Funny Holidays - Disneyland's Birthday

July 17th is Disneyland's birthday The date was not chosen by chance and is associated with the opening of the first fairy-tale amusement park in 1955 The idea of ​​its founder, animator Walt Disney, was to combine attractions and places where young visitors could interact with their favorite fairy tale characters on one territory In addition to 2 US cities, Anaheim and Orlando, there are parks in Tokyo and Paris, as well as in China - in Hong Kong and Shanghai All of them celebrate Disneyland's birthday every year on July 17th The first Disneyland, which was built in a record 365 days, opened on July 17, 1955 Walt Disney, the founder of the studio where animation masterpieces were created, was present at the ceremony The opening of the park, located on 65 hectares of land in the town of Anaheim, California, was broadcast by ABC, and the broadcast was hosted by the future US President, journalist Ronald Reagan Initially, Disneyland had 16 attractions, later their number increased to 23 Hollywood stars, famous politicians and ordinary Americans came to the opening of the amusement park At the entrance, guests were greeted by Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White Later they were joined by Winnie the Pooh and his friends, Donald Duck and Pinocchio The park consisted of Fantasyland, Borderland and The world of adventure Over time, Bear Country and Mickey's Toontown were added Today, children and adults can visit the Haunted House, Pet Sematary, Tarzan's House, Star Wars territory, a grotto with characters from Pirates of the Caribbean and other attractions A week after opening in 1955, The Walt Disney Company and its founder earned 1 of their $17 million investment on the park The record attendance was set in 2009, when more than 159 million visitors visited Disneyland The project paid off quite quickly, the company began to open branches all over the world: in 1983 - in Tokyo, in 1992 - in Paris, in 2005 - in Hong Kong, and in 2016 - in the Pudong district of Shanghai Walt Disney required all park employees to be clean shaven They were allowed to wear mustaches and beards only at the beginning of 2000 Comedian Steve Martin and actress Michelle Pfeiffer once wore costumes of fairy-tale characters walking along the roads of the park In the park, as in the Hermitage, there live cats who fight rats And if in St Petersburg there are 50 cats in the service of the museum, then in Disneyland there are about 200 four-legged friends The King Arthur Carousel, built in 1922, is the oldest in Anaheim Disneyland bought the land for the park with this attraction already in place The oldest building is the Opera House, built in 1961, which previously housed a sawmill The top five most popular characters include Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Aladdin and Spider-Man In the magical world of Walt Disney, every day is a holiday In the evening, a closing ceremony - a parade of heroes - is held in the park to the sounds of music and fireworks However, Anaheim employees wear badges with the number of Disneyland years only once a year - on July 17th on his birthday