1955 Disneyland Opening Day [Complete ABC Broadcast]
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13 жыл бұрынDisneyland Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company. Known as Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955, and still colloquially known by that name, it is the only theme park to be designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. In 1998, the theme park was re-branded "Disneyland Park" to distinguish it from the larger Disneyland Resort complex.
Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help determine an appropriate site for his project, Walt bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on July 17, 1955.
Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, and Mickey's Toontown in 1993. Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland's original parking lot and opened in 2001.
Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with close to 600 million guests since it opened.
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@tylamarie6198 7 жыл бұрын
Everyone dressed so proper omg
@neutralgod300 6 жыл бұрын
that was the way to dress,people didn't had alots of $ but being dress properly and clean= being proud of them self. Today ,it still like that in high society.
@HarryPotter-ph7qz 5 жыл бұрын
Now people dress like gangsters lol
@joeybohanon2730 5 жыл бұрын
It should of stayed that way
@HarryPotter-ph7qz 5 жыл бұрын
@@joeybohanon2730 For Real
@melondogs 5 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t relate
@alex91008 10 жыл бұрын
Wish this was the stuff Disney would show on the Disney channel. :(
@lferrington 9 жыл бұрын
Right?! There's SO much awesome stuff they could show!
@sultansaladyne8798 7 жыл бұрын
alex91008 Show what? Creepy ass mickey mouse costume? No thank you
@kaitlynreynolds5192 6 жыл бұрын
alex91008 That would be great! They can show it on July 17 every year, since Disneyland opened on that day in 1955! If they can't show it on Disney Channel, they should show it on ABC
@huntermac7058 6 жыл бұрын
Disney Channel has really gone down hill over the years. They really should show stuff like this... along with their older movies (non animated). So so much history they could be showing.
@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 6 жыл бұрын
The Eisner era changed it all - instead of making the trend, they are following the trend and making Disney all about money and not the experience.
@susanjames6923 8 жыл бұрын
I was there on that special day when I was 8 years old. I'm privileged enough to have gone to the opening day of every single Disney park: Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center (what it was called back then), Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Disney's Hollywood Studios (MGM back then), Disney's Animal Kingdom, Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Studios Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney California Adventure (and for the re-dedication ceremony)...and I have tickets already booked for Shanghai.
@shannonlucille7477 8 жыл бұрын
so cool!
@ky-gp4sz 7 жыл бұрын
WOW
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
Susan James oh my god. So much traveling and walking; but, fun!
@MysticMisdreavus 6 жыл бұрын
Wow! That is dedication!
@huntermac7058 6 жыл бұрын
I cannot even imagine what that all has cost you. Their prices these days are astronomical.
@WWChampion16 6 жыл бұрын
I wish I had a time machine and go back to see this in person.
@justweebgames6373 4 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't I heard opening day was a nightmare most things were not complete some car rides were crashing it was so hot the pavement melted and the drinking fountains were not finished food shops ran out of food and the worst part the bathrooms were not finished
@WWChampion16 4 жыл бұрын
@@justweebgames6373 I know I would be laughing at all the disaster.
@traingaming3240 4 жыл бұрын
Ask doc brown he might let you go back in the delorean. That is if it is rebuilt (we all know what happens in part III right)
@Thomas_H._Smith 3 жыл бұрын
@@WWChampion16 You know you could go to the opening day of Walt Disney World, there were only like 10,000 people there.
@disneygirl5577 3 жыл бұрын
It was only the 18th that was a nightmare. That was the main opening day. This was just for special guests. People still snuck in tho.
@Dtown1996 9 жыл бұрын
I want to go back to this time period. Only problem is that I'm black
@suckmyass7368 8 жыл бұрын
+Nintendo3dsblog California wasn't segregated
@LauraIsPink 8 жыл бұрын
+DR TEETH that doesn't mean there wasn't racism. Sure there wasn't segregation so California might have been less racist than other states but it's still existed.
@jrc1041 8 жыл бұрын
+LauraIsPink It still exists now, always has and always will, partly because the meaning is highly subjective and in very much the eye of the one being "offended". It's a very useful invective and easy to throw around as an intimidating trump card.
@ky-gp4sz 7 жыл бұрын
Weren't blacks not allowed?
@VictorELayne77 7 жыл бұрын
ky wtf....California wasn't segregated
@7camscdan249 10 жыл бұрын
Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.-Walt Disney
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 4 жыл бұрын
It will continue forever .
@distressed_smoliv2695 4 жыл бұрын
Disney will only be completed once it has purchased every franchise...
@bowens9211 4 жыл бұрын
@@distressed_smoliv2695 Butthurt child lol.
@distressed_smoliv2695 4 жыл бұрын
ok
@bowens9211 4 жыл бұрын
@@distressed_smoliv2695 You kids will always hate Disney because they are so rich lol. Never called you angry but you definitely proven yourself lol
@migoabuel27 7 жыл бұрын
1:02:30 And the line for Peter Pan hasn't gone down since
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
MigoTheGamer ikr?! Even in Orlando it's always at about 55 minutes
@JessieJ93 6 жыл бұрын
Purple Derple lol every time I check it's 80
@arthurlima122 6 жыл бұрын
Some Jerk With a Camera Reference?
