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Encyclopedia > Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Resort
50th Anniversary
Year of a Million Dreams

Disneyland park Image File history File links The Disneyland Resort Logo with Castle for 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wikinews has news related to: Disneyland marks 50th anniversary The Happiest Homecoming on Earth is the eighteen-month-long celebration (held through 2005 and 2006) of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which opened on July 17, 1955. ... The Year of a Million Dreams is a celebration at the Disney Parks and Resorts including the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland that starts October 1, 2006. ... Disneyland Park, which used to be simply referenced as Disneyland from 1955-1998, and has always unofficialy been called Walt Disneys Magic Kingdom, is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA, 28 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, and is owned and operated by The Walt...


Disney's California Adventure park To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


Downtown Disney Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ...

Hotels of the Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Hotel The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California has operated since 1955, although it was not owned by The Walt Disney Company until 1988. ...


Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel Disneys Paradise Pier Hotel, formerly the Disneyland Pacific Hotel, offers the ambiance of an intimate beach resort. ...


Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Disneys Grand Californian Hotel & Spa is a hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ...

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California is a major recreational resort (owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company), and is home to two theme parks, three hotels, and a shopping and entertainment area. Its properties include: Flag Seal Location Location within Orange County, California Government Country State County United States California Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Geographical characteristics Area     City 50. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ...

Disneyland Park opened on July 18, 1955 after a International Press Preview on July 17th. Much of the surrounding area was not owned by The Walt Disney Company. In the late-1990s, expansion plans were made, and while the original concept was scaled back, the expanded complex was inaugurated as the Disneyland Resort in early 2001, with the opening of Downtown Disney and Disney's California Adventure. Disneyland Park, which used to be simply referenced as Disneyland from 1955-1998, and has always unofficialy been called Walt Disneys Magic Kingdom, is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA, 28 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, and is owned and operated by The Walt... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California has operated since 1955, although it was not owned by The Walt Disney Company until 1988. ... Disneys Grand Californian Hotel is a hotel located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ... Disneys Paradise Pier Hotel, formerly the Disneyland Pacific Hotel, offers the ambiance of an intimate beach resort. ... Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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


Disneyland park is celebtraing its 50th anniversary in an 18-month celebration, which began May 5, 2005 and will continue through September 2006, known as The Happiest Homecoming on Earth. Wikinews has news related to: Disneyland marks 50th anniversary The Happiest Homecoming on Earth is the eighteen-month-long celebration (held through 2005 and 2006) of the fiftieth anniversary of the Disneyland theme park, which opened on July 17, 1955. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Disneyland Resort is headed by president Ed Grier. Ed Grier is president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, which is comprised of the Disneyland and Disneys California Adventure theme parks, the Disneyland Hotel, Disneys Grand Californian Hotel, Disneys Paradise Pier Hotel, and the Downtown Disney entertainment district. ...

Contents


The Resort

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

Location

  • Disneyland Resort is bounded by Harbor Boulevard on the east border, Katella Avenue on the south border, Disneyland Drive (formerly West Street) on the western border, and Ball Road on the north border. The main entrance to the park is located on Harbor Boulevard. Interstate 5 cuts right past the resort at an angle on the northeastern corner. Special offramps from Interstate 5 go directly into the Mickey & Friends parking garage. The park's service entrance for deliveries is located at 1020 W. Ball Road. The official address of the resort is 1313 South Harbor Boulevard. The "1313" is a tribute to Mickey Mouse, as the letter "M" is the 13th letter of the alphabet.

Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ...

Timeline

  • July 17, 1954 - Walt Disney announces plans for an innovative new form of entertainment, a theme park, on his Disneyland television show.
  • July 17, 1955 - Disneyland opens to the press.
  • July 18, 1955 - Disneyland opens to the public.
  • July 17, 1959 - Tomorrowland re-opens, refurbished closer to Walt Disney's original vision, with four new attractions.
  • July 17, 1980 - Disneyland celebrates 25 years of operation.
  • August 9, 1994 - Senior executives at the Walt Disney Company announce the Disney Decade, including new attractions for Disneyland and a brand new sister theme park.
  • February 8, 2001 - Disney's California Adventure opens to an audience 1/2 the size of the projected turn out.
  • July 17, 2005 - Disneyland celebrates 50 years of operation.

July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Walt Disney anthology series, commonly called The Wonderful World of Disney, premiered on ABC on October 27, 1954 under the name Disneyland. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Disneyland Resort: Disneyland | Disney's California Adventure
Walt Disney World Resort: Magic Kingdom | Epcot | Disney-MGM Studios | Disney's Animal Kingdom
Tokyo Disney Resort: Tokyo Disneyland | Tokyo DisneySea
Disneyland Resort Paris: Disneyland Park | Walt Disney Studios
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort: Hong Kong Disneyland
Disney Cruise Line: Disney Wonder | Disney Magic | Castaway Cay
Disney Regional Entertainment: ESPN Zone
Disney Vacation Club | Adventures by Disney | World of Disney
Walt Disney Imagineering: Walt Disney Creative Entertainment

  Results from FactBites:
 
Disneyland Resort - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (732 words)
Disneyland Park opened on July 18, 1955 after a International Press Preview on July 17th.
Disneyland park is celebtraing its 50th anniversary in an 18-month celebration, which began May 5, 2005 and will continue through September 2006, known as The Happiest Homecoming on Earth.
Disneyland Resort is bounded by Harbor Boulevard on the east border, Katella Avenue on the south border, Disneyland Drive (formerly West Street) on the western border, and Ball Road on the north border.
Disneyland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (7152 words)
Disneyland Park, formerly referred to simply as Disneyland from 1955-1998 and also known as Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom, is an elaborate "theme park" at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, USA (28 miles from Downtown Los Angeles).
Disneyland Park was partially inspired by Tivoli Gardens (built in 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark), Greenfield Village (built in 1929 in Dearborn, Michigan), and Children's Fairyland (built in 1950 in Oakland, California).
Disneyland had a contract with Alweg which required the Alweg name to be displayed on the monorail.
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