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Walt Disney World Resort is a contiguous 40-square-mile, world-class entertainment and recreation center. Disney Cast Members are committed to building a better community through sharing their time, talent and resources. In 2006, Walt Disney World Resort contributed more than $22 million to Central Florida non-profit organizations. In addition, Disney VoluntEARS gave more than 197,000 hours of their time in 2006 to community causes - the equivalent of $3 million in labor - and more than $3 million of their own money to the United Way. More than 150 Disney executives show their leadership in the community by serving on boards of non-profit agencies and trade associations.
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The Year of a Million Dreams, which continues through the end of 2008 at Walt Disney World (and Disneyland Resort in California), is awarding, through random giveaways, unique "dream" experiences to guests. Also, new and improved attractions are debuting.
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The Walt Disney World Resort has released it's Extra Magic Hours, Operating and Event schedules for August 2008. For guests visiting during this time, you will want to visit the Park Hours and Events pages to aid in planning your trip. Remember, all times and schedules are subject to change, so check back often.
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May 23, 2003 -- The Walt Disney World Resort's animal care team welcomed the first African elephant calf to be born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park last night. The 296-pound bundle of joy was born at 10:05 p.m. to its 22-year-old mother Moyo. The first-time mother was in labor on and off for four hours before giving birth to the calf, which was conceived through artificial insemination on August 25, 2001. This is the fourth surviving African elephant calf in North America to have resulted from an artificial insemination procedure.
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Parking at Walt Disney World is different depending on what you are doing. Parking at Downtown Disney is free. Parking at any of the on-property resorts is free for guests and anybody with appropriate business at the hotel (eating at one of the restaurants, for example). Parking is ... free at the two water park, the Wide World of Sports complex and the golf courses. Each of the four theme parks has it own parking, which is free for guests of the on-property resorts and annual passholders but otherwise costs $11 for regular cars, $12 for RVs, and $15 for busses and tractor trailers. (Parking prices last increased on September 1, 2007.) Except for Magic Kingdom, the theme park parking is right in front of the gates.
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Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is not just a theme park, but a huge resort complex covering 47 square miles. The resort contains four separate theme parks, three water parks and 99 holes of golf on several different courses. Miles of outdoor recreation are available including hiking, biking, boating and swimming. It has three separate areas containing shopping, dining and entertainment facilities as well as a fourth area with nightclubs. A fairly new addition to the resort is the state of the art sports complex where Disney hosts a wide variety of sporting events. Finally, there are about 18 Disney owned and operated hotels and several non-Disney hotels in the resort.
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