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Timeline
Several popular Disney characters (from left to right): Goofy, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Minnie Mouse can be found throughout the resort.
Year Event
1965 Walt Disney announces the Florida Project
1966 Walt Disney dies of lung cancer at age 65
1967 Construction of Walt Disney World Resort begins
1971
Magic Kingdom opens
Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses open
Disney's Contemporary Resort opens
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort opens
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground opens
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage opens at Magic Kingdom on October 14.
Roy O. Disney dies at age 78
Flight to the Moon opens at Magic Kingdom on December 24.
1972
Disney's Village Resort opens
Lake Buena Vista Golf Course opens
The first three hotels open in the Hotel Plaza Boulevard area, an area designated for non-Disney hotels
1973
The Golf Resort opens
Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Magic Kingdom on December 15.
1974 Discovery Island opens
1975
Space Mountain opens at Magic Kingdom on January 15.
Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village opens
Flight to the Moon was renamed to Mission to Mars on June 7.
1976 Disney's River Country opens
1980
Walt Disney World Conference Center opens
Mickey Mouse Revue closes at Magic Kingdom on September 14.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens at Magic Kingdom on September 23.
1982 EPCOT Center opens
1983 Horizons opens at Epcot on October 1.
1986 The Golf Resort is expanded and renamed The Disney Inn
1988
Mickey’s Birthdayland opens at Magic Kingdom on June 18.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort opens
1989
Disney-MGM Studios opens
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon opens
Pleasure Island opens
1990
Walt Disney World Swan opens
Mickey’s Birthdayland was renamed Mickey's Starland
Walt Disney World Dolphin opens
Disney's Yacht Club opens
Beach Club Resorts opens
1991
Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter opens
Disney Vacation Club is launched
Disney's Old Key West Resort opens
1992
Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside (formerly known as Dixie Landings) opens
Bonnet Creek Golf Club opens
Splash Mountain opens at Magic Kingdom on October 2.
1993 Mission to Mars closes at Magic Kingdom on October 4.
1994
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort opens
Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on July 22.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage closes at Magic Kingdom on September 5.
The Disney Inn is leased and then purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense and is renamed Shades of Green
Disney's All-Star Music Resort opens
1995
Disney's Blizzard Beach opens
Disney's Wedding Pavilion opens
Walt Disney World Speedway opens
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter opens at Magic Kingdom on June 20.
Mickey's Starland was renamed Mickey's Toyland
1996
EPCOT Center is renamed Epcot
World of Motion closes at Epcot on January 2.
Mickey's Toyland was closed for refurbishment
Disney Institute opens, and the Conference Center, as well as other common buildings, are renovated and absorbed into the Institute.
Disney's BoardWalk Inn and Villas open
Fantasia Gardens opens
Mickey's Toyland reopened as Mickey's Toontown Fair
Walt Disney World celebrated its 25th anniversary on October 1.
1997
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort opens
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex opens
Downtown Disney West Side opens
1998
Disney's Animal Kingdom opens
DisneyQuest opens
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closes at Magic Kingdom on September 7.
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin opens at Magic Kingdom on November 3.
1999
Horizons closes at Epcot on January 9.
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort opens
Winter Summerland opens
Test Track opens at Epcot on March 17.
Discovery Island closes
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh opens at Magic Kingdom on June 4.
Hurricane Floyd closes the resort for the first time in its history on September 15.[34]
The Skyway closes at Magic Kingdom on November 10.
2000 The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
2001
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge opens
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin opens at Magic Kingdom on May 24.
Disney's River Country closes
On September 11, a series of terrorist attacks closes the resort for the second time, due to national safety concerns.[34]
2002
Disney's Beach Club Villas opens
Shades of Green closes for renovations
2003
Mission: Space opens at Epcot on August 15.
Mickey's PhilharMagic opens at Magic Kingdom on October 3.
Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams debuts at Magic Kingdom on October 9.
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter closes at Magic Kingdom on October 12.
Disney's Pop Century Resort opens
2004
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opens
Shades of Green reopens after renovations
Hurricane Charley causes the resort's theme parks to be evacuated on August 13, with Animal Kingdom remaining closed for a short while afterwards.[34]
Hurricane Frances closes the resort for the third time from September 4 to 5.[34]
Hurricane Jeanne closes the resort for the fourth time on September 26.[34]
Stitch's Great Escape! opens at Magic Kingdom on November 16.
2007
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas opens
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor opens at Magic Kingdom on April 2.
