WALT DISNEY, a creative genius who has the capacity to make his dreams come true, has made even his biggest one a reality. For more than twenty years he envisioned a playground for people of all ages that would become a source of joy and inspiration to everyone who came to see it ‘The result is Disneyland, a fabulous $17 million park located about 25 miles south of Los Angeles at Anaheim, Calif.
Opened to the public on July 18, 1955, Disneyland is a park where fantasy and imagination are companions of reality Its 60 acres are divided into five realms of enjoyment Main Street, U.S.A., a replica of the principal street of a small town at the turn of the century; Tomorrowland, a look into the future Fantasyland, a storybook world come to life; Frontierland, where American history can be relived; and last but by no means least, Adventureland, where you can satisfy your yearning to visit far away tropical places.
In designing and building Disneyland, nothing was left to chance Disney's original plans were to construct the park on his studio lot in Burbank, Calif However, as his cartoon family and other activities grew, so did his dreams, and it soon became apparent that something far larger than the Burbank lot would be needed.
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