Disney Parks Timeline By etmakela 1950 Walt Disney starts designing Disneyland 1954 Disneyland Construction Begins Jul 17, 1955 Disneyland First Opened 1965 Walt Disney World construction begins Dec 15, 1966 Walt Disney Dies Oct 1, 1971 Disney World Magic Kingdom Opens Oct 1, 1982 Disney World Epcot Opens 1983 Disneyland Tokyo Opens 1992 Disneyland Paris or "EuroDisney" Opens 2005 Disnleyland Hong Kong Opens