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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

6. Puts People to Work Walt Disney World is the largest single-site employer in the United States with well over 70,000 employees working there, so there’s no denying that they make a huge impact on the communities in which they are located.  But their reach goes well beyond the theme parks located here and overseas.  This includes ventur

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

5. Acquires Intellectual Properties Disney has bought a number of intellectual properties in recent years that have made a big splash in the media and had a substantial impact on the landscape of their theme parks.  But their strategy of broadening their appeal and complementing their brand by acquiring other creative properties dates bac

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

4. Provides Education and Scholarships A company that calls its new hire orientation and training program “Disney University” is probably going to make education a high priority.  The Disney College Program is a paid-internship program that provides college students with the opportunity to work at one of the world’s largest and best-known

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

3. Invests in Our History Disney contributed to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a 400,000 square foot museum in Washington, D.C. that will inform guests about the challenges and triumphs of African Americans in the United States over its history.  Celebrating the many contributions of African Ameri

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

2. Makes Wishes Come True While it’s not really fair to compare the good works of one charitable organization to the good works of another, Disney’s involvement with the Make-A-Wish Foundation rates a special mention of its own.  Disney has been involved with Make-A-Wish since 1981, when they were part of the very first official wish made

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

1. Supports Good Causes  Disney is a corporate partner to an astounding number of charities, and we could easily fill up a list with charitable causes that they assist – whether it’s by providing financial support or volunteer hours.  In any given year Disney donates up to a third of a billion dollars to great causes, and volunteer time d

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13 Things The Walt Disney Company Does With Your Money

The Walt Disney Company, as an international entertainment and mass media conglomerate, has their fingers in a great many pies and makes many billions of dollars every year.  That is obvious to any Disney fanatic even remotely familiar with the company.  And while some of the things that they do with the money they collect from parkgoers

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Top FastPasses You Should Get At Magic Kingdom

Main Street U.S.A. Main Street U.S.A. is truly the heart of the park.  It’s where guests first enter and explore gift shops, the confectionary, various restaurants, and of course, they see Cinderella’s castle for the first time.  Talk about a magical moment!  While there are no rides or attractions in this area, you can select a fastpass

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Top FastPasses You Should Get At Magic Kingdom

Tomorrowland Walt Disney always created models and ideas based on principles of the future.  Tomorrowland is the host to rides and attractions that include just that.  Here, guests can explore futuristic attractions such as Stitch’s Great Escape, the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Astro Orbiter, and the Tomorrowland Speedway.  There are two r

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Top FastPasses You Should Get At Magic Kingdom

Fantasyland Fantasyland offers an array of rides and attractions based on the beloved Disney films we all cherish.  This land has several popular attractions and since most of the rides are catered to the little ones, they tend to have longer lines.  The two most popular rides that typically have the longest wait times are Peter Pan’s Fli

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