Winging it once you get there simply won't do when your destination is Walt Disney World. Without some pre-trip preparation, you will likely find yourself so overwhelmed upon arriving in Orlando that you will miss out on exactly what it was you came for in the first place -- fun.
Did You Know?
- Walt Disney World employs 60,000 cast members, making it the largest single-site employer in the United States.
- Mickey Mouse has more than 175 outfits, ranging from scuba gear to formal wear. But he's second banana to Minnie, who has 200.
- The number of Disney T-shirts sold by the parks each year could plaster the image of Mickey Mouse on the chest of every Chicagoan.
- Since 1971, the total miles logged by Walt Disney World monorail trains would be equal to more than 30 round-trips to the moon.
- Mowing the lawn at WDW is no joke. The staff mows 450,000 miles each year -- the equivalent of 18 trips around the Earth's equator.
- The WDW Laundry handles 240,000 pounds of laundry a day! To get the equivalent, you'd have to wash and dry a load every day for 44 years.
- More than a million pounds of watermelon are served every year at Walt Disney World Resort (watch out for flying seeds!).
- Walt Disney World gift shops sell about 500,000 character watches annually. Not surprisingly, most of them are Mickeys.
- According to Kodak estimates, about 4% of the amateur photographs snapped in the U.S. are taken at Walt Disney World.
