Walt Disney made it his goal to build a fairytale place that was different from any other amusement park, he wanted a place where children would come and watch their dreams come true. Originally Disneyland, “the most magical place on earth,” was set out to cover eight acres. Walt Disney quickly realized that just eight acres would not suffice. A 160 acre site was bought in Anaheim, California. It was thought to be the perfect place because of how close it was to the freeway. Walt Disney had dreams so big that nobody believed he could fulfill them, although he quickly proved everyone wrong when he built Disneyland and later went on to create Disney World.
Walt was born in Chicago, Illinois he then moved to Marceline, Missouri on a farm when …show more content…
His first company, “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists,” was very short lived. Walt left the company and went on to work for a commercial company called “Kansas City Film Ad Company.” After this Walt moved onto open up another business called “Laugh-O-Grams.” This business made cartoons which were essentially modernized Aesop’s Fables. These cartoons were shown at the local theatre. This company flourished for a little while until the profit did not cover the high salaries payed to the workers. Laugh-O-Grams was the second company of Walt’s to go bankrupt. Walt Disney decided he needed a fresh start and packed up his stuff and moved to Hollywood, California. Walt and his brother, Roy Disney, opened up “Disney Brothers’ Studio. Here he met his soon to be wife, Lillian Bounds. This company was not a failure and it sparked the idea of an amusement park in Walt’s head. “Disney spent five years developing Disneyland and creating a new subsidiary company, WEB Enterprises, to carry out planning and production of the park” (Wikipedia). This company would help plan and engineer the new park. Walt’s five years of planning definitely payed off for him and he no longer struggled with failing companies and …show more content…
The opening day came with a lot of problems that Disneyland employees did not see coming. “Thousands of people forged tickets and their presence made the park feel overly crowded” (Fischer, 2004, para. 9). Many of the tickets were copied and people got caught sneaking over the fence into the park. This caused an overflow of guests and minor chaos in the park. The ride waits were huge and the water supply to the water fountains was not working so nobody could get water on that ninety five degree California day. Despite all the problems that may have arose on July 17, 1995, opening day, Walt Disney still considered it a success. It was a start to never ending legacy for
Walt was born in Chicago, Illinois he then moved to Marceline, Missouri on a farm when …show more content…
His first company, “Iwerks-Disney Commercial Artists,” was very short lived. Walt left the company and went on to work for a commercial company called “Kansas City Film Ad Company.” After this Walt moved onto open up another business called “Laugh-O-Grams.” This business made cartoons which were essentially modernized Aesop’s Fables. These cartoons were shown at the local theatre. This company flourished for a little while until the profit did not cover the high salaries payed to the workers. Laugh-O-Grams was the second company of Walt’s to go bankrupt. Walt Disney decided he needed a fresh start and packed up his stuff and moved to Hollywood, California. Walt and his brother, Roy Disney, opened up “Disney Brothers’ Studio. Here he met his soon to be wife, Lillian Bounds. This company was not a failure and it sparked the idea of an amusement park in Walt’s head. “Disney spent five years developing Disneyland and creating a new subsidiary company, WEB Enterprises, to carry out planning and production of the park” (Wikipedia). This company would help plan and engineer the new park. Walt’s five years of planning definitely payed off for him and he no longer struggled with failing companies and …show more content…
The opening day came with a lot of problems that Disneyland employees did not see coming. “Thousands of people forged tickets and their presence made the park feel overly crowded” (Fischer, 2004, para. 9). Many of the tickets were copied and people got caught sneaking over the fence into the park. This caused an overflow of guests and minor chaos in the park. The ride waits were huge and the water supply to the water fountains was not working so nobody could get water on that ninety five degree California day. Despite all the problems that may have arose on July 17, 1995, opening day, Walt Disney still considered it a success. It was a start to never ending legacy for