Construction Of Disney World’s The Magic Kingdom
After Walt Disney’s death in 1966, his brother Roy took over the project of building a park larger and improved upon the version of Disneyland in California. Walt Disney Productions began construction on the Magic Kingdom and the entire resort in 1967. The theme park opened on October 1, 1971. It has become the world’s most visited theme park.
In 2023, Americans spent $28.4 billion on amusement parks, about a 17% increase over the previous year. There were over 600 amusement establishments in 2023.
The Magic Kingdom is located between Orlando and The Gulf Of Mexico, though much closer to Orlando.
Many people still attend the park despite the fact that the Disney company has fought against Florida’s parental rights legislation in recent years. Parents still taking their children to Disney World despite the company’s stance against parents having rights to protect their young children from inappropriate indoctrination. Seems to be a bit ironic.
Anyway, an entertainment tax on television, movies, and amusement parks that would be at the same tax rate as what the top 1% should be paying on their federal income taxes (slightly above 50%) would help remind Americans that we are all in this together to help our country get out of our $36 trillion national debt.
CONFLICTING COMMITMENTS
I got behind a family vehicle recently at a stoplight and noticed two small TV’s above the back seats…playing identical children’s programming. And then I noticed the license plate with the words “Autism Awareness”. Too funny. Too funny.
The World Of Sports And Television
March 18, 2025 by Blogging For 20 Years • Sports, Television • 0 Comments
With the first Super Bowl in January of 1967, it’s no lie that the earliest years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s. Or to be more specific, it can truly be said that the first seven years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.
And looking beyond that time frame, of the top 28 “All-Time Most Watched Television Programs” according to the 2024 World Almanac, 26 of those programs were Super Bowl games. And so there’s significance to include the earliest years of an annual sporting event that would dominate both the world of sports and television.
But perhaps some might be thinking it’s kind of a stretch to list the first seven years of The Super Bowl among this list of events that were exclusive to the late 1960’s/early 1970’s since The Super Bowl continued past 1973. For example, if someone were to say that the first ten years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s, that would be false since it would include the mid-1970’s. Or if I were to say that the first three years of The Super Bowl were in the late 1960’s/early 1970’s, then that would also be false since 1970 would fall after the first three years of the Super Bowl.
So for those who see this inclusion as a bit of a reach, I see your point.