It was 60 years ago Friday that Walt Disney first opened the gates at Disneyland. Once referred to by skeptics as “Walt’s Folly,” the Anaheim landmark forever changed the game in the world of ...

When Disneyland opened in July of 1955, parents noticed something right away: as LIFE magazine reported, the price of admission wasn’t quite the whole cost of attendance. Children brought to the theme ...

Stuff From the Park has some great vintage Disneyland photos including the one pictured above of the Monorails traveling over Submarine Lagoon from 1959. Gorillas Don’t Blog also has some great old ...

I just wanted to be Dopey. While all the other dwarfs clomped around Disneyland in lock step, Dopey got to dawdle and wander, hamming it up for adoring tourists -- especially teenage girls. When it ...

The Monsanto House of the Future sat in the heart of Disneyland for a decade, giving people a peek at the homes of tomorrow. The house was built in 1957 and torn down in 1967. But now people of the ...

The gala dedication ceremonies at the opening of three new major attractions at Disneyland—Matterhorn Bobsleds, Submarine Voyage, and the new Monorail—include a parade down Main Street with ...

Throughout his career, Walt Disney threw money at artists and technicians in hopes of cashing in on or co-opting the cinematic trends of the day, be they sound, color, widescreen, 3D, or even ...