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Walt Disney World Company | 2004 Disney

Monday, May 26th, 2008

The Walt Disney World Company, along with Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated, the Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation and the Reedy Creek Improvement District, owns the land in the Walt Disney World Resort. These are all wholly owned subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney World Company also operates the two theme parks of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Compass East Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on December 7, 1964. On September 30, 1966, Latin-American Development and Management Corporation, Ayefour Corporation (a pun on Interstate 4), Tomahawk Properties, Incorporated, Reedy Creek Ranch, Incorporated, and Bay Lake Properties, Incorporated, all Florida corporations, were merged into Compass East Corporation. These companies were responsible for buying up the land that would become the Walt Disney World Resort; there were many to obscure the purpose of the companies.

The Reedy Creek Drainage District, later renamed the Reedy Creek Improvement District, was incorporated on May 13, 1966 to manage the land owned by the Compass East Corporation. On September 26, 1967, Compass East Corporation was renamed to Walt Disney World Company. By this time, most of the land had been bought and the news of the Walt Disney World Resort was public.

The Walt Disney World Company was reincorporated in Florida on September 30, 1997. On January 26, 1998, Ranch and Grove Holding Corporation, which had owned some of the land in the Walt Disney World Resort since April 12, 1972 was merged into the Walt Disney World Company. Reedy Creek Energy Services, Incorporated, originally known as Reedy Creek Utilities Company, Incorporated was merged into the Walt Disney World Company on September 30, 1999. On October 2, 2000, MDMP Corporation, which had been deeded many improvements in the Walt Disney World Resort on December 20, 1996, was merged into the Walt Disney World Company.

The Walt Disney World Company is Orlando’s largest employer, with approximately 57,000 employees, known by the Company as “Cast Members”.


See also

  • Reedy Creek Improvement District
  • Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated
  • Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation
  • Walt Disney World Resort


External links

  • A list of property they own in Orange County, Florida

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Walt Disney World Company | Disney

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

The Walt Disney World Company, along with Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated, the Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation and the Reedy Creek Improvement District, owns the land in the Walt Disney World Resort. These are all wholly owned subsidiaries of the Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney World Company also operates the two theme parks of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

Compass East Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on December 7, 1964. On September 30, 1966, Latin-American Development and Management Corporation, Ayefour Corporation (a pun on Interstate 4), Tomahawk Properties, Incorporated, Reedy Creek Ranch, Incorporated, and Bay Lake Properties, Incorporated, all Florida corporations, were merged into Compass East Corporation. These companies were responsible for buying up the land that would become the Walt Disney World Resort; there were many to obscure the purpose of the companies.

The Reedy Creek Drainage District, later renamed the Reedy Creek Improvement District, was incorporated on May 13, 1966 to manage the land owned by the Compass East Corporation. On September 26, 1967, Compass East Corporation was renamed to Walt Disney World Company. By this time, most of the land had been bought and the news of the Walt Disney World Resort was public.

The Walt Disney World Company was reincorporated in Florida on September 30, 1997. On January 26, 1998, Ranch and Grove Holding Corporation, which had owned some of the land in the Walt Disney World Resort since April 12, 1972 was merged into the Walt Disney World Company. Reedy Creek Energy Services, Incorporated, originally known as Reedy Creek Utilities Company, Incorporated was merged into the Walt Disney World Company on September 30, 1999. On October 2, 2000, MDMP Corporation, which had been deeded many improvements in the Walt Disney World Resort on December 20, 1996, was merged into the Walt Disney World Company.

The Walt Disney World Company is Orlando’s largest employer, with approximately 57,000 employees, known by the Company as “Cast Members”.


See also

  • Reedy Creek Improvement District
  • Walt Disney Travel Company, Incorporated
  • Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation
  • Walt Disney World Resort


External links

  • A list of property they own in Orange County, Florida

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The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Walt Disney

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

The Muppets at Walt Disney World is a television special starring Jim Henson’s Muppets at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This was the last Muppets project that Jim Henson worked on before his death on May 16, 1990.

In it, the Muppets, who have sneaked into Walt Disney World, are pursued by a security guard played by Charles Grodin. Attractions featured include Big Thunder Mountain, the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, Star Tours, the Mad Hatter Tea Cups, and World Showcase. The special is notable for making the three parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios) seem like one connected area, despite the parks actually being apart from each other.

The story ends with the Muppets having a friendly meeting at Mickey Mouse’s office where the signature characters of Walt Disney and Jim Henson compare their companies’ theme songs, “When You Wish Upon a Star” and “Rainbow Connection” respectively and the ideals behind them.


Muppet performers

  • Jim Henson: Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Link Hogthrob, Swedish Chef, Waldorf
  • Frank Oz: Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal
  • Dave Goelz: The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beauregard, Zoot
  • Jerry Nelson: Camilla, Emily Bear, Robin the Frog, Floyd Pepper
  • Richard Hunt: Beaker, Janice, Scooter, Statler
  • Steve Whitmire: Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Foo-Foo
  • Kevin Clash: Clifford


Celebrity appearances

  • Mickey Mouse (voiced by Wayne Allwine)
  • Charles Grodin as Quentin Fitzwaller
  • Raven-Symoné


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Walt Disney World v. Wood | Disney World

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Walt Disney World Co. v. Wood, 489 So. 2d 61 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986) is a court decision by the Florida District Court of Appeal illustrating the principle of joint and several liability.

In 1971, Aloysia Wood was injured on the Grand Prix bumper-car ride at Walt Disney World when her then-fiance, Daniel Wood, rammed his car into the rear of hers. The jury assessed her damages at $75,000. The jury then returned a verdict finding Aloysia Wood 14% at fault, Daniel Wood 85% at fault, and Disney 1% at fault. [1] The court ordered Disney to pay 86% of the damages - its percentage plus the husband’s percentage - because the husband was unable to pay his portion.

This case is sometimes cited in calls for tort reform.

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