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Saludos Amigos ( Spanish for " Greetings , Friends ") is a 1942 American animated package film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO ___MASK97___ Pictures . It is the sixth Disney animated feature film and the first of the six package films produced by Walt Disney Productions in the 1940s . Set in Latin America , it is made up of four different segments ; Donald Duck stars in two of them and Goofy stars in one . It also features the first appearance of José Carioca , the Brazilian cigar - smoking parrot . " Saludos Amigos " was popular enough that Walt Disney decided to make another film about Latin America , " The Three Caballeros ", to be produced two years later . " Saludos Amigos " premiered in Rio de Janeiro on August 24 , 1942 . It was released in the United States on February 6 , 1943 . It garnered positive reviews but was only theatrically reissued once , in 1949 , when it was shown on a double bill with the first reissue of " Dumbo ". ___MASK46___ Kingdom Park is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake , Florida , near Orlando . Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division , the park opened on October 1 , 1971 , as the first of four theme parks at the resort . Initialized by Walt Disney and designed by WED Enterprises , its layout and attractions are based on Disneyland Park in Anaheim , California , and is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters . The Three Caballeros is a 1944 American animated musical package film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO ___MASK97___ Pictures . The film premiered in Mexico City on December 21 , 1944 . It was released in the United States on February 3 , 1945 and in the UK that March . The seventh Disney animated feature film , the film plots an adventure through parts of Latin America , combining live - action and animation . This is the second of the six package films released by Walt Disney Productions in the 1940s , following " Saludos Amigos " ( 1942 ). The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland , ___MASK46___ Kingdom , and Tokyo Disneyland . The attraction , although differing slightly in every location , places riders inside a haunted manor resided by " 999 happy haunts ". A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride on which passengers aboard guided vehicles ___MASK84___ through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation , sound , music , and special effects . Yale Gracey ( 1910 -- September 5 , 1983 ) was a Disney Imagineer , writer , and layout artist for many Disney animated shorts , including classics such as The Three Caballeros and Fantasia . Gracey joined the company in 1939 as a layout artist for Pinocchio . He designed many of the special effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland . The Haunted Mansion character Master Gracey was named in homage to him . Gracey retired from the company on October 4 , 1975 . On September 5 , 1983 , Gracey was shot and killed in Los Angeles by a burglar . His wife was injured in the attack . Gracey and his wife , Beverly , were staying overnight at their cabana at the Bel Air Bay Club , on Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of western Los Angeles , CA . The shooting was reported at approximately 2 : 30 a . m . by another club member . A police spokesman indicated that Gracey and his wife were both asleep when an unknown intruder entered and shot them both , then fled onto the beach . A motive was not determined , and there were no suspects . The park has seven themed areas : the World Bazaar ; the four classic Disney lands : Adventureland , Westernland , Fantasyland and Tomorrowland ; and two mini - lands : Critter Country and Mickey ' s Toontown . Many of these areas mirror those in the original Disneyland as they are based on American Disney films and fantasies . Fantasyland includes Peter Pan ' s Flight , Snow White ' s Scary Adventures , Dumbo the Flying Elephant , based on classic Disney films and characters . The park is noted for its extensive open spaces , to accommodate the large crowds that visit the park . In 2013 , Tokyo Disneyland hosted 17 . 2 million visitors , making it the world ' s second - most visited theme park behind the ___MASK46___ Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort . The Disneyland Resort , commonly known as Disneyland , is an ___MASK28___ resort in Anaheim , California . It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks ( Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure ), three hotels , and a shopping , dining , and ___MASK28___ complex known as Downtown Disney . Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Romance languages are predominant . The term originated in 19th century France as " Amérique latine " to consider French - speaking territories in the Americas ( Haiti , French Guiana , Martinique , Guadeloupe , ___MASK96___ Martin , ___MASK96___ Barthélemy ) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed . It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero - America or Hispanic America  though it usually excludes French ___MASK82___ and modern French Louisiana . Walter Elias " Walt " Disney ( December 5 , 1901December 15 , 1966 ) was an American ___MASK38___ , ___MASK75___ , voice actor and film producer . A pioneer of the American animation industry , he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons . As a film producer , Disney holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual , having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations . He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award , among other honors . Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress . Disneyland Park , originally Disneyland , is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim , California , opened on July 17 , 1955 . It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney . It was originally the only attraction on the property ; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s .