List of past Disneyland attractions
Encyclopedia
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California
conceived by Walt Disney
. This is a list of attractions – rides, shows, shops and parades – that have appeared at the park but have permanently closed. Character meets and atmosphere entertainment (e.g., roving musicians) are not listed. Also not listed are permanently closed attractions from Disney California Adventure.
A shooting gallery themed to the 1920s
1955–1993, Disneyland Branch of Bank of America
A bank of america with three ATMs to use
1955–1995, Story Book Shop
A book shop operated by Western Publishing
1961–1963, Babes in Toyland Exhibit : Utilizing the sets from the movie of the same name, this walk-through attraction occupied the Opera House near the park's entrance.
1970–1973, Legacy of Walt Disney
A meuseum showing exhibits on how Walt Disney changed the world
1973–1989, Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions
A preview center for up-coming attractions
1993–2005, Bank of Main Street U.S.A.
2005–2009, Annual Passholder Center
1965–1973, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
, Theater presentation featuring an audio-animatronic Abraham Lincoln
.
1973–1975, The Walt Disney Story, Biographical film of Walt Disney
.
A 500-seat theater with the film about Walt Disney's life from birth to death. The show originally appeared at Walt Disney World in 1972.
1975–2005, The Walt Disney Story featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, A combination of the two previous shows
2005–2009, Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years, Film on the history of Disneyland, narrated by Steve Martin
.
Currently, Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years is presented in the lobby, accompanying a new version of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
in 1967 : Scenes from around the United States
(and, later, China
) in 360-degree splendor. Guests stood in a large circular room and watched a film projected on nine large, contiguous screens that surrounded them. During its run, the attraction was hosted by American Motors
, Bell System
, AT&T
, Pacific Southwest Airlines
, and Delta Air Lines
. In 1998, the theater became the ride-queue for the short-lived Rocket Rods
attraction. The building now houses Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters. Shows were:
1955–1966, Clock of the World
A clock tower in the center of Tomorrowland
1955–1966, Monsanto Hall of Chemistry
A hands-on meuseum-like attraction teaching guest the romance of chemistry
1965–1966, Monsanto's Fashions and Fabrics through the Years
See the history of women's attire from the stone age to the space age
1955–1960, Space Station X-1, renamed Satellite View of America in 1958
A circular screen shows America from space
1955–1966, Rocket to the Moon : Inside a building under a tall futuristic-looking rocket ship, the audience sat in seats around central viewing screens (top and bottom of the center of the room) so that they could see where they were going as they headed away from Earth and towards other worlds. As the real journey to the moon
became more likely, the ride was refurbished as:
1967–1975, Flight to the Moon
A refurbished version of rocket to the moon with a mission control pre-show
1975–1992, Mission to Mars
1955–1956, Tomorrowland Boats, renamed Phantom Boats in 1956 : The boat engines were unreliable, and this became the first permanent attraction to be removed from Disneyland. Later became the site of Submarine Voyage
, now Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
.
1955–1960, The World Beneath Us
:
A fast-paced film about man's quest for energy
1955–1966, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit :
A walk-through with sets from the 1954 film
1955–1966, Flight Circle :
A show about planes,cars and boats
1955–1966, Hobbyland :
1955–1966, Art Corner
:
1955–1960, Aluminum Hall of Fame :
1955–1963, Dutch Boy Color Gallery
1956–1964, Astro Jets : A rocket-spinner ride originally located between Submarine Voyage and Flight to the Moon. Astro Jets has undergone the following name and location changes:
1964–1966, Tomorrowland Jets : New name for the original attraction after corporate sponsor disagreements. Later became the site of Carousel of Progress
and America Sings
(see below); now the site of Innoventions
.
1967–1997, Rocket Jets
: Opened in new location above the PeopleMover loading platform. Now the site of the Observatron.
1956–1960, Crane Company Bathroom of Tomorrow :
1956–1994, Skyway to Fantasyland
: See Skyway to Tomorrowland in Fantasyland, below.
1957–1958, The Viewliner: "The fastest miniature train in the world" ran alongside the Disneyland Railroad for just over a year, and therefore has the distinction of being the shortest-lived ride in the park's history.
1957–1967, Monsanto House of the Future
: A walk-through tour of a plastic house with plastic furnishings and interior and fascinating modern appliances such as dishwashers. The house was designed in roughly the shape of a plus sign with high-tech rounded exterior contours, all made from white plastic with large windows. It was outdated almost as soon as it was built. It was anchored to a solid concrete foundation that proved to be so indestructible that, when it was dismantled, the work crew gave up and left some of the support pilings in place and they can still be seen in King Triton's Grotto between the Tomorrowland entrance and Fantasyland.
1959–1998, Submarine Voyage
: Riders entered the half-submerged miniature submarine
s by descending through access hatch
es at either end of the submarine, sat on tiny fold-down seats, and leaned forward to peer out through porthole
s on either side of the submarine. The submarines moved around a track in the mermaid lagoon and simulated diving by having bubbles rise around it with the purported captain intoning commands over the loudspeaker (they never really submerged). On the trip, riders saw real-looking and imaginary sea life fastened to rocks or floating in the water, a treasure chest of gold, mermaids and a sea serpent, and passed under icebergs at the "North Pole
". The submarines were originally military gray and named after US Navy nuclear-powered submarines but were repainted high-visibility yellow in the 1980s. The attraction returned as "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
" in 2007.
1960–1966, The Art of Animation
1961–1966, Flying Saucers
: Guests rode in single-rider cars on a cushion of air that were steered by shifting body weight. The air cushion was supplied from below through holes in the floor that opened when the cars passed over. Later became site of Tomorrowland Stage; now site of Magic Eye Theater. In 2012, a revamped version of the ride, Luigi's Roamin' Tires, inspired by Pixar
's Cars
, will open with Cars Land
at California Adventure.
1965–1966, Fashion and Fabrics Through the Ages :
1967–1973, General Electric Carousel of Progress
: A sit-down show in which the building rotated the audience around a series of stages. The stages had audioanimatronic
humans and household appliances showing how appliances and electronics advanced about every 20 years from the turn of the century to the "modern" era of the early 1960s. The audience stopped in front of each stage while the characters joked with each other, described life at the time in history, and demonstrated their kitchen. This ride originated at the 1964 New York World's Fair
and was installed at Disneyland after the fair closed. The transition from stage to stage was accompanied by all the characters singing the upbeat theme song, whose chorus was "There's a great, big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day; there's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow's just a dream away." In 1974, Carousel of Progress was moved to Florida's Walt Disney World, and the show building was used for America Sings (see below). It is presently the site of Innoventions.
1967–1995, PeopleMover
: A scenic, slow-moving ride high-above Tomorrowland that was intended to demonstrate how people could be shuttled around a central urban area without rushing to board individual trains or drive individual cars. It consisted of many dozens of small open-air cars seating up to eight riders, all running continuously on a track above and through the various attractions in Tomorrowland. People boarded the PeopleMover by stepping onto a moving walkway that brought them up to the speed of the cars, which then took riders all around Tomorrowland, providing a preview of all of the Tomorrowland attractions: it ran through the entry waiting areas for CircleVision and Adventure Through Inner Space, down the main promenade, over the Autopia
, and so on. After the ride was closed, the track sat vacant for two-and-a-half years until the opening of the ill-fated Rocket Rods
. A new version is reported to be in the works, part of the Tomorrowland Revitalization Plan and scheduled to open sometime in the next few years. The Walt Disney World version is still active in the Magic Kingdom
under the name of Tomorrowland Transit Authority
.
