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WALT DISNEY AND
THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH
DISNEYLAND
Anaheim, California, USA
Walt Disney (1901–1966), Designer
Hermosa, Illinois, USA
1955
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (1901–1966) was an
American innovator and visionary who greatly
influenced and reshaped the entertainment
industry during the 1950s and 1960s. He was a
film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor,
animator, entrepreneur, and one of the most
imaginative minds of the twentieth century.
Disneyland, his lifelong dream, was the
only theme park to be designed and built under
his direct supervision. Located in Anaheim, Cali-
fornia, “The Happiest Place on Earth” as Disney
called ...