“To all who come to this happy place: Welcome.
Disneyland is your land,” Walt Disney once said.
Disneyland remained closed through its anniversary, July 17, and didn’t open until the following April.
Portrait of American movie producer, artist, and animator Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) as he sits on a bench in his Disneyland amusement park, Anaheim, California, 1950s.Credit: Gene Lester/Getty Images
The new-and-improved ride is slated to open in 2024.
That’s what it’s been all about since its conception.
And here, youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future."
Children running through gate of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Walt Disney’s theme park, Disneyland.Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
Disneyland opening in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955.USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images
People resting in Tomorrowland’s ‘Space Port’ in Disneyland Amusement Park, Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955.Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
The ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ attraction in Fantasyland at Disneyland Amusement Park, Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955.Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
Parade participants ready themselves and their costumes for a the televised grand opening of Disneyland, Anaheim, California July 17, 1955. Minnie and Mickey (the latter with mask off) and Donald Duck are among thoses visible.Allan Grant/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images
