Florida Frontiers TV - Fifty Years of Walt Disney World

Florida Frontiers TV - Fifty Years of Walt Disney World

Episode Number

44

Program Date

2021-06-22

Virtual Public History Forum, 50 Years of Walt Disney World
Florida Welcomes Walt Disney
Walt Disney World monorail construction
Dr. Ben Brotemarkle, Executive Director of the Florida Historical Society
Cher Knight author of Power and Paradise in Walt Disney World
Francina Boykin, Apopka Historical Society
James C. Clark, A History Lover's Guide to Florida
Rick Foglesong, Married To The Mouse, Walt Disney World and Orlando

Fifty Years of Walt Disney World. Opening in 1971, Walt Disney World has had a significant impact on the economy, politics, and history of Florida.

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Florida Frontiers Television

Walt Disney World

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Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs

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Jessie Ball duPont Fund

Jessie Ball Dupont Fund

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Rossetter House Foundation

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