Photos: Disney’s “Happiest Place on Earth” celebrates 70 years
Walt Disney stands by a model of Disneyland circa 1954. According to the Los Angeles Times, ABC chairman Leonard Goldenson lent Walt Disney the money he needed to build Disneyland in return for a weekly television show produced by Disney and aired on ABC.Earl Theisen—Getty Images On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates for … Read more