This is what Disneyland looked like when it first opened 70 years ago

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This is what Disneyland looked like when it first opened 70 years ago

fortune.com/2025/07/12/disney-photos-disneyland-70-year-anniversary

Walt Disney stands by a model of Disneyland circa 1954. According to the Los Angeles Times, ABC chairman Leonard Goldenson lent Walt Disney the money he needed to build Disneyland in return for a weekly television show produced by Disney and aired on ABC.
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This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-07-12 10:15:00.