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Mad Tea Party ride at Disneyland on opening day, July 17, 1955
This wonderfully colorful photo show us the Mad Tea Party ride on the opening day of Disneyland, July 17, 1955. It also shows us how much Disneyland has changed since then. There is more shade and they must have moved … Continue reading
Transporting an animatronic elephant from Disney’s Burbank studios to Disneyland for the Jungle Cruise, circa late 1960s
Here’s one for the “only in L.A.” file: a photo showing an animatronic elephant en route from Disney’s Burbank studios to Disneyland to be installed in the Jungle Cruise, circa late 1960s. I wonder if they did it on a … Continue reading
Building Main Street, Disneyland, circa early 1955
One of the reasons why I enjoy wandering up Main Street in Disneyland is because it’s one of the few areas to remain largely unchanged. There have been minor alterations over the years but at first glance, it’s pretty much … Continue reading
Looking down Main Street from Sleeping Beauty’s Castle on Disneyland’s opening day, July 15th, 1955
Today marks the opening day of Disneyland – July 15th, 1955. This is a shot taken that day from the Sleeping Beauty castle looking down along Main Street. You can bet that at no time today, that street will look … Continue reading
Aerial photograph of Disneyland in Anaheim in 1956
Having spent a fun day at Disneyland yesterday, this photo particularly caught my eye. This was taken in 1956, a year after the park opened. It shows more clearly how Disneyland was carved out of citrus orchards—the one in the … Continue reading
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Aerial shot of Disneyland, 1956
This aerial shot of Disneyland was taken in 1956, the year after it opened. These days Anaheim is urban development as far as the eye can see, so it can be easy to forget how the area surrounding Disneyland was … Continue reading
Interior of Walt Disney’s apartment at Disneyland
I’ve long heard about the apartment Walt Disney kept for himself and his family at Disneyland, but I’ve never seen what it looked like—that is, until I came across this photo. Whoa! That’s a whole lot of red and white … Continue reading
The Matterhorn Mountain ride at Disneyland being built in 1959.
The Matterhorn Mountain ride at Disneyland being built in 1959.
Disneyland’s Town Square some time during its first year of opening (1955 to 1956.)
A view of Disneyland’s Town Square some time during its first year of opening (1955 to 1956.) It all looks so fresh and clean sparklingly brand new, doesn’t it?
Aerial photo of Disneyland, 1955.
An amazing aerial photo of Disneyland, taken in 1955, the year it opened. Check out all those orchards around it – nowadays it’s all shouder-to-shoulder suburbia.
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