Walt Disney World Company Walt Disney World Company Walt Disney World Company was created in 1967 as the company that owned and operated Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. The resort opened in 1971 and the land was owned by Walt Disney World Company, Walt Disney Travel Company, and Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation. In 2009 the name was changed to Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., a subsidiary of Walt Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and is based in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Reedy Creek Improvement District is the immediate governing jurisdiction
Disney Magic standard safety orange took a waiver of international maritime rules. As with other Disney cruise ships, the ship's horn blast plays an excerpt from Disney's famous flagship tune, "When You Wish upon a Star". "Disney Magic"s Godmother is Patricia Disney, former wife of Walt Disney's nephew, Roy E. Disney. Disney had cruise ship designs drawn up by February 1994. In 1995 Disney Cruise Line commissioned "Disney Magic" and "Disney Wonder" from Fincantieri in Italy. The ship was built in two halves with the bow built at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard and the aft at their Marghera shipyard. The planned maiden voyage