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May 22, 2018 | ISBN 9780515158434 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
May 22, 2018 | ISBN 9780515158441 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
May 22, 2018 | 63 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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May 22, 2018 | ISBN 9780515158434 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 22, 2018 | ISBN 9780515158441 | Middle Grade (8-12)
May 22, 2018 | ISBN 9780525625810 | Middle Grade (8-12)
63 Minutes
Which of these facts are true?It is a theme park near Orlando, Florida Magic Kingdom™ is the world’s most popular theme park A child’s admission ticket cost only one dollar in 1971
Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale. Learn the story behind the creation of Walt Disney World.In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush. Why? Well, if word got out that they planned to buy up lots of land, the price would have skyrocketed. So the Disneys cleverly covered up their trail, avoiding the Orlando airport and even using made-up names, like Walt and Roy Davis, for their flights. The deception worked. In covering the history of the “Most Magical Place On Earth,” Joan Holub takes readers both behind the scenes and underneath the park (there are secret employee-only tunnels that form one big circle under the Magic Kingdom). Loaded with fun facts, this book is a great companion to Who Was Walt Disney?
Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab,… More about Joan Holub
Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ
Joan Holub is the New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of more than 140 children’s books, including Breakout at the Bug Lab, Who Was Babe Ruth?, and the Goddess Girls series. Prior to publishing her first title in 1992, she was an… More about Joan Holub
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