WI: Disneyland is a flop?

Disneyland opens in 1950, say, 5 years before its time. Too many problems, too few attractions, technology not quiet there and not enough visitors.

What are the ramifications?

Anaheim stays a bedroom community, no Angels, no move of the Rams, no Ducks ...

Certainly no Disney World ... so Orlando stays an afternote in Florida.

How would this play out?
 
Theme parks in general don't develop. Universal Studios stays a backlot tour, Six Flags may not develop.
Orlando is an agricultural and aviation-based community, and suffers when the air force base is closed.
Disney receives a major backlash economically. Of course, they would have a number of bestselling pictures in the works, though I'm not sure if the box office would change as a result.
In the years to come, there would be no movies based on Disney theme park properties, thus fewer flops...but also no Pirates of the Caribbean...
Without the Disney Parks, Disney wouldn't have a coherent customer service policy, thus Disney might not be considered a model of corporate management or customer service.
 
Disneyland opens in 1950, say, 5 years before its time. Too many problems, too few attractions, technology not quiet there and not enough visitors.

What are the ramifications?

Anaheim stays a bedroom community, no Angels, no move of the Rams, no Ducks ...

Certainly no Disney World ... so Orlando stays an afternote in Florida.

How would this play out?

This is assuming that "Disneylandia" is located in Anahiem, rather than in Burbank, (reportedly, Disney's first choice of location), or based at the location of the former Los Angeles rail terminal (His second choice)...
Either way, Anahiem loses out...
One possibility for any Disneyland not opening, in the 1950's at least, is Disney loses the Melancon court case, & as a result, has to pay "back dated" dividends to his shareholders...
(Disney reportedly did not pay any dividends to his common stockholders from 1947-1953, when Clement J Melancon sued Walt Disney Productions & WED Enterprises, over non payment of shareholder dividends...)
 
Theme parks would probably stay as smaller ventures, or would at least stick with a single "theme" like Sea World and Marineland. However, most rides and attractions would be limited to smaller venues and state fairs.

You'd possibly see more touring carnivals, especially in the Southwest and Southeast.
 
This has butterflies in the NHL as Anaheim Mighty Ducks wont exist as will non of the 3 Mighty Ducks movies
 
This has butterflies in the NHL as Anaheim Mighty Ducks wont exist as will non of the 3 Mighty Ducks movies

Yeah, funny thing is that I can see numerous sports-related butterflies with this.

Rams might not be in St. Louis, Denver gets the AL expansion team instead of Los Angeles.

If Disneylandia DOES work, in 1950 or so, up in Burbank, maybe LA shifts north instead of south. Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks become more touristy instead of Orange County.
 
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