2008 Disney-MGM Studios is renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios
2009
Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort opens
Treehouse Villas opens
2011
Mickey's Toontown Fair closes at Magic Kingdom on February 11.
Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort opens
2012
Snow White's Scary Adventures closes at Magic Kingdom on May 31.
Disney's Art of Animation Resort opens
Phase 1 of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion opens
2013 The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens
2014
Phase 2 of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion opens, including the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Studio Backlot Tour closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios on September 27.
2015
Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows opens
Walt Disney World Speedway closes
Downtown Disney is expanded and renamed Disney Springs
2016
Disney Springs finishes construction
Hurricane Matthew closes the resort for the fifth time on October 7.[34]
2017
The UK show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway broadcasts live from the park with Ant & Dec as hosts.
Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams holds its final performance at Magic Kingdom on May 11.
Happily Ever After debuts on May 12 at Magic Kingdom.
Pandora – The World of Avatar opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom on May 27.
The Great Movie Ride closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios on August 13.
Hurricane Irma closes the resort for the sixth time from September 10 to 11.[35]
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
DisneyQuest closes permanently for the NBA Experience
2018
Stitch's Great Escape! closes at Magic Kingdom on January 6.
Toy Story Land opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on June 30.
2019
Gran Destino Tower opens at Disney's Coronado Spring Resort on July 11.
NBA Experience opens at Disney Springs on August 12.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on August 29.
Hurricane Dorian causes the resort's theme parks to be evacuated on September 3.
Disney Skyliner opens on September 29.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth holds its final performance on September 30, at EPCOT.
Epcot Forever debuts as the interim nighttime spectacular on October 1.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens on December 5, with a virtual queue system.
Disney's Riviera Resort, a new Disney Vacation Club resort, opens on December 16.
2020
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on March 4.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting government mandates close the resort, beginning March 15.
The Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom reopen to the public on July 11.
Disney's Hollywood Studios and EPCOT reopen to the public on July 15.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex hosts the NBA Bubble from July 22 through October 11.
Timeline
Several popular Disney characters (from left to right): Goofy, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Minnie Mouse can be found throughout the resort.
Year Event
1965 Walt Disney announces the Florida Project
1966 Walt Disney dies of lung cancer at age 65
1967 Construction of Walt Disney World Resort begins
1971
Magic Kingdom opens
Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses open
Disney's Contemporary Resort opens
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort opens
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground opens
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage opens at Magic Kingdom on October 14.
Roy O. Disney dies at age 78
Flight to the Moon opens at Magic Kingdom on December 24.
1972
Disney's Village Resort opens
Lake Buena Vista Golf Course opens
The first three hotels open in the Hotel Plaza Boulevard area, an area designated for non-Disney hotels
1973
The Golf Resort opens
Pirates of the Caribbean opens at Magic Kingdom on December 15.
1974 Discovery Island opens
1975
Space Mountain opens at Magic Kingdom on January 15.
Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village opens
Flight to the Moon was renamed to Mission to Mars on June 7.
1976 Disney's River Country opens
1980
Walt Disney World Conference Center opens
Mickey Mouse Revue closes at Magic Kingdom on September 14.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens at Magic Kingdom on September 23.
1982 EPCOT Center opens
1983 Horizons opens at Epcot on October 1.
1986 The Golf Resort is expanded and renamed The Disney Inn
1988
Mickey’s Birthdayland opens at Magic Kingdom on June 18.
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort opens
1989
Disney-MGM Studios opens
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon opens
Pleasure Island opens
1990
Walt Disney World Swan opens
Mickey’s Birthdayland was renamed Mickey's Starland
Walt Disney World Dolphin opens
Disney's Yacht Club opens
Beach Club Resorts opens
1991
Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter opens
Disney Vacation Club is launched
Disney's Old Key West Resort opens
1992
Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside (formerly known as Dixie Landings) opens
Bonnet Creek Golf Club opens
Splash Mountain opens at Magic Kingdom on October 2.
1993 Mission to Mars closes at Magic Kingdom on October 4.
1994
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort opens
Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on July 22.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage closes at Magic Kingdom on September 5.
The Disney Inn is leased and then purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense and is renamed Shades of Green
Disney's All-Star Music Resort opens
1995
Disney's Blizzard Beach opens
Disney's Wedding Pavilion opens
Walt Disney World Speedway opens
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter opens at Magic Kingdom on June 20.
