--- title: "Florida" description: "Florida’s attraction history includes a development planned at the scale of an overnight holiday destination.The story behind the day outA park becomes the anchor of a resortWalt Disney World opened on 1 October 1971. The opening established a resort in Central Florida rather than simply adding another urban amusement ground. The date marks the beginning of the destination’s public operation, while its later parks and facilities belong to subsequent stages. Florida’s park history is therefore partly a history of resort growth: a single familiar name can encompass places developed at very different times.Sources & further readingDisney Experiences · Walt Disney World historical factsHistorical sources checked 25 October 2026." canonical_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/florida/" markdown_url: "https://thmprk.com/region/florida/index.md" language: "en-US" content_type: "taxonomy_archive" taxonomy: "job_listing_region" term_id: 200 page: 1 --- # Florida Florida’s attraction history includes a development planned at the scale of an overnight holiday destination. The story behind the day out ## A park becomes the anchor of a resort Walt Disney World opened on 1 October 1971. The opening established a resort in Central Florida rather than simply adding another urban amusement ground. The date marks the beginning of the destination’s public operation, while its later parks and facilities belong to subsequent stages. Florida’s park history is therefore partly a history of resort growth: a single familiar name can encompass places developed at very different times. ### Sources & further reading - [Disney Experiences · Walt Disney World historical facts]() Historical sources checked 25 October 2026. 13 published places. Page 1 of 2. - [Magic Kingdom Park]() · [Markdown](); location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States. - [EPCOT]() · [Markdown](); location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States. - [Disney’s Hollywood Studios]() · [Markdown](); location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States. - [Universal Islands of Adventure]() · [Markdown](); location: Orlando, Florida, United States. - [Universal Studios Florida]() · [Markdown](); location: Orlando, Florida, United States. - [Disney’s Animal Kingdom]() · [Markdown](); location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States. - [Busch Gardens Tampa Bay]() · [Markdown](); location: Tampa, Florida, United States. - [Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon]() · [Markdown](); location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States. - [Universal Volcano Bay]() · [Markdown](); location: Orlando, Florida, United States. - [Aquatica Orlando]() · [Markdown](); location: Orlando, Florida, United States. [Next page]() Canonical source: https://thmprk.com/region/florida/