Editing Walt Disney World (section)

== Location ==
[[File:Disneyworld overview map.svg|thumbnail|left|Map of the resort as of May 2015]]
[[File:Portail Disneyworld à l'arrivée à Orlando au-dessus de la voie rapide (janvier 2022).JPG|thumb|One of four arches welcoming guests to the resort]]
The Florida resort is not within [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] city limits but is southwest of Downtown Orlando. Much of the resort is in southwestern [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]], with the remainder in adjacent [[Osceola County, Florida|Osceola County]]. The property includes the cities of [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida|Lake Buena Vista]] and [[Bay Lake, Florida|Bay Lake]] which are governed by the [[Central Florida Tourism Oversight District]] (formerly Reedy Creek Improvement District). The site is accessible from Central Florida's [[Interstate 4]] via Exits 62B (World Drive), 64B ([[U.S. Route 192|US 192]] West), 65B ([[Osceola Parkway]] West), 67B ([[Florida State Road 536|SR 536]] West), and 68 ([[Florida State Road 535|SR 535]] North), Exit 6 on [[Florida State Road 417|SR 417 South]], the Central Florida GreeneWay and Exit 8 on [[Florida State Road 429|SR 429]], the Western Beltway. At its founding, the resort occupied approximately {{convert|27443|acre|sqmi km2|0}}.<ref name="Quest" /> Portions of the property have since been sold or de-annexed, including land now occupied by the Disney-built community of [[Celebration, Florida|Celebration]]. By 2014, the resort occupied nearly {{convert|25000|acre|sqmi km2|0}}<ref name="Fun Facts" /> (larger than Manhattan, New York City, which is 22.7 sq mi).

The company additionally acquired nearly {{convert|3000|acre|sqmi km2|0}}, in separate transactions, between December 2018 and April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney World buys 235 acres. Here's what we know |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/12/27/disney-world-buys-235-acres-heres-what-we-know/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930162726/https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/12/27/disney-world-buys-235-acres-heres-what-we-know/ |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |access-date=2020-05-25 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Storey |first=Ken |title=Disney has been on a land-buying spree. Here's why it probably isn't a new theme park |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/12/30/disney-has-been-on-a-land-buying-spree-heres-why-it-probably-isnt-a-new-theme-park |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729110518/https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/12/30/disney-has-been-on-a-land-buying-spree-heres-why-it-probably-isnt-a-new-theme-park |archive-date=July 29, 2020 |access-date=2020-05-25 |website=Orlando Weekly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=Disney Bought Nearly 3K Acres of Land Since 2018 – But Not for a New Park |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2019/12/disney-buys-land-in-florida-ba1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015032249/https://insidethemagic.net/2019/12/disney-buys-land-in-florida-ba1/ |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=2020-05-25 |website=Inside the Magic |language=en-US}}</ref>

12% of the site area is occupied by hotels and resorts, and 5% of the area is water.<ref>Edwards, C., [https://floridasunadventures.com/how-big-is-disney-world/ How Big Is Disney World?], ''Florida Sun Adventures'', updated 11 January 2024, accessed 27 April 2024</ref>