Years before Disneyland opened in 1956, Walt Disney had a friend who lived in what is known as "The Witch's House" in Beverly Hills, CA. This is one of the gates to enter the yard. The entire house has fairy tale features like this. Disney often visited there and was reportedly inspired by the spirit of the place and later incorporated many of these features and ideas in Disneyland. The house was built in 1921 in Culver City, CA and was later moved to Beverly Hills in 1934. See previous shot.