Like Disney's two other international theme parks - Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris - the complex will be a celebration of Americana, seen through the eyes of Hollywood.

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And with the opening of Disneyland in California in 1955 (plus four more theme parks worldwide since then), viewers have been flocking to the parks to experience the magic first hand.

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At Disneyland in Anaheim, the oldest of the company's four theme parks, the company is building California Adventure, a microcosm of the state that will allow the tourist in a hurry to visit Venice Beach, Napa Valley, the Golden Gate, a redwood grove and a host of other sights that in real life are inconveniently scattered, all in a single day.

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