1967–1985, Adventure Thru Inner Space : This originally Monsanto Company sponsored ride seemed inspired by Fantastic Voyage
, a popular film of the year before the ride was first presented. It was a dark ride
that pretended to shrink the rider gradually down to microscopic
size within a snowflake
, then further to view a water molecule in the flake, then finally to the point where one could see the throbbing nucleus of a single oxygen atom
(but didn't "dare" shrink further), with electron
s zooming all around. A clever feature was the demonstration's use of a frozen crystal of water molecules, each of which, on extreme magnification, is reminiscent of the shape of Mickey Mouse's head.
1974–1988, America Sings
: A sit-down show in the same building using the same stages as Carousel of Progress
. Audioanimatronic animals sang American tunes from different eras. It was described as a "lighthearted journey to Musicland, U.S.A". After the attraction closed in spring of 1988, most of the singing, dancing animals were recycled into the current "Splash Mountain
" attraction, except for Sam the eagle and his co-host, Ollie the owl. Earlier in 1987, two geese were removed and their outer skins peeled and used in the Star Tours
queue as droids. Between the years of 1988 and early 1997, the building was completely empty, except for seats and the old stages. Today, Innoventions
occupies the same building.
1977–1984, Space Stage :
1984–present, Magic Eye Theater, which still exists with current 3-D film
s, also featured the following:
1955–1999, Tomorrowland Autopia
: In 2000, a new, expanded Autopia opened at the same location, using much of the same infrastructure as the original.
1996–1997,Toy Story Funhouse :
1998–2000, Rocket Rods
: A short-lived attempt at a thrill ride using the massive supportive infrastructure and track left from the scenic PeopleMover attraction. The line for the Rocket Rods was routed through the old Circle-Vision theater, where early Disney films about transportation, combined with more recent footage, entertained riders before they continued on to the ride itself. The retro-styled rockets, each seating up to five riders, traveled along the former PeopleMover track, periodically accelerating rapidly until they rose onto their back ends and then decelerating until the front end dropped back to the track. However, ongoing technical problems that resulted in frequent ride closures were never resolved. After the attraction closed for good, the tracks and supporting structure were left standing unused along the main promenade.
1998–2003, The American Space Experience : An exhibit highlighting space exploration in conjunction with NASA
's 40th anniversary. It occupied the former Premiere Shop location outside of the Circle-Vision 360 theater. Now the site of the FASTPASS
Distribution Center for Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
, as well as part of the attraction itself.
1986–2010, Star Tours
: Built at the original site for Adventure Through Inner Space, this was Disney's first attempt at a motion simulator ride
, based on the Star Wars film series
. It was closed in late July 2010 to allow the area to be remodeled to a new attraction, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
which features all new simulators, along with a new story line and other changes, including the film being shown in high-definition
3-D
.
1955–1956, Mickey Mouse Club Circus
A show blending circus arts with Disney characters.
1955–1983, Merlin's Magic Shop : The original magic shop in the park. A second one on Main Street, U.S.A. opened in 1957 and continues to this day. Steve Martin worked at the store for three years beginning in August 1960. "I knew every nook and cranny of the shop" he recalled in later years and credited working there as helping hone his performing skills.
1956, Keller's Jungle Killers
1956–1994, Skyway to Tomorrowland
: This ride, a typical aerial lift
ride seen in many parks, traveled from a chalet
on the west side of Fantasyland, through the Matterhorn, to a station in Tomorrowland. Cabins for up to about 6 people hung from cables and ran constantly back and forth between the two lands. One difference between this skyway and those in many other parks: even from above, Disneyland's backstage areas were hidden from view. When the Skyway closed in 1994, all signs of it, including its huge supporting towers, vanished seemingly overnight. It was closed primary for financial reasons, as refurbishing it to comply with recently passed safety and accessibility laws would have also necessitated changes to the Matterhorn (through which it passed), which was deemed financially prohibitive. The chalet, which still exists on a hillside in Fantasyland, was hidden instantly by tall pine trees. One of the two holes on the Tomorrowland side of the Matterhorn was partly sealed up a few years later.
1956–1958, Junior Autopia
1957–1966, Midget Autopia
A pin-sized version of Autopia for todlers
1959–1991, Fantasyland Autopia
1961–1982, Skull Rock and Pirate's Cove (located near the entrance to Storybook Land ride)
A dinning experience related to Captin hook's pirate ship.
1957–1991, Motor Boat Cruise
: Simulated experience of navigating waterways in a motor boat
1985–1995, Videopolis
: Originally a dancing area for young adults, Videopolis was converted into an amphitheatre
in 1990 and was renamed Fantasyland Theatre in 1995. See below for shows
"Dick Tracy: Diamond Double-Cross" : Based on the 1990 film Dick Tracy
"Beauty and the Beast" : Stage version of the 1991 Disney adaptation
of Beauty and the Beast
"Plane Crazy" : Original show featuring characters from The Disney Afternoon
television shows
"The Spirit of Pocahontas" : Based on the 1995 film Pocahontas
"Animazement—The Musical" : Musical featuring characters from several Disney feature films
"Snow White—An Enchanting Musical" : Based on the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1955–1956,Davy Crockett Museum : Mostly given over to retail space, with a few exhibits detailing scenes from the television series of the same name
1955–1956, Mule Pack : Real mules in a line upon which were ridden to view simulated frontierlands and deserts. After renovations and upgrades, the ride was renamed:
1955–1956, Stage Coach : A real stagecoach drawn by real horses. After new scenic landscaping, it became:
1955–1960, Conestoga Wagons : A real Conestoga wagon
drawn by real animals.
1956–1959, Rainbow Caverns Mine Train: A mine train ride
through the new Living Desert. After the scenery was again redone in 1960, it was also upgraded and became:
1956–1963, Mineral Hall : Next to the mine train ride, it displayed rocks which glowed in various colors under black light
.
1956–1971, Indian War Canoes : Now Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes
, and part of Critter Country
.
1955–1971, Indian Village : Now Critter Country
.
1986–1996, Big Thunder Ranch : A western-themed casual area for seeing shows, viewing Disneyland's horses on their breaks and days off, and dining at Big Thunder Barbecue which served ribs, chicken, potatoes, beans, and such. The Barbecue remained open for a few more years after the Ranch area became the Festival of Fools stage for The Hunchback of Notre Dame show. The area is still referred to today as Big Thunder Ranch and is used for special events and seasonal attractions.
1956–1994 and 1996–1997, Mike Fink Keel Boats
: Shut down due to an accident in 1997 when the Gullywhumper boat began rocking side-to-side on a trip on the Rivers of America. The boat capsized shortly after it was rocking side-to-side. The attraction never returned. The Gullywhumper's sister boat, the Bertha Mae, was sold on Disney's auctions site. In 2003, the Gullywhumper returned to the Rivers of America as a prop and is moored on Tom Sawyer Island where it is visible from the Mark Twain Riverboat
, the Sailing Ship Columbia
, and the Explorer Canoes
.
