- 90 million watched via a live television broadcast.
- Guest list of 15,000 swelled to almost 30,000 attendees.
- Local police dubbed the seven-mile freeway backup the worst mess they had ever seen.
- Rides and attractions broke down under the unslaught of guests, opening and closing periodically to make way for television crews.
- Fantasyland closed temporarily due to a gas leak.
- Main Street's freshly-poured asphalt softened in the heat. Women wearing high heels sometimes left a shoe behind, stuck in black goo.
- Because of a plumber's strike, both restrooms and drinking fountains could not be ready by opening day. Walt opted for restrooms, leaving visitors hot and thirsty.
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