So Now You Know

Walt Disney World is big on virtually any scale ...

30,500 acres or 43 square miles of property is what is considered the original area centrally located in Florida ... considered the largest of its kind in the world.

8 million cubic yards of earth were moved to build the Magic Kingdom.

14 feet below ground are the 9 acres of tunnels servicing the Magic Kingdom.

100,000 guests is the max capacity for the Magic Kingdom. The parking lot closes at 75,000 to allow room for Hotel resort guests arriving on buses, boats and monorail.

11,000 firework shows per year makes WDW the largest consumer of fireworks in North America.

7 million hamburgers, 5 million hotdogs and 1.4 million barbecued turkey legs are consumed each year at Walt Disney World.

58,000 employees are employed by Walt Disney world as of 2006.