This Day in History:
Disneyland Opens July 17, 1955 The Magic Kingdom's
opening day was a disaster. The day had been meant
for a limited crowd of
specially invited people. But the invitation sent
out earlier that summer
had been counterfeited. As a result of admitting thousands
of uninvited people, the park ran
out of food and drink, a gas leak occurred
and the Mark Twain Steamboat almost capsized. The park recovered
within a year, becoming
one of the world's most
well-known attractions. Disneyland continues
to expand with the times,
having opened Star Wars:
Galaxy's Edge in 2019.