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Walt Disney World - general fun facts

I just found this HUGE list of fun facts.
(Almost) all of them have to do with numbers:


43 square miles of property is what is considered the original area centrally located in Florida and is considered the largest of its kind in the world.

5,900 acres have been developed

1965 is when the public was told about the Walt Disney World Resort Plans

52 months of construction were needed to build Walt Disney World back in 1971,

8 million cubic yards of earth were moved to build Walt Disney World.

2,000 acres remain open for development by the Walt Disney World Company.

$180 an acres was a great price for the Florida land, until Disney was named the person buying the land then the price went to $1000 an acre.

27,258 acres of land were purchased for WDW

5 million dollars was the cost to purchase the 27,258 acres of WDW

$5,018, 770 was the cost of the 27,258 acres

18 months of moving dirt were used to just prepare the Magic Kingdom site to be built.

8 million cubic yards of earth were moved to build the Magic Kingdom.

3.3 million chocolate covered Mickey Mouse ice cream bars are sold every year at Walt Disney World (WDW)

4 colors make up the official colors of WDW, lagoon blue, mint green, pumpkin orange, lavender.

450 acre area is Bay Lake and located near the Magic Kingdom.

14.25 pound largemouth bass is the largest ever caught on Bay Lake, but we’ll never know since it is catch and release fishing.

4.5 miles of beach line the Seven Seas lagoon and Bay Lake

70,000 fingerling bass were originally stocked in Bay lake when WDW first opened.

2.385 billion gallons make up the volume of water that is Bay Lake and the adjoining Seven Seas Lagoon.

14 feet deep is the Seven Sea lagoon, but Bay Lake is only 12 feet deep.

14 floats are used in the Electrical Water pageant , that has been featured at the Magic Kingdom since 1971

1 million cubic yards of earth were dredged from the bottom of the lagoon during the initial excavation phase, the soil was reused for the foundation of the Magic Kingdom. Also some of the sand was cleaned and used for the near by beaches

7 million pens are purchased by WDW each year.

4 inches is the distance the driver of the armored car has between the door and the wall of the Utilidors, which is the only gas powered vehicle allowed in the Tunnel.

9 acres of tunnel are under the Magic Kingdom.

14 feet below ground are the 9 acres of tunnels servicing the Magic Kingdom.

2 times a month the horse shaped hitching posts on Main Street, USA are scraped and painted.

20 minutes is all it takes to fill Splash Mountain and 5 Minutes to drain it.

47 square miles is the original property size that was purchased for Walt Disney World.

7,500 acres were set-aside as Conversation area in 1970 and developed a system of more than 43 miles of canals and 22 miles of levees to control the water level.

100,000 guests is the max capacity for the Magic Kingdom. The parking lot closes at 75,000 to allow room for Hotel resort guests arriving on buses, boats and monorail.

1,000 firework shows per year makes WDW the largest consumer of fireworks in North America.

15,000 weddings have taken place at WDW since September 1991.

10 million hamburgers are sold each year at the parks

6 million hotdogs are sold each year in the park

9 million pounds of French fries are sold each year in the park

1.6 million barbecued turkey legs are consumed each year at Walt Disney World & Disneyland

2.5 million pounds of turkey is consumed each year in WDW and Disneyland

324,000 pounds of popcorn are popped every year at Walt Disney World Resort, that's 5 million bags of buttery kernels.

58,000 employees are employed by Walt Disney world as of 2006, spending more than $1.1 billion on payroll and $478 million in benefits each year

5,000 employees are dedicated to the maintenance and engineering at WDW including 750 horticulturists and 600 painters.

$100 million is spent each year to maintain the Magic Kingdom.

10 of the 12 trains can be stored in the maintenance shop on its upper level (the bottom level houses the four steam locomotives that circle the Magic Kingdom). On any given night, two Mark VI trains are parked outside the gate of the Magic Kingdom. No train will ever be left outside two nights in a row.

72,000 ticket holders at the FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship game in Miami each receive a surprise free ticket to any Disney theme park in the world. The largest Disney theme park ticket give-away ever was part of the launch of the Happiest Celebration on Earth, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland and Disney theme parks.

50,000th child to have a Disney theme park wish granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Disney. This event took place on October 6, 2005.

3,700 different Cast Member costume designs make up a working wardrobe of about 1.8 million pieces. Approximately 13,000 costume pieces are manufactured each year at Walt Disney World.

15 million miles are driven by the Walt Disney World bus fleet each year.

3,421,399 (approximately)famous “Mouse Ear” hats sold each year at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to cover the head of every man, woman and child in Portland, Oregon.

30th year anniversary for Walt Disney World was celebrated October 1, 2001. Happy Anniversary !

392,040 square feet of space under the Magic Kingdom creates the Utilidors and are bustling with action. Beside navigation information the walls are covered with motivational information, such as the 7 rules of a Cast Member.

750 watercraft makes Walt Disney World the 5th largest fleet of watercraft in the world.

2.5 million garments(pieces) exist in Walt Disney World costuming department.

150,000 gallons of paint were purchased in 2004 enough to cover 7,500 average size homes.

110,000 gallons of paint were used by WDW and its many contractors in 2011

270 buses are in service at Walt Disney World.

50 million soft drinks are sold annually at WDW.

194,871 miles of toilet tissue are used annually at WDW.

24,409 miles of paper towels are used annually at WDW.

319,353 lbs. of chocolate are used annually at WDW.

900,000 pounds of watermelon are used annually at WDW.

741,150 pounds of sugar are used annually at WDW.

1.8 million pounds of flour are used annually at WDW.

245,000 pounds of fruit filling are used annually at WDW.

38,000 pounds of white icing glaze are used annually at WDW.

2.9 million pounds of eggs are used annually at WDW.

606,000 pounds of bananas are used annually at WDW.

510,000 of grapes are used annually at WDW.

1.5 million soft pretzels are served annually at WDW.

639,000 pounds of macaroni and cheese are served at WDW.

337,000 pencils are purchased annually to use at WDW.

148 million sheets of recycled copier paper are used annually at WDW.

730,102 gallons of bleach are used annually at WDW.

214,000 bandages were provided to guests during the year 2004 at WDW.

20,000 different colors of paint used in Walt Disney World.

3 circle vision films play at WDW. n the Magic Kingdom, take a trip through time in Tomorrowland’s "The Timekeeper." The other two films using the Circle-Vision technology are both found in Epcot's World Showcase. They are O Canada!, and the Wonders of China.

290 different outfits are in Mickey’s wardrobe closet, including a scuba suit and a tuxedo.

200 different outfits are in Minnie’s wardrobe closet, including a cheerleader costume and various evening gowns.

15 million gallons of water are used each day at WDW.

5,000 plus performers, (not counting the 500 doves that were released), joined in the Grand Opening Celebration of Walt Disney World at the Magic Kingdom on October 25, 1971.

1,076-piece band (including 76 trombones) was led by "Music man" Meredith Wilson as part of the Grand opening parade up Main Street, USA.

51,000 employees work at WDW, this number changes with the seasons and peak park seasons.


Source: http://www.http://disneybythenumbers.com
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