Who was the first person to buy a ticket to a Disney theme park? The answer to that interesting question is a twenty-two year old man named Dave MacPherson. This college student had one simple goal on Disneyland’s opening day to the general public on July 18, 1955, to be first in line. This is his story.
Roy Williams was a Disney animator and story idea guy who specialized in gags and pranks. He was also a skilled sketch artist, and often made live appearances at Disney events and at Disneyland to draw for guests. Though not an actor, Walt Disney himself decided Roy should be an “adult Mouseketeer” on The Mickey Mouse Club, where he would be called the Big Mooseketeer. This is his story.
Main Street USA is the first part of any Disney theme park that a visitor encounters. Here is what one will find at each Main Street, as well as the inspiration around the original one Walt Disney created in California.
Of all the rides at Disneyland, Pirates of the Caribbean is among the most famous. Let me show you this ride’s unique history so you can see why.
