One day Walt Disney had a vision.

It was a vision of a place where children and

parents could have fun together. The more Walt dreamed of a "magical park," the more
imaginative and elaborate it became.

The original plans for the park were on 8 acres next to the Burbank studios where his
employees and families could go to relax. Although, World War II put those plans on
hold. During the war, Walt had time to come up with new ideas, and creations for his
magical park. It was soon clear that 8 acres wouldn't be enough.
 
 Finally in 1953, he had the Stanford Research Institute conduct a
  survey for a 100-acre site, outside of Los Angeles. He needed
space to build rivers, waterfalls, and mountains; he would have
  flying elephants and giant teacups;a fairy-tale castle, moon
rockets, and a scenic railway; all inside a magic kingdom he
  called "Disneyland."

  Location was a top priority. The property would have to be within

the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and accessible by freeway. It
  would also have to be affordable: Walt's pockets were only so
deep.
 
The search for the best spot
  finally ended in the rural
Anaheim, California with a
  purchase of a 160-acre orange
grove near the junction of the
  Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) and
The site where Disneyland was to be built.
Harbor Boulevard.
  Although, Disneyland was expensive. Walt once said "I could
never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible,
  because dreams offer too little collateral." So Walt turned to
Television for his financial support. "Walt Disney's Disneyland"
  television series offered a glimpse of the future project. This
brought the idea of Disneyland into reality for Walt and the
  American people.

  Construction for Disneyland began on July 21, 1954, a meager 12

months before the park was scheduled to open. From that day
  forward Walt Disney's life would never be the same.

  Some 160-acres of citrus trees had been cleared and 15 houses

moved to make room for the park. The area was in semi-rural
  Orange County, near a freeway that would eventually stretch from
San Diego to Vancouver.
 
 When the real designing came around,
  Walt was met with inevitable
questions. How do you make
  believable wild animals, that aren't
real? How do you make a Mississippi
  paddle ship? How do you go about
building a huge castle in the middle of
  Anaheim, California? So, Walt
Disney looked to his movie studio
Walt discussing the plans of all
  staff for the answers. The design of the different lands
Disneyland was something never done
before. There would be five uniquely
 
different lands.
Walt had planed out all the lands, to every detail. Main Street,
 
U.S.A., the very front of the park, was where Walt wanted to
relive the typical turn of the century city Main Street. He said:
 
"For those of us who remember the carefree time it
 
recreates, Main Street will bring back happy memories.
For younger visitors, it is an adventure in turning back the
 
calendar to the days of grandfather's youth."
 
Walt made Main Street U.S.A the entrance to a "weenie," as he
called it. He said:
 
"What you need is a weenie, which says to people 'come
 
this way.' People won't go down a long corridor unless
there's something promising at the end. You have to have
 
something the beckons them to 'walk this way.'"
 
Walt also had planed for an "exotic tropical place" in a "far-off
region of the world." Called Adventureland. Walt said, "To
 
create a land that would make this dream reality, we pictured
ourselves far from civilization, in the remote jungles of Asia and
 
Africa."
  Frontierland was made to relive the pioneer days of the
American frontier. Walt said:
  "All of us have a cause to be proud of our country's
history, shaped by the pioneering spirit of our
  forefathers. . .Our adventures are designed to give you the
feeling of having lived, even for a short while, during our
  country's pioneer days."
  Fantasyland was created with the goal to "make dreams come
true" from the lyrics of "When You Wish Upon a Star." Walt said:
 "What youngster. . .has not dreamed of flying with Peter
Pan over moonlit London, or tumbling into Alice's
nonsensical Wonderland? In Fantasyland, these classic
stories of everyone's youth have become realities for
youngsters-of all ages-to participate in."

Fantasyland would feature a large Sleeping Beauty Castle, and a

Fantasy Village.

Tomorrowland was created as a look at the "marvels of the

future." Walt said:

  "Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Our scientists today

are opening the doors of the Space Age to achievements
  that will benefit our children and generations to come. .
.The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to
  give you an opportunity to participate in adventures that
are a living blueprint of our future."
 
Although, Walt had trouble working on Tommorrowland. He said
  that "right when we do Tommorrowland, it will be out dated."

  Walt Stayed close to every detail of the Park's Construction, and

he visited the site in Anaheim several times a week. Progress went
  sporadically despite exasperating obstacles.

  The Rivers of America, carved out of sandy citrus grove soil,

refused to hold water. The answer was finally found in a bed of
  native clay: an inch layer on the river bottom formed a pad as hard
as cement. Although, minor set backs did follow, progress did
  continue.

  Plants were planted throughout the park,

emptying nurseries from Santa Barbara to San
Diego. Detail was made; if Walt Disney didn't
like what his studio designers came up with, he'd
do it himself. An example of this is Tom Sawyers
Island. He thought his designers had Disneyland under
"misunderstood the idea" so Walt took home the construction in 1955
plans and the next day had it designed the way it
appears today.
Bit by bit, Disneyland got ready for Opening Day. The staff
worked around the clock to get ready. The Mark Twain was being
moved, deck by deck, down the Santa Ana freeway to get to
Disneyland on time. Finally, everything seemed to come together.
 The "magical little park" was really a $17,000,000 "Magic
Kingdom." Walt's dream had come true and Disneyland was ready
to open."

