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Duchess_SMK

3259.2 #11 (DL Qual #5)

July 17, 2012 6:23 AM

Good Morning! This day in Disney history July 17th, 1955 @ 2:30pm. TV crews, Walt Disney, Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings, the Mouseketeers, Thurl Ravenscroft, California Governor Goodwin J. Knight & over 28,000 guests witness the opening of Disneyland! Opening day had it's fair share of hiccups; Including a food shortage, traffic jam, a gas leak in Fantasyland & even a piece of a window from the Mark Twain falling on the head of a State Senator! Broadcast on ABC, it is the biggest live telecast to date! Happy birthday Disneyland & thank you Walt Disney for persevering! To watch the complete ABC broadcast: 🎬 http://is.gd/3DVWGj 🎥

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Awesome! This is probably the best History post ever! Only because It's Disneyland's birthday of course! Thank you for taking the time to share this with us SMK! - PrinceTeaJack 786.3 #118 6:29AM

Hehe! Thanks for taking the time to leave awesome comments! ::high five:: - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 6:39AM

I concur! - dpaz310 36.1 #4126 7:08AM

Happy Birthday Disneyland!! Great post! - Willierose 1180.5 #68 8:36AM

That was so special!! I've never seen that broadcast before! Thank you for posting! That is the best hour and 13 minutes of television that I've watched in a long time. - JinglePoe 289.9 #669 10:18AM

thanks. - GoofyJoe 1864.1 #41 6:26AM

You're welcome! How are you GoofyJoe?! - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 6:36AM

Happy Birthday Disneyland. - PrincessLeia 263.4 #883 6:29AM

😘 indeed! - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 6:48AM

This post put a smile on my face. Happy Birthday Disneyland! - DisneyVacationLover 274.8 #780 6:53AM

And your comment put one on mine! Thank you! - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 10:00AM

Glass on a senators head?? Wow, I bet he thought, oh darn! Thank you for today's history! - MarshaMouse 2835.3 #15 7:04AM

Ah.. another post that I always look forward to reading in the morning. Thank you! - Jacqueline 546.7 #205 7:48AM

Wow, awesome! Happy birthday Disneyland - JSparrow1911 26.0 #4580 7:51AM

Thanks SMK. It's so SWEET of you to take time to make these posts for us😘 - E-Ticket 772.1 #128 7:53AM

Love your post as usual and a very happy birthday to Disneyland. - maxinerenton 415.1 #311 7:58AM

Wow!! Thank you for the wonderful link. That was a lot of fun!!! - Tealtownfan 692.5 #144 7:58AM

Thank you for todays history lesson .. - BeagleBoy12 167.3 #2047 7:59AM

Thank you for the Disneyland History lesson. I greatly appreciate all the fascinating tidbits of information. Happy happy birthday Disneyland! - dccp 348.3 #417 8:02AM

THank you for posting this ! - MarcoInTheAz 598.0 #183 8:17AM

💙💜💛💚💗 - MagicalLand 378.4 #358 8:20AM

Thank you for the link. Awesome - disneygal 366.4 #380 8:25AM

Perfect way to celebrate dl's bday duchess! - madsdad 1123.8 #73 8:27AM

Good Morning!! 😄👍 - ReachForTheSky 674.4 #152 8:27AM

Happy birthday Disney! - piratelife4me 335.5 #448 8:33AM

Nicely done. Thanks. I also think of the ladies' heals sinking into the fresh asphalt, and management having to choose between functioning drinking fountains or bathrooms! - MelodyMouse 941.7 #92 8:53AM

Yes!!! I wish I was tough enough to wear heels to Disneyland! Women back then were a amazing! - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 9:59AM

Well done. Thank you! Happy Birthday Disneyland!!! - Boundin 424.7 #298 9:05AM

Great post, thanks for sharing the link. Happy Birthday Disneyland!!! - dduckfan 279.8 #728 9:10AM

WTG SMK - Mouse4life 1045.5 #82 9:12AM

Remember that thousands of those tickets were counterfeit. Even though it was a day of celebration, it is a day that we don't like to remember due to all of the mishaps and accidents. It will forever be known as Black Sunday. Anyways, Happy Birthday! - BaseballMickey_CM 2826.5 #16 9:15AM

Yes! Lol I did leave the counterfeit ticket part out! Thanks for adding that! - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 9:57AM

Morning SMK! Thanks for posting this with a link! You are awesome! - Tataandbeyond 74.8 #3334 9:28AM

No YOU are! Thanks for the love! Glad you liked it! 😊 - Duchess_SMK 3259.2 #11 11:20AM

Wow! Awesome post. Thank you!! :) - RickChavez 2184.3 #30 9:48AM

Awesome!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!! :)(: - LoveDisneyDucklings 28.6 #4436 9:58AM

Love this post, thanks! - adisneyfamily 476.4 #249 11:01AM

Happy 57th Birthday Disneyland! - Becky 551.0 #200 11:04AM

Thank you for posting this! It's so neat to see Disneyland when it first opened and seeing all the changes!! Im not gonna lie. I got goosebumps watching this and I had tears in my eyes. - Flyingtoneverland 188.1 #1770 11:04AM

YES! thank you for this and all your wonderful this day in Disney history posts!!! - crustle 625.1 #175 11:06AM

Great post! I love watching the broadcast, it just shows how much has changed over the years! - JoeDownTheRabbitHole 395.9 #336 11:12AM

Love!! I got goose bumps and teary eyed.... #sap. Thank you for posting this!! 😊😊😊 - DisneyFanZoe 1096.7 #75 1:07PM

this is awesome!!like we traveled back in time to opening day =D - StitchEars 303.2 #594 2:50PM

Once Again thank you!!! This was so wonderful! 😊 - CourtyAstroBlisters 439.9 #282 5:47PM

Thanks SMK!! - LilSterner 2656.0 #17 7:39PM

Thank you so much! - Gabster1 200.0 #1630 8:33PM

Happy Birthday Disneyland! It's the happiest day on earth! - coll 13.7 #5882 8:41PM

Happy Birthday. - Disneymagic2009 195.5 #1691 11:20PM

I kept telling everyone at work "Today is Disneyland's Birthday!!" :) - SarahJoshDisney 69.5 #3408 4:31AM

Thank you! - LaPearleNoir 572.8 #191 6:09AM

Wow, what an amazing broadcast! Thank you for sharing!! - Oinker34 867.7 #105 8:05AM

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