Disney

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Disneyland was a dream come true. The dreamer of this "magical little park" was Mr. Walt E. Disney. Walt wanted to create a kind of family park where kids and parents could have fun together. The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and families could go to relax. During World War II, the ideas for the park were put on hold. But the dream kept growing. It was soon clear that 8 acres by the studio would not be enough. By the 50's it was clear that the park would need a lot of money and land. Walt and his brother Roy and a few others were the only ones that believed that this park would be a success. Walt once said, "I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible because dreams offer too little collateral." Walt decided to use television to get the idea of the Magic Kingdom into the people's houses. The show would be called "Disneyland." This brought the idea into reality for Walt and the American people.
The land that now houses Disneyland used to be just 180 acres of orange groves and walnut trees. When the real designing came about, Walt was met with tough questions. How do you make believable wild animals? How do you make a Mississippi paddle ship? How exactly do you go about building a big castle in the middle of Anaheim, California? Disney looked to his movie studio staff for the answers. The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be five uniquely different lands.
Main Street, U.S.A. was where Walt wanted to relive the typical turn of the century city Main Street. He said, "For those of us who remember the carefree time it recreates, Main Street will bring back happy memories. For younger visitors, it is an adventure in turning back the calendar to the days of grandfather's youth."
Adventureland was an "exotic tropical place" in a "far-off region of the world." Walt said, "To create a land that would make this dream reality, we ...