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Who supervised the Walt Disney World project after Walt Disney died?
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Walt Disney
Walt Disney, c. 1955.
Following the death of Walt Disney in 1966, his brother, Roy Disney, assumed supervision of the Walt Disney World Resort project. Under his leadership, the resort successfully opened in 1971.12