Walt Disney and the production of Disney World

One day Walt Disney had a vision. It was a vision of a place where children and parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a "magical park," the more imaginative and elaborate it became. The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his employees and families could go to relax. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn't be enough. Although, Disneyland was expensive. Walt once said "I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral." So Walt turned to Television for his financial support. "Walt Disney's Disneyland" television series offered a glimpse of the future project. This brought the idea of Disneyland into reality for Walt and the American people. Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, a meager 12 months before the park was scheduled to open. From that day forward Walt Disney's life would never be the same. The design of Disneyland was something never done before. There would be five uniquely different lands.Walt had planed out all the lands, to every detail. Main Street, U.S.A., the very front of the park, was where Walt wanted to relive the typical turn of the century city Main Street. These lands would be called MainStreet, U.S.A, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. Walt Stayed close to every detail of the Park's Construction, and he visited the site in Anaheim several times a week.
Plants were planted throughout the park, emptying nurseries from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Detail was made; if Walt Disney didn't like what his studio designers came up with, he'd do it himself. He thought his designers had "misunderstood the idea" so Walt took home the plans and the next day had it designed the way it appears today.

Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening Day. The staff worked around the clock to get ready. Walt's dream had come true and Disneyland was ready to open."
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