2004–2005 Little Patch of Heaven Petting Farm : Petting zoo
located at Big Thunder Ranch to promote the film Home on the Range.
1962–1999, Swiss Family Treehouse
: Treehouse based on the film Swiss Family Robinson
. Rethemed as Tarzan's Treehouse in 1999 and still open under that name.
: A gallery of Disney-related art. The Disney Gallery was the only area listed on Disneyland maps as both an attraction and a retail location. The Gallery sometimes featured preliminary artwork and sketches from certain attractions or movies, sometimes (as in the 100 Mickeys exhibit) the displayed art was associated only with Disney and not with any specific attraction, film, or event. Often, prints from the exhibit were available for purchase via the print on demand system, and the Gallery always featured items such as books about Disney artwork. The Gallery used to sell prints of the ride posters featured in the tunnels leading to and from Main Street. The former gallery is now the site of the Disney Dreams Suite. In October 2009 the gallery re-opened, but now it resides on Main Street, U.S.A.
.
1972–1986, Country Bear Jamboree
: An audio-animatronic show featuring traditional American folk songs sung by a variety of bears and their friends, including Henry the host and Big Al, Shaker(AKA Terrance), Bunny, Bubbles, Beulah, Oscar, Liver-Lips McGrowl, Wendell, Trixie, Teddi Barra, Zeke, Zeb, Ted, Fred and Tennessee. The content of the show was replaced by:
1972–1988, The Mile-Long Bar : A snack bar fashioned like an old-west wooden bar with brass footrail and featuring wall-sized mirror
s at either end so that it appeared that the bar went on forever. Later became Brer Bar and is now the site of the expanded Pooh Corner store (formerly Crocodile Mercantile).
1972–2003, Teddi Barra's Swinging Arcade
Three trollies that would run through-out Mickey's Toontown. they were desinged to resemble the area with a wind-up key on top.
Recenly they have been sold on Ebay.
1965–1976, 1980–1985, Fantasy on Parade
1972–1975, 1977–1983, 1985–1996, Main Street Electrical Parade
1975-1976;, America on Parade
1983, Flights of Fantasy
1984, Donald's 50th Birthday
1986, Totally Minnie
1986–1988, Circus on Parade
1987, Snow White's 50th Anniversary
1987–1988, Come to the Fair
1988–1989, Mickey's 60th Birthday
1989–1990, Hooray For Disney Stars Parade
1991, Celebration, U.S.A.
1992, The World According to Goofy
1993–1994, Aladdin's Royal Caravan
1994–1997, The Lion King Celebration
1996–1997, Cruisin' The Kingdom
1997, Light Magic
1997–1998, Hercules' Victory Parade
1998–1999, Mulan Parade
2000–2005, 45 Years of Magic Parade : Renamed Parade of the Stars in 2001
2005–2008, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
2009–2010, Celebrate! A Street Party
2011–, Mickey's Soundsational Parade
2000–2004, Believe... There's Magic in the Stars
2004–2005, Imagine... A Fantasy in the Sky
2005–present, Remember... Dreams Come True
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
conceived by Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
. This is a list of attractions – rides, shows, shops and parades – that have appeared at the park but have permanently closed. Character meets and atmosphere entertainment (e.g., roving musicians) are not listed. Also not listed are permanently closed attractions from Disney California Adventure.
Main Street, U.S.A.
1955–1962, Main Street Shooting GalleryA shooting gallery themed to the 1920s
1955–1993, Disneyland Branch of Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
A bank of america with three ATMs to use
1955–1995, Story Book Shop
A book shop operated by Western Publishing
1961–1963, Babes in Toyland Exhibit : Utilizing the sets from the movie of the same name, this walk-through attraction occupied the Opera House near the park's entrance.
1970–1973, Legacy of Walt Disney
A meuseum showing exhibits on how Walt Disney changed the world
1973–1989, Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions
A preview center for up-coming attractions
1993–2005, Bank of Main Street U.S.A.
2005–2009, Annual Passholder Center
Main Street Opera House shows
The Main Street Opera House has housed the following shows:1965–1973, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, also known as The Disneyland Story presenting Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, is the name of an attraction featuring an audio-animatronic version of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It was originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at...
, Theater presentation featuring an audio-animatronic Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
.
1973–1975, The Walt Disney Story, Biographical film of Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
.
A 500-seat theater with the film about Walt Disney's life from birth to death. The show originally appeared at Walt Disney World in 1972.
1975–2005, The Walt Disney Story featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, A combination of the two previous shows
2005–2009, Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years, Film on the history of Disneyland, narrated by Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
.
Currently, Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years is presented in the lobby, accompanying a new version of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.
Tomorrowland
1955–1997, Circarama, U.S.A., renamed Circle-Vision 360°Circle-Vision 360°
Circle-Vision 360° is a film technique, refined by The Walt Disney Company, that uses nine cameras for nine huge screens arranged in a circle. The cameras are usually mounted on top of an automobile for scenes through cities and highways, while films such as The Timekeeper use a static camera and...
in 1967 : Scenes from around the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(and, later, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) in 360-degree splendor. Guests stood in a large circular room and watched a film projected on nine large, contiguous screens that surrounded them. During its run, the attraction was hosted by American Motors
American Motors
American Motors Corporation was an American automobile company formed by the 1954 merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company. At the time, it was the largest corporate merger in U.S. history.George W...
, Bell System
Bell System
The Bell System was the American Bell Telephone Company and then, subsequently, AT&T led system which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984, at various times as a monopoly. In 1984, the company was broken up into separate companies, by a U.S...
, AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
, Pacific Southwest Airlines
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Pacific Southwest Airlines was a United States airline headquartered in San Diego, California, that operated from 1949 to 1988. It was one of the first large discount airlines in the United States and is considered a precursor to Southwest Airlines...
, and Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines
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. In 1998, the theater became the ride-queue for the short-lived Rocket Rods
Rocket Rods
Rocket Rods was an attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.-The Ride:Opening on May 22, 1998 as part of the New Tomorrowland, this high-speed attraction ran on the former PeopleMover track...
attraction. The building now houses Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters. Shows were:
- 1955–1959, "A Tour of the West"
- 1960–1984, "America the Beautiful"
- 1984–1989, "All Because Man Wanted to Fly" (lobby pre-show)
- 1984–1996, "American Journeys"
- 1984–1996, "Wonders of China"
- 1996–1997, "America the Beautiful"
1955–1966, Clock of the World
A clock tower in the center of Tomorrowland
1955–1966, Monsanto Hall of Chemistry
A hands-on meuseum-like attraction teaching guest the romance of chemistry
1965–1966, Monsanto's Fashions and Fabrics through the Years
See the history of women's attire from the stone age to the space age
1955–1960, Space Station X-1, renamed Satellite View of America in 1958
A circular screen shows America from space
1955–1966, Rocket to the Moon : Inside a building under a tall futuristic-looking rocket ship, the audience sat in seats around central viewing screens (top and bottom of the center of the room) so that they could see where they were going as they headed away from Earth and towards other worlds. As the real journey to the moon
Apollo 11
In early 1969, Bill Anders accepted a job with the National Space Council effective in August 1969 and announced his retirement as an astronaut. At that point Ken Mattingly was moved from the support crew into parallel training with Anders as backup Command Module Pilot in case Apollo 11 was...
became more likely, the ride was refurbished as:
1967–1975, Flight to the Moon
A refurbished version of rocket to the moon with a mission control pre-show
1975–1992, Mission to Mars
Mission to Mars (attraction)
Mission to Mars was an attraction located in Tomorrowland at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.-History:The show was originally named Flight to the Moon and it opened in 1955 along with Disneyland. In 1975, the destination was changed to Mars because humans had already been to the...
