Disney had something to promote himself, he was trying to build Disneyland theme park in California.

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Firstly there's the lad or lass whose idea it was to turn a swashbuckling Disneyland theme park ride into a film.

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Even Walt Disney travelled to Europe in the 1950s, searching for inspiration for what would become the world-famous Disneyland, his first theme park project in California.

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Thousands more are now being moved to make way for another, more conventional, theme park: Disneyland.

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On Thursday, Disneyland, America's first theme park, turns 50.

NPR: Disneyland to Celebrate 50 Years

They deny that the area will become one giant theme park, a sort of Disneyland in Africa.

ECONOMIST: Southern Africa

You've heard of Disneyland, Legoland and Alton towers but now a new theme park has opened which the owners say is perfect for beating the credit crunch.

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There was a measure of agreement from archrival Singapore, where Renton de Alwis, head of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, said Hong Kong Disneyland would be another attraction in the region for locals looking for theme-park experiences.

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