The Birth Of Disneyland
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OBJECTIVES
- Explain why Disneyland was created
- Outline the rationale for Disneyland
- Outline the construction and opening
- Outline and explain changes over time
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WALTER ELIAS DISNEY
- Grew up in Chicago snd Marceline, Missouri
- Father was a train engineer
- Ambulance driver in France during WWI
- Started in Kansas with Laugh-O-Gram Films
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927)
WALTER ELIAS DISNEY
- Mickey Mouse appeared in 1928 - The Galloping Gaucho
- Walt Disney Studios success - Snow White (1937)
- Built Walt Disney Studios in Burbank in 1939
- By 1955 had produced a huge range of classics
- Cinderella, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Lady and the tramp
"It came about when my Daughters were very young and Saturday was always Daddy's day with the two daughters ... I'd take them to the merry go round and sit on a bench, eating peanuts. I felt that there should be something built where the parents and children could have fun together. So that's how Disneyland started."
Photo by Simply Mad Photography
THE REAL STORY
- Scale model railway at Walt's house
- Tours of Burbank studios
- Touring show on American history
- Amusement park in Burbank
- 1953 plans for Disneyland in Anaheim
Photo by Puloyski
Untitled Slide
Now go to Moodle and download the original Disneyland proposal. Put together a word bank of terms for how Disneyland was presented to investors. Speculate on why people wanted to invest.
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BUILDING DISNEYLAND
- Construction began July 16 1954
- Documented weekly on Disney's TV show
- Cleared 160 acres of citrus trees and moved 15 houses
- Created rivers, planted trees, dozens of new buildings
- Took one year and cost $17 million
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OPENING DAY
- Sunday July 17 1955
- 11000 people expected
- ABC covered it on Dateline Disneyland
- Watched by 90 million people
- Five lands and twenty attractions
OPENING DAY
- Park unfinished - trees, water fountains, asphalt
- Overcrowded due to counterfeit tickets - 28000 People
- Record heat wave, food snd drink ran out, gas leak
- Walt was unaware
- All captured on the ABC special
OPENING DAY PART 2
- Walt decided to try again the next day
- Public opening on July 18
- Line outside the gates by 2am
- First ticket bought by Roy Disney
- Opening Day Part 2 went smoothly
"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Photo by tatsuhiko_a
DISNEYLAND EVOLVING
- 1959 - Matterhorn/Monorail/Submarines
- 1963 - Tiki Room
- 1965 - It's A Small World
- 1967 - Pirates
- 1969 - Haunted Mansion
Photo by andy castro
DISNEYLAND EVOLVING
- 1977 - Space Mountain
- 1983 - New Fantasyland
- 1989 - Splash Mountain
- 1993 - Mickey's Toontown
- 1995 - Indiana Jones
Photo by Cakvala-SC
DISNEYLAND EVOLVING
- 2001 - Disney California Adventure
- 2004 - Tower of Terror
- 2008 - Toy Story Mania
- 2009 - Mickey's Fun Wheel
- 2010 - World of Color
Photo by NormLanier
DISNEYLAND EVOLVING
- 2011 - Star Tours/Little Mermaid
- 2012 - Cars Land/Buena Vista St
- 2013 - Fantasy Faire
Photo by Justin in SD
DISNEYLAND IN NUMBERS
- About 515 million visitors so far
- Ticket price $1 in 1955, now $96
- 20 attractions in 1955, now 58
- More than 100 accidents and 13 deaths
- $2.2 billion profit from Parks in 2013
Photo by Miss Kels
SOME NEW FACTS
- 33 Royal St
- Over 1000 hidden Mickeys in the Park
- Morse code on the Disneyland Railway
- Windows, tunnels and basketbakk
- Hippie takeover in 1970
QUESTIONS
- Why was Disneyland built?
- What immediate impact did it have on the US?
- Why did it work?
- Why does it continue to work?
- What evidende do you have for its enduring popularity?
Photo by NormLanier