@Stanger182 5 жыл бұрын
hahaha truth
@winnermatt1180 5 жыл бұрын
120 minutes in Orlando usually
@jasoncurtis4135 10 жыл бұрын
Also crazy to think Alaska and Hawaii weren't even states yet when the park opened.
@Jonathanest90s 3 жыл бұрын
It was 48 states at the time.
@olivercrangle7160 3 жыл бұрын
I no longer recognize Hawaii for the failure to turn over Obama's birth certificate to Arizona.
@kxndyyy 3 жыл бұрын
@@olivercrangle7160 … what
@Sw499erB0iZ 3 жыл бұрын
Stfu bitch
@ZootWorld1 2 жыл бұрын
@@olivercrangle7160 Give that a fucking rest already.
@Blockheadgeorge 6 жыл бұрын
12:57 the most legendary moment ever in the history of Disney and Disney parks
@Evyafton Жыл бұрын
58:03 Second one being the bridge being lowered
@craigwheeler4760 11 ай бұрын
12:18 -- Ronald Reagan was an American Icon, even in the 50's. SAG president and talented western movie actor. His TV and production/presentation skills were pretty good too.
@douglashall6326 10 жыл бұрын
The best thing about this is catching all of the mistakes. It makes you realize that this truly was the early days of television. "I thought I got a cue."--Walt Disney.
@judahosborne8868 4 жыл бұрын
It also didn't help that it was all live lol, this program is awesome
@robertbowman984 2 жыл бұрын
I counted 31 different mistakes. That's one every 2 minutes!
@dannyfain3961 Жыл бұрын
Timestamp to that moment?
@philomenalandes6557 8 жыл бұрын
I was there opening day along with thousands of other kids from Anaheim. I was 11. Later my 2 sisters, older brother and I all worked there are various times. Anaheim had 11K people when we moved to the orange groves of harbor-orangewood ave in 1951--was sad to see the orange trees torn out piled up and burned. We had one acre and our neighbor 9 and behind us was the Japanese truck farm with fruit stand on Harbor---luscious strawberries 40 feet from my bedroom -yum.
@shannonlucille7477 8 жыл бұрын
wow! so cool!
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
Philomena Landes I did the math and that would say your about 73, amazing of you to be on KZfaq!
@faizakhtar816 7 жыл бұрын
lmfaoooooooooo
@ShoweryCoyote 7 жыл бұрын
Purple Derple that's crazy 😂
@jovannidomingo9329 6 жыл бұрын
I went to Disneyland various times :-)
@Thomas_H._Smith 3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: One of the guests on the second day was an eleven year old George Lucas.
@Naminski1a 3 жыл бұрын
Founder of Lucasfilm Ltd. and the creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
@jackscreativestudio7356 3 жыл бұрын
@CosetteAsmr And I know that Walt Disney would be proud of him
@Douglas-1994 3 жыл бұрын
That little kid was goin, This park is so lovely and one day, I will use my force and it will be mine 😂😂
@icroformation59 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he thought about Star wars
@Robman92 3 жыл бұрын
Correction: he was there on the second day
@jinkazama496 8 жыл бұрын
4:37 "There's tomorrow land, the time is 1986 there, the place is a city of the future where a trip to the moon is and every day thing" its almost 2016 and that still not an every day thing xD
@paulmoustakas7571 8 жыл бұрын
XDDDDD
@pkmnMaster5678 7 жыл бұрын
All we got was AIDS, the Challenger Incident, and "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer.
@Naminski1a 7 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Captain EO, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Top Gun because 1986 was the greatest year.
@sirclassicalhou3650 7 жыл бұрын
Well, you can't always predict the future accurately, and some "future" things may never happen. Some things are better off as fiction than real.
@faizakhtar816 7 жыл бұрын
The challenger incident ?
@Rikiid_ 9 жыл бұрын
No words can explain how badly I want to back in time to opening day.Less crowds,CHEAP prices,no sea of cell phones blocking my view,just the simplicity of joy & having a good time.Life was easier then
@TheSingeuse 9 жыл бұрын
Jade Blueheart You said it all.
@cookiefacetwgirlxoxo5947 9 жыл бұрын
But no racism or segregation. ...
