Walt's Theme Park Vision Put Mouse Ears on America

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: July 17, 2005 12:19:20 AM EDT
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Walt's Theme Park Vision Put Mouse Ears on America
The Anaheim attraction has cast a five-decade spell over our culture
and transformed the entertainment industry.

By Kimi Yoshino and Dave McKibben
Times Staff Writers
July 16, 2005

To build his dream theme park in Anaheim a half-century ago, Walt
Disney borrowed against his life insurance policy and cashed in
property, including a vacation home in Palm Springs, to pay the
$17-million construction bill.

When the Anaheim theme park opened July 17, 1955 - with cranky
Southern Californians fanning themselves on a sweltering hot day -
toilets clogged, the food ran out and women's high heels sunk into
wet asphalt. Disney officials still call it "Black Sunday."

But from the start, there would be no denying the world's infatuation
with Disneyland, a rite of passage for millions of vacationing
families. In the 50 years since Walt Disney leveled Anaheim orange
groves, the park has left an oversized imprint on American culture,
influencing everything from family entertainment to shopping malls to
corporate branding.

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http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-me-disney17jul17,0,1634968.story




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