- Now the site of Redd Rockett's Pizza Port.
1955–1956, Tomorrowland Boats, renamed Phantom Boats in 1956 : The boat engines were unreliable, and this became the first permanent attraction to be removed from Disneyland. Later became the site of Submarine Voyage
Submarine Voyage
The Submarine Voyage thru liquid space was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.The attraction, which featured ride vehicles designed to look like Navy nuclear submarines, opened on June 14, 1959...
, now Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is an attraction located in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, which opened on June 11, 2007...
.
1955–1960, The World Beneath Us
The World Beneath Us
The World Beneath Us was an attraction at Disneyland Park from 1955-1960. It contained several dioramas and a movie all about Earth and its geology. One of the dioramas was a large model of Earth's crust with a mechanical arm under it simulating earthquakes...
:
A fast-paced film about man's quest for energy
1955–1966, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit :
A walk-through with sets from the 1954 film
1955–1966, Flight Circle :
A show about planes,cars and boats
1955–1966, Hobbyland :
1955–1966, Art Corner
Art Corner
Art Corner was a retail store that operated at Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California from 1955 until 1966. The store was located in the Tomorrowland area of the park.-History:...
:
1955–1960, Aluminum Hall of Fame :
1955–1963, Dutch Boy Color Gallery
1964–1966, Tomorrowland Jets : New name for the original attraction after corporate sponsor disagreements. Later became the site of Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress
The Carousel of Progress is an attraction located at the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort, currently operating under the name Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress...
and America Sings
America Sings
America Sings was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1974 to 1988. It featured a cast of Audio-Animatronic animals that entertained the audience by singing songs from various periods in America's musical history, often in a humorous fashion....
(see below); now the site of Innoventions
Innoventions
Innoventions is the name of two technology-oriented Disney attractions:* Innoventions , at Walt Disney World in Florida* Innoventions , in California...
.
1967–1997, Rocket Jets
Rocket Jets
Rocket Jets was an attraction in Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. This attraction opened in 1967 with the new Tomorrowland and closed in 1997 for the 1998 New Tomorrowland. It was the third spinning rocket attraction in Tomorrowland and stood three stories above the ground...
: Opened in new location above the PeopleMover loading platform. Now the site of the Observatron.
- Its present incarnation is known as Astro OrbitorAstro OrbitorThe Astro Orbitor is a rocket-spinner attraction featured at all five Magic Kingdom-style parks at Walt Disney Resorts around the world. Although each ride may have a different name, all share the same premise of rockets spinning around a central monument...
, located at the entrance to Tomorrowland from Main Street, and debuted in 1998.
1956–1960, Crane Company Bathroom of Tomorrow :
1956–1994, Skyway to Fantasyland
Skyway (Disney)
The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland...
: See Skyway to Tomorrowland in Fantasyland, below.
1957–1958, The Viewliner: "The fastest miniature train in the world" ran alongside the Disneyland Railroad for just over a year, and therefore has the distinction of being the shortest-lived ride in the park's history.
1957–1967, Monsanto House of the Future
Monsanto House of the Future
The Monsanto House of the Future was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA, from 1957 to 1967.-History:...
: A walk-through tour of a plastic house with plastic furnishings and interior and fascinating modern appliances such as dishwashers. The house was designed in roughly the shape of a plus sign with high-tech rounded exterior contours, all made from white plastic with large windows. It was outdated almost as soon as it was built. It was anchored to a solid concrete foundation that proved to be so indestructible that, when it was dismantled, the work crew gave up and left some of the support pilings in place and they can still be seen in King Triton's Grotto between the Tomorrowland entrance and Fantasyland.
Submarine Voyage
The Submarine Voyage thru liquid space was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.The attraction, which featured ride vehicles designed to look like Navy nuclear submarines, opened on June 14, 1959...
: Riders entered the half-submerged miniature submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
s by descending through access hatch
Hatch
Hatch may refer to:* Hatching, also called "cross-hatching", an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects using closely spaced parallel lines* Hatching, the emergence of a young animal from an egg...
es at either end of the submarine, sat on tiny fold-down seats, and leaned forward to peer out through porthole
Porthole
A porthole is a generally circular, window used on the hull of ships to admit light and air. Porthole is actually an abbreviated term for "port hole window"...
s on either side of the submarine. The submarines moved around a track in the mermaid lagoon and simulated diving by having bubbles rise around it with the purported captain intoning commands over the loudspeaker (they never really submerged). On the trip, riders saw real-looking and imaginary sea life fastened to rocks or floating in the water, a treasure chest of gold, mermaids and a sea serpent, and passed under icebergs at the "North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
". The submarines were originally military gray and named after US Navy nuclear-powered submarines but were repainted high-visibility yellow in the 1980s. The attraction returned as "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage is an attraction located in the Tomorrowland area of Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, which opened on June 11, 2007...
" in 2007.
1960–1966, The Art of Animation
1961–1966, Flying Saucers
Disneyland Flying Saucers
The Flying Saucers was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1961 to 1966.Guests rode in personal flying saucers on a cushion of air, similar to an air hockey game, which played in a way similar to bumper cars, with guests ramming each other with their saucers.The "table" was a...
: Guests rode in single-rider cars on a cushion of air that were steered by shifting body weight. The air cushion was supplied from below through holes in the floor that opened when the cars passed over. Later became site of Tomorrowland Stage; now site of Magic Eye Theater. In 2012, a revamped version of the ride, Luigi's Roamin' Tires, inspired by Pixar
Pixar
Pixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
's Cars
Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
, will open with Cars Land
Cars Land
Cars Land is a new themed land at Disney California Adventure Park that is currently under construction. This land will be built as part of the $1.1 billion expansion plan for Disney California Adventure Park on the former Timon Parking Lot behind the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and A Bug's...
at California Adventure.
1965–1966, Fashion and Fabrics Through the Ages :
1967–1973, General Electric Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress
The Carousel of Progress is an attraction located at the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort, currently operating under the name Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress...
: A sit-down show in which the building rotated the audience around a series of stages. The stages had audioanimatronic
Audio-Animatronics
Audio-Animatronics is the registered trademark for a form of robotics created by Walt Disney Imagineering for shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. The robots move and make noise, generally in speech or song...
humans and household appliances showing how appliances and electronics advanced about every 20 years from the turn of the century to the "modern" era of the early 1960s. The audience stopped in front of each stage while the characters joked with each other, described life at the time in history, and demonstrated their kitchen. This ride originated at the 1964 New York World's Fair
1964 New York World's Fair
The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major world's fair to be held in New York City. Hailing itself as a "universal and international" exposition, the fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe";...
and was installed at Disneyland after the fair closed. The transition from stage to stage was accompanied by all the characters singing the upbeat theme song, whose chorus was "There's a great, big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day; there's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow's just a dream away." In 1974, Carousel of Progress was moved to Florida's Walt Disney World, and the show building was used for America Sings (see below). It is presently the site of Innoventions.
