Disneyland press has provided the following timeline so you can track
which attractions arrived when at the park.
We've made some alterations in a few of the more recent years to
note some changes that have taken place since the timeline was
originally assembled.
Attractions Milestones
In the 45 years since Opening Day, the number of Disneyland attractions
has grown from fewer than 20 to more than 60. Some attractions have come
and gone. Many have evolved with time and technology. A few, essentially
unchanged, have continued to entertain generations of Disneyland visitors.
Attractions are listed by their opening year.
1955
Opening Day attractions included:
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Disneyland Railroad
Horse-drawn Streetcars
Horse-drawn Fire Wagon (retired 1960)
Main Street Cinema
FANTASYLAND
King Arthur Carrousel (remodeled and relocated for the new
Fantasyland, 1983)
Peter Pan Flight (remodeled 1983)
Mad Tea Party (remodeled and relocated 1983)
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (remodeled 1983)
Canal Boats of the World (redesigned as Storybook Land Canal Boats, 1956)
Snow White's Adventures (remodeled as Snow White's Scary Adventures, 1983)
TOMORROWLAND
Autopia (various redesigns to cars and roadway over the years)
Circarama, 360-degree film "A Tour of the West" (new film
introduced, 1960; entire theater redesigned as World Premiere
Circle-Vision for the new Tomorrowland, 1967) Space Station X-1 (name
changed to Satellite View of America, 1958; retired 1960) Hall of
Chemistry (retired 1966)
FRONTIERLAND
Stage Coach (became Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches, 1956; retired
1959)
Mule Pack (became Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules, 1956; Pack Mules Through
Nature's Wonderland, 1960; retired 1973)
Mark Twain Riverboat
Golden Horseshoe Revue (Guinness Book record-holder as longest-running
stage show; retired 1986. Revamped as Golden Horseshoe Jamboree 1986;
retired 1995)
ADVENTURELAND
Jungle Cruise (expanded 1962, 1964, 1976, modified 1994 for Indiana
Jones Adventure)
Attractions opening later in 1955:
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Main Street Shooting Gallery (removed 1962)
Horse-drawn Surreys (retired circa 1960)
FANTASYLAND
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Dumbo Flying Elephants (remodeled and relocated 1983)
Mickey Mouse Club Theater (removed 1981)
TOMORROWLAND
Phantom Boats (operated July through December 1955)
Rocket to the Moon (remodeled, with the addition of Audio-Animatronics
"Mission Control," as Flight to the Moon 1967; remodeled as
Mission to Mars 1975)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit (retired 1967)
Flight Circle, for flying model airplanes (retired 1966)
Aluminum Hall of Fame (retired 1960)
The World Beneath Us film show (retired circa 1960)
The Color Gallery (retired 1963)
FRONTIERLAND
Conestoga Wagons (retired 1959)
Mike Fink Keel Boats (retired 1997)
1956
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Horseless Carriage
Omnibus
FANTASYLAND
Skyway to Tomorrowland (retired 1994)
Junior Autopia (retired 1958)
Storybook Land Canal Boats
TOMORROWLAND
Skyway to Fantasyland (retired 1994)
Astro-Jets (remodeled and relocated as Rocket Jets 1967)
Bathroom of Tomorrow (retired 1960)
FRONTIERLAND
Tom Sawyer Island Rafts
Indian Village (removed 1971 to make room for Bear Country)
Indian War Canoes (renamed Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes 1971)
Rainbow Caverns Mine Train (became Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland,
1960; retired 1977)
Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules (formerly Mule Pack; retired 1973)
Rainbow Mountain Stage Coach (formerly Stage Coach; retired 1959)
1957
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Fantasy in the Sky Fireworks show (Tinker Bell added 1961, replaced
2000 by "Believe")
FANTASYLAND
Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through
Midget Autopia (retired 1960)
Motor Boat Cruise (retired 1993)
TOMORROWLAND
House of the Future (retired 1966)
Viewliner (retired 1958)
FRONTIERLAND
Additions to Tom Sawyer Island - barrel and suspension bridges,
rock formations
Frontierland Shooting Gallery (replaced 1985 by Frontierland Shootin'
Arcade)
HOLIDAYLAND
(facility outside the Park's berm for group activities such as
company picnics, dances and conventions; retired 1961)
1958
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Fire Truck
Grand Canyon Diorama on the Disneyland Railroad
FANTASYLAND
Alice in Wonderland (remodeled,1983)
FRONTIERLAND
Sailing Ship Columbia (below-deck museum opened 1964)
1959
FANTASYLAND
Matterhorn Bobsleds (ride enhancements 1978)
Expansion of Autopia (attraction retired 1998) and Motor Boat Cruise
TOMORROWLAND
Submarine Voyage (retired 1998)
Disneyland Monorail System (new trains added over the years)
Expansion of Autopia
1960
TOMORROWLAND
New Circarama film "America the Beautiful" (entire
theater redesigned 1967)
Art of Animation exhibit (retired 1966)
FRONTIERLAND
Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland (formerly Rainbow Caverns
Mine Train; removed 1977)
Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland (formerly Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules;
removed 1973)
1961
FANTASYLAND
Skull Rock and Pirate's Cove (retired 1982 during preparations for
the new Fantasyland)
Snow White Grotto
TOMORROWLAND
Extension of Disneyland Monorail System to The Disneyland Hotel
Flying Saucers (retired 1966)
1962
FRONTIERLAND
Expansion of Indian Village
ADVENTURELAND
Swiss Family Treehouse
Safari Game Shoot (retired 1982)
Expansion of the Jungle Cruise
1963
ADVENTURELAND
Enchanted Tiki Room (first attraction to make extensive use of
Audio Animatronics technology)
1964
FRONTIERLAND
Columbia below-decks museum
ADVENTURELAND
Further expansion of the Jungle Cruise
1965
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (replaced in 1973 by The Walt Disney
Story; returned 1975)
1966
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Primeval World added to the Disneyland Railroad
FANTASYLAND
it's a small world
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
Opened as Disneyland first all-new "land" since opening
day
1967
"NEW" TOMORROWLAND
...opens with these new or updated attractions: PeopleMover (retired 1995)
Carousel of Progress (moved to Walt Disney World 1973; replaced by America
Sings 1974)
Adventure thru Inner Space (retired 1986; replaced by Star Tours, 1987)
Flight to the Moon (remodeled version of Rocket to the Moon; with
"Mission Control" added; remodeled as Mission to Mars 1975;
attraction retired 1992)
Rocket Jets (retired 1997)
World Premiere Circle-Vision (redesigned 360-degree cinema, formerly
Circarama; new film "America the Beautiful;" replaced by
"American Journeys" 1984, attraction retired 1997)
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
Pirates of the Caribbean (enhancements added 1997)
1969
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
Haunted Mansion
1970
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
The Legacy of Walt Disney (became Disneyland Showcase, 1973)
1971
FRONTIERLAND
Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes (formerly Indian War Canoes)
1972
BEAR COUNTRY ...opened
Country Bear Jamboree (later renamed Country Bear Playhouse)
Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Premiere of The Main Street Electrical Parade (retired 1996)
1973
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
The Walt Disney Story (in 1975, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
returned to share the Main Street Opera House with this attraction)
Disneyland Showcase, preview of coming Disneyland attractions (retired
1989)
1974
TOMORROWLAND
America Sings (formerly Carousel of Progress; attraction retired
1988)
1975
