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1972
Bear Country added to the Park
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Hurricane Lamp Shop (removed, 1975)
Bear Country:
Hungry Bear Restaurant
Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade
Ursus H. Bear's Wilderness Outpost (renamed Crocodile Mercantile,
November 23, 1988)
New Orleans Square:
Creole Cafe closes (replaced by Cafe Orleans, 1972)
Cafe Orleans
-January
Main Street, U.S.A.:
New Century Clock Shop
-March 24
Bear Country:
Country Bear Jamboree
June 17
Main Street Electrical Parade debuts (original ending date,
October 15, 1996; actual ending date, November 25, 1997; paraded
through New York City as Disney's Hercules Electrical Parade,
June 14, 1997)
1973
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions (removed,
July 22, 1989)
Adventureland:
United Airlines ends sponsorship of the Enchanted Tiki Room (sponsored
by Dole Pineapple (January, 1976-Present); closed for extensive
renovation, December 2, 1996; shorter version reopened, December
20, 1996)
-January 1
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln closes (replaced by The Walt Disney
Story, April 8, 1973)
-February 11
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Legacy of Walt Disney closes (replaced by Disneyland Presents
a Preview of Coming Attractions, 1973)
-April 8
Main Street, U.S.A.:
The Walt Disney Story (removed, February 12, 1975)
-September 9
Tomorrowland:
General Electric Carousel of Progress closes (replaced by America
Sings, June 29, 1974)
-October
Frontierland:
Pack Mules Through Nature's Wonderland closes (area replaced
by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, September 2, 1979)
1974
-June 29
Tomorrowland:
America Sings (removed, April 10, 1988)
-October 1
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad becomes Disneyland Railroad
1975
Main Street Electrical Parade does not run because of America
on Parade
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Gulf Oil Hospitality Center (removed, September 30, 1983)
Hurricane Lamp Shop closes (replaced by Disneyana, January 9,
1976)
Tomorrowland:
"America the Beautiful" revised to include scequences
of Philadelphia for the American Bicentennial
-January 5
Tomorrowland:
Flight to the Moon closes (replaced by Mission to Mars, March
21, 1975)
-February 12
Main Street, U.S.A.:
The Walt Disney Story closes (replaced by The Walt Disney Story
Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, June 12, 1975)
-March 21
Tomorrowland:
Mission to Mars (removed, November 2, 1992)
-June
Tomorrowland:
Space Mountain construction begins
-June 12
Main Street, U.S.A.:
The Walt Disney Story Featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
-June 14
America on Parade debuts
1976
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Hills Brothers Coffee House closes (replaced by Town Square Cafe,
winter, 1976)
Original Grand Canyon observation car remodeled as the Lily Belle
Town Square Cafe (removed, Spring, 1978)
-January
Adventureland:
Enchanted Tiki Room becomes sponsored by Dole Pineapple
-January 9
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Disneyana (moved across the street, May 30, 1986; this location
became New Century Clock Shop)
-April 3
"America on Parade" television special airs
-September 6
America on Parade ends
-December 6
"Christmas in Disneyland with Art Carney" airs
-December 18
Adventureland:
7 new scenes and 31 figures added to the Jungle Cruise
1977
Kal Kan stops sponsoring the Kennel Club (became Pet Care
Kennel, 1986)
Main Street Electrical Parade resumes performances
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Unsponsored photo shop (removed, 1979)
Tomorrowland:
Space Stage (replaced by Magic Eye Theater, 1984)
-January 2
Fantasy on Parade ends
Frontierland:
Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland closes (replaced by Big
Thunder Mountain, September 2, 1979)
-May 27
Tomorrowland:
Space Mountain
Space Place (removed, ? ?, 19??)
Starcade
SuperSpeed Tunnel added to the PeopleMover
-July
Main Street, U.S.A.:
GAF Photo Salon closes (replaced by Polaroid Camera Center, March,
1979)
-September 30
Tomorrowland:
Monsanto ends their sponsorship of Adventure Thru Inner Space
(removed, September 2, 1985)
-November
Fantasyland:
Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Thru remodeled
-December 17
Very Merry Christmas Parade debuts (not shown, 1980-1986)
1978
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Town Square Cafe closes (replaced by American Egg House, July
14, 1978)
-June
Fantasyland:
Ice caverns, glowing ice crystals, and Abominable Snowman added
to the Matterhorn
-July 14
Main Street, U.S.A.:
American Egg House (removed, September 30, 1983)
-September
Frontierland:
Oaks Tavern becomes Stage Door Café
1979
"Honor America" finale unit added to the Main Street
Electrical Parade
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Global Van Lines Locker Area closes
Unsponsored photo shop closes
-March
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Polaroid Camera Center (removed, April 30, 1984)
-September 2
Frontierland:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
1980
Fantasy on Parade returns
Pony Farm renamed Circle D Corral
Special unit reproducing Sleeping Beauty's Castle added to the
Main Street Electrical Parade because of 25th anniversary
Very Merry Christmas Parade not shown (resumes performances,
1986)
Tomorrowland:
America the Beautiful released on 16mm film at normal screen
size for educational use
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