DISNEYLAND

The idea of DISNEYLAND
One day Walt Disney was watching his daughters play at an amusement park. As Walt Disney was sitting on a bench he noticed how small the park was and that the parents had nothing to do as they watched their children ride the rides. He, of course, wanted to change that.

"YOU CAN'T DO THIS"

• "Tell Walt his nuts."
• "It won't work."
• "Not enough ride capacity."
• "Customers won't care."
• "Too expensive to build."

PROPERTY

• He bought the property in Orange County
• It was an orange grove in Anaheim
• Had less than 1 year to build Disneyland
• $17 million to build Disneyland

OPENING DAY

• Disneyland opened on July 17,1955
• Live tv; cable lines were hanging everywhere
• The 11,000 people were expected but over 28,000 people showed
• Hot day in the middle of July
• Rides not working properly

ALWAYS CHANGING

• only 18 attraction on opening day
• Some attractions only lasted for 1 year
• Disneyland will never be finished

Disneyland was built based on Disney movies
-"Snow White"
-"Peter Pan"
Now movies are based off of Disneyland
-"Pirates of the Caribbean"
-"The Haunted Mansion"

The Disneyland that never was

• "The Museum of the Weird"
• "Reel Ride"
• "Discovery Bay"
• "Edison Square"
• "Atlantis Expedition"

Facts
-Have underground tunnels
-There is a basketball court in The Matterhorn
-In New Orleans Square, the telegraph office sends the first 2 sentences of Walt Disney's speech to his private office
-When the park is closed, the cast members release 200 feral cats to help keep the rodent population down

Videos
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1yI4jcyLEPg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz__bJTlOjk

Sources
http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/65-magical-facts-about-disneyland-and-...
http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneylandgrandopening.html
A movie named "Disneyland Secrets, Stories, and Magic"