Lecture Series: What in the World? How Walt Created Disney World

325 Avenue A NW,Winter Haven FL 33881

06 December, 2022

Description

The second lecture of the series will feature Gary McKechnie presenting, What in the World? How Walt Created Disney World. When Walt Disney realized cheap tourist traps were enveloping Disneyland, he began a nationwide search for enough land to hold every dream he could imagine. What happened next would require a heightened degree of CIA-level secrecy for Disney's undercover team who launched a misinformation campaign that included dummy corporations and secret transactions. Florida-native Gary McKechnie is a two-time National Geographic author, author of America's best-selling motorcycle guidebook, and two-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award. He is also a guest speaker aboard the ships of Cunard, Seabourn, and the Silversea lines. *Doors open approximately 20 minutes prior to event. Printed tickets are not required.