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These two dates represent major turning points in American entertainment, though they occurred on opposite coasts over two decades apart. Walt Disney's dream of a new kind of family-friendly amusement park became a reality on July 17, 1955, when Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. The park's opening day was notoriously chaotic, plagued by counterfeit tickets and extreme heat, but it quickly overcame its rocky start to become a cultural touchstone and the blueprint for modern theme parks worldwide.
More than twenty years later, the East Coast saw its own entertainment landscape change forever. In an effort to revitalize the fading seaside resort, New Jersey voters approved casino gambling exclusively for Atlantic City. On May 26, 1978, Resorts International opened its doors, becoming the first legal casino in the United States outside of Nevada. The event was a massive success, drawing huge crowds and kicking off a building boom that transformed the city's famous boardwalk for decades.
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