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[[Image:ConstructionWalt.jpg|thumb|350px|From left to right: Joe Fowler, Card Walker, Walt Disney and Roy Disney surveying the future location of the Magic Kingdom.]]On May 30, 1967, <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/05/today-in-disney-history-disney-broke-ground-on-walt-disney-world-resort-45-years-ago/ </ref> construction began on the Florida Project. Due to the fact that Walt had died in 1966, his brother Roy took charge of the project. Although Walt had died before construction had even started, his influence on the park was apparent. One For instance, one of the major problems that Walt had with Disneyland was that guests were exposed to the day to day operations of the parks. Walt told the story that one day in Tomorrowland he saw a cowboy from Frontierland walking by, heading to the costume room. Walt felt that this ruined the magic of the futuristic Tomorrowland and wanted to do better with the Florida Project <ref> http://www.guidetothemagic.com/magickingdom/magickingdom5.htm </ref>. A second problem that Walt had hoped to avoid was that guests in Disneyland were exposed to the world outside the park. Walt said he once saw a family leave because they could see that traffic was getting congested , while riding on the Skyway <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/09/magic_kingdom_skyway_1.html </ref>. Because of these issues, it was decided that the first floor of what was now called the “Magic Kingdom” would be a series of tunnels, called utilidoors. Due of Florida's water table, the utilidoors could not be built underground. Instead, Disney Engineers decided to make the utilidoors the first story of the park, with the actual Magic Kingdom the second (meaning that the park itself is actually 14 feet above ground) <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/walt-disney-world/the-utilidors-disneys-not-so-secret-tunnels/ </ref>. The utilidoors allow cast members to move freely though out the park without being seen by the guests above. With the utilidoors, it only takes cast members about 10 minutes to walk from one side of the park to the other. The utilidoors also allowed the everyday functions of the park to be hidden from guests. Food, garbage and costumes could all be transferred around while keeping the illusion of the lands intact <ref>http://www.disneyparkhistory.com/magic-kingdom.html </ref>. Besides everyday operations the utilidoors also house the operating systems for the park, as well as offices and cafeterias for the Cast Members <ref> http://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20140414/17536/15-things-are-hidden-underground-disneys-magic-kingdom </ref>. Another upgrade to the Magic Kingdom was the Avac Systems, which were devolved in Sweden. This trash collecting system which allows garbage to be suctioned away through a series tubes, to a centralized dumping point. This allows cast members to keep the trash under control and out of the view of the guests <ref> http://www.tampabay.com/features/travel/attractions/discover-disney-worlds-secrets-with-behind-the-scenes-tours/1113027 </ref>.

Construction of the Magic Kingdom was overseen by Admiral Joe Fowler, who previously had overseen the construction of Disneyland <ref> https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/joe-fowler/ </ref>. The design of the park was principally done by Imagineers Marvin Davis and Dick Irvine, who took their inspiration from Walt's original park <ref name= "realityland"> Koenig, David. Realityland: True-life Adventures at Walt Disney World. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure, 2007. Print. </ref>. In order to make the park unique however, Disney decided to use Cinderella Castle as the park's icon as opposed to Sleeping Beauty Castle (which Disneyland had) <ref name= "realityland"/>. Imagineer Bill Evans was charged with lanscaping landscaping the Magic Kingdom <ref> https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/bill-evans/ </ref>. At the time the park was being built, construction of Walt Disney World (as it was now called) became the largest private construction project in the world <ref name= "realityland"/>. With construction lagging behind schedule, in 1971 Disney put Dick Nunis in charge of completing the project. Under his leadership, Disney employees made a final push to the Magic Kingdom completed on time. With hourly workers and even upper management working around the clock <ref name= "realityland"/>, eventually the park was ready for opening day- October 1, 1971.