Originally Posted By Walt-Fanatic Anyone know what time Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955? And What time did they start the live broadcast after that? Some may say "who cares" but i'm working on a project. Thanks.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Disneyland opened to the public at 10 AM on July 18th, 1955. David MacPherson purchased the first ticket, after getting in line at 2 AM. As for the Press Preview held on July 17th, there were multiple passes issued, each with a different time. The TV show aired from 4:30 PM to 6 PM pacific time (7:30 to 9 PM Eastern). Some invites were for later in the day, I beleive, but not sure, that the first invites were for 3 PM, though some of the "extras" for the TV show would more than likely shown up earlier (such as the kids running thru the castle, plus the actors (such as Sammy Davis, Jr.) who appeared on the TV special.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The tickets issued for July 17 were for 2:30, XX:XX or 5:30. The back of each noted, "During the ABC network telecast of the Disneyland preview, Disneyland's gates will be closed from 4:20PM to 5:30PM. If
Originally Posted By DlandDug The tickets issued for July 17 were for 2:30, XX:XX or 5:30. The back of each noted, "During the ABC network telecast of the Disneyland preview, Disneyland's gates will be closed from 4:20PM to 5:30PM. If
Originally Posted By DlandDug Three different tickets were issued for July 17, with times between 2:30 and 5:30. The back of each noted, "During the ABC network telecast of the Disneyland preview, Disneyland's gates will be closed from 4:20 PM to 5:30 PM. If you wish to be present during the telecast, please plan to arrive before 4:15 PM." (P.S. While David McPherson was, indeed, the first member of the public to purchase a ticket to Disneyland on July 18, ticket #1 was actually purchased by Roy Disney. It is still held in the Disney Archives.)
Originally Posted By Walt-Fanatic On July 17th 1955, Disneyland opened at 2:30 pm and Dateline Disneyland aired a couple of hours later. Was Fantasyland closed until the draw bridge was lowerd on live t.v. and all those kids ran through the castle? Or was it emptied out just before for the show? I know at sometime throughout the day Fantasyland had a gas leak and had to close for a short time. I'm just curious if they kept that part of the park closed untiL show time for dramatic purposes. Thanks.
Originally Posted By PirateJohn 2:30pm is correct. In fact, they asked that same question as a trivia question in one of the cast reference guides when I worked there.
