Art Linkletter, the news voice of Disney

Disney Legend, Art Linkletter, passed away today at the age of 97.

On July 17, 1955, he brought the world their first glimpse of the magic that Walt Disney had created in an orange grove in Anaheim California. Below is the broadcast from that historic day.

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 2

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 3

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 4

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 5

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 6

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 7

Disneyland Opening Day – Part 8

Tags: Anaheim, Art Linkletter, Disneyland, July 17 1955, opening
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2 Responses to “Art Linkletter, the news voice of Disney”

Dan says:

June 11, 2010 at 12:16 am

This is awesome footage… I’m really digging the site.
Tom Auel Jr. says:

June 11, 2010 at 5:45 am

Yeah, I saw these on YouTube a while ago and wanted to post them on the site. Unfortunately it took him passing for me to remember to do it.

Art Linkletter, the news voice of Disney

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