Walt Disney's Impact On American Culture

Walt Disney famously once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it,” and that is exactly what he did. Disney has inspired and delighted generations of Americans Thomas,Bob,Vosburgh). He impacted both family entertainment and the vacation industry. Walt Disney’s main goal was to please both adults and children (Thomas,Bob,Vosburgh). From having a positive influence on the American culture, founding the happiest place on Earth, and creating his magical movies that entertain all ages, Disney was able to change the industry forever (“GreatAmericanThingsRSS”). Many people have changed the American culture some for better, some for worse. But few have had the positive influence that Walt Disney left on the world of entertainment (“GreatAmericanThingsRSS”). Disney accomplished the nearly impossible, pleasing both adults and children with his movies (Thomas,Bob,Vosburgh). Not many have been able to complete this very difficult goal. He has made a huge impact on the industry and the popular culture (“Wikipedia”). …show more content…
Just like with everything that he did; Walt wanted Disneyland to be a place for all ages to have a good time. The park opened in 1955 and Disneyland has been becoming more of a tourist attraction since (“History.com”). It has the largest cumulative attendance than any other park, having more than 14 million visitors a year, and making close to 3 billion dollars (“History.com”). Walt Disney intended the park to have an educational purpose as well as amusement value