Two weeks later, it was featured on the cover of Life magazine. It was an image of thousands of Disney World workers standing in front of the iconic Cinderella Castle with Mickey Mouse and other costumed characters holding hands in front. Two things have stuck in the memories of the longtime employees from that opening day. Even though he was a busser, Kalogridis was drafted into laying down sod outside the hotel he was working in, hours before Disney World's grand opening. It was like trucks going everywhere.' Bahruth rehearsed performers through parade choreography down Main Street, which cut through the center of the Magic Kingdom and resembled a turn-of-the-century small town from Walt Disney's childhood. Roofing was still being put on top,' Bahruth said. Just weeks before opening, construction at the Magic Kingdom was controlled chaos, and it seemed impossible that it would all come together in time. Roy died almost three months after Disney World opened. The job of shepherding the project to Opening Day fell to his brother, Roy Disney, who with other company officials convinced the Florida Legislature to create a quasi-governmental agency that would allow Disney to self-govern when it came to matters of infrastructure and planning. Walt Disney, the pioneering animator and entrepreneur whose name graces the Florida resort, had died in 1966, just a year after announcing plans for 'the East Coast Disneyland.' The company had quietly acquired 27,000 acres (11,000 hectares) of scrub land outside Orlando for around $5 million via secret land purchases using fake names and shell companies. There was no guarantee that Disney World was going to be a success 50 years ago. We are privileged to be at a place where we love what we do.' 'As you can tell from us, there's an enthusiasm. They don't really like their jobs,' Bahruth said. 'There are people all over the world who get up to go work. He was also given the opportunity to help open other Disney theme parks around the world over the past five decades. Forrest Bahruth joined the workforce at Disney World in January 1971 as a show director, responsible for staging and choreographing parades and shows. Milam went from a warehouse worker to a buyer of spare parts for rides and shows. Kalogridis worked his way up to be president of Walt Disney World and Disneyland in California. 'I love Disney.' The employees who make up the 50-year club say the theme park resort has allowed them to grow their careers and try on new hats. 'Disney has been my love, and it still is,' Anderson said recently before starting her shift in merchandising at a Magic Kingdom hotel. A Disney representative presents the three with special 50th anniversary name tags.

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