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#158 Walt Disney (Disneyland)

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Hey there, real quick before we get into this episode on Walt Disney, a few people reached out to me this week asking how to buy gift subscriptions, so I'm just gonna leave a link in the show notes if you're interested in doing that. And thanks as always for helping spread the word about founders. One day in the early nineteen fifties, Walt Disney stood looking out over two hundred and forty acres of farmland. in Anaheim, California. And imagine building a park.

Where people could live among Mickey Mouse and Snow White. In a world still powered by steam and fire For a day or a week. Or if the visitor is slightly mad. Forever.

Despite his fame and success, Exactly no one wanted Disney to build such a park. Not his brother Roy, who ran the company's finances. Not the bankers. And not his wife Lillian.

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