
Map and guide, “Hollywood Movie Capital of the World,” circa 1942. Marceline later provided the inspiration for Disneyland’s Main Street, USA. THF 205155ĭISNEY INSIDER TRIVIA: Do you know where Walt Disney’s inspiration for Main Street, USA, came from?ĪNSWER: Born in 1901, Walt loved the bustling Main Street of his boyhood home in Marceline, Missouri. From now on, I’ll be referring to him as Walt! But first…since he insisted that everyone he met call him by his first name, that’s what we’ll do. In creating Disneyland, Walt Disney challenged many rules of traditional amusement parks. Walt Disney posing the Greenfield Village Tintype Studio, 1940. To me, it seems more “authentic.” It’s like you can almost feel the presence of Walt Disney everywhere because he had a personal hand in things.

THF 205151ĭisneyland is much like Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, but it’s smaller and more intimate.

That’s why it can be great: because it will be unique.” Here’s the story of how Walt created Disneyland, the first true theme park. Walt Disney himself claimed, “There is nothing like it in the entire world. Disneyland was created from a combination of Walt Disney’s innovative vision, the creative efforts and technical genius of the team he put together, and the deep emotional connection the park elicits with guests when they visit there.
