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1、Disneylandcelebrates50thAnniversary7月17日，作为美国文化象征之一的迪斯尼乐园迎来了50岁生日，包括加州州长施瓦辛格在内的众名明星到场祝贺。1955年7月17日，全球第一家迪斯尼乐园在美国加利福尼亚州向公众开放。为了庆祝50岁生日，迪斯尼乐园今年5月5日就拉开了为期18个月的纪念活动的帷幕。Disneylandcelebrates50thAnniversaryThousandsofDisneyfansdonnedspecialgold-coloredMickeyearsasthey
2、streamedthroughtheentrancetoDisneylandonSunday,50yearsafterthelandmarkopeneditsgatesandgavebirthtothemodernthemepark.Thefestivities,whichincludedafireworks-and-confettidisplay,weresetoutsidetheSleepingBeautyCastleandbeganwithtelevisedimagesechoingthefanfareofth
3、epark'slaunchin1955."Dad'svisioncalledforthis,forDisneyland,tobesomethingthatcouldgrowmorebeautifuleveryyear,andithas,"saidDianeDisneyMiller,oneoffounderWaltDisney'stwodaughters.BroadcasterArtLinkletter,93,whohostedthelivetelecastofthepark'sopeningdayalongwithR
4、onaldReaganandactorBobCummings,alsowasonhand."I'mnotonlyhappytobehere,I'mhappytobeanywhere,"saidLinkletter,whoalsowascelebratinghisbirthdaySunday.Gov.ArnoldSchwarzenegger,whoemergedfromthecastlegateswithMickeyMouse'swhite-glovedhandonhisshoulder,praisedthetheme
5、park'scontributionstothestate'seconomy."ThisisanenginethatdrivesCaliforniatourismandoureconomy,"hesaid."Thankyoufor50wonderfulyears."DisneylandwaswildlyinnovativewhenitopenedonJuly17,1955.Itusedroboticfigures,holographsandpanoramicmoviesincirculartheaterstospin
6、storiesforchildren.Withvirtuallynocompetition,theparkhadlittletroublecapturingtheimaginationoftheworld.Overtheyears,ithaspioneerednewtechnologyonthrillridessuchastherevamped"SpaceMountain"inAnaheimand"MissionSpace"atEpcotinOrlando,Fla.ButDisneyland'sopeningdayi
7、snowrememberedas"BlackSunday."The$17million,160-acreparkinitiallyhadpreparedforabout15,000people.Instead,fansburstthroughtheperimeterfenceorfoundotherwaysinside,swellingthecrowdbynearlydouble.ThewildsuccessofDisneylandledthecompanytobuildotherthemeparksinFlorid
8、a,JapanandEurope.Now,Disneyoperates11themeparksworldwide.JaimeLucero,57,ofLasCruces,N.M.,firstvisitedDisneylandin1957,andrememberedthelandscapingwasstillcomingintoitsown.Hes
