Walt Disney World as the Lake Buena Vista STOLport. During the early 1970s, scheduled passenger service was operated by Shawnee Airlines with small de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter commuter turboprops which had STOL (short take off and landing) capabilities on flights to Tampa and Orlando. The airport is no longer in operation. When the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, the site employed about 5,500 "cast members". Today, Walt Disney World employs more than 74,000 cast members, spending more than $1.2 billion on payroll and $474 million on benefits each year. The largest single-site employer in the United States, Walt Disney World has
Disney's Wedding Pavilion Disney's Wedding Pavilion Disney's Wedding Pavilion is a facility at the Walt Disney World resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando, Florida, that hosts weddings, vow renewals, and "commitment ceremonies". Located at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, near the Magic Kingdom theme park, the pavilion opened on July 15, 1995. The non-denominational chapel seats up to 300 guests and is only available through Disney's Fairytale Weddings & Honeymoons program. According to Disney, the site can host up to six ceremonies at the Wedding Pavilion per day. The Disney Wedding Program can host weddings in many locations across Walt