square Riverboat, it’s a small world, Norway’s Maelstrom, Living With the Land, El Rio del Tiempo (River of Time), and Kali River Rapids. Also notable: a raft ride across the Rivers of America to Tom Sawyer Island, and the flying pirate ships of Peter Pan’s Flight.
5 adults can sit in a row on the Trams
210 adults can be seated on the Trams
23 trams operate at WDW
20 tons of fresh fruits and veggies are consumed annually at Walt Disney World Resort
13,000 roses decorate WDW and many varieties of roses are used
14 girls were hired to work in the WDW preview center
600 million guests have been to WDW since it opened in 1971 (as of 2011)
9 screens are required to construct a Circle-Vision theater
134 attraction are located in WDW as of 2011
$6.50 was the price of guided tour of WDW on opening day
1,500 automated external defoliators (AED) are installed backstage and in guest areas all throughout WDW property
94 lives have been saved by the AED installed at all Disney properties worldwide as of 2012