After 18 months of construction at a cost of around $400 million, Walt Disney World's first park the Magic Kingdom, along with Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort, opened on October 1, 1971, with 10,400 visitors. A parade with over 1,000 band members, 4,000 Disney entertainers, and a choir from the US Army marched down Main Street. The icon of the park was the Cinderella Castle. On Thanksgiving Day, cars traveling to the Magic Kingdom caused traffic jams along interstate roads.
After 18 months of construction at a cost of around $400 million Walt Disney World's first park the Magic Kingdom along with Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Resort opened on October 1 1971 with 10400 visitors A parade with over 1000 band members 4000 Disney entertainers and a choir from the US Army marched down Main Street The icon of the park was the Cinderella Castle On Thanksgiving Day cars traveling to the Magic Kingdom caused traffic jams along interstate roads