Disneyland ‘61/Olympic Elk (television)

Disneyland ‘61/Olympic Elk (television) Television show; aired on May 28, 1961. Directed by Hamilton S. Luske. Features an enlarged version of the theatrical featurette Gala Day at Disneyland, with Walt Disney talking about the new Nature’s Wonderland and an upcoming expansion of the Monorail. The show concludes with the True-Life Adventure featurette, The Olympic Elk.

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort General name for the Disney facilities in Anaheim, California, including Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure, the Disneyland Hotel, the Grand Californian Hotel, the Paradise Pier Hotel, and Downtown Disney.

Disneyland Showcase

Disneyland Showcase Shop on Main Street at Disneyland; opened October 27, 1989. The shop fills the space that was originally the Wurlitzer shop.

Disneyland Showtime (television)

Disneyland Showtime (television) Television show; aired on March 22, 1970. Directed by Gordon Wiles. Performers visit Disneyland for the opening of The Haunted Mansion. When Donny Osmond gets lost, everyone goes searching, which gives the opportunity for a tour of the park. Kurt Russell narrates a look at the work that went into making The …

Disneyland Presents Tales of Toontown (television)

Disneyland Presents Tales of Toontown (television) Syndicated television special (60 min.) on July 10, 1993. In searching for a mischievous culprit who is mysteriously causing everything to go wacky in Toontown, Goofy enlists his human friend Spence Dempsey to discover the cause of all the crazy goings-on. Directed by Bruce Stuart Greenberg.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris First Disney resort in Europe, opening, with the original name of Euro Disney (the park itself was known as Euro Disneyland), on April 12, 1992. (The Disneyland Paris name became official on October 1, 1994.) Disney park planners had begun searching for a suitable European site for a park in the early 1980s. …

Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions

Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions Display on Main Street from 1973 until July 22, 1989. The location was the original Wurlitzer shop. It took the place of the Legacy of Walt Disney when many of the awards in that exhibit were moved into the Walt Disney Story. Models, artists’ renderings, and designs of …

Disneyland Is Your Land

Disneyland Is Your Land Show at Disneyland beginning March 23, 1985. Featured the Kids of the Kingdom. An earlier version of the stage show was performed during the 25th anniversary celebrations in 1980.

Disneyland Railroad

Disneyland Railroad Disneyland attraction that encircles the park; originally the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad (1955-1974), changed to the new name on October 1, 1974. The original two locomotives, the E. P. Ripley and the C. K. Holliday were constructed at the Disney Studio and are named for pioneers of the Santa Fe Railroad. Because …

Disneyland Pacific Hotel

Disneyland Pacific Hotel The Walt Disney Company purchased this 502-room hotel located next door to the Disneyland Hotel, built in 1984 and formerly known as the Emerald and the Pan Pacific, from a Japanese company in December 1995. Walkways and a park between the two hotels were finished on March 22, 1996, completing the integration …