

For many years, these parks presented their maps “upside-down” so that the entrance was depicted at the bottom, aiding guests who tend to instinctively think of forward as “up.” Therefore, their park maps are oriented with north at the top, in the standard position.ĭisney’s Hollywood Studios, like Epcot before it, was built in an inverted orientation, with guests facing roughly southward as they enter the park. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, like the original Disneyland Park, were constructed with their entrances at the parks’ southern edge, which means guests enter them facing north. Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ new park maps place the entrance at the bottom once again. Some of his favorites includes Legoland, Knotts Berry Farm, and Dollywood.To accompany the East Coast debut of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, Disney’s Hollywood Studios has rolled out new park maps that flip the attraction’s orientation on its head - or finally put it back right-side up, depending on your point of view. In 2019, the park hosted 20.9 million visitors, making it the most visited theme park in the world for the thirteenth consecutive year and the most visited theme park in North America for at least the past nineteen years.įrederick Luna, is a a world traveler who has spent many family vacations at many different theme parks. The park is represented by Cinderella Castle, inspired by the fairy tale castle featured in the 1950 film. Its layout and attractions are based on Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and are dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. The park was initialized by Walt Disney and designed by WED Enterprises. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, the park opened on October 1, 1971, as the first of four theme parks at the resort.

Magic Kingdom Park is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida.