@FantasiusTriton1993 9 жыл бұрын
Jade Blueheart As amazing as it looked on TV, opening day was actually a tremendous disaster. For one thing, Disneyland wasn't quite ready due to its 366 day schedule, which for a project of this scale is very short. The cement on Main Street was barely dry which meant tv cables and women's heels would get messed up. There was a gas leak which lead many of the rides to break down. Traffic was a nightmare. There was a plumbers strike which forced water fountains to go dry which didn't help at all as it was 101 degrees. Many of the food stands ran out of food. The people who came that day were supposed to come at certain times, but they all came as soon as possible to see what Disney cooked up this time and see their favorite movie stars. But the biggest problem was that 28,000 people came that day, only half of them weren't even invited, so they had to buy counterfeit tickets. That day got so much bad press that for a while it looked like Walt's naysayers were going to be right for once. But I'm glad to say that by its 6th week, it finally started to gain that momentum that Disneyland is known for. :)
@kdm71291 9 жыл бұрын
FantasiusTriton1993 Yes, what you are saying is essentially correct. However, perhaps it would be better to use the word "ready", rather than "finished", as that may be a little misleading. After all, it was Walt who said: "As long as there is imagination in the world, Disneyland will never be completed." It was actually asphalt on Main Street USA that, because of the high temperatures during and after its laying, never had a chance to properly cure. This led, as you eluded to, the sinking into it of ladies' high heels, which caused Disneyland to provide moccasins to the ladies as it was the only footwear available at the park! The plumber's strike that you mentioned, specifically, left Walt with a choice: He could either have working restrooms, or water fountains.....Walt went with the obvious choice! The reason that FAR more guests than expected were there is because some one had ALREADY produced and sold counterfeit tickets! In addition, it had been reported that somebody was charging people $5 to let them climb a ladder to hop the fence along a remote section of the park. The rest seems to be aligned with what I've heard and read, but to expound on the "happy ending" that you expressed.........despite all these glitches (including those in the broadcast), within three months, Disneyland had recorded it's one-millionth guest.......and the rest is history. :-)
@FantasiusTriton1993 9 жыл бұрын
Everything you just said was absolutely right. I did know about Walt's choice between the bathrooms and the water fountains from the plumbers strike. I never heard of the part with the moccasins and the story about people being charged $5 to climb a ladder over the fence.
@gennycarbajal1 8 жыл бұрын
the tickets were like $1 now they're $100
@Wig4 7 жыл бұрын
That's an illustration of inflation, more then anything else ! :--)
@KatieT97 7 жыл бұрын
genny jauregui even when adjusted for inflation, $1 back then would only cost $9.04 in 2017. Wow, ten bucks to go to Disneyland.
@doloreswager 7 жыл бұрын
Yes, but back then the admission did not include the rides. They were additionally priced. today's tickets include unlimited rides.
@TooCooFoYou 7 жыл бұрын
You had to buy tickets to go on a ride each time (and they were categorized A-E). Also, there wasn't New Orleans Square, the Matterhorn, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Star Tours, It's a Small World, etc. There were really only small rides and train tours to different areas of the park.
@ampedup7508 5 жыл бұрын
(inflation)
@USCG.Brennan 6 жыл бұрын
I was there later that Summer of '55 and still have colored 8mm movies of the place. We drove from Washington State in our family's new 1955 Oldsmobile to get there. Those were great times...... We went back again in 1961 and I actually met and shook hands with Walt Disney as he was driving a golf cart around the complex with his grand kids. ;-)
@jacksonplaysgames4612 4 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome, have you gone to any of the new parks lately?
@USCG.Brennan 4 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonplaysgames4612 No.....I don't like long lines and mass groups of people. It was fun as a kid (not as many people and lines) but not anymore. Good memories and and 8mm movies (converted to DVDs) to watch. ;-)
@TrueLifeAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
@@USCG.Brennan Have you considered uploading any portions of the films to KZfaq? That would be awesome to see! Thanks for the story!
@USCG.Brennan 4 жыл бұрын
@@TrueLifeAdventures Not being a "techy" person at all, I wish I knew how. ;-)
@TrueLifeAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
@@USCG.Brennan I've got faith in anybody that shook Walt's hand!! ;)
@Mellicorn 11 жыл бұрын
"To All Who Come To This Happy Place... Welcome." I started to cry. I wish I could have been there.
@riparianlife97701 10 жыл бұрын
The first car I ever drove was an Autopia car at Disneyland.
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
Docktor Jim me too
@alysonvalderrama5085 4 жыл бұрын
I almost crashed it once😳
@m.syauqiabdurahman2798 4 жыл бұрын
@@alysonvalderrama5085 luckily you not crash it because if you do , you need to repair it or buy a car who look alike the car you nearly crash .
@checkrideair 3 жыл бұрын
same.
@dletetdchanel6104 3 жыл бұрын
same
@ClassicDisneyFan94 10 жыл бұрын
I'm sure most people really don't care, but I figured I'd share this for the heck of it. Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955. Exactly 39 years later, on July 17, 1994, I was born.
@atsmithson 9 жыл бұрын
You're 20 years old in 2014
@CLUBBAHOLIC 7 жыл бұрын
Well I think it's awesome that u and Disneyland have the same birthday ☺️
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
ClassicDisneyFan94 cool!
@kristacanales3148 2 ай бұрын
My birthday is June 17th and my cousins is July 29th we are both born in the 5th year of a decade so both our birthday combined are July 17th, we both love Disney.
