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Disneyland: From Disaster To Overnight Success


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You might think Disney’s dominance was sealed the day Disneyland opened its doors. But it wasn’t exactly the “happiest place on Earth” from day one. Richard Snow, former editor-in-chief of American Heritage magazine joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the huge gamble Disney’s amusement park was in 1955, and about how it turned the entertainment industry on its head. His new book is called “Disney’s Land: Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World.
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