i'm from boston & watched this on tv when i was 10 yrs old. we were of modest means so i never thought i would ever see that unbelieveable place. well 11 yrs later, 10 days after i arrived in L.A (on the exact day mr disney died) i was in disneyland. my dream had come true! over the next 4 yrs i went to disneyland often. in 2005 i made a special trip back to disneyland to celebrate it's 50th anniversary. i sit here at 63 in boston with my gold commerative mickey mouse cap on my bald head. ;-}
This is how the 'real' world should be....Heaven on earth for children and families. Goodwill toward fellow men and Peace on Earth....It's a Small World after all.... God bless Walt and his team of Imagineers, Artists and Designers who gave his inspiration, ideals, hopes, dreams, and faith a true reality for all to share. The world is better because of Walter Elias Disney, and childhood has no better hero than the Dreamers of Dreams. Thank you, Walt.
@PieFights This was featured on the Walt Disney Treasures DVD set "Disneyland USA". It was released in December 2001, and it long out of print. You may be able to find some copies (albeit expensive) on Amazon and eBay. Hope that helps! :)
good for you weirdgurl. good for you. mexican americans are the heart and soul of southwestern america. when i lived in california, i loved the hispanic community with it's sense of family, friends and honor. they are a wonderful, important segment of america with it's rich traditions and culture. peace!
The 90s weren't as dark as the 80s when they came an inch away from being part of a hostile take over that would've destroyed Disney far more than Eisner ever could
@DelilahJo3 My family were atheists and we went to the park when it opened. We also had respect for other people's private and personal beliefs and still do. We never thought public prayer was strange, because we took the message to mean uniting humanity not dividing us.
@Wowmer32 there r lots of ppl who are not religous that are completly amazing. who are very pure in thought. just because they have a different way of seeing things, doesnt mean they are bad.
whell i benn disneyland summer 2001 i giong to disneyland in 2008 idleracer you are right it is 9:45a.m. beacuse long in 5 short in 9 and in 2008 i got very very bad news it is small world close for rehab ENTIRE YEAR OF 2008 damm it i am going to miss that unit 2009 trip
thats called the 50's. Not to mention that every1 has an egual amount of space and there is some speaking, you just can't see it. They controlled who could b there at opening, too.
@foamyjesus If you didn't notice, I didn't hear or see anyone mention a specific deity. That's not infringing on one's right to worship in the way they choose.
It's difficult to tell the big hand from the small one on the clock that the flag passes on it's way up. I can't tell if it's 9:25 in the morning or 4:45 in the afternoon.
Well I think Walt wanted Disneyland to be a place anyone can enjoy... charging 70 dollars for a ticket seems unfair as well as charging 4 dollars for a soda... Did Walt ask for that? Disney doesn't even have to pay for its soda and it still charges that much!
Om my how woderfull the respect of people was back then. Manner which we lack nowadays and I say that at 16 years old. I may sound old fashioned but come on I dont even feel safe walking downt the street.
but he got cute two daughter they might take to disneyland if they want to . a cast member told me that every presdient go disney park but went in sercet . it all true
We always think the older generations are more patriotic...but notice that no one is singing the national anthem....hmmmm...in todays day and age...everyone would be singing!!!
True, He wasn't known to be very religious either. Even if he was racist, a lot of people in old United States were probably racist as hell too, so it wouldn't be very surprising.
All stupid assumptions about Walt Disney being racist...not true...He was very concerned about reaching out to South of the Border, employing people of different ethnicities at his studio and at DIsneyland. I know I worked with some of these oldtimers from the early days of the studio.
asking for a moment of prayer is still ok in this country robert. however asking that everyone pray to a certain god is not. we think they were better days, but did you see a large contingent of minorities in that crowd? no you didn't! even disney discriminated. the discrimination going on during that time was horrendous. many blacks were still being murdered just for being black. they hid the injustices back then, so we only thought they were better times. they were far from it.
Disney would never tolerate any of these tween characters they have on todays Disneys payroll....they would never make it in the door..all I want to see is a real cartoon, enough with all this Crap!