@TeriStarbuck 9 жыл бұрын
I was there at the Grand Opening. I was 6 months old. ;)
@guytitanic 6 жыл бұрын
You must be about the same age as me, my birthday was Feb.2 1955
@neothegamerboy8815 6 жыл бұрын
Good job
@traingaming3240 4 жыл бұрын
Damn
@Candy-iw6lm 3 жыл бұрын
Lucky
@BUBBA808 3 жыл бұрын
My birthday was sept 2001 and ma’am I could say I’m ashamed to be apart of Generation Z🥺 I wish I lived in the 1900s instead it seemed more happy and safe. The 2000s century is just pure evil now
@kaitlynreynolds5192 6 жыл бұрын
It's so cool hearing Disney's real voice.
@TotalPirateLuvva 10 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Walt. We can never thank you enough for all the wonderful things you've left us with.
@jvh1528 4 жыл бұрын
It so weird to see a specific place, like at 33:40, and know that I have sat at those same balconies; as my grandparents did, as my parents did, and now with my wife and son. What makes Disneyland so special, is that they have left so many of the iconic buildings and rides in place. Some of the rides have changed, but the park layout remains mostly intact.
@user-lq4rg1yo9j Жыл бұрын
Damn y’all hella rich
@musicom67 9 жыл бұрын
1:12:39 - "Let's go to Fanstasyland and have some fun!" As they awkwardly walk together arm over shoulder - but Walt is caught up in Art's mike wire...
@kellyweingart3692 4 жыл бұрын
LOL
@mikemancini313 4 жыл бұрын
Jesus that was funny xddddddd
@harrygarden5976 3 жыл бұрын
Why do you still have your microphone I'm not letting go of this ever I take it to my grave
@rickyrydell 3 жыл бұрын
You know every kid was salivating when they watched this back in 1955!
@johnmcgourn9667 2 ай бұрын
1955
@user-cp7zk9ll3n Ай бұрын
Can you believe 3 Chaplains were there and they gave a prayer of dedication. God bless Walt!
@JoseTwitterFan 10 жыл бұрын
The day that changed the entire amusement park game forever!
@traingaming3240 4 жыл бұрын
Don't you love watching footage from 1955 and getting so immersed in it and then a modern ad plays?
@TrentonBlessWrestlemania489 10 жыл бұрын
3:31 "I wanna see Bob Cummings." Now that's classic.
@TimeMaster131 7 жыл бұрын
"Son, what you do with your Navy buddies, is none of my business."
@peeweedinosuar3281 Жыл бұрын
And than came ronnie reagan who spent the whole day buttering up to bob cummings😂😂😂😂😂
@shucklesquad5801 7 жыл бұрын
1:09:02 OH NO DON'T WANNA SPOIL IT!!! Even in 1955 people were still sour for spoilers.
@maddoxcox 7 жыл бұрын
hell
@kathrynknauer5186 5 жыл бұрын
Shuckle Squad h
@NostalgiCrazy 10 жыл бұрын
This makes me emotional lol :(
@hawaiitokawaii6711 6 жыл бұрын
Sebizzar shut up
@joeybohanon2730 5 жыл бұрын
Now it's near $1000
@v4adriana 4 жыл бұрын
Same :( I miss it before ppl were so happy n it was more safe
@CleoSingleton 3 жыл бұрын
@@v4adriana Emmett till was murdered literally a month later
@kenwaywizard8526 9 жыл бұрын
I bloody love this. I love Disneyland so much. I wish I could live there.
@paulharris1379 8 жыл бұрын
was there 1960 at 5 years... Bucket rides through the Matterhorn... submarine, cars, moon trip, 360 theater, etc etc etc etc... would love to re-live that day with my grandparents (and a 4K video cam)!
@jeremiahkelley1370 6 жыл бұрын
Paul Harris so jealous of you.
@RealDaBrady 4 жыл бұрын
3:52: Little did they know that 25 years later, he would be the president of the U.S
@Believer4everdreamer 10 жыл бұрын
This is just one of the treasures of the past we should keep! Walt Disney has and still inspires so many of us to believe in our dreams... What he did was admirable!
@Revelian1982 Жыл бұрын
Art Linkletter was one hell of a pro. Can't believe this was back in 1955. Only ten years after the war had ended. Art and I served in the same unit. Lucky Linky was his nickname back then, because he managed to escape death or serious injury on more than one occasion. I miss him. He was a great friend.
@randamunaotoka8901 7 жыл бұрын
It's been thirty years since 1986 and yet we still can't fly to the moon regularly, but at least we have hover boards that aren't really hovering and catch on fire!
@PruWillDo 6 жыл бұрын
😂
@bighands69 6 жыл бұрын
Liberals took over America and stopped the innovation with their regulations. The last place they have not touched is mobile phone apps but that looks like it is about to change. Even the net neutrality act is nothing more than liberal ideology at play.
