Now A Globally Competitive City
This image shows Dubai in 2009. The tall structure of the Burj Khalifa overlooks the entire city at a staggering 2,717 feet. Being home to one of the tallest buildings in the world, the region had a taste of success on a global scale that has fuelled leaders to continue striving for greatness.
Not only is Dubai now home to one of the tallest buildings but they are also globally recognized as one of the largest shopping centers as well as the biggest indoor theme parks known to man. Clearly, the city continues to live up to its initial standards.
Disneyland in 1955
The Californian theme park is globally recognized as one of the most iconic tourist attractions in the world. However back in 1955, the construction of the park was supervised by Walt Disney himself. He visited various theme parks with his daughters to gather inspiration for the iconic park.
It may be somewhat hard to believe that the charming park took just one year to be built despite Walt Disney lacking funding for the project. He went on to create the Disneyland show in order to raise funds for the construction of the park.