Disneyland celebrates fiftieth anniversary
{{date|July 17, 2005}}

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Today, [[w:The Walt Disney Company|The Walt Disney Company]] and thousands of guests celebrated the fiftieth birthday of theme park and American cultural landmark [[w:Disneyland|Disneyland]].

Park guests, some of whom began queuing for entry around 3:00pm the previous day, packed into the park bringing it to full capacity before lunchtime.

[[w:Arnold Schwarzanegger|Arnold Schwarzanegger]], [[w:Julie Andrews|Julie Andrews]], [[w:Art Linkletter|Art Linkletter]], Diane Disney-Miller, Disney CEO [[w:Michael Eisner|Michael Eisner]] and Disney CEO-elect, president and COO [[w:Bob Iger|Bob Iger]] all joined in the festivities, with Disney-Miller, the eldest daughter of park founder [[w:Walt Disney|Walt Disney]], reading her father's original dedication at the precise time it was first read.

The park kicked off the official festivities on May 5 with the opening of the [[w:Happiest Homecoming on Earth|Happiest Homecoming on Earth]].

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/more/mm050715as.php
|title=Sun Shines on 50th Anniversary Ceremony 
|author=Lani Teshima
|pub=MousePlanet
|date=July 15-17, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=343756
|title=Disneyland celebrates 50th birthday
|author=Wire reports
|pub=Japan Today
|date=July 17, 2005}}

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[[Category:United States]]
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Today, The Walt Disney Company and thousands of guests celebrated the fiftieth birthday of theme park and American cultural landmark Disneyland.

Park guests, some of whom began queuing for entry around 3:00pm the previous day, packed into the park bringing it to full capacity before lunchtime.

Arnold Schwarzanegger, Julie Andrews, Art Linkletter, Diane Disney-Miller, Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Disney CEO-elect, president and COO Bob Iger all joined in the festivities, with Disney-Miller, the eldest daughter of park founder Walt Disney, reading her father's original dedication at the precise time it was first read.

The park kicked off the official festivities on May 5 with the opening of the Happiest Homecoming on Earth.

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