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Walter Elias Disney ( December 5, 1901 – December 15,

1966) was an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor,

and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation

industry, he introduced several developments in the production

of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney holds the record for

most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won 22

Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden

Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award,

among other honors. Several of his films are included in

the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of

two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim,

California opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park

designed and built to completion under the direct supervision

of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the

property; its official name was changed to Disneyland Park to

distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone expansions and

major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans

Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972,

and Mickey’s Toontown in 1993. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is

due to open in 2019. Opened in 2001, Disney California

Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland’s original

parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other

theme park in the world, with 708 million visits since it opened

(as of December 2017). In 2017, the park had approximately

18.3 million visits, making it the second most visited

amusement park in the world that year, behind the only Magic

Kingdom. According to a March 2005 Disney report, 65,700

jobs are supported by the Disneyland Resort, including about

20,000 direct Disney employees and 3,800 third-party

employees (independent contractors or their employees).

Disney Announced “Project Stardust” in 2019, which includes

major structural renovations to the park to account for higher

attendance numbers. Major renovations include widening Main

Street, U.S.A. and changing the color scheme and forced

the perspective of Sleeping Beauty Castle.