How Disney Built America Creating a New World (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary

How Disney Built America

Creating a New World (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary

Disney transforms 27,000 acres of Florida swampland into Walt Disney World, the world's largest theme park, overcoming personal tragedy, construction delays, and secrecy as "Project X" to open a triumph of imagination and technology.

Director

Stephen Scott

Cinematographer

Simon Shohet

Editors

Brian McAllister | Barney Murray | Kevin Taddei

Casting Director

Jason Boyd

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Release date

Jun 2, 2024 (United States)

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30 cast members

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Carlo Adamo US Steel Exec US Steel Exec See fewer	Paris Paris (2022)
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