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How Orlando FL Got That Way . . .

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. . . is shown in an entertaining & informative book by Richard E. Fogelsong, Married To The Mouse (subtitled Walt Disney World & Orlando).

Chapters --

I - Serendipity
II - Seduction
III - Secrecy
IV - Marriage
V - Growth
VI - Conflict
VII - Abuse
VIII - Negotiation
IX - Therapy​

Excerpts from Chronology (Appendix 1) --

1954: Disneyland opens in Anaheim CA
1955: Florida's Turnpike route is bent to intersect with Orlando
1963: Walt Disney makes tentative commitment to Orlando area
1964: Disney Co. begins optioning land near Orlando
1965: Walt Disney announces plans for theme park near Orlando
1966: Walt Disney dies
1971: Walt Disney World opens. Roy Disney dies. International Drive starts
1973: Sea World opens in Orlando
1974: Orlando takes over McCoy Air Force Base (MCO)
1982: Epcot opens
1984: Michael Eisner takes over as Disney Grand Pro
1990: Universal Studios theme park opens
1991: Disney Co. announces plans for Celebration residential community
1996: Celebration lot sales begin
1997: Downtown Disney opens
1998: Disney's Animal Kingdom opens. Universal opens Islands Of Adventure & City Walk

Publication date of the 251-page indexed book is 2001. Illustrating the minuscule overall significance of timeshares in Orlando at the time, timeshares are not mentioned anywhere in the book. Who'd a-thunk ?

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​

 
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How Celebration FL Got That Way.

Husband & wife writers Douglas Frantz & Catherine Collins wrote Celebration, U.S.A. to tell all about Disney's residential development in Osceola County FL from the perspective of a family who bought a house there & lived there themselves.

That's right -- they didn't just show up & talk to people about Celebration for a few days & spin a book out of that. They bought a house in Celebration & moved there with their school-age son & daughter & learned about Celebration in ways that only actual homeowners & residents could do. Then they wrote a book about that.

The book is recommended reading for people like us whose curiosity about Disney's residential development was kindled by driving through the place while timeshare vacationing in Orlando-Kissimmee FL.

-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.​
 
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