1Walt Elias Disney was brought from a very large, but poor family. He was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago Illinois, to his father Elias Disney, and mother Flora Call Disney (1). After Walt’s birth, the Disney family moved to Marceline Missouri, where Walt lived most of his childhood there (1). Walt had very early interests in art; he would often sell his drawings to neighbors to make extra money. He pursued his art career by studying art and photography at McKinley High School in Chicago (1). Though his father could be quite strict, and often there was little money, Walt was encouraged by his mother and his older brother Roy to pursue his talents. He wanted to join the military but he was rejected because he was under age. So he joined the Red Cross and was sent to France, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. Once Walt returned from France, he began to pursue a career in commercial arts (2). He started a small company called Laugh-O-Grams, but later it went bankrupt. So he

Disneyland came a long way. The “Disney” theme has become the icon for children all over the world. Disneyland stands for the idea that dreams can come true when you believe and try. Walt Disney did more to touch the hearts, minds, and emotions of millions of Americans than any other person in the past century. I have learned from my research that dreams can come true; they just aren’t that easy to achieve. I know that after doing this paper I have reached out to my inner child. I would have loved to meet Walt Disney and thank him for all the memories he has given me. The impact that Disney Corporation has had on me and the other millions of people is priceless. Walt Disney is an inspiration to us all. He has shown us that everything great starts with a dream. Disneyland is Walt Disney’s idea of what a utopian society should be. I share his idea and I’m sure that many people also do. I am grateful to Walt Disney for letting me share and experience his dream. We all should be grateful. I believe that the world would be a lot sadder if Disney had never had the dream of Disneyland. Disneyland has gotten the respect that it so richly deserves from all its visitors. Disneyland will continue to impact society with warmth and love for many years and will go down in history as one of the happiest places on earth.

During this time of dreaming, Walt Disney was also having plans to build his amusement park that he always wanted. His first plan was to build his park on eight acres next to the Burbank studios. The park would be used as a place where his employees could go with their families and children (1). In this time of the hold on his idea, this gave Disney time to think of new creations and ideas which needed more space than just eight acres of land (1). On March 27, 1952 there was the first public announcement of Walt Disney’s plans to make Disneyland (1). Disney sent the Stanford Research Institute to survey 100 acres of land where he could build all his creations like giant teacups, waterfalls, a river, and flying elephants (1). Disney needed the land to be the perfect spot. The land had to be in the Los Angeles metropolitan vicinity, be accessible by freeways, and affordable (1). What the specialists found was a 160 acre orange grove near the cross of Interstate 5 (Santa Anna Freeway) and Harbor Boulevard (1). All that was left was the financial support that was needed. The way that Disney was able to receive financial support was from television. The television series that came out, “Walt Disney’s Disneyland”, let the American people see what Disney was all about (2). The American people were really getting into the idea of Disney and his dream. Basically anything on the television set would get people’s attention, the 1950’s were a time where the television industry was booming (3). The show would be good publicity for the park, and would let the Disney dreams into people’s homes. While Disney gathered money and support, his fantasy was becoming a reality for his park.1

Disneyland went uphill from there, and the number of visitors was climbing. By 1965, Disneyland had been visited by 50,000,000 people (1). The park grew better and better. Sidewalks had been paved on to where people had used shortcuts. It was no longer chaotic, and things became more permanent. New rides had been added and Tomorrow Land had been improved, new stores were opening up, and the customers kept on coming (1). The ideal place where a family could g

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