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Last updated: 2008 June 26.

1952-1955

1956-1959

1960-1965

1966-1974

1975-1984

1985-1989

1990-1999

2000-end

1956 January 8 The Mickey Mouse Club Circus closes in Disneyland. [20] [228.322] January 15 The Tomorrowland Boats attraction in Disneyland closes. [501.563] January On a rainy weekend at Disneyland, Walt Disney describes his ideas for a skyway, monorail, submarine ride, and mountain sled ride. [267.203] January 21 The Dairy Bar food facility opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [228.113] February 1 The Stage Coach attraction ceases operationing in Frontierland at Disneyland. [501.520] February 19 The Keller's Jungle Killers show begins performances at Disneyland. [228.273] March 24 The Astro-Jets ride opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.31] April 5 The Bathroom of Tomorrow attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, sponsored by the Crane Company. [9] [26] [228.108] May The Horseless Carriage (red) begins operation on Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.242] June 16 The Tom Sawyer Island attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [26.89] [501.562] The Tom Sawyer Island Rafts begin operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. [4] [26] [228.407] The Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction begins operation in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.526] [939.92] June 23 The Skyway to Tomorrowland begins operation in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.504] [757.36] The Skyway to Fantasyland begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.504] [757.36] June 26 The Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.408] The Mule Pack ride at Disneyland reopens as the Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules. [9] [26] [225.408] [228.378] (month unknown) Disneyland begins using "D" tickets for certain attractions. [26] [193.16] [501.557] [939.34] The Fantasy in the Sky fireworks show debuts over Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. [20] [26] (1957 [19] [228.174]) In Disneyland, a railroad station is added to Fantasyland. [228.137] The Guatemalan Weavers shop opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. [228.220] The Oaks Tavern restaurant opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.364] July 2 The Rainbow Caverns Mine Train attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. The attraction cost US$400,000 to build. [9] [26] [228.408] [328.286] [939.74] July 4 The Indian War Canoes attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.254] July The Indian Village attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] (1955 [228.254]) July 23 The Junior Autopia ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.269] July 30 The Mineral Hall shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.333] August The Main Street Omnibus #1 begins operation in Disneyland. [9] [228.369] August 18 The Carnation Plaza Gardens eatery and entertainment area opens on the hub at Disneyland. [228.81] August 22 The Carefree Corner guest registration area opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [228.80] September 7 The Keller's Jungle Killers show gives its last performance at Disneyland. [228.273] October Disneyland welcomes its five millionth guest. [26] [910.27] (month unknown) The Phantom Boats of Tomorrowland closes, the first attraction removed from Disneyland.. [939.97] December The Horseless Carriage (yellow) begins operation on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.242] December 20 Disney releases the sixth People and Places film, Disneyland, U.S.A., to theaters. [23] [85.349] [228.138] 1957 April 3 The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Disneyland the Park / Pecos Bill. [85.358] [228.138] April 23 The Midget Autopia ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.329] April 29 The Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through attraction opens in Disneyland, showing a 3-D portrayal of the story of Sleeping Beauty. [9] [20] [501.505] June 12 The Monsanto House of the Future attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [20] [26] [228.339] [757.36] June 15 Don Defore's Silver Banjo food facility opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [228.143] June The Motor Boat Cruise opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.343] June 16 The Holidayland picnic area opens adjacent to Disneyland. [9] [228.237] [757.36] [939.150] June 26 The Viewliner Train of Tomorrow begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.587] (June 10 [328.293]) (month unknown) The Disney engineering staff recommends the monorail design for Disneyland. [19] Disney begins the Community Service Awards program at Disneyland, giving cash awards to local service organizations. [228.100] The Main Street Magic Shop opens in Disneyland. [228.306] The Tinker Bell Toy Shop opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [501.559] July 12 The Shooting Gallery attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [501.497] July The Indian Village Rafts begin operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [26] A third locomotive arrives at the Disney Studio backlot, to be rebuilt for use on the Disneyland railroad. It was purchased in New Orleans, for US$1200. [328.243] The Baby Center opens on Main Street at Disneyland. [228.36] October 8 The Maxwell House