Today January 22, 2026, 10:15 PM
Today January 22, 2026, 10:15 PM
Walt Disney famously said Disneyland would never be complete “as long as there is imagination left in the world,” but the biggest dreamer of them all was scared Disneyland would never be finished in time for opening day, according to a new documentary about the making of the Anaheim theme park.
Disneyland Art Director Harper Goff said Walt Disney was “scared” Disneyland would never be ready for opening day in July 1955 in the new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary by filmmaker Leslie Iwerks that debuted Thursday, Jan. 22 on the Disney+ streaming service and YouTube.
“Everything wasn’t sweetness and light and beautiful during construction,” Goff said during “Disneyland Handcrafted.”