1967–1995, PeopleMover
PeopleMover
The PeopleMover, sometimes referred to as the WEDWay PeopleMover, was a transport attraction that operated from July 2, 1967 to August 21, 1995 in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Guests boarded small trains that ran on elevated tracks for a "grand circle tour" above Tomorrowland...
: A scenic, slow-moving ride high-above Tomorrowland that was intended to demonstrate how people could be shuttled around a central urban area without rushing to board individual trains or drive individual cars. It consisted of many dozens of small open-air cars seating up to eight riders, all running continuously on a track above and through the various attractions in Tomorrowland. People boarded the PeopleMover by stepping onto a moving walkway that brought them up to the speed of the cars, which then took riders all around Tomorrowland, providing a preview of all of the Tomorrowland attractions: it ran through the entry waiting areas for CircleVision and Adventure Through Inner Space, down the main promenade, over the Autopia
Autopia
Autopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
, and so on. After the ride was closed, the track sat vacant for two-and-a-half years until the opening of the ill-fated Rocket Rods
Rocket Rods
Rocket Rods was an attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.-The Ride:Opening on May 22, 1998 as part of the New Tomorrowland, this high-speed attraction ran on the former PeopleMover track...
. A new version is reported to be in the works, part of the Tomorrowland Revitalization Plan and scheduled to open sometime in the next few years. The Walt Disney World version is still active in the Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom Park is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. The first park built at the resort, Magic Kingdom opened Oct. 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, the park's layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland in Anaheim, California...
under the name of Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Tomorrowland Transit Authority
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover , formerly known as the WEDWay PeopleMover until 1994 and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority until 2010, is a PeopleMover system in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort...
.
1967–1985, Adventure Thru Inner Space : This originally Monsanto Company sponsored ride seemed inspired by Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 science fiction film written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby.Bantam Books obtained the rights for a paperback novelization based on the screenplay and approached Isaac Asimov to write it....
, a popular film of the year before the ride was first presented. It was a dark ride
Dark ride
A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....
that pretended to shrink the rider gradually down to microscopic
Microscope
A microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy...
size within a snowflake
Snowflake
Snowflakes are conglomerations of frozen ice crystals which fall through the Earth's atmosphere. They begin as snow crystals which develop when microscopic supercooled cloud droplets freeze. Snowflakes come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Complex shapes emerge as the flake moves through...
, then further to view a water molecule in the flake, then finally to the point where one could see the throbbing nucleus of a single oxygen atom
Atom
The atom is a basic unit of matter that consists of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The atomic nucleus contains a mix of positively charged protons and electrically neutral neutrons...
(but didn't "dare" shrink further), with electron
Electron
The electron is a subatomic particle with a negative elementary electric charge. It has no known components or substructure; in other words, it is generally thought to be an elementary particle. An electron has a mass that is approximately 1/1836 that of the proton...
s zooming all around. A clever feature was the demonstration's use of a frozen crystal of water molecules, each of which, on extreme magnification, is reminiscent of the shape of Mickey Mouse's head.
- The ride's entryway featured a floor-to-ceiling spiral network of strings down which evenly spaced droplets of oil slowly ran, appearing to be sparkling liquid beads in nearly suspended animation. From the line inside the entry, line-standers could watch other riders in their 3-person cars disappear into a shrinking machine and then see the other shrunken riders (actually scale-model cars and riders) appear in perfect synch and then disappear into the ride. Within the ride at one point, a gigantic eye perused the riders through a huge microscopeMicroscopeA microscope is an instrument used to see objects that are too small for the naked eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy...
lens.
1974–1988, America Sings
America Sings
America Sings was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1974 to 1988. It featured a cast of Audio-Animatronic animals that entertained the audience by singing songs from various periods in America's musical history, often in a humorous fashion....
: A sit-down show in the same building using the same stages as Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress
The Carousel of Progress is an attraction located at the Magic Kingdom Park at the Walt Disney World Resort, currently operating under the name Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress...
. Audioanimatronic animals sang American tunes from different eras. It was described as a "lighthearted journey to Musicland, U.S.A". After the attraction closed in spring of 1988, most of the singing, dancing animals were recycled into the current "Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain
Splash Mountain is a themed log flume attraction at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort, based on the characters, stories and songs from the 1946 Disney film Song of the South...
" attraction, except for Sam the eagle and his co-host, Ollie the owl. Earlier in 1987, two geese were removed and their outer skins peeled and used in the Star Tours
Star Tours
Star Tours is a motion simulator attraction currently operating at Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris. The ride is based on the successful Star Wars film series created by George Lucas, making it the first Disney attraction based on a non-Disney produced film.The first...
queue as droids. Between the years of 1988 and early 1997, the building was completely empty, except for seats and the old stages. Today, Innoventions
Innoventions
Innoventions is the name of two technology-oriented Disney attractions:* Innoventions , at Walt Disney World in Florida* Innoventions , in California...
occupies the same building.
1977–1984, Space Stage :
1984–present, Magic Eye Theater, which still exists with current 3-D film
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
s, also featured the following:
- 1984–1986, "Magic JourneysMagic JourneysMagic Journeys is a 3-D film created by WED Enterprises for presentation at Disney theme parks. It was featured at four different parks over the course of its 11-year run.-History:...
"
- 1986–1997, 2010-present "Captain EOCaptain EOCaptain EO is a 3-D science fiction film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola that was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through the 1990s...
": Michael JacksonMichael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
dancing and singing in a 3-D story of a spaceshipStarshipA starship or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel....
captain and his misfit crew against an evil queen.
- 1998–2010, "Honey, I Shrunk the AudienceHoney, I Shrunk the AudienceHoney, I Shrunk The Audience! was a 3-D film spin off of the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids film series that was shown at several Disney theme parks.-Synopsis:...
" : A 3-D3-D filmA 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
movie that serves as a sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 comedy film. The directorial debut of Joe Johnston and released through Walt Disney Pictures and Silver Screen Partners III, the film tells the story of an inventor who accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids to 1/4 of an inch with his electromagnetic...
, starring Rick MoranisRick MoranisFrederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of...
, Marcia StrassmanMarcia StrassmanMarcia A. Strassman is an American actress best known for her roles as Julie Kotter in the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter and Diane Szalinski in the 1989 feature film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, its first sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3-D film spin-off Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! which...
, Eric IdleEric IdleEric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
, and Robert OliveriRobert OliveriRobert Oliveri is a former American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Nick Szalinski in the 1989 Disney film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award. He reprised the role in the 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the 3D...
. The basic storyline is that Moranis, as inventor Wayne Szalinski, is demonstrating his shrinking machine at an inventors' awards show and accidentally shrinks the audience. The audience members are given such impressions as dog's sneezing, the auditorium moving, and mice crawling up their legs. The attraction is based on a similar one at Walt Disney World.
- The 3-D technology used in the Magic Eye Theater is also used in multiple theaters at Disney's California Adventure
1955–1999, Tomorrowland Autopia
Autopia
Autopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
: In 2000, a new, expanded Autopia opened at the same location, using much of the same infrastructure as the original.
1996–1997,Toy Story Funhouse :
Rocket Rods
Rocket Rods was an attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.-The Ride:Opening on May 22, 1998 as part of the New Tomorrowland, this high-speed attraction ran on the former PeopleMover track...