@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 6 жыл бұрын
bighands69 I agree with you but, it's was a democrat that pushed for the Apollo program and a republican that stopped the funding and proposed the space shuttle which we all know was total garbage
@ScorpionsFatality 5 жыл бұрын
@@bighands69 can we shut up about politics and enjoy the video?
@BUBBA808 3 жыл бұрын
More like “water-jet board”
@tdfisk 8 жыл бұрын
I was 7 years old when this was on TV. I really loved the Disney shows and I really REALLY loved going to the theater to watch the Disney movies, all of which I have on DVD of course. Going to the theater back then was way better than it is today. Most movie theaters were very opulent with hand carved gold figures all over and that classic ginormous velvet curtain. The sound reverberated and I'll never forget how cool that was. Plus, theaters had balconies, you really felt like a king when you went to a movie. They also played two movies and did not clear the theater. Back then two shows were my favorite, The Mickey Mouse Club and The Howdy Doody Show. Oh, and I liked Captain Kangaroo on Saturday. I'm 67 and my childhood memories are coming back to me. Thank goodness, they help me cope with how crappy life has become. Thomas
@Steven-iz5gp 8 жыл бұрын
+td fisk saturday morning cartoons arent so good anymore, but we have steven universe along with the other cartoon network shows, except for teen titans go which are good.
@tricko8000 8 жыл бұрын
+Steven Those TV shows are shit compared to the old ones.
@paulmoustakas7571 8 жыл бұрын
So true! I'm 11 though.....it would be cool if I made a time machine and saw what it looked like in Disneyland 1955 and see Walt in person!
@Steven-iz5gp 8 жыл бұрын
Tricko8000 steven universe is good, and im saying that teen titans go is terrible, the original is better.
@tdfisk 8 жыл бұрын
Paul Moustakas I was your age in 1959 and cartoons were a real big deal back then. There were cartoons on after school during the week and Saturday morning, no one slept in that's how big a deal it was. Sundays were the most special day of the week. After church (and no, our brains didn't turn to jello) we came home and had the really big meal of the week. Most of the time some family or friends would join us or we would join them. After dinner everyone in the family sat down to watch The Wonderful World of Disney. It didn't matter what the subject was, it was Disney. There was also The Movie of the Week, that's when I saw the first Day The Earth Stood Still. Most young people have no idea of just how important family was and it made all the difference in the world mentally and emotionally. The smallest things made it feel a bit like Christmas, getting iceream cones from Dairy Queen, or a gallon of root beer at A&W sometimes even getting the wonderful cheese burger and french fries, everything was so very special. Quite often my best friend's family would come over for homemade pizza on Friday, it was like having it for the first time every time we had it. I feel so ashamed that these traditions and such an amazing way of life has been denied to the younger generations. My generation (the Baby Boomers) have betrayed our young, but you can get it back because you're a lot smarter than we were. Learn what it was really like, most of my generation will share it. There is no such thing as perfect, but there was far more good back then than bad. Thomas
@cabooseresurrected5183 5 жыл бұрын
12:57 That speech always touches everyone's hearts.
@SkulShurtugalTCG 9 жыл бұрын
1:05:10 Alan Young. He later voiced Scrooge McDuck!
@Retnick 6 жыл бұрын
SkulShurtugalTCG Paul frees actually voiced Scrooge mcduck
@starlord1138 6 жыл бұрын
Retnick For a short time, yes, but Alan Young is more well-known for voicing Scrooge from 1985 to his death in 2016
@purple_cacti 5 жыл бұрын
SkulShurtugalTCG yeah, but not for very long
@OGNoah25 5 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Mr Reagan
@OGNoah25 5 жыл бұрын
He passed away in the year 2004
@user-vx8he1gz4c 6 ай бұрын
Was lucky enough to be there on the vary first Day,still can remember it at 77yrs old magical
@landmarkcreations1183 2 ай бұрын
What are your memories of that day?
@CdA_Native 3 ай бұрын
I was excited to be there on opening day for the general public, way back in 1955. The day before it was open only for invited guests....mostly family, close friends and celebrities. We had just moved into a brand new home and my Dad had just bought a brand new car so we travelled to Anaheim in style! What a Magical Time to be alive in America.
@kiddomoroll 8 жыл бұрын
I was just at Disneyland today. They had a lot of Diamond Celebration 60th birthday merchandise. Can you believe this video was 60 years ago?
@riparianlife97701 10 жыл бұрын
This completely changed what I believed about Disneyland. I grew up in Southern California, and we'd go to Disneyland just for a couple hours on a Sunday afternoon. The first car I ever drove was an Autopia car in Disneyland. I was blown away by the fact Disneyland was built in a year, until I realized all the rides that weren't there at the opening. There was a LOT of construction during the sixties.
@oldgypsytap 5 жыл бұрын
The television Director for this entire event was a young Director , John Rich, who had the monumental job of coordinating every moment of this day, along with all 29 cameras placed in all the Lands and ready for the completely live broadcast nationwide. Four separate 'Land' Directors' were scattered around the park taking their cues from the main broadcast booth for the full 90 minute show. Considering the limited and primitive technological limitations of the day...the fact that the broadcast worked amazingly well was a miracle!. We take for granted any "live" broadcast these days but then...it was a risky, Herculean task. Every character, dancer, musician had no idea how or if it would all work out. It did....and a commercial Behemoth was born!
