History of Disney Land

                                                History of Disney Land

In the early 1940s, kids started asking to see where Mickey Mouse and Snow White lived. Disney resisted giving studio tours because he thought watching people making cartoons was boring. Instead, he thought of building a character display beside the studio.

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans. Walt bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled on July 17, 1955.

For more than nine decades, the name Walt Disney has been pre-eminent in the field of family entertainment. To learn more about the history of The Walt Disney Company, we will follow some major events in the timeline of decades.

October 1923

Walt signed a contract with M. J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies — this is considered the start of the Disney company.

November 1928

Steamboat Willie marks the release of the very first Mickey Mouse cartoon, and the first appearance by Minnie Mouse.

July 1932

First full-color cartoon and first Academy Award winner Flowers and Trees, was released.

December 1937

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney's first animated film was premiered at the Theatres.

October 1949

Walt Disney Music Company is formed.

July 1950

Treasure Island, Disney's first completely live-action feature, is released.

April 1983

Tokyo Disneyland, the first international Disney theme park, opens in Japan.

April 1992

Euro Disneyland, the first Disney theme park in Europe, which was later renamed Disneyland Paris was opened.

February 1996

Disney Online launches Disney.com.

November 1996

Radio Disney, a live 24-hour music-intensive radio network was launched.

October 2001

Disney acquired Fox Family Channel and renamed it ABC Family.

September 2005

Hong Kong Disneyland opened.

April 2009

Disney-nature launched with the release of the first documentary Earth.

April 2011

The Walt Disney Company officially broke ground on Shanghai Disney Resort.

March 2012

Disney Junior, a 24-hour stand-alone television network, was launched in U.S.