: A short-lived attempt at a thrill ride using the massive supportive infrastructure and track left from the scenic PeopleMover attraction. The line for the Rocket Rods was routed through the old Circle-Vision theater, where early Disney films about transportation, combined with more recent footage, entertained riders before they continued on to the ride itself. The retro-styled rockets, each seating up to five riders, traveled along the former PeopleMover track, periodically accelerating rapidly until they rose onto their back ends and then decelerating until the front end dropped back to the track. However, ongoing technical problems that resulted in frequent ride closures were never resolved. After the attraction closed for good, the tracks and supporting structure were left standing unused along the main promenade.
1998–2003, The American Space Experience : An exhibit highlighting space exploration in conjunction with NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's 40th anniversary. It occupied the former Premiere Shop location outside of the Circle-Vision 360 theater. Now the site of the FASTPASS
FASTPASS
Disney Fastpass is a virtual queuing system created by the Walt Disney Company. First introduced in 1999 , Fastpass allows guests to avoid long lines at the attractions on which the system is installed, freeing them to enjoy other attractions during their wait...
Distribution Center for Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
The Buzz Lightyear attractions are a series of Tomorrowland video-game-inspired attractions based on the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 2 at Disney Parks around the world...
, as well as part of the attraction itself.
1986–2010, Star Tours
Star Tours
Star Tours is a motion simulator attraction currently operating at Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris. The ride is based on the successful Star Wars film series created by George Lucas, making it the first Disney attraction based on a non-Disney produced film.The first...
: Built at the original site for Adventure Through Inner Space, this was Disney's first attempt at a motion simulator ride
Motion simulator
A motion simulator or motion platform is a mechanism that encapsulates occupants and creates the effect/feelings of being in a moving vehicle...
, based on the Star Wars film series
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
. It was closed in late July 2010 to allow the area to be remodeled to a new attraction, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue is an attraction located at Disneyland Park and at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It is also set to open at Tokyo Disneyland in Spring 2013. Set in the fictional Star Wars universe, The Adventures Continue updates the two parks' original Star Tours attractions...
which features all new simulators, along with a new story line and other changes, including the film being shown in high-definition
HDMI
HDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
3-D
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
.
Fantasyland
1955–1964 Mickey Mouse Club Theater : Walk-in theater continuously showing animated Disney films and shorts, similar to the Main Street Cinema- 1964–1982, Renamed Fantasyland Theater (not to be confused with the present-day theater)
- Now the site of Pinocchio's Daring JourneyPinocchio's Daring JourneyPinocchio's Daring Journey is a dark ride at the Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park theme parks. Located in Fantasyland, this ride is based on Disney's animated film version of the classic story, which was the studio's second animated feature film. Stromboli's marionette show is also...
1955–1956, Mickey Mouse Club Circus
A show blending circus arts with Disney characters.
1955–1983, Merlin's Magic Shop : The original magic shop in the park. A second one on Main Street, U.S.A. opened in 1957 and continues to this day. Steve Martin worked at the store for three years beginning in August 1960. "I knew every nook and cranny of the shop" he recalled in later years and credited working there as helping hone his performing skills.
1956, Keller's Jungle Killers
1956–1994, Skyway to Tomorrowland
Skyway (Disney)
The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland...
: This ride, a typical aerial lift
Aerial lift
An aerial lift is a means of transportation in which cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.Types of aerial lifts include:...
ride seen in many parks, traveled from a chalet
Chalet
A chalet , also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, native to the Alpine region, made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof with wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.-Definition and origin:...
on the west side of Fantasyland, through the Matterhorn, to a station in Tomorrowland. Cabins for up to about 6 people hung from cables and ran constantly back and forth between the two lands. One difference between this skyway and those in many other parks: even from above, Disneyland's backstage areas were hidden from view. When the Skyway closed in 1994, all signs of it, including its huge supporting towers, vanished seemingly overnight. It was closed primary for financial reasons, as refurbishing it to comply with recently passed safety and accessibility laws would have also necessitated changes to the Matterhorn (through which it passed), which was deemed financially prohibitive. The chalet, which still exists on a hillside in Fantasyland, was hidden instantly by tall pine trees. One of the two holes on the Tomorrowland side of the Matterhorn was partly sealed up a few years later.
1956–1958, Junior Autopia
Autopia
Autopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
1957–1966, Midget Autopia
Autopia
Autopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
A pin-sized version of Autopia for todlers
1959–1991, Fantasyland Autopia
Autopia
Autopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
- 1991–1993, Rescue Ranger RacewayAutopiaAutopia is a Disneyland attraction, in which patrons steer specially designed cars through an enclosed track. Versions of Autopia exist at Anaheim, California, Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France, and at Hong Kong Disneyland on Lantau Island, Hong Kong...
- 1993–2000, Fantasyland Autopia (merged with Tomorrowland Autopia to become Autopia in 2000)
1961–1982, Skull Rock and Pirate's Cove (located near the entrance to Storybook Land ride)
A dinning experience related to Captin hook's pirate ship.
1957–1991, Motor Boat Cruise
Motor Boat Cruise
Motor Boat Cruise was an attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.- History :Motor Boat Cruise opened in 1957 on the border between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The waterways of the Motor Boat Cruise shared space with other attractions such the Viewliner train and bridges for Junior...
: Simulated experience of navigating waterways in a motor boat
- 1991–1993, Renamed Motor Boat Cruise to Gummi Glen, based on the Gummi BearsDisney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s...
television show
- Dock is now a seating area called Fantasia Gardens
1985–1995, Videopolis
Videopolis (Disneyland)
Videopolis was the name of a outdoor amphitheater that operated from 1985 to 1995 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Located in Fantasyland, it functioned as a venue for various shows and, in the evenings, as an all-ages dance club. As of 2009, the location was renamed to Fantasyland...
: Originally a dancing area for young adults, Videopolis was converted into an amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
in 1990 and was renamed Fantasyland Theatre in 1995. See below for shows
Videopolis/Fantasyland Theatre shows
"One Man's Dream" : Stage show about Walt Disney"Beauty and the Beast" : Stage version of the 1991 Disney adaptation
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period...
of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale. The first published version of the fairy tale was a rendition by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in La jeune américaine, et les contes marins in 1740...
"Plane Crazy" : Original show featuring characters from The Disney Afternoon
The Disney Afternoon
The Disney Afternoon was a created-for-syndication two-hour television programming block which aired from September 10, 1990, until Fall 1999. At that time, it was taken out of syndication, and a new Disney weekday afternoon block was started on UPN. The Disney Afternoon was produced by The Walt...
television shows
"The Spirit of Pocahontas" : Based on the 1995 film Pocahontas
Pocahontas (1995 film)
Pocahontas is the 33rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and was originally released to selected theaters on June 16, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...
"Animazement—The Musical" : Musical featuring characters from several Disney feature films
"Snow White—An Enchanting Musical" : Based on the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...
Frontierland
1955–Present, Golden Horseshoe Saloon- 1955–1986, Golden Horseshoe Revue : An old-westAmerican Old WestThe American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
show featuring singing, dancing, joke-telling, banjo playing, and general fun and rowdiness, starring Slue-foot Sue and a gang of cowpunches. An extremely popular show, it ran in the Golden Horseshoe Saloon nearly unchanged for about three decades. - 1986–2003, Golden Horseshoe Variety Show: A similar show.
