July 17th 1955
On this iconic day, was Disneyland's opening day. Due to the fact that so many people wanted to attend and this was an invite only event, thousands of tickets were counterfeited. Workers expected 11,000 people, but by the time everyone was in, over 28,000 people were there. The event did not go smoothly due to this, but Disneyland did recover. At the time, Disneyland had 5 themed lands with a total of 20 attractions ABC covered a 90 minute live special of the day, the special was hosted by television personalities Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, and Bob Cummings. At the time, it was the largest ever broadcast, over Ninety million viewers were captivated.
On this iconic day, was Disneyland's opening day. Due to the fact that so many people wanted to attend and this was an invite only event, thousands of tickets were counterfeited. Workers expected 11,000 people, but by the time everyone was in, over 28,000 people were there. The event did not go smoothly due to this, but Disneyland did recover. At the time, Disneyland had 5 themed lands with a total of 20 attractions ABC covered a 90 minute live special of the day, the special was hosted by television personalities Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, and Bob Cummings. At the time, it was the largest ever broadcast, over Ninety million viewers were captivated.