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This article is about the Disneyland Resort in California. For other Disney parks and attractions, see here.
Disneyland Resort logo, 2005
Disneyland Resort logo, 2005

Template:DLR The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is a major recreational resort (owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company), and is home to two theme parks, three hotels, and a shopping and entertainment area. Its properties include:

Disneyland Park opened on July 18,1955 after a International Press Preview on July 17th. Much of the surrounding area was not owned by The Walt Disney Company. In the late-1990s, expansion plans were made, and while the original concept was scaled back, the expanded complex was inaugurated as the Disneyland Resort in early 2001, with the opening of Downtown Disney and Disney's California Adventure.

The Walt Disney Company purchased some land around the park which had been occupied by commercial properties and built part of Downtown Disney and a brand new parking structure on the new land. The Mickey and Friends parking structure is the largest parking structure in the Western Hemisphere. Disney's California Adventure, part of Downtown Disney, and one new hotel was built on Disneyland's original parking lot and newly purchased land.

Disneyland park is celebtraing its 50th anniversary in an 18-month celebration, which began May 5, 2005 and will continue through September 2006, known as The Happiest Homecoming on Earth.

The Disneyland Resort is headed by president Matt Ouimet.

The Resort

  • Disneyland - the first officially classed theme park in the world, with more than 515 million guests attending since 1955.
  • Disney's California Adventure - the most recently opened Disneyland Resort theme park.
  • Downtown Disney - an outdoor shopping mall complex, with eateries, bars and shops.
  • Disneyland Hotel - the first Disney hotel in the world, originally connected to Disneyland park by monorail.
  • Disney's Grand Californian Hotel - adjacent to Disney's California Adventure.
  • Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel - a converted hotel purchased as part of the resort expansion in 2001.

Timeline

  • July 17, 1954 - Walt Disney announces plans for an innovative new form of entertainment, a theme park, on his Disneyland television show.
  • July 17, 1955 - Disneyland opens to the press.
  • July 18, 1955 - Disneyland opens to the public.
  • July 17, 1959 - Tomorrowland re-opens, refurbished closer to Walt Disney's original vision, with four new attractions.
  • July 17, 1980 - Disneyland celebrates 25 years of operation.
  • August 9, 1994 - Senior executives at the Walt Disney Company announce the Disney Decade, including new attractions for Disneyland and a brand new sister theme park.
  • February 8, 2001 - Disney's California Adventure opens to an audience 3/4 the size of the projected turn out.
  • July 17, 2005 - Disneyland celebrates 50 years of operation.
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