@enriquerodriguezjr4466 20 күн бұрын
Real peoples, real kindness, real politeness, and real smiles!
@judahosborne8868 4 жыл бұрын
Announcer: "Diane, you're six! Where would you like to go of all the places in Disneyland?" Diane: 👁👄👁
@harrygarden5976 3 жыл бұрын
Superstar Limo
@marquiesriley6479 4 жыл бұрын
Every person deserves to go to disney land or world once in their life...the experience is priceless...i went twice as a teenager and enjoyed it thoroughly....
@AlexReyes-od4kv 9 жыл бұрын
Whatever happened to those accents?
@carlinburgess9258 9 жыл бұрын
My friend works at WDW. they can't do accents because they might "offend" people. It's stupid and rather have the accents. It makes the magic more believable
@KatieT97 7 жыл бұрын
Alex Reyes if you mean the accents if the reporters, people in the 40s-60s would speak like that to make themselves sound more educated as well as the fact that audio in films and tv was a relatively new thing so the quality wouldn't clearly pick up someone muttering. So everything was enunciated. For the performers, it's because of how PC everything is now vs the bluntness back then and you know, even small things can be offensive to different cultures.
@endangeredmexican9644 5 жыл бұрын
Evolution
@skantiloak 4 жыл бұрын
We are more exposed to music, tv, etc now which shifts the way we talk
@coledoucette5116 4 жыл бұрын
Now people speak like idiots. Including me
@auslynwright3117 3 жыл бұрын
This made me tear up . What they said about Walt and his dreams during the open ceremony was beautiful
@roobear26 4 жыл бұрын
We could never afford to go to Disneyland as a Child with my Family. Now as a proud Father, My Beautiful Wife, and I have planned many trips to the Happiest place on Earth! It never gets old for us! We have been blessed and fortunate to attend year after year.
@dxd1821 10 жыл бұрын
I'm currently writing a report on Disneyland and I'm glad that this 90 min. broadcasting is preserved and uploaded to KZfaq. Thank you.
@genesiscardenas3022 6 жыл бұрын
This Is Where It All Began, Congratulation’s To Walt Disney For Making All His Dreams Comes True And Making A Place To Make Us Always Feel Like Children All The Time ❤️
@ellenarelkin1238 Жыл бұрын
I want to go back in time and I want to see this ! I wasn’t born then but I want to see it happen
@snakes3425 8 жыл бұрын
Reagan: By the way vote for me in 1980
@chaosdemonwolf1 8 жыл бұрын
+snakes3425 WTF?
@sjsimom2 8 жыл бұрын
lol, love it!
@tripjet999 7 жыл бұрын
...would have "run," not ran. Even that idiot Ronnie Ray-gun knew that.
@Sunbear415 6 жыл бұрын
tripjet999 Brilliant president!!!
@louiegonzalez2139 6 жыл бұрын
Vote for me so I can fool you into the fake economic system of “trickle down” economics so I can give tax breaks to my rich friends
@ianmichalski7997 9 жыл бұрын
I can't be in Disneyland right now to celebrate properly, and so I'll do it vicariously through this broadcast. I truly wish I could have been there in 1955, just to see the "Davey Crocker mounted scouts" lol.
@ianmichalski7997 5 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how three years can change things. Off to Disneyland in May!
@MeIshKittie Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe it’s taken me until December 2022 to go here and I’m 26. It was amazing and exceeded my expectations. It truly is a magical place that I wish I could go back to right now. All I dream about is winning the lottery and going here everyday. I use to get mad that my family never took me, because they literally went with every family member up to I was born, and then didn’t go again until I already moved out and they didn’t tell me about it until years later, and they went multiple times. Now I have untreated MS and I really don’t think I have too many years left and it suck to know that might have been my first and last time there. Please take your children here. Please make memories with them. It’ll mean so much.
@brainysmurf74 3 жыл бұрын
No one, absolutely no one had ever seen anything like this before. It literally was genesis of a new kind of themed experience. A new era in american entertainment. Its hard take it all in. The standard is so high.
@randy95023 6 жыл бұрын
My mom and grandparents took me to Disneyland when I was 2 or 3 in 1959. My grandkids are 6th generation Californians and have gone annually to Disneyland like their parents and my wife and I and both of our siblings. Disneyland is part of my Family from the beginning until today when my kids take my grandkids on our annual Pilgrimages to Disneyland! From my Great Grandmother to my grandkids Disneyland is special. 6 Generations of Disney Magic!
@foxen1985 10 жыл бұрын
I've always had a soft spot for old fashioned things like this :3
@ADAMan123 7 жыл бұрын
Look at this...wow. Look at the joy and purity and simplicity back then. All Walt wanted to do was make people happy. Now it's all like, MONEY MONEY MONEY!!! Jeez.
