Photo Credit: By Florida Development Commission - State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory Magic Kingdom opened its gates for the first time on October 1, 1971. The Magic Kingdom of today is much different from the Magic Kingdom of the 70’s. Let’s take a look back at Magic Kingdom through the years. Magic Kingdom was built as a larger, improved version of Disneyland Park in California, with Cinderella Castle as the representation. It opened with twenty-three attractions,