What did Walt Disney say about Disneyland?

Disneyland was to be so much more than an amusement park . . . Walt envisioned an entire fantasy world that would bring stories and imagination to life. “Disneyland is like Alice stepping through the Looking Glass,” he said. “To step through the portals of Disneyland will be like entering another world.”



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Throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s he visited other amusement parks and carnivals with an eye towards creating his own. He began to envision a cleaner theme-based park where families could become a part of the magical world that his films depicted on the big screen.

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?I don't want the public to see the world they live in while they're in the Park (Disneyland). I want to feel they're in another world.?

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The fresh asphalt on Main Street, USA began melting, and drinking fountains were not working. There was a gas leak that messed with many of the rides. Disneyland was unprepared for the number of guests interested in the opening day festivities and the bathrooms were packed. They also ran out of food and drinks quickly.

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Walt was famous for his early morning strolls through Disneyland park. He'd inspect, make notes, chat-up the cast, and refine his magic kingdom every chance he got. This ritual was immortalized in an iconic photograph made as Walt strolled through the arches of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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Michael Shwarther and his cousin Kristina Graef are now in their sixties, but back in 1955, they nudged their way through a 15,000-strong crowd to become the first kids ever to enter Disneyland.

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Disney uses “Where Dreams Come True” as the slogan for all of the parks.

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