Have you ever been to Disneyland or Walt Disney World? Imagine inventing it? Walter Elias Disney was an American Film Producer, director, animator, visionary and of course above all he was an inventor! Walt Disney is responsible for the creation of Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States.

How did he come up with such a huge idea? On a business trip to Chicago in the late-1940s, Disney drew sketches of his ideas for an amusement park where he envisioned his employees spending time with their children. He got his idea for a children's theme park after visiting Children’s Fairyland in Oakland California. This plan was originally for a lot south of the Studio, just across the street. However, the city of Burbank declined. The original ideas developed into a concept for a larger enterprise that was to become Disneyland. Disney spent five years of his life developing Disneyland.

In 1964, Walt Disney Productions began quietly purchasing land in central Florida southwest of Orlando in a large swamp land for Disney's "Florida Project." The company acquired over 27,000 acres of land. Disney and his brother Roy then announced plans for what they called "Disney World".

Construction began in 1967, less than a year after Walt Disney’s death. The operation opened on October 1, 1971 as the Magic Kingdom, and since has added Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom theme parks. In addition to the four main theme parks, the resort contains two water parks, six golf courses, a sports complex, an auto race track, twenty resort hotels and numerous shopping, dining, and entertainment offerings. It even has its own fire department. The 20,000+ acre property is the largest theme park resort in the world.