@sufma6505 5 жыл бұрын
They need money to keep the park running
@robertyglesias9673 4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately you are right
@TackyFlamingo 4 жыл бұрын
Disneyland Isn’t gonna run itself. Blame inflation for all the money it needs now. You think tickets can still cost $1?
@tandnmom100 7 жыл бұрын
"When you wish upon a star..." Me: Stars will fall and crush your carrrrrrrrrrrrr...
@c0mf0rta61ynum6 6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was introduced to this broadcast by him, and then he immediately has me looking at this broadcast never the same again.
@donnaspencer6977 10 ай бұрын
I was there!!! My Dad worked with Walt when the land Disneyland sits on was orange orchards..I have lots of 8×10s of myself at age 4 with uncle Walt and also was on an episode of the Mickey Mouse Club.. So many memories🥰...those were simpler times and better days..🏰
@USCG.Brennan 2 ай бұрын
Wow....I was there that first Summer and later on I met Walt when I was 10 as he was driving his grandkids around in a golf cart on the grounds. He stopped and shook my hand. ;-)
@donnaspencer6977 2 ай бұрын
@@USCG.Brennan YES..I remember him on his cart☺️...I was so little I didn't realize the scope.. just thought it was an amazing place for kids and kids at heart 💕 Thank you for your happy memories😁😘...it was magical💫
@USCG.Brennan 2 ай бұрын
@@donnaspencer6977 As he drove closer to us my mom said "There's Walt Disney" so I stepped up to get a closer view (TV people look a little different to you when you see them in person) so I said "Are you Walt Disney?" and he stopped his cart, stuck out his hand and said "I sure am, Son" and shook my hand. Still smiling as I remember that. ;-)
@donnaspencer6977 2 ай бұрын
@@USCG.Brennan He was so humble and approachable. My dad and Roy Disney did much of the business end of making Walt's dream a reality by finding investors My dad also managed the Disneyland Hotel..I spent lots of time there and in Walts office..him running ideas by me..a little kid☺️ I still have the newspaper featuring The 5 'lands' in the new Theme Park😁... it's pretty cool that we were both there at the same time! Ahhh...awesome times..great memories 💕🏰💫..remember the ticket books ? the fireworks? the scary ' have an apple deary ' witch? haha...love it!!!..👯😄
@USCG.Brennan 2 ай бұрын
@@donnaspencer6977 Great memories indeed......thanks for all your info and input. I'm believing we'll see him again, UP THERE. ;-)
@JillianLovesBooks 6 жыл бұрын
Can't watch without getting emotional.
@Dillionharris 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I cried 3 times
@steveanacorteswa3979 2 жыл бұрын
So cool, my Grandfather died in the Sylmar Quake at the VA hospital and Ronald Regan, then Gov was there when they pulled him out of the ground, died in the ambulance. great to see Ronnie and Walt and all those that attended, don't think I went until early 60s.
@zmm454 4 жыл бұрын
I used to work as an attraction animator at Disneyland Paris for 3 months only and believe me that was the most fantastic and enriching experience of all my professional life 👌
@terellsterrifictv7466 3 жыл бұрын
Who’s here on April 30th, 2021. I can’t wait to go back home in June 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@dejiko 3 жыл бұрын
If I had a time machine, I would go there and enjoy every minute. I don't know what it is about this footage but it has a very magical, nostalgic feel to it. Kind of the same feeling I get from playing Bioshock games.
@narato745 8 жыл бұрын
Can u believe that now it is the 60th diamond and Walt built the park in the 1900 we miss u Walt
@paulmoustakas7571 8 жыл бұрын
Walt was born in 1901
@sjsimom2 8 жыл бұрын
he didn't build the park in 1900, main street was modeled after a town in the year 1900.
@alexalolz689 7 жыл бұрын
Roberta Leonard I think that they're saying is that he made it in the 19 hundreds
@kaitlynreynolds5192 6 жыл бұрын
Roberta Leonard I think they meant Walt built it in the mid-1900s, as in the mid-20th century
@animalcracker45 8 жыл бұрын
Mickey and Minnie looked hilarious and creepy at the same time back then lol not hating on them
@coreypayne7470 6 жыл бұрын
AnimalCracker45 At what time are they at
@gregory_the_griffon 6 жыл бұрын
Of course, its just the beginning.
@WWChampion16 6 жыл бұрын
They borrowed those costumes from an Ice Capades show.
@forregom 5 жыл бұрын
@@coreypayne7470 It's in the title 1955
@IAMDRWSY 5 жыл бұрын
Corey Payne they appear at 1:10:02
@BillyM82094 4 ай бұрын
“to all who come to this happy place welcome. Disneyland is your land. here age relives fond memories of the past and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.” -Walt Disney thank you Walt
@Screech1920 10 жыл бұрын
59 Years Of Disneyland Today!
@JuanpyStudios Ай бұрын
Now 68
@rochestas 3 жыл бұрын
To think of all the chaos that was going on behind the scenes... Mark Twain capsizing, people getting stuck in wet cement... these pros really kept their cool in front of the camera!
