My grand father took this photo in April 1959. Walt Disney was an amazing business man who found a place in Anaheim to build a train in the 1940's. Then he added stuff for people to look at while riding his train in 1955. My grandparents went to the opening day. I enjoyed going to Disneyland as a child with my grandparents. Then in high school we snuck in for free on weekends. Now it is expensive, crowded and boring. I go maybe once a year. Main Street is still fun and Space Mountain is still the best coaster in America. Michael Eisner destroyed the Disney brand from 1985-2005 and the majority of engineers left. I remember when California Adventure opened in 2001 and Bob Disney said: "I liked it better when it was a parking lot." $149 for a ticket designed to be high. It is the price point just like baseball stadiums and ski resorts. It brings the needed cash and keeps the crowds lower. A $50 ticket would bring the theme park to a stand still: everyone squeezed together an unable to walk.