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Dodgers Owner Walter O’Malley Used Disneyland as Inspiration for Dodger Stadium

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It’s been well over a month since the last home game of the 2025 season was held at Dodger Stadium, which was the subject of one of Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain’s latest videos.

The stadium has a long and complicated history in the city of Los Angeles, with its controversial origins leading to countless memorable moments in Dodger baseball history.

After then-Brooklyn Dodgers team president and owner Walter O’Malley failed to build a domed stadium in Brooklyn, he reached a deal with the city of Los Angeles and decided to ship the team over 2,700 miles across the country to a new home in Southern California.