Happy Birthday, Walt life:
On Walt Disney’s birthday, it only makes sense to look back at the evolution of Disney Theme Parks….
It all started with a vision that struck Walt Disney one weekend, as he watched his daughters play on a merry-go-round at L.A.’s Griffith Park. What if there were a magical, huge playground — filled with rides and shows and the beloved Disney characters he’d created over the years — that adults and their children could enjoy together?
What happened next? The creation of the happiest place on Earth came to life in July of 1955.
(see more — Disney Theme Parks: Then & Now)
As a follow up to my earlier post about banning Happy Meals in San Francisco, a full list of all the fun things banned from the land of California hippies.
My favorite?
#5. It’s illegal to sell baby chickens, ducks, and rabbits in San Francisco.
… people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you’re fortunate enough. But that’s not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. Ance once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.
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Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
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