DISNEYLAND’S EXPANSION : I’m Going To Disneyland!

More than 300 million visitors have gone through Disneyland’s gates--including kings, queens, presidents, sultans, astronauts, princesses and miracle babies. Richard M. Nixon--an Orange County native son--has certainly been the most frequent presidential visitor (right). Former Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev may be the most famous person never to visit the park. In 1959, he expressed a desire to visit Disneyland but his request was nixed by U.S. government officials. Main Street USA was the scene of the first appearance by one of the park’s most magical guests. During a busy Fourth of July in 1979, Teresa Salcedo became the first baby born at the park, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 1/2 ounces. Mickey Mouse later presented the baby with “Disneyland Birth Certificate No. 1” in recognition of the event.