Tourism • Video

As Americans cultivated the tradition of family vacations during the 1950s and 1960s, Florida became a favorite destination. In these video clips, historian Gary Mormino describes Florida’s tourism industry before Disney, when theme parks such as Cypress Gardens exploited Florida’s unique natural environment. In one video, he recounts the fascinating story of how Walt Disney chose Central Florida in which to build Disney World, an event that molded Florida as a destination for more than 80 million tourists annually from around the world.

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	Affordable Automobiles Bring Thousands Automobile travel in the 1950s had a big impact on tourism in Florida. ...read more
	Family Vacations Lead to Florida As American culture developed the concept of a family vacation, a visit to Florida became a must. ...read more
	New Interstates Propel Travel to Florida Interstate highways made Florida more quickly accessible to tourists. ...read more