Coffee House restaurant at Disneyland closes. [228.315] (month unknown) The first Christmas in Many Lands parade is held at Disneyland. [228.91] (1958 [26]) December The Main Street Omnibus #2 begins operation in Disneyland. [9] December 31 Disneyland welcomes its 10-millionth guest, Leigh Woolfenden. [26] [228.134] [757.37] [910.27] The first New Year's Eve Party is held in Disneyland, with 7500 attending. [20] [26] [757.37] 1958 January 18 The Ken-L-Land pet boarding facility opens outside the Disneyland main gate. [228.273] February 9 Re-assembly of a refurbished third locomotive for Disneyland is completed. [328.245] March 27 The third locomotive for the Disneyland railroad makes its first test run around the park. [328.245] March 28 The #3 Disneyland locomotive, named the Fred Gurley, begins public operation. [26] [228.136] [328.248,391] March 31 The Grand Canyon Diorama attraction opens in Disneyland, part of the Santa Fe and Disneyland Railroad. At 306 feet long, it is the world's longest seamless hand-woven canvas. The attraction cost US$367,814 to build. [9] [4] [26] [228.215] [328.248,270] April At Disneyland, the Tomorrowland Station is added. [228.137] [328.270] June 14 The Sailing Ship Columbia attraction opens in Disneyland. It is a full-scale replica of the original Columbia, the first ship to circumnavigate the globe, in 1787. Disney's ship cost US$300,000 to build. [4] [26.87] [228.99] [9] The Alice in Wonderland ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.15] [757.37] June The Mad Hatter Shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [228.302] June 19 A fourth locomotive arrives at Disney's backlot, to be rebuilt and put into service at Disneyland. It was purchased in New Jersey for US$2000. [328.254] (month unknown) The Hills Brothers Coffee House opens on Town Square at Disneyland. [228.235] The Space Station X-1 exhibit at Disneyland is renamed Satellite View of America. [501.515] August 1 Disneyland sponsors Disney Night at the Hollywood Bowl. Highlight of the entertainment is a 1000-foot glide over the audience by Helen "Tiny Kline" Klein dressed at Tinker Bell. (Three years later, the Tinker Bell glide begins nightly performances at Disneyland.) [754.63] August 16 The Fire Truck begins operation on Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland. [9] [26] [228.185] September 1 The Dairy Bar food facility in Disneyland closes. [228.113] October Roger Broggie and Joe Fowler of the Disney company visit Alweg Corporation in Cologne, Germany. They conclude that the Alweg monorail system could be successfully operated at Disneyland. [328.297] December The Junior Autopia attraction at Disneyland closes. [228.269] December 21 Disneyland debuts The Candlelight Procession and Massed Choir Ceremony. [755.55] 1959 (month unknown) Construction work begins on the Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction at Disneyland. The mountain is 1/100th of the size of the Swiss mountain it is patterned on. [4] June 6 The Submarine Voyage attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, with eight gray submarines. It cost about US$2.5 million to create. This is the first 'E' ticket attraction. [4] [9] [22] [26] [48.291] [193.32] [501.529] [757.37] June 14 The Disneyland monorail trains are first hoisted by crane onto their track. [328.298] The Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It represents the first urban monorail system in the USA. US Vice President Richard Nixon helps with the dedication. [4] [9] [22] [26] [29] [48.291] [109.84] [228.338,360] [246.91] [267.254] [665.72] [757.37] [914.66] The Matterhorn Mountain with its Matterhorn Bobsleds ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. It is the first thrill ride at Disneyland, and the first ride to use cylindrical rails and urethane wheels. The mountain is 147 feet high, 1/100th the height of the real Matterhorn mountain, and uses 2175 steel girders. Final cost of the attraction is US$1.5 million. [9] [22] [26] [48.291] [228.315] [757.37] [914.62] [939.111] The Submarine Voyage attraction at Disneyland is officially dedicated. [4] [9] [22] [26] [48.291] [501.529] [914.66] June The Fantasyland Autopia opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. It is the second Autopia in Disneyland, created due to the immense popularity of the attraction. [9] [26] [48.291] [257.17] [228.33] (January 1 [228.175]) The enlarged Motor Boat Cruise begins operation in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [9] [26] [48.291] June 15 The live 90 minute TV special Disneyland '59 airs, introducing new attractions at Disneyland: Submarine Voyage, Matterhorn Bobsleds, Monorail, Motor Boat Cruise, and an enlarged Autopia. [228.135] [913.14] June Disneyland begins using "E" tickets for certain attractions. [26] [193.16] [501.557] [328.235] [939.34] (month unknown) Disneyland welcomes its 15-millionth guest. [26] July 25 The #4 train of the Disneyland railroad begins regular service. It is named the Ernest S. Marsh. Cost of renovation of the locomotive was US$57,070. [26] [328.255,391] September 13 The Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches attraction at Disneyland closes. [228.408] September The Conestoga Wagons attraction in Frontierland at Disneyland closes. [228.102] October 2 The Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules attraction at Disneyland closes. [228.408] October 11 The Rainbow Caverns Mine Train attraction at Disneyland closes. [228.408]