Walt Disney World Resort First General Overview. Experience: Sight.

Good day everyone!

    With the same level of enthousiasm as yesterday, I am opening the first complete post of this blog. Before I go further, I wish to elaborate just a little about the format of this blog. I wish to focus the main subjects of the posts into five main categories.

    One reason of the huge success of Walt Disney World parks resides in the near immaculate understanding, focus and dedication about Guests' experiences. Once a Guest have crossed the entrance sign, all of his senses are categorized as ''settings'' and are exploited to enhance the whole experience of the Guests.

    Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch and Taste. Those five senses will also constitute the five main categories discussed and presented in this blog.

    This will be the first post about the ''Sight'' experience. So let's get started.

    First of all, what is Walt Disney World Resort? I am pretty sure that many first-time Guests in the past would like to go back in time and take a closer look before their first visit. This is no ordinary amusement park. The size of the whole domain can easily disorient anyone who isn't aware of the impressive amount of land acquired by Disney's company in Florida.

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    After successfully opening Disneyland in California in 1955, Walt Disney faced a problem. He needed a lot more space to keep up with his ever flourishing imagination. ''The Florida Project'' was born and was kept a secret as Disney's companies acquired massive amounts of land in the Orlando area.

Disney's Port Orleans resort river.

To this date, Walt Disney World Resort covers a total of 30 080 acres! (47 square miles) The resort operates 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, 24 hotels, Downtown Disney, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Boardwalk, Golf courses and even a race track.

    Even after Walt Disney's death in 1966, the project kept on going as Walt's brother, Roy Disney, delivered Walt Disney World's first amusement park, the Magic Kingdom in 1971.

    But I do not wish to focus on official dates and numbers for the moment. With an asset of over 30 000 acres of land, the millions of Guests visiting year after year can basically travel all around the world without leaving the property.

Downtown Disney.

    Inside the parks or at any of the 24 themed resorts, the Guests' sight experience is exploited in many ways to the delight of amateur photographs like myself. Speaking of my personal experience, I can easily take more than 100 pictures in any given day, anywhere inside Walt Disney World Resort.

    But it doesn't end there. What the Guests see and what they don't is carefully taken care of, virtually everywhere a Guest can see. No matter if it's inside a small boutique, inside the restrooms, at a hotel lobby or during a parade. Every possible aspect, color or floral arrangement that can enhance any location or even change the landscape will be put together and presented for the Guests' sight enjoyment.

    I have been asked many times if I have seen everything there is to see at Walt Disney World Resort. My quick answer to them is no. When asked about approximately how much I have seen, I usually answer around 80% of the whole domain.  I honestly don't think that someone can claim having seen everything there is to see in the ''land of dreams'' as some attractions are replaced and some new arrangements or monuments are added from time to time.

Disney's Jambo House.

    Finally, I wish to conclude this first glance about the Sight Experience with a few quick tips to anyone who plans on visiting Walt Disney World Resort in the near future. Make sure that you make a plan of what you wish to see, do not try to do too much in a single week, wear comfy shoes, make early reservations (sometimes months before your visit) and of course, don't forget your camera!

    Have a magical day!

             Frank.