When this broadcast aired on July 17, 1955, Americans had been primed for the grand opening of Disneyland.
Every week for nearly a year, Walt Disney had come into viewers' homes to tell them about his upcoming theme park and interest was high.
Kid across America were waiting eager with anticipation for their first glimpse at the part and so were their parts who had grown up with Walt Disney's creations.
When this live broadcast took place over 90 million viewers tuned in to see the payoff for their investment of tuning in to a season's worth of shows.
Nearly every TV set in America at that time was watching this broadcast.
Let that sink in.