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (returned to be presented with The
Walt Disney Story)
TOMORROWLAND
Mission to Mars (formerly Flight to the Moon; retired 1992)
1976
ADVENTURELAND
Further expansion of Jungle Cruise
1977
TOMORROWLAND
Space Mountain
Starcade
Expansion of PeopleMover
1978
FANTASYLAND
Matterhorn Bobsleds enhanced to feature Abominable Snowman and new
ride systems
1979
FRONTIERLAND
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
1983
"NEW" FANTASYLAND
...opens
Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Peter Pan's Flight (remodeled)
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (remodeled)
Snow White's Scary Adventure (remodeled; formerly Snow White's Adventures)
Dumbo the Flying Elephant (remodeled and relocated)
King Arthur Carrousel (remodeled and relocated)
Mad Tea Party (remodeled and relocated)
1984
FANTASYLAND
Alice in Wonderland (remodeled)
TOMORROWLAND
"Magic Journeys," 3-D film (retired 1986)
New World Premiere Circle-Vision film "American Journeys"
(retired 1996)
BEAR COUNTRY
Country Bear Playhouse presents "Country Bear Christmas
Special" during the holidays; first time an existing
Audio-Animatronics attraction is reprogrammed to create a completely new
show
1985
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is reprogrammed and expanded to
include a display of Lincoln artifacts
FANTASYLAND
Videopolis, high-tech dance club (renamed Fantasyland Theater 1996;
redesigned 1998)
FRONTIERLAND
Frontierland Shootin' Arcade (formerly Frontierland Shooting
Gallery)
1986
TOMORROWLAND
"Captain EO," 3-D musical space adventure starring
Michael Jackson, presented in the new Magic Eye Theater (retired 1997)
FRONTIERLAND
Big Thunder Ranch (retired 1996)
BEAR COUNTRY
A third show, "Country Bear Vacation Hoedown," joins the
repertoire in Country Bear Playhouse
1987
TOMORROWLAND
Star Tours
1988
BEAR COUNTRY becomes CRITTER COUNTRY
as the Country Bears prepare to welcome the inhabitants of Splash Mountain
1989
CRITTER COUNTRY
Splash Mountain
1992
NEW ORLEANS SQUARE
"Fantasmic!"
1993
MICKEY'S TOONTOWN ...opens:
Chip 'n Dale Tree Slide and Acorn Crawl (Crawl closed 1998)
Gadget's Go Coaster
Goofy's Bounce House
Jolly Trolley
Mickey's House and "Meet Mickey"
Minnie's House
"Miss Daisy," Donald's Boat
1994
MICKEY'S TOONTOWN
Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
The Lion King Celebration (retired 1997)
1995
ADVENTURELAND
Indiana Jones Adventure - The Temple of the Forbidden Eye
FANTASYLAND
"The Spirit of Pocahontas" stage show in the Fantasyland
Theater (retired 1997)
1996
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
Farewell Season, The Main Street Electrical Parade (returns Spring
2001)
FRONTIERLAND
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Festival Of Fools (retired 1998)
1997
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
"Light Magic" (retired 1997)
FANTASYLAND
it's a small world holiday (new Yuletide overlay)
1998
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
"The Mulan Parade" (retired 1999)
FANTASYLAND
"Animazement - The Musical" - Fantasyland Theater show
"NEW" TOMORROWLAND ...opens
Rocket Rods (on former PeopleMover track) (most likely retired in 2000)
"Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" (new 3-D film in the Imagination
Institute, formerly the Magic Eye Theatre)
Astro Orbitor
Cosmic Waves
Innoventions
1999
ADVENTURELAND
Tarzan's Treehouse (replaced Swiss Family Treehouse)
FRONTIERLAND
Woody's Round-Up (Golden Horseshoe show - retired 2000)
TOMORROWLAND
Radio Disney station
2000
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
"45 Years of Magic" Parade (February open, reconfigured
in April)
"Believe - There's Magic in the Stars" Fireworks show
"Believe - Holiday Edition" Fireworks show
TOMORROWLAND
Tomorrowland Autopia (revised and expanded)
2001
MAIN STREET, U.S.A.
The Main Street Electrical Parade (returns Spring 2001)
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