The Walt Disney World
Railroad
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At A Glance |
One of Walt's hobbies was
model railways. This hobby was extended into the Magic Kingdom
with the creation of a railroad around the park's perimiter. |
The Walt Disney World Railroad is one of the best ways to get
an idea of the scale of The Magic Kingdom, and to view behind
the scenes of some of the attractions.
It takes guests on a leisurely tour of the outskirts of the
Magic Kingdom theme park on a circular track that runs for around
a mile and a half, stopping at the Main Street Station, Frontierland,
and Mickey's Toontown Fair.
A complete circuit of the theme park on the railroad will take
approximately 21 minutes, and with up to four trains running,
there should be a train every 4 to 7 minutes.
The Walt Disney World Railroad has four trains:
- The Lilly Belle, a 1928 locomotive which is
named after Walt's wife Lillian shares the name of an eigth
scale model locomotive that Walt had built for fun at his home
much earlier.
- The Roy O. Disney
- The Walter E. Disney
- The Roger E. Broggie which is named after one
of the early Disney Imagineers, who shared Walt's passion for
old trains.
Each of the four trains was originally built in America around
the turn of the 20th century, and were later shipped to Mexico
to haul passengers and freight trains in Yucatan. They were located
by Disney scouts in 1969, where they were bought from the Yucatan
United Railways and shipped to Florida for complete refurbishment
and use on The Walt Disney World Railroad.
Note that there are some guest lockers located underneath the
Train Station, which guests can use to securely leave personal
items, or souvenirs to save carrying them around the park.
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