Burbank Didn't See the Same Vision as Disney

Fearing traffic and crowds, "Beautiful Downtown Burbank, CA," wanted nothing to do with Walt Disney's dream.

One Burbank lawmaker proclaimed, "We don't want the carny atmosphere in Burbank! We don't want people falling in the river, or merry-go-rounds squawking all day long."

The protest proved to be in favor of Walt because his dream expanded beyond the few acres he originally wanted.

Walt Disney paid the Stanford Research Group a quarter a million dollars to research the best place on which he could construct, on his natural stage, storybook versions of lakes, rivers, and mountains. They recommended a then little-known town of Anaheim.

A known fact: Disneyland is the only place that bears Walt's footprint.