In 1928, the Knott’s family built a teahouse on their 10-acre berry farm in Southern California and Knott’s Berry Farm became America’s first theme park.
Then, in 1954, Walt Disney’s crews began clearing 160 acres of Anaheim orange trees to make room for the first modern mega theme park. To this day, Walt’s creation still reigns as California’s best-known amusement park, but Disneyland has plenty of fine company in parks large and small around the state.
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