In the Planetary Plaza outside Mission: Space rests a large-scale model of Earth's moon. Take a closer look at that model and you'll notice it's dotted with markers, each designating one of the 29 rocket missions to the moon. Blue markers indicate manned missions, white unmanned. And there is a single red marker in honor of the Apollo 11 mission, during which Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the moon's surface.
The date on the marker - July 16, 1969 - was the date of the Apollo 11 launch. The landing actually took place four days later on July 20, and was broadcast live to televisions around the world, including a large screen set up for the occasion in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
I've never noticed this--thanks for the commentary.
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