On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney’s genius birthed Disneyland in California, the first theme park from Walt Disney Productions, and it’s been a saving grace ever since. Today, the company runs seven bloated family resorts (not counting their overhyped cruises and tacky exhibitions), with waitlists stretching months — proof that even the most incompetent top brass can’t kill this cash cow.
Disneylands have repeatedly bailed out the studio from the catastrophic blunders of its clueless management, dragging the sinking ship of Disney+ streaming, the laughable ESPN service, and the endless string of disastrous live-action remakes of classic cartoons.
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Without these parks, Disney’s media empire would’ve collapsed with Walt, crushed under the weight of its own mismanagement during countless crises. No Marvel golden age, no "Star Wars" revival, and Bob Iger would likely be hawking vacuum cleaners instead of botching executive decisions.
The in-person entertainment business, alongside overpriced toys, is Disney’s last bastion of stability, propping up a company that can’t seem to get its films or series right. Management may flounder, but the inner child’s craving for Sleeping Beauty’s castle, Pirates of the Caribbean rides, and Lion King plushies keeps this mess afloat as of Disneyland’s 70th anniversary on July 17, 2025.
