"this happy place...is dedicated 2 the ideals, the dreams, & the hard facts that have created America" #QotD

On this date in 1955, Disneyland opened to the world ... Walt opened the park with the following statement:

To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of  joy and inspiration to all the world. - Walt Disney, July 17, 1955

The above quote is from Walt Disney's speech at the opening of Disneyland ... I sometimes wonder if the future of Disney (and by a complex series of associations, U.S. Copyright Law, would have been different if Walt lived ...

Would it have been a different "great big beautiful tomorrow"? ...

"There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow"

There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shining at the end of everyday
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
And tomorrow's just a dream away
Man has a dream and that's the start
He follows his dream with mind and heart
And when it becomes a reality
It's a dream come true for you and me - Sherman Brothers