Disneyland Informative Speech

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MW 5pm Informative Speech 2

General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform about the history of Disneyland

Thesis: Disneyland is a unique theme park, and had made a huge impact on history and the world.

Introduction: Everyone in this room has heard of Disneyland. Many of you have even been there, or want to go there. I myself have been, and I must say that it is indeed fulfilling in a magical sense. But how many people actually have general knowledge about the history of Disneyland? It is quite an interesting story, and I am here today to share it with you.

(It all started out as an idea.)

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I. One day a man named Walt Disney had a vision. A. He wanted to create a place that every kind of person…show more content…
Walt continued to imagine and dream of a magical park, and his idea became even more elaborate.
2. In “The Importance of Walt Disney,” Don Nardo explains “Walt felt the media had a serious drawback. No matter how good or exciting the stories they presented, the images were only two-dimensional, and the scenes were usually depicted from faraway scenes, forever unreachable for the viewer” a. Walt wanted to create a new form of entertainment, unlike anyone had ever seen before.
3. The original plan was to create a park on an area of eight acres for his employees and their families to enjoy, but after ideas kept pilling, he realized that eight acres would not be enough to fulfill the full potential of the park. a. First plan was documented in 1948, as “Mickey Mouse Park,”
4. In 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute start searching for an area that was at least 100 acres.
5. They finally found a 160 acre orange grove lot in Anaheim, California.
B. With a budget of 18 million dollars, the bill for the construction was becoming too much for Walt Disney to…show more content…
It was actually accomplished on schedule, and the park opened on July 17th, 1955. a. It was only open the first day to invited guests, and the media. b. 28,000 people attended, and about half of them had fake tickets. c. The event was televised nationwide.
3. The first day was actually a complete disaster. a. There was a huge traffic jam to even get to the park. b. There were no public drinking fountains working in the whole park. c. Many of the vendors ran out of food.
d. The asphalt on the ground was so new that women’s heels were sinking into it.
e. A gas leak caused about half the park to close down halfway through the day.

(Although the first day wasn’t so great, with some modifications, Disneyland soon became a huge hit.)

II. The attractions of Disneyland continued to grow, and are still growing. A. New rides and attractions were added every few years. B. Walt’s ideas grew along with his success
1. The Matterhorn was built in 1959, as the world's first tubular-tracked steel roller coaster a. Tiki Room in 1963. C. He died in December of 1966, before the completion of The Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. 1. Walt never got to see the completion of Disney World.