{"id":19611,"date":"2020-05-16T12:17:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T16:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?p=19611"},"modified":"2021-06-05T06:55:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-05T10:55:01","slug":"walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Disney World&#8217;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets_take_a_trip_back_in_time_with_this_post\"><\/span>Let&#8217;s take a trip back in time with this post.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#Lets_take_a_trip_back_in_time_with_this_post\" >Let&#8217;s take a trip back in time with this post.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#Welcome_Center_History\" >Welcome Center History<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The Welcome Center was a gift shop and information center staffed by Disney Cast Members and employees of the Automobile Association of America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19614\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-I75-Sign.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-I75-Sign.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-I75-Sign.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-I75-Sign-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sign which was visible from I-75<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Welcome Center closed way back in the summer of 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Welcome_Center_History\"><\/span>Welcome Center History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Welcome Center once was an integral part of Walt Disney World&#8217;s Florida outdoor advertising campaign geared towards motorists traveling down Interstate 75 and the Florida Turnpike towards Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>The AAA sponsored Welcome Center was a great place for visitors traveling by car to Walt Disney World to get their first taste of the famous Disney Magic on their journey towards Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, as you were driving south on Interstate 75 nearing Ocala you would have been seeing Walt Disney World billboards for the preceding half-hour and the kids would have been asking &#8220;When are we getting to Disney&#8221; for about twenty-nine minutes!<\/p>\n<p>From Ocala you still had another hour and fifteen minutes to go!<\/p>\n<p>The Welcome Center presented a great opportunity to stop stretch your legs and use some of the cleanest bathrooms on the interstate as well as shop for Disney souvenirs, get Disney info, and make Disney dining or hotel reservations.<\/p>\n<p>After Disney closed the Welcome Center it went through several different tenants over the years. The last tenant didn&#8217;t even put up a sign, there were just a few cars parked in the lot.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Sign-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sign at the entrance to the Welcome center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front entrance view of the Welcome Center from the parking lot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Interior-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The view towards the AAA counter where you could obtain Disney World information and park maps or schedules as well as make Disney dining or hotel reservations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-AAA-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A closer view of the AAA counter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Shopping-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They had lots of souvenirs from the theme parks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Merch-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They carried various items from all four parks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was even a short film showing all the latest things going on at Disney World<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"Center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg\" alt=\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-Ocala-Welcome-Center-Movie-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Welcome Center building isn&#8217;t even there now. It&#8217;s was torn down in 2012 to build a Hampton Inn and Suites. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/rip-disney-aaa-welcome-center\/\">See this post with pictures<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is another history filled post on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?p=155\">Walt Disney World&#8217;s outdoor advertising including the Ocala Welcome Center<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you remember the Disney Ocala Welcome Center? Share your memories in the comments section below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"milit-713160424\" class=\"milit-after-content milit-entity-placement\"><br>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/4V6YWP2M2DNAU\">Send Steve a Tip<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a trip back in time with this post. Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there. The Welcome Center was a gift shop and information center staffed by Disney Cast Members and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":19612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[307,223],"class_list":{"0":"post-19611","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-walt-disney-world","8":"tag-ocala-florida","9":"tag-walt-disney-world","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Walt Disney World&#039;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Walt Disney World&#039;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Military Disney Tips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MilitaryDisneyTips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MilitaryDisneyTips\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve Bell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@MilitaryDisney\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MilitaryDisney\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steve Bell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steve Bell\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560\"},\"headline\":\"Walt Disney World&#8217;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":445,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ocala Florida\",\"Walt Disney World\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Walt Disney World\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/\",\"name\":\"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00\",\"description\":\"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/walt-disney-world\\\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Walt Disney World&#8217;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Military Disney Tips\",\"description\":\"By Military for Military\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560\",\"name\":\"Steve Bell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":584,\"caption\":\"Steve Bell\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg\"},\"description\":\"Hi, I'm Steve Bell, Founder and Editor in Chief of the Military Disney Tips website. Military Disney Tips has been serving the needs of the U. S. Military Community for their Disney Destination Vacations for over 17 years! My mission is to offer you the best advice I can, specific to the U.S. military community, to plan for, save money on, and enjoy your\u00a0Disney vacation!\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/steve-bell-founder-and-editor-in-chief-military-disney-tips\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/MilitaryDisneyTips\",\"www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/stephen-bell-416b3139\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/militarydisney\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/MilitaryDisney\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@ThatDisFam\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.militarydisneytips.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/roys\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips","description":"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips","og_description":"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/","og_site_name":"Military Disney Tips","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MilitaryDisneyTips","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MilitaryDisneyTips","article_published_time":"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steve Bell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@MilitaryDisney","twitter_site":"@MilitaryDisney","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Steve Bell","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/"},"author":{"name":"Steve Bell","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560"},"headline":"Walt Disney World&#8217;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida","datePublished":"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/"},"wordCount":445,"commentCount":7,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg","keywords":["Ocala Florida","Walt Disney World"],"articleSection":["Walt Disney World"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/","url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/","name":"Walt Disney World's Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida - Military Disney Tips","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg","datePublished":"2020-05-16T16:17:43+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-05T10:55:01+00:00","description":"Once upon a time, Walt Disney World operated a Welcome Center in Ocala, Florida. Sadly it is now just a memory for those who used to enjoy stopping there.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"caption":"RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Walt Disney World&#8217;s Welcome Center Located in Ocala Florida"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/","name":"Military Disney Tips","description":"By Military for Military","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5dd4928c6708aa4f00cc1b128fdb8560","name":"Steve Bell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg","width":600,"height":584,"caption":"Steve Bell"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Steve-and-Mickey-at-Shades-of-Green-1.jpg"},"description":"Hi, I'm Steve Bell, Founder and Editor in Chief of the Military Disney Tips website. Military Disney Tips has been serving the needs of the U. S. Military Community for their Disney Destination Vacations for over 17 years! My mission is to offer you the best advice I can, specific to the U.S. military community, to plan for, save money on, and enjoy your\u00a0Disney vacation!","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/steve-bell-founder-and-editor-in-chief-military-disney-tips\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MilitaryDisneyTips","www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephen-bell-416b3139","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/militarydisney\/","https:\/\/x.com\/MilitaryDisney","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThatDisFam"],"url":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/author\/roys\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19611"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21814,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19611\/revisions\/21814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}