- 1999–2000, All-New Woody's Roundup: A live-action show featuring characters from Toy StoryToy StoryToy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated film released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is Pixar's first feature film as well as the first ever feature film to be made entirely with CGI. The film was directed by John Lasseter and featuring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen...
. This shared the Golden Horseshoe Saloon with Billy Hill and the HillbilliesBilly Hill and the HillbilliesBilly Hill and the Hillbillies are a musical/variety group at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The group performs a bluegrass country-music-centered show along with classic rock and rap...
(who still perform in this location).
1955–1956,Davy Crockett Museum : Mostly given over to retail space, with a few exhibits detailing scenes from the television series of the same name
1955–1956, Mule Pack : Real mules in a line upon which were ridden to view simulated frontierlands and deserts. After renovations and upgrades, the ride was renamed:
- 1956–1959, Rainbow Ridge Mule Pack
- 1960–1973, Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland; in 1973, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Big Thunder Ranch replaced Nature's Wonderland.
1955–1956, Stage Coach : A real stagecoach drawn by real horses. After new scenic landscaping, it became:
- 1956–1960, Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches
1955–1960, Conestoga Wagons : A real Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagon
The Conestoga wagon is a heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon that was used extensively during the late 18th century and the 19th century in the United States and sometimes in Canada as well. It was large enough to transport loads up to 8 tons , and was drawn by horses, mules or oxen...
drawn by real animals.
1956–1959, Rainbow Caverns Mine Train: A mine train ride
Train ride
A train ride in an amusement park, or a municipal park setting, is a small ride consisting of a miniature train, often running on a permanent or portable track, but sometimes without any track whatsoever. In the latter case, the "trains" are simulated by connecting railroad-like cars behind an...
through the new Living Desert. After the scenery was again redone in 1960, it was also upgraded and became:
- 1960–1977, Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland. The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction replaced this sedate train ride with a roller-coasterRoller coasterThe roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
version. The only attraction that remained from the scenic vistas was the mighty waterfall tumbling from Cascade Peak into the Rivers of America, visible only from various boat rides around the Rivers. The structure that formed Cascade Peak and its waterfalls was demolished in 1998 after it was found to be suffering structurally from the decades of water that flowed over it. Only one of the four Locomotives and two cars from the ride remain on a stretch of track where Cascade peak once stood, as a staged wreck scene. The train, however, was removed in early 2010 during the Rivers of America refurbishment. The cacti that were apart of the Living Desert section were mostly relocated to the Magic Kingdom version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Other remnants from Nature's Wonderland include the tunnel from Bear Country, the buttes from the Living Desert, the tunnel into Rainbow Caverns (though half buried in concrete), and the jumping fish seen in Bear Country, all visible on Big Thunder Trail. The animals, however, were buried in concrete as the Imagineers didn't know where to place them.
1956–1963, Mineral Hall : Next to the mine train ride, it displayed rocks which glowed in various colors under black light
Black light
A black light, also referred to as a UV light, ultraviolet light, or Wood's lamp, is a lamp that emits ultraviolet radiation in the long-wave range, and little visible light...
.
1956–1971, Indian War Canoes : Now Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes
Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes is a free-floating canoe experience at the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California. Boarding from the park’s Critter Country section, up to twenty visitors paddle a canoe around the Rivers of America, accompanied by two guides...
, and part of Critter Country
Critter Country
When Splash Mountain opened at Tokyo Disneyland, Critter Country was specifically created for it. The only other attraction in this area is Beaver Brothers Explorer Canoes . Because of the land's small size and the popularity of Splash Mountain, Critter Country is extremely crowded throughout the day...
.
1955–1971, Indian Village : Now Critter Country
Critter Country
When Splash Mountain opened at Tokyo Disneyland, Critter Country was specifically created for it. The only other attraction in this area is Beaver Brothers Explorer Canoes . Because of the land's small size and the popularity of Splash Mountain, Critter Country is extremely crowded throughout the day...
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1986–1996, Big Thunder Ranch : A western-themed casual area for seeing shows, viewing Disneyland's horses on their breaks and days off, and dining at Big Thunder Barbecue which served ribs, chicken, potatoes, beans, and such. The Barbecue remained open for a few more years after the Ranch area became the Festival of Fools stage for The Hunchback of Notre Dame show. The area is still referred to today as Big Thunder Ranch and is used for special events and seasonal attractions.
1956–1994 and 1996–1997, Mike Fink Keel Boats
Mike Fink Keel Boats
Fink 169 Boats were small boats that navigated the Rivers of America at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort. An identical attraction called River Rogue Keel Boats still exists at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris.-History:...
: Shut down due to an accident in 1997 when the Gullywhumper boat began rocking side-to-side on a trip on the Rivers of America. The boat capsized shortly after it was rocking side-to-side. The attraction never returned. The Gullywhumper's sister boat, the Bertha Mae, was sold on Disney's auctions site. In 2003, the Gullywhumper returned to the Rivers of America as a prop and is moored on Tom Sawyer Island where it is visible from the Mark Twain Riverboat
Mark Twain Riverboat
The Mark Twain Riverboat is an attraction, located at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, on which passengers embark on a scenic, 12-minute journey around the Rivers of America. Originally named the Mark Twain Steamboat when the park opened in 1955, the stately, 5/8-scale...
, the Sailing Ship Columbia
Sailing Ship Columbia
The Sailing Ship Columbia, located at the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California, is a full-scale replica of Columbia Rediviva, the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. Its passengers embark on a scenic, 12-minute journey around the Rivers of America...
, and the Explorer Canoes
Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes
Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes is a free-floating canoe experience at the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California. Boarding from the park’s Critter Country section, up to twenty visitors paddle a canoe around the Rivers of America, accompanied by two guides...
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2004–2005 Little Patch of Heaven Petting Farm : Petting zoo
Petting zoo
A petting zoo features a combination of domestic animals and some wild species that are docile enough to touch and feed. In addition to independent petting zoos, also called children's farms or petting farms, many general zoos contain a petting zoo...
located at Big Thunder Ranch to promote the film Home on the Range.
Adventureland
1962–1993, Tahitian Terrace : Dinner show with various Polynesian entertainment. Replaced by:- 1993–1995 and 1997–present, Aladdin's Oasis: Dinner show based on the 1992 film Aladdin. The dinner show ended in 1995 and the stage show was brought back in 1997.
1962–1999, Swiss Family Treehouse
Swiss Family Treehouse
Swiss Family Treehouse is an attraction that features at several Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The remaining versions based on the original are located at Magic Kingdom Park, Tokyo Disneyland and at Disneyland Park in Disneyland Paris...
: Treehouse based on the film Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson (film)
Swiss Family Robinson is a 1960 American Technicolor feature film starring John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, and Sessue Hayakawa in a tale of a shipwrecked family building an island home. The screenplay by Lowell S. Hawley was loosely based upon the 1812 novel Der Schweizerische Robinson by Johann...
. Rethemed as Tarzan's Treehouse in 1999 and still open under that name.
New Orleans Square
1987–2007, The Disney GalleryThe Disney Gallery
The Disney Gallery is an attraction and merchandise location at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It opened at its current location on Main Street U.S.A. on October 2, 2009. From 1987-2007 it was located in New Orleans Square above the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction...
