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1955: Opening day1
An aerial view of Disneyland in 1956. The entire route of the
Disneyland Railroad is clearly visible as it encircles the
park.Disneyland Park was opened to the public on Monday, 【July 18,
1955】. However, a special "International Press Preview" event was
held on Sunday, July 17, 1955, which was only open to invited guests
and the media. The Special Sunday events, including the dedication,
were televised nationwide and anchored by three of Walt Disney's
friends from Hollywood: Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald
Reagan. ABC broadcast the event live on its network; at the time, it
was one of the largest and most complex live broadcasts ever.The event
did not go smoothly. The park was overcrowded as the by-invitation-
only affair was plagued with counterfeit tickets. All major roads
nearby were empty. The temperature was an unusually high 101 °F (38
°C), and a plumbers' strike left many of the park's 【drinking
fountains dry】. Disney was given a choice of having working fountains
or running toilets and he chose the latter. This, however, generated
negative publicity since Pepsi sponsored the park's opening; enraged
guests believed the inoperable fountains were a cynical way to sell
soda. The asphalt that had been poured just that morning was so soft
that ladies' high-heeled shoes sank in. Vendors ran out of food. A gas
leak in Fantasyland caused Adventureland,Frontierland, and Fantasyland
to close for the afternoon. Parents were throwing their children over
the shoulders of crowds to get them onto rides such as the King Arthur
Carrousel
The park got such bad press for the event day that Walt Disney invited
members of the press back for a private "second day" to experience the
true Disneyland, after which Walt held a party in the Disneyland Hotel