Disneyland celebrates diamond jubilee

Disneyland opened its doors 60 years ago, on July 17, 1955, and is the only theme park built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney

Originally planned as small 3-hectare play park, it later grew to occupy 65 hectares of former orange and walnut groves
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Walt Disney on opening day

THEME PARK’S GRADUAL EXPANSION

Mickey’s Toontown: Inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit movie Added 1993

1955: Original boundary with railway around circumference

Tom Sawyer Island

DISNEYLAND PARK

Frontierland

Critter Country Added 1972

New Orleans Square Added 1966

Adventureland

Fantasyland

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Tomorrowland Redesigned in 1998 around themes found in Jules Verne illustrations

Main Street, U.S.A.

Monorail

Entrance/exit

50m 164ft
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Los Angeles

Calif.

Disneyland

50km 30 miles
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Disneyland Park

Disney California Adventure Park (Disneyland’s former car park) Added 2001

ANAHEIM

Car park (2001)

500m 0.3 miles

Mickey Mouse:  84 million ear hats sold since 1955
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Sources: Disney, wire agencies© Disney

Pictures: Google Maps, Associated Press

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