European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Disney s kingdom has Only just begun to expand by Jennie Hess Cox news service t he Park in Anaheim calif., was Puli Disney s first dream. But the beloved Crealo Rof animated film fantasy had n rude Awakening not Long alter Disneyland. 19sfidebut cheap hotels and spinoff attractions in Vaduz in territory and closed in on Hig i Home ally action Disney was vexed so when it was Limo to Aboul an Aas Lward move for Mickey mouse and the gang he developed a strategy to Ali Wall encroachment by the forces of development Oul Sido his own kingdom he bought up every Inch of Orlando Turl he could yet his magical hands on. It look a few years. It was done very quietly. And when Disney was through in 1964. He had a fat tract of 27,000 acres that would suit his plans for an experimental Community of the future. Moro than 200 million visitors have descended on Disney world since its 1971 opening live years alter Disney s death Bui the kingdom has Only just begun to expand from now on into the 21st Century Disney oui gals plan to pump billions of dollars Inlo a High technology Center Lime Shiro and housing developments More Golf courses a movie studio tour a new water Park hotels hotels and More hotels on the Orlando properly. Let me give you a Walt Disney say Richard Nunis. President o Walt Disney outdoor recreation division based in Anaheim. We own enough land in Florida to create All the dreams we can possibly think of " Charles Cobb is the Man charged with seeing Disney s dream to completion. By mid-1986, Disney May be ready to present in detail the project it has in store Lor its Orlando properly says Cobb. Chairman of Arvida Disney development companies. Disney purchased Arvida corp of Boca Raton and Miami last year when we finally make an says Cobb we Are going to Deal in a comprehensive manner with transportation education and show to the qua Lily Ollile is going to Disney top dogs credited improvements inside its Florida and California theme Parks Wilh boosting Walt Disney productions revenues 22 percent in 1385 irom s1.65 billion last year to 52.02 billion in fiscal 198b food and souvenir sales Are up and Lounts continue to trip the turnstiles despite two admission is year officials believe things can Only get a month s opening of the Epcot Center s living seas sat Wale Aqua num Harac ton and the March debut of a 3-d to in the Kodak Pulton Captan produced by George Lucas and signing Michael Jackson. Now plans Are under Way for Disney s fourth Disneyland which Disney officials bounced dec 18 would be built in a Paris suburb. Warneta Vaea Tokyo Disneyland has been Atu Achna Valois since Ope. Of the 43 Square n1niles of land situated 20 minus Southwest of Orlando very lit lie has been touched in the last two decades. Epcot the Export mental prototype Community of tomorrow Center i hat opened in 1982, covers 260 ass. The magic kingdom Wilh surrounding resort hotels lakes and camping Sites Sih on 2.400 acres of manicured greenery and then Here s the territory that neither cheap hotels nor Szmoll attractions will Ever , Miles of Pines and Palmetto scrub stretch far trom Disney s Concrete and clapboard fantasy ind. Catlie Graze on land leased by Farmers. Dear and Bear roam on 7,000 acres of environmentally sensitive land that probably never will to developed. Last month. Disney announced plans to break open some of its property possibly on a 300-ae tract along us 193 in Osceola county Lor a water Lynll Park called splash alter last year s hit Disney movie we have Given the designers Carle Blanche on Tim they want to Nunis says. And in a possible break rom the Disney Ira Dilion of hollering Only High priced hotel rooms to visitors Olaru. May be drawn to build Disney owned Accomma Malioris Lor those who want to have cosh left Over for goofy Hals and Mickey mouse ears we think there s a need on our pm oily Lor some medium priced hotel rooms that would t compete with the existing hotel rooms lha we now have on the Nunis says. We re thinking in terms of having something Wilh name As Holiday inn or Days inn tuesday january 21, 1966 already Disney has 3,000 hotel rooms Heie and that number will balloon to about 4,000 when the grand floridian is completed in several years Thil hotel. So be designed with a Lurn of the Century look May resemble the ornate hotel Del Coronado in san Diego a $265 million hotel and convention Complex financed by outside companies and built on find leased Tom Disney is to be the largest of its kind on the East coast when completed tale in the decade Pisnoy also announced i to weeks ago it would begin construe Ion this Spring of o 414-unit npartnii.1" comple in the Northeast Corner of its property Ali fits says a Levrin Loyy Paiko Al in the link n Hinh maae will showcase it and it technique involved in making Hir products it s going to take Industry to v
