“To all who come to this happy place, welcome,” Walt Disney jubilantly told the crowd of opening day attendees on July 17, 1955. “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.”
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Disneyland certainly did inspire the world. It created a new type of entertainment and provided generations of Americans and foreigners alike with irreplaceable and unforgettable memories. Whether riding the Mark Twain Riverboat or paddling the Davy Crockett canoes in Frontierland, flying with
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