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Disneyland Opens
Disneyland opens. Entrance on this day was invite only - open to the general public on July 18th. -
50 Millionth Guest
Just 10 years after opening, Disneyland welcomes its 50 millionth guest, Mary Adams. -
Space Mountain Opens
The popular roller coaster in the dark opens. Among its guests are U.S. Mercury astronauts. -
Opening of new Fantasyland
After a period of refurbishment, Fantasyland is opened once again. At the ceremony, the drawbridge of Sleeping Beauty's Castle is lowered for the 2nd time in history. The first lowering was opening day. -
Fantasmic!
The widley popular show Fantasmic! debutes for the first time. -
Rocket Rods
Many Disneyland guests are unaware of what the track above Tomorrowland really is. The Rocket Rods opened in May of 1998 and were closed only a year later in September of 2000 due to an abundance of technical difficulties. -
Disneyland Expands
In early 2001, Disneyland expanded its park with the addition of Disney's California Adventure -
Changes to Tom's Island
In 2007, Tom Sayer's Island was transformed into Pirate's Lair in response to the explosion of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. -
World of Color
The World of Color lightshow premiers at Disney's California Adventure. The show cost over $75,000,000 to complete and requires fastpasses to attend. -
Cars Land
Cars Land, based off the popular Disney/Pixar movie Cars, will open at Disney's California Adventure.