@jarredh451 3 жыл бұрын
Yes us cast member are trained well my family has been working here since 1958
@EricLehner 6 ай бұрын
Hello from Canada. Walt Disney, and America have so much to be proud of in this opening. Also, magnificent music throughout. Imagination beyond belief, and so much goodwill, dignity and fun all wrapped up in one!
@christophersims3319 8 ай бұрын
In reality day one was a terrible disaster. They call it black Sunday. They built the entire park in one year and a day and they just weren’t ready.
@MarkRoss-er4yq 2 жыл бұрын
3:02 Rest In Peace, Diane Linkletter. She died a terrible death in 1969 😞
@ReviewTheMagic 10 жыл бұрын
I could watch this over and over again...and I do!
@davidstone6810 8 жыл бұрын
I like the Reagan cameo
@elvis4ever74 10 жыл бұрын
I remember vividly being there in 1956, only 5 years old. Not many rides, though the Jungle Ride scared the bageebers out of me. Great memories passed down to generations. Thank you, Walt. May you RIP :)
@stevesibaja3123 6 жыл бұрын
Sunday, July 17, 1955 Disneyland open their doors for the first time
@Godzilla-on2mz 5 жыл бұрын
Steve Sibaja um ok
@Lauren_210 6 жыл бұрын
My grandma was around 13 when Disneyland opened and 41 years before I was born. 😮
@ticolandia100 4 жыл бұрын
41 years later ya were born
@BUBBA808 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2001 and I can say I’m ashamed to be apart of Gen Z😭
@danielboone3770 7 жыл бұрын
I love Disneyland's grand opening. What with Walt Disney himself in it. Making all the speeches.
@kaylabbrown 11 жыл бұрын
I get goosebumps and teary eyed every time.
@youtubeviewer7030 4 жыл бұрын
1955 depicting 1986 a trip to the moon is a every day thing 2020 we are still waiting
@Imagi77 8 жыл бұрын
Pure, untouched history we have here.... Just simply amazing. The very start of my artistic inspiration came from Walt Disney and all that he made, his Park, his films and precious cartoons...everything.
@Day0One 10 жыл бұрын
Great-History tour of Disneyland opening-day. Loved-It. I felt like I was back in time with Walt-Disney.
@itzethan8216 3 жыл бұрын
12:57 Who all comes to this happy place, Welcome. Disneyland is your Land here age relives fond memories of the past... and here youth may savor the challenge of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created america... with the hope that it will be a source of the joy and inspiration to all the word. July 17 1955
@donnablanchard5218 6 жыл бұрын
I was there too with my little sister and our Daddy❣️ Could barely see the parade so this trip down memory land was terrific❣️
@adamtschmidt4303 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Snow's book Disney's Land brought me here. Definitely recommend reading it, along with Neal Gamble's biography of Walt Disney. The Disney company, definitely gets a bad wrap nowadays, but in this golden age, Walt showed us that if you persisted on your dreams you can make em come true.
@kevinconners2283 7 жыл бұрын
How on earth could anybody not like this?
@jpop2978 7 жыл бұрын
One of the BEST videos...Period....Love watching this year after year...Thumbs up!
@Thomas_H._Smith 3 жыл бұрын
Who else came here after the reopening of Disneyland?
@samaiyalynn9341 6 жыл бұрын
oh no I’m crying 😭😭😭 you did good walt. your dreams came true.
@jasoncurtis4135 10 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the Willy Wonky & The Chocolate Factory movie when they were doing television announcements around the world for the golden ticket contest and the grand opening event with the kids.
@jackilynpyzocha662 3 жыл бұрын
My late, maternal grandmother's maiden name was Golden, I had the Ticket.
@HalfEatenMedia Жыл бұрын
It’s safe to say that inspiration for the book may have been taken from Walt Disney and DisneyLand
@zachgonzalez4748 6 жыл бұрын
I love watching old videos and especially love Walt Disney and his wonderful creation. Quotes like, "Then there's tomorrowland, the time is 1986 there, the place is the city of the future where a trip to the moon is an everyday thing."
@kumulina143 11 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOSH!!!! i started crying when they opened Fantasy Land. I'm so excited!!!! Disney fan for life!!!! :)
@JAMESBOND-jm2lj 3 жыл бұрын
I miss the original attractions that no longer exist...My senior class rented 7 Greyhound busses and arrived there at 11pm. Dozens of new graduating classes from California had the run of the park until 8am. Such a great place to celebrate. 1972🚋🐁💖
@singingstar01 11 жыл бұрын
my dad went to disneyland for the first time when he was seven years old eight days after it opened. I've spent many birthdays and fun days over there :) truly is the happiest place on earth
@grandadmiralthrawn8261 26 күн бұрын
this all made me cry. Disneyland has changed so much.. it should always remember its roots... and yes a president helped open this wonderful place
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