Milt Albright promoted to manager of accounting at Disneyland
Walt agrees to produce a regular television show for ABC in return for funding
Key Disney Staff members begin touring American amusement parks, learning what not to do
-July 21
The ground is broken for the beginning of the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland. A one-year race against time begins to build the Happiest Place on Earth on a 180 acre site in Anaheim.
-August 13
Excavation of the Disneyland site begins
-October 27
“The Disneyland Story” airs (first episode of Disneyland television show)
