Whoops...not sure how I missed this...

Disneyland is 50 years old! Hard to believe Walt opened the Happiest Place On Earth (which, by the way, I always thought was Broadway...) fifty years ago. Here's to all the Disney songs and stories that have enchanted us throughout the years and to those that have made it all the way to the theatrical stage! And thanks to Disney for the shot in the arm to Times Square. And thanks to Disneyland for giving many aspiring Broadway singers, dancers, actors and musicians a start in the business!

Among his remarks at Disneyland's official dedication in 1955, Walt said, "To all who come to this happy place...welcome...Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and the promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America...with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world."

"If you can dream it, you can do it!"

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