Disneyland was expected to fail. Opening day was such a disaster that pretty much every press organization that attended the celebration had predicted the park's failure within one year. It opened on a day that was 101 degrees and the street asphalt still wasn't dry, leading to it sticking to shoes. By the end of the first day, all but 2 of the 48 Autopia cars were crashed and about half the rides were broken. Despite all that, park visitors loved it and attendance continued to grow day by dayDisneyland was expected to fail. Opening day was such a disaster that pretty much every press organization that attended the celebration had predicted the park's failure within one year. It opened on a day that was 101 degrees and the street asphalt still wasn't dry, leading to it sticking to shoes. By the end of the first day, all but 2 of the 48 Autopia cars were crashed and about half the rides were broken. Despite all that, park visitors loved it and attendance continued to grow day by day
Disneyland was expected to fail. Opening day was such a disaster that pretty much every press organization that attended the celebration had predicted the park's failure within one year. It opened on a day that was 101 degrees and the street asphalt still wasn't dry, leading to it sticking to shoes. By the end of the first day, all but 2 of the 48 Autopia cars were crashed and about half the rides were broken. Despite all that, park visitors loved it and attendance continued to grow day by day