Opening day, was a day to remember. Six thousand invitations to

the Grand Opening had been mailed. By mid-afternoon over
28,000 ticket holders were storming the Magic Kingdom. Most of
the tickets were counterfeit.

Walt Disney was 53 when he dedicated Disneyland Park. It was a

memorable ceremony. There in Town Square, Walt could look
around and see the fulfillment of his hopes, dreams, and ambitions
in the form of a spectacular entertainment kingdom.

Although, Opening Day was a terrible disaster. A 15 day heat

wave raised temperatures up to 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, due
to a plumbers strike, few water fountains were operating in the hot
weather. Asphalt still steaming, because it had been laid the night
before, literality "trapping" high heeled shoes. After opening day,
the heat wave continued, and almost wiped out the park.

Beside the terrible opening day conditions, the park did eventually
pick up. By 1965, ten years after opening day, 50 Million visitors
had come through the gates.

Even though Walt Disney wasn't able to see how his park and his
company prospered and grew into the 21st Century, his legacy
still lives on with us. Throughout Disneyland and throughout the
entire world, he will always be there.

As Walt Disney sat at a bench, at an amusement park, watching his daughters play, he
noticed how ragged and filthy the small amusement park was. He also observed
people's reactions to different rides, and noticed how children's parents had nothing to
do. They would be anxious to go home, while their children were still having fun, and
playing.

This is where Walt was conjuring, and planning a new type of amusement park; one
that would be clean, and would have attractions for parents and children together. This
was Walt Disney's idea, which eventually turned to be Disneyland.

Walt once said:

"What this country really needs is an amusement park that families can take
their children to. They've gotten so honky tonk with a lot of questionable
characters running around, and they're not to safe. They're not well kept. I
want to have a place that's as clean as anything could ever be, and all the
people in it [his park] are first-class citizens, and treated like guests."

Years before Disneyland was constructed, Walt was thinking, generating, and creating
everything in his mind. He traveled the United States, and visited buildings of
Americas most prolific inventors and creators, such as Thomas Edison's Workshop,
the Wright Brothers Bicycle shop, and the home of the Dictionary magnate Noah
Webster. While visiting these places, he was formulating and dreaming of a "Mickey
Mouse Park" with a western village, Main Street, and more, these ideas would
eventually form Disneyland.

Walt at Disneyland

On the opening day of Disneyland, Walt stood in his apartment, above the fire station
on Main Street, and looked out the window to see the crowds pour through the gates.
Sharon Baird, a mouseketeer, said this:

I was standing next to him at the window, watching the guests come through
the gates. When I looked up at him, he had his hands behind his back, a grin
from ear to ear, and I could see a lump in his throat and a tear streaming down
his cheek. He had realized his dream.

Right after Disneyland opened, Walt said: "We're gonna kick ourselves for not buying
everything within a radius of ten miles around here." He could visualize the growth
around Disneyland.

Walt would often visit Disneyland a few times a week. Although, many times he
would visit late at night, when no one was there. Often times he would spend the night
in his apartment in the fire station, on Main Street. When he came before the park
opened, he would make sure the park was clean, and talk with the cast members.
Walt always wanted to know everything that was going on in the park. He knew about
everything. He knew where water pipes were, how tall buildings were, he knew how
the park ticked.

One time Walt visited the park, and noticed things were a little sloppy. He found the
maintenance engineer of the park, and told him "I want this place painted". The
engineer agreed, and said "We'll do it over the weekend." "No, I want it finished a
painted by morning," ordered Walt. Dozens of painting crews painted through the
night, and finished before the park opened.

 Even though Walt Disney wasn't able to see how his park prospered and grew into the
21st Century, his legacy still lives on with us. Throughout Disneyland and throughout
the entire world, he will always be there.

Aladdin Park in Karachi is a must see place for the visitors to the city. Aladdin Park is the largest kids’
theme park in the province of Karachi. The place is among the many theme parks in Karachi which includes
Sindbad DHA Park Fun land, Play Land Hill Park, Karachi Zoo Samzu Park as well as water theme parks like
The Great Fiesta Cozy Water Park. 

The Aladdin Park in Karachi has a play ground area as well as shopping center. Families can visit the play
ground area. The play ground has many entertainment facilities for kids and families as well. The PIA
Airlines has set up the first planetarium of Pakistan at Karachi. The Palomar Observatory Sky Survey is the
ultimate planetarium having images which covers the whole sky with professional telescopes. There is also
the Great Fiesta which is a hi-tech thrilling entertainment providing images of all ages.

here are no less than 14 exciting water slides for adults as well s grownups, and it includes a Artificial
Beach, Lazy River and a Hurricane Wave Pool. There are 17 Water Slides for the kids.