History of Florida to use I-75, and settled along the west coast of Florida. Florida's first theme parks were developed in the 1930s and included Cypress Gardens (1936) near Winter Haven, and Marineland (1938) near St. Augustine. Disney selected Orlando over several other sites for an updated and expanded version of their Disneyland Park in California. In 1971, the Magic Kingdom, the first component of the resort, opened and became Florida's best-known attraction, attracting tens of millions of visitors a year. It stimulated the development of other attractions, as well as large tracts of housing and related businesses. The Orlando area became an
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