When did Walt Disney World open near Orlando, Florida?

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Creator of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck — Walt Disney Walt Disney, c. 1955.

The Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971.1

While Walt Disney envisioned the project and began planning it before his death in 1966, the resort was completed and opened under the supervision of his brother, Roy Disney.12