Walt Disney World Railroad POV FULL LOOP Magic Kingdom
3,104 Views · Posted 8 years ago
The Walt Disney World Railroad is a classic steam train experience the wraps around the Magic Kingdom. The Main Street U.S.A. Station is also what firsts greets guests as the enter the ‘Most Magical Place on Earth’. The Railroad at both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom serve as tribute to Walt’s personal admiration for steam locomotives.
The first attraction to be thought up by Walt when first designing Disneyland in California was a steam train that wrapped around the park. When Walt and Herbie Ryman spent an entire weekend coming up with drawings for Roy to take to potential investors in New York, Ryman asked what the park looked like in Walt’s imagination. Walt simply replied, ‘Herbie, I just want it to look like nothing else in the world. And it should be surrounded by a train’ and the rest was history. Years before coming up with Disneyland, Walt envisioned a small park connected to his film studio that would feature a steam train. Walt’s fascination with this antique mode of transportation began when he was a young boy selling concession on the Santa Fe Railroad. Walt himself has recounted that many important moments in his life often took place upon a steam train. The best example is when he was aboard a steam train back to California from New York when he lost the rights to his beloved character, Oswald the Luck Rabbit, to Universal. It was aboard the train that Walt looked forward and came up with some sketches of an adorable little mouse that we’ve all come to love today.
When Roy was overseeing the construction of Walt Disney World he called upon Imagineer Roger E. Broggie, who had developed the Disneyland Railroad, and asked the train aficionado to once again construct a steam train to wrap around the park. Broggie, along with a few other Imagineers, purchased five broken down steam trains at a graveyard in Mexico for a total price of $32,750 in the late 1960s. The five trains where then transported to a train yard in Tampa, Florida to be restored. Engineers managed to salvage four trains in the end, while the fifth was discovered to be damaged beyond repair. Three steam locomotives were placed into operation on the opening day of the Magic Kingdom on October 1st, 1971. These three trains were named the Walter E. Disney, the Lilly Belle and the Roger E. Broggie. The fourth train was put into operation in December of the same year and named the Roy O. Disney, who sadly passed away a few weeks later.
The Walt Disney World Railroad can be enjoyed as a complete circle tour of the park, and a break from the crowds, or can utilized as easy mode of transportation to get from one land to the next. The railroad features three train stations; the Main Street U.S.A. station at the entrance of the park, the Frontierland Station and the Fantasyland Station that is located in the Storybook Circus area of the land. There are no height restrictions to experience this ride, but please note that strollers must be folded up before boarding. For disabled guests, you must be able to transfer out of an ECV and onto a wheelchair to be able to experience this scenic tour of the Magic Kingdom.
Visit our official website here: http://bit.ly/2dhldEs
Like us on Facebook here: http://bit.ly/2cAvHyX
Follow us on Twitter here: http://bit.ly/2cIyJQr
Follow us on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/29Pglkt
The first attraction to be thought up by Walt when first designing Disneyland in California was a steam train that wrapped around the park. When Walt and Herbie Ryman spent an entire weekend coming up with drawings for Roy to take to potential investors in New York, Ryman asked what the park looked like in Walt’s imagination. Walt simply replied, ‘Herbie, I just want it to look like nothing else in the world. And it should be surrounded by a train’ and the rest was history. Years before coming up with Disneyland, Walt envisioned a small park connected to his film studio that would feature a steam train. Walt’s fascination with this antique mode of transportation began when he was a young boy selling concession on the Santa Fe Railroad. Walt himself has recounted that many important moments in his life often took place upon a steam train. The best example is when he was aboard a steam train back to California from New York when he lost the rights to his beloved character, Oswald the Luck Rabbit, to Universal. It was aboard the train that Walt looked forward and came up with some sketches of an adorable little mouse that we’ve all come to love today.
When Roy was overseeing the construction of Walt Disney World he called upon Imagineer Roger E. Broggie, who had developed the Disneyland Railroad, and asked the train aficionado to once again construct a steam train to wrap around the park. Broggie, along with a few other Imagineers, purchased five broken down steam trains at a graveyard in Mexico for a total price of $32,750 in the late 1960s. The five trains where then transported to a train yard in Tampa, Florida to be restored. Engineers managed to salvage four trains in the end, while the fifth was discovered to be damaged beyond repair. Three steam locomotives were placed into operation on the opening day of the Magic Kingdom on October 1st, 1971. These three trains were named the Walter E. Disney, the Lilly Belle and the Roger E. Broggie. The fourth train was put into operation in December of the same year and named the Roy O. Disney, who sadly passed away a few weeks later.
The Walt Disney World Railroad can be enjoyed as a complete circle tour of the park, and a break from the crowds, or can utilized as easy mode of transportation to get from one land to the next. The railroad features three train stations; the Main Street U.S.A. station at the entrance of the park, the Frontierland Station and the Fantasyland Station that is located in the Storybook Circus area of the land. There are no height restrictions to experience this ride, but please note that strollers must be folded up before boarding. For disabled guests, you must be able to transfer out of an ECV and onto a wheelchair to be able to experience this scenic tour of the Magic Kingdom.
Visit our official website here: http://bit.ly/2dhldEs
Like us on Facebook here: http://bit.ly/2cAvHyX
Follow us on Twitter here: http://bit.ly/2cIyJQr
Follow us on Instagram here: http://bit.ly/29Pglkt
Up Next
8:04
5 Best Snacks & Drinks at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon
6:05
Under the Sea Journey of the Little Mermaid POV Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World
14:37
Walt Disney World News Update for January 14th
