Question

How was Disneyland part of the suburban culture of the 1950’s?

Answer 1

Answer:

Disneyland reflects the suburban culture of the 1950s because it was far from the city center and you needed private transportation to reach there.  It was focused on family entertainment and it was reminiscent of the garden city concept of self-contained communities with greenbelts that inspired the creation of suburbs.

Explanation:

Disneyland opened in Anaheim California in 1955.  Walt Disney based his concept for the part on a number of amusement parks and fairs that were already in existence like  Denmark’s Tivoli Gardens which opened in 1843, Greenfield Village in a suburb of Detroit that was created by Henry Ford in 1929, and the “garden city" concept of planned, self-contained communities that inspired the development of America’s most iconic suburbs during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Walt Disney liked the idea of theme parks for families and designed his park to be far from public transportation and downtown Los Angeles, effectively limiting access to those who owned automobiles. Parks like Disneyland were part of a shift from the center of cities for family entertainment  to the surrounding suburbs.  Tivoli was an inspiration for Disneyland with its beautiful gardens and quality restaurants, as well as family-friendly rides and other entertainment like nightly fireworks.