Disneyland

The idea of Disney land originally began as an 8-acre area for Walt Disney’s employees to vacation with their families. These seemingly small plans got put on hold during World War II. During the War, Walt Disney had time to scheme greater plans. On July 21, 1954 construction began on a 160-acre piece of land in Anaheim, California. It was divided into five unique lands: Main Street U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. The park cost Walt Disney $17 million. After 10 years, the park had attracted 50 million visitors. In the late 1950’s gas was only around 25 cents per gallon and it was cheap for a family to make a trip to California. Disneyland was completed at a time where all citizens of the world needed an escape. The fear of nuclear weapons and atomic bombs surrounded everyone's lives. People were living in constant fear of having their world brutally taken away. Disneyland was not expensive and it was an effective escape. It was built with color and excitement, a place different from the world they were living in. The biggest fear in Disneyland was Captain Hook and there were no deathly atomic bombs.