[Darth Republican]

The opening on Sunday, July 17, 1955 was, of course, televised. In fact, it was the biggest live telecast to date! There were somewhere between 22 and 29 television cameras sprinkled throughout the Park - far more than the handful that had previously been used when covering live events. The ABC broadcast - seen by an astounding 90 million viewers - was hosted by Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan. As the show went on the feed switched off between the three, offering different vantage points for the festivities. Walt also made appearances, but only when he was reading dedication plaques for the various lands.

[Flux Capacitor]

HELL YEAH! If you can get your hands on the "Disneyland USA" DVD set (not so easy to do now), you can see the entire kinescope of those opening day ceremonies, Ronnie and all. It's awesome to see.

-Dan

[television is just wrong]

my step father Jan Merlin, of tv series, 'space cadets' attended the festivities as well. He still has his ticket stubs.