Mickey's Starland was renamed Mickey's Toyland
1996
EPCOT Center is renamed Epcot
World of Motion closes at Epcot on January 2.
Mickey's Toyland was closed for refurbishment
Disney Institute opens, and the Conference Center, as well as other common buildings, are renovated and absorbed into the Institute.
Disney's BoardWalk Inn and Villas open
Fantasia Gardens opens
Mickey's Toyland reopened as Mickey's Toontown Fair
Walt Disney World celebrated its 25th anniversary on October 1.
1997
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort opens
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex opens
Downtown Disney West Side opens
1998
Disney's Animal Kingdom opens
DisneyQuest opens
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closes at Magic Kingdom on September 7.
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin opens at Magic Kingdom on November 3.
1999
Horizons closes at Epcot on January 9.
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort opens
Winter Summerland opens
Test Track opens at Epcot on March 17.
Discovery Island closes
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh opens at Magic Kingdom on June 4.
Hurricane Floyd closes the resort for the first time in its history on September 15.[34]
The Skyway closes at Magic Kingdom on November 10.
2000 The Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
2001
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge opens
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin opens at Magic Kingdom on May 24.
Disney's River Country closes
On September 11, a series of terrorist attacks closes the resort for the second time, due to national safety concerns.[34]
2002
Disney's Beach Club Villas opens
Shades of Green closes for renovations
2003
Mission: Space opens at Epcot on August 15.
Mickey's PhilharMagic opens at Magic Kingdom on October 3.
Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams debuts at Magic Kingdom on October 9.
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter closes at Magic Kingdom on October 12.
Disney's Pop Century Resort opens
2004
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa opens
Shades of Green reopens after renovations
Hurricane Charley causes the resort's theme parks to be evacuated on August 13, with Animal Kingdom remaining closed for a short while afterwards.[34]
Hurricane Frances closes the resort for the third time from September 4 to 5.[34]
Hurricane Jeanne closes the resort for the fourth time on September 26.[34]
Stitch's Great Escape! opens at Magic Kingdom on November 16.
2007
Disney's Animal Kingdom Villas opens
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor opens at Magic Kingdom on April 2.
2008 Disney-MGM Studios is renamed Disney's Hollywood Studios
2009
Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort opens
Treehouse Villas opens
2011
Mickey's Toontown Fair closes at Magic Kingdom on February 11.
Golden Oak at Walt Disney World Resort opens
2012
Snow White's Scary Adventures closes at Magic Kingdom on May 31.
Disney's Art of Animation Resort opens
Phase 1 of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion opens
2013 The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opens
2014
Phase 2 of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland expansion opens, including the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Studio Backlot Tour closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios on September 27.
2015
Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows opens
Walt Disney World Speedway closes
Downtown Disney is expanded and renamed Disney Springs
2016
Disney Springs finishes construction
Hurricane Matthew closes the resort for the fifth time on October 7.[34]
2017
The UK show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway broadcasts live from the park with Ant & Dec as hosts.
Wishes: A Magical Gathering of Disney Dreams holds its final performance at Magic Kingdom on May 11.
Happily Ever After debuts on May 12 at Magic Kingdom.
Pandora – The World of Avatar opens at Disney's Animal Kingdom on May 27.
The Great Movie Ride closes at Disney's Hollywood Studios on August 13.
Hurricane Irma closes the resort for the sixth time from September 10 to 11.[35]
Copper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disney's Wilderness Lodge opens
DisneyQuest closes permanently for the NBA Experience
2018
Stitch's Great Escape! closes at Magic Kingdom on January 6.
Toy Story Land opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on June 30.
2019
Gran Destino Tower opens at Disney's Coronado Spring Resort on July 11.
NBA Experience opens at Disney Springs on August 12.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on August 29.
Hurricane Dorian causes the resort's theme parks to be evacuated on September 3.
Disney Skyliner opens on September 29.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth holds its final performance on September 30, at EPCOT.
Epcot Forever debuts as the interim nighttime spectacular on October 1.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance opens on December 5, with a virtual queue system.
Disney's Riviera Resort, a new Disney Vacation Club resort, opens on December 16.
2020
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway opens at Disney's Hollywood Studios on March 4.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting government mandates close the resort, beginning March 15.
The Magic Kingdom and Disney's Animal Kingdom reopen to the public on July 11.
Disney's Hollywood Studios and EPCOT reopen to the public on July 15.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex hosts the NBA Bubble from July 22 through October 11.