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Last updated: 2008 June 26.

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1975-1984

1985-1989

1990-1999

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1985 February 13 Mickey Mouse, accompanied by Disneyland's Ambassador, Melissa Taylor, begins a 30-day flight around the world, celebrating Disneyland's 30th anniversary. [96.87] February 18 The NBC TV network airs the three-hour special Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration. [228.138] [380.115] [386.127] March 23 The live stage show Disneyland is Your Land begins performances at Disneyland. [228.136] The Disney Clothiers shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland. [228.130] March 29 The new Frontierland Shootin' Arcade attraction opens in Disneyland. [9] [26.27] [228.197] April Disney announces the Videopolis, a teen open-air dance club for Disneyland. [14] (month unknown) The Hallmark card shop at Disneyland closes, after 25 years of operation. [228.225] June 14 The Card Corner shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland, sponsored by Gibson Greetings. [228.80] June 19 The Yumz food facility opens at the Videopolis at Disneyland. [501.628] June 22 The Videopolis attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. It is a 5000 square foot outdoor dance amphitheater with music videos playing on 70 monitors. [9] [14] [20] [26.27] [238.208] [328] [501.587] [939.137] (month unknown) The Carefree Corner registration area in Disneyland closes. [228.80] In Disneyland, the name of the Davy Crockett Arcade shop is changed to Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade. [228.118] The Main Street Electrical Parade returns to operation at Disneyland. [228.306] July 17 The Disney Channel airs Dateline: Disneyland, documenting the opening of the park thirty years ago. [380.155] August 25 Disneyland welcomes three-year old Brooks Arthur Charles Burr as the park's 250-millionth visitor. [14] [26.27] (August 24 [228.134]) (Brooks Charles Arthur Burr [228.134]) September 2 The Adventure Through Inner Space attraction closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [228.6] September Disney announces that starting in 1986, Disneyland will be open every day of the year. [14] September 30 Attendance at Disneyland during the fiscal year is 11.3 million. [14] October 4 Turks and Caicos Islands issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. [181.B35] [617.643] November 1 Belize issues ten postage stamps depicting characters from It's a Small World, marking the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. [629.750] (month unknown) The Fantasy on Parade Christmas parade begins its last run at Disneyland. [228.174] December 5 The Skyfest celebration salute to Disneyland is held in Anaheim, California. A world record one million helium balloons is released over Disneyland. [501.504] [939.43] [1073.142] 1986 February The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown attraction opens in Bear Country at Disneyland. [9] [26.28] [939.128] February 23 The Guatemalan Weavers shop in Disneyland closes. [228.220] March 1 The Safari Outpost shop opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. [501.481] May The Walt Disney Company changes its no-alcohol policy in Disneyland, allowing beer, wine, or champagne at corporate parties of 500 or more, after dark, in rented sections of the park. [184.A13] The Magic Eye Theater opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. First film shown is Magic Journeys. [9] [228.303] May 23 The TV show Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party airs on NBC. [228.138] [386.127] June 27 The Big Thunder Ranch attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [14] [26.28] [228.55] (month unknown) The Kennel Club pet boarding facility at Disneyland is renamed Pet Care Kennel. [228.273] Mark V trains are added to the Disneyland monorail system. [228.338] The American Society of Mechanical Engineers name Disneyland's Monorail a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. [757.55] July 4 In Disneyland, the Country Bear Jamboree is renamed Country Bear Playhouse. [228.106] July 23 An Orange County Superior Court orders Disneyland to pay US$600,000 to the family of Mel Yorba, who was murdered at the park in 1981. The jury found park officials negligent in their treatment of the injured youth. [189.A10] (month unknown) The Totally Minnie Parade runs at Disneyland. [501.565] September 15 The Character Shop in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes. [228.87] September 18 The film Captain Eo opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1] [9] [4] [23] [26.28] [56.81] [228.79] October 12 The Golden Horseshoe Revue show closes in Disneyland. It is the longest running show in history, at nearly 50,000 performances. [20] [228.208] [757.50] [939.126] November 1 The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It was formerly the Golden Horseshoe Revue. [228.208] November 21 The Star Traders shop opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [501.521] December 14 The Big Thunder Barbecue restaurant opens in Big Thunder Ranch at Disneyland. [228.54] 1987 January 9 The Star Tours attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It cost US$32 million to create. [1] [9] [14] [20] [22] [23] [26.28] [479.48] [501.521] [757.40] May 5 Disneyland debuts "Disney Dollars". Mickey Mouse and Sleeping Beauty's Castle are on the $1 bill, Goofy and the Mark Twain Riverboat are on the $5 bill. [26.28] [232.85] [245.68] [228.130] [399.2] [757.40] May 17 The Mickey's Christmas Chalet shop in Disneyland closes. [228.325] May 29 The Briar Rose Cottage shop opens in Fantasyland in Disneyland. This spot was formerly Mickey's Christmas Chalet. [228.69] June 11 The Disney Gallery opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. [26.28] [20] [228.130] June 24 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases the film Spaceballs to theaters in the USA. "Someone says "Did I miss something? When did we get to Disneyland?". [1160] (month unknown) Work begins on Splash Mountain at Disneyland, based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. [1] Disney begins featuring its television advertisements after great sports events, where the star runs up to a camera and says "I'm going to Disneyland!". [14] In Disneyland, the name of the Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade shop changes to Davy Crockett's Pioneer Mercantile. [228.119] July 11 The Art of Disneyland 1953-1986 is the first exhibition in the Disney Gallery at Disneyland. [26.73] September 2 The Westward Ho Trading Co. shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. Former name was Frontier Trading Post. [501.603] 1988 April 10 The America Sings attraction in the carousel theater in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes. [228.21] (month unknown) Disneyland is host to the Blast to the Past celebration, with a parade, Main Street Hop show, Super Hooper Duper hula-hoop event, and original 1950s/60s entertainers. [228.60] June 30 The Videopolis Railroad Station opens in Disneyland. [501.587] (1985 [328.271]) (month unknown) At Disneyland, the scene and narration of a log cabin burning along the Jungle Cruise ride is changed to show the settler passed out drunk, rather than killed by Indians. [259.88] November 23 In Disneyland, the Bear Country area is renamed Critter Country. [26.93] [98] [228.45,109] [757.40] [939.99] The Crocodile Mercantile shop opens in Critter Country at Disneyland. Former name was Ursus H. Bear's Wilderness Outpost. [228.109] December 2 The Company D cast member store opens at Disneyland. [228.100] December 11 The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, entitled Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus. [228.138] (December 18 [386.127]) December The Briar Patch shop opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. This location was formerly the Indian Trading Post. [228.69] 1989 January 3 The Sunkist Citrus House shop at Disneyland closes. [501.530] February 3 Disney issues new $1 and $5 Disney Dollars at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The $1 bill depicts Mickey Mouse on one side, and Sleeping Beauty Castle on the other. The $5 bill depicts Goofy on one side, with the other side showing EPCOT Center's Spaceship Earth and the Empress Lilly Riverboat. [407] March 19 At Disneyland, the Skyway ride shuts itself off after riders in one car vigorously rocked it. (150 people are stranded for up to 5 hours while firefighters rescued them with ladders. All attractions in Fantasyland and several in Tomorrowland had to be closed during the rescue.) [265.A12] (month unknown) On the fourth episode of the Disney-produced television show Hard Times on Planet Earth, some scenes are shot at Disneyland. [385.114] May 20 The TV special Disneyland Blast to the Past airs on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. [228.135] (month unknown) The track for the Casey Jr. Circus Train at Disneyland is completely replaced. [328.286] July 17 PSA ends sponsorshop of the World Premiere Circle-Vision theater at Disneyland. [501.621] The Splash Mountain attraction opens in Critter Country at Disneyland, after five years of planning. The ride features 103 Audio-Animatronic characters, some from the former America Sings attraction. This is the longest flume chute ride in the world. [1] [26.28] [501.518] [757.40] The Brer Bar opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. Formerly this location was the Mile Long Bar. [228.68] July 22 The Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions display on Main Street closes. [228.136] September 1 Disneyland welcomes its 300-millionth guest: Claudine Masson. [26.28] [228.134] October 27 The Disneyland Showcase shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [228.137] December 12 Disneyland raises entrance gate prices by US$2 to US$25.50 for adults and US$20.50 for children. [279.D8] December 16 The One Man's Dream show begins performances at the Videopolis in Disneyland. [228.373]