13 surprising ways Walt Disney World is celebrating its 50th Anniversary
The number one tourist destination in the world is solidly middle-aged now! WALT DISNEY WORLD, FL – Fifty years! A lot has happened since Walt Disney World first opened its gates so long ago. There was Nixon, and, uh, disco, … something about the Berlin Wall… The moon landing? No, that was before. We really…

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