On this day July 17th, in 1955, Disneyland is dedicated by Walt Disney. The park was opened on live television by Walt himself and is now referred to as Dedication Day. The park would not be open publicly until the next day, July 18th. Walt was inspired to open up a theme park after taking his daughters to amusement parks in the 30’s and 40’s, but this amusement park was a need breed, a theme park.
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