: A gallery of Disney-related art. The Disney Gallery was the only area listed on Disneyland maps as both an attraction and a retail location. The Gallery sometimes featured preliminary artwork and sketches from certain attractions or movies, sometimes (as in the 100 Mickeys exhibit) the displayed art was associated only with Disney and not with any specific attraction, film, or event. Often, prints from the exhibit were available for purchase via the print on demand system, and the Gallery always featured items such as books about Disney artwork. The Gallery used to sell prints of the ride posters featured in the tunnels leading to and from Main Street. The former gallery is now the site of the Disney Dreams Suite. In October 2009 the gallery re-opened, but now it resides on Main Street, U.S.A.
Main Street, U.S.A.
Main Street, U.S.A. is the first "themed land" inside the main entrance of the many 'Magic Kingdom'-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world....
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Bear Country/Critter Country
Bear Country opened in 1972 and was renamed Critter Country in 1988.1972–1986, Country Bear Jamboree
Country Bear Jamboree
The Country Bear Jamboree is an attraction at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort and at Tokyo Disneyland in the Tokyo Disney Resort, as well as a former attraction at Disneyland Park. All versions of the attraction are similar....
: An audio-animatronic show featuring traditional American folk songs sung by a variety of bears and their friends, including Henry the host and Big Al, Shaker(AKA Terrance), Bunny, Bubbles, Beulah, Oscar, Liver-Lips McGrowl, Wendell, Trixie, Teddi Barra, Zeke, Zeb, Ted, Fred and Tennessee. The content of the show was replaced by:
- 1986–2001, Country Bear Vacation HoedownCountry Bear Vacation HoedownThe Country Bear Vacation Hoedown was an attraction created due to the overwhelming popularity of The Country Bear Jamboree. In Disneyland, it opened in February 1986 replacing the original show. That May, the Disney World version followed suit. It remained at Disney World until February 1992 when...
at the Country Bear Playhouse: Used the same animated figures as Country Bear Jamboree, redecorated. - Now the site of The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohThe Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction)The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is a dark ride based upon the film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, itself based on the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. The attraction exists in slightly different forms at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland, and Hong...
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1972–1988, The Mile-Long Bar : A snack bar fashioned like an old-west wooden bar with brass footrail and featuring wall-sized mirror
Mirror
A mirror is an object that reflects light or sound in a way that preserves much of its original quality prior to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection...
s at either end so that it appeared that the bar went on forever. Later became Brer Bar and is now the site of the expanded Pooh Corner store (formerly Crocodile Mercantile).
1972–2003, Teddi Barra's Swinging Arcade
- Video arcadeVideo arcadeAn amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
, now the site of the expanded Pooh Corner store.
Mickey's Toontown
1993–2003, Jolly TrolleyThree trollies that would run through-out Mickey's Toontown. they were desinged to resemble the area with a wind-up key on top.
Recenly they have been sold on Ebay.
Holidayland
1957–1961, Holidayland : Holidayland, the "lost" land of Disneyland, was a recreation area with a separate entrance before being replaced by New Orleans Square. Holidayland fetured a baseball dimond, a circus and a picnic area and more resembled a park than a themed land.Parades
1960–1964, Mickey at the Movies1965–1976, 1980–1985, Fantasy on Parade
1972–1975, 1977–1983, 1985–1996, Main Street Electrical Parade
Main Street Electrical Parade
The Main Street Electrical Parade is a regularly scheduled parade, created by Bob Jani and project director Ron Miziker, famous for its long run at Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort most summers between 1972–1974, 1977–1982, and 1985-1996...
1975-1976;, America on Parade
1983, Flights of Fantasy
1984, Donald's 50th Birthday
1986, Totally Minnie
1986–1988, Circus on Parade
1987, Snow White's 50th Anniversary
1987–1988, Come to the Fair
1988–1989, Mickey's 60th Birthday
1989–1990, Hooray For Disney Stars Parade
1991, Celebration, U.S.A.
1992, The World According to Goofy
The World According to Goofy
The World According To Goofy was a parade at Disneyland which ran five months in 1992. It contained floats showing the history of the world with Goofy-esqe characters portraying real ones. For example one of the floats showed a large dinosaur that had some of Goofy's features. The parade was shown...
1993–1994, Aladdin's Royal Caravan
1994–1997, The Lion King Celebration
The Lion King Celebration
The Lion King Celebration was a parade based on the animated film The Lion King. It ran at Disneyland from June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1997 and was designed as though the story of Simba, the protagonist of The Lion King, was a tale passed down in Africa for generations...
1996–1997, Cruisin' The Kingdom
1997, Light Magic
Light Magic
Light Magic was a parade/street show at Disneyland that ran in 1997. Originally billed as a replacement for the venerable 24-year-old Main Street Electrical Parade, Light Magic opened to poor reviews in May 1997 and closed four months later...
1997–1998, Hercules' Victory Parade
1998–1999, Mulan Parade
2000–2005, 45 Years of Magic Parade : Renamed Parade of the Stars in 2001
2005–2008, Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams
Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams premiered on May 5, 2005 as part of the Happiest Homecoming on Earth, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in California...
2009–2010, Celebrate! A Street Party
2011–, Mickey's Soundsational Parade
Mickey's Soundsational Parade
Mickey's Soundsational Parade premiered on May 27, 2011, at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The parade celebrates songs from Disney films. The parade includes Disney characters such as Mickey and friends, Prince Ali & The Genie, Ariel, The Three Caballeros, Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle,...
Fireworks
1958–2000, Fantasy in the SkyFantasy in the Sky
Fantasy in the Sky was a fireworks performance at Disneyland Paris from 1993 to 2005 in Marne-la-Vallee, France, Disneyland in Anaheim, California from 1958 to 2000, shortly again in 2004, and at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, until 2003....
2000–2004, Believe... There's Magic in the Stars
Believe... There's Magic in the Stars
Believe... There's Magic In The Stars was a nighttime fireworks show at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The show was introduced in 2000 for the Resort's 45th Anniversary, replacing the aging Fantasy in the Sky fireworks display. At the time, the show was the most complex and lavish...
2004–2005, Imagine... A Fantasy in the Sky
Imagine... A Fantasy in the Sky
Imagine... A Fantasy in the Sky was a fireworks show at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California that ran from late 2004 to mid 2005. It was a relatively small show intended to bridge the gap between two of Disneyland's most extravagant fireworks shows of all time: Believe... There's Magic in...
2005–present, Remember... Dreams Come True
Remember... Dreams Come True
Remember... Dreams Come True is a fireworks display commemorating Disneyland's 50th anniversary. Described as an "E ticket in the sky," the show features fireworks, lower level pyrotechnics, isopar flame effects, projections and lasers set to the soundtracks of some of Disneyland's most famous...
See also
External links
- Yesterland: With photos of bygone attractions.
- General Electric Carousel of Progress at the NY World's fair and beyond, several pages of information
- Disneyland Maps: All past Disneyland large poster-sized wall maps sold in the park.
- Overview of Disneyland Publications from its history
- Walt's Magic Kingdom: List of Disneyland attractions, shops, shows and restaurants since 1955.
- Crane Bathroom of Tomorrow
- Disneyland branch of Bank of America 1955 tri-fold brochure cover and money orders
