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1955
After years of planning, Walt Disney's very first theme park Disneyland opened its gates at 2:30PM on Sunday July 17, 1955 in Anaheim, California. It is 85 acres wide. Later, DisneyWorld opened on October 1, 1971. DisneyLand first opened with only 18 attractions, at a cost of 17.5. The five original lands are Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and Main Street USA. Even with DisneyLand opening in July, by September, Disneyland welcomes its 1,000,000 g. -
1956
By October, 5 million people have visited Disneyland. Edison Square, International Street and Liberty Street were to be located in the backstage area between Main Street USA and Tomorrowland, however they were never completed. Ideas would pop up, sometimes even announced to the visiting public with signage, between late 1955 and the early 1960s -
1957
By December, 10 million people have visited Disneyland. Sleeping Beauty Castle’s interior walkways open. Construction starts on the first park to attempt the Disney “theme” concept. Financial backers get scared, and Magic Mountain in Denver (no association with Magic Mountain outside of Los Angeles), was never completed, although the site of the old park is now Heritage Square in Denver. -
1971
The Swiss Family Treehouse opens on October 1, 1971 -
1976
150 million people have visited Disneyland. The Jungle Cruise, one of the park's original attractions, is given seven new scenes. -
1977
Space Mountain opens in a new Tomorrowland on May 27, 1977 -
1978
Disneyland celebrates Mickey Mouse’s 50th birthday on Jan 23. -
1979
Disneyland turns 25. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad opens in the Magic Kingdom -
1987
Star Tours opens for the 10th anniversary of Star Wars, and is the first time a major Disneyland movie-based attraction is based on a non-Disney movie. -
1989
Splash Mountain opens in Critter Country as the fourth and smallest (87ft high) peak in Disneyland’s mountain range -
1993
Mickey’s Toontown opens as an extension of Fantasyland. -
1994
Evil Tower U R Doomed! The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opens in Disney-MGM Studios. -
1995
Beware the eyes of Mara! The Indiana Jones Adventure opens in Adventureland as the most technologically advanced dark ride in a theme park -
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Future rides coming for lots of fun! -
2017
DisneyLand Decides to take out the tower of terror
