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A great new documentary about the breakneck construction of Disneyland in just one year

Disneyland Handcrafted is a new documentary about the construction of Disneyland from July 16, 1954 to its opening date on ...
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Disneyland opened on this day in 1955. Here’s a look at the parks through the years

The Millennium Falcon starship is pictured onstage during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland Park, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. From ...

This new Disneyland documentary offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the original park — and the mindset that built it

Walt Disney’s early embrace of television meant cameramen were on site throughout Disneyland’s construction, capturing the ...

Disney shelved ‘Disneyland Handcrafted’ documentary for years

“Disneyland Handcrafted” was born out of the Disneyland Movie Nights that Baxter regularly hosted where he screened unedited ...
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Disneyland had a nightmare start in 1955, but ‘Walt’s Folly’ quickly won over fans

Disneyland’s opening day on July 17, 1955 was a nightmare that would become known in Disney lore as Black Sunday — all broadcast live in front of a national TV audience of 90 million, the largest in ...

Walt Disney was ‘scared’ Disneyland would never be ready for opening day in 1955

There isn’t one thing that any human being would spend 15 cents to come and see,’ Walt Disney says in the new ‘Disneyland ...