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Disneyland Timeline of Events

1961-1970

1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 1969 | 1970

1961

Tinker Bell added to the Fantasy in the Sky show,
Holidayland closes


Tomorrowland:
Mark II monorails debut; extension of monorail track to the Disneyland Hotel

 

-March 27
Fantasyland:
Snow White Grotto


-May 28

"Disneyland '61/Olympic Elk" airs


-June 15

Grad Nite held for the first time at Disneyland


-August 6
Tomorrowland:
Flying Saucers (removed, September 5, 1966)


-September
Frontierland:
Don Defore's Silver Banjo closes (replaced by ???)


-October 1
Frontierland:
Indian Village closes as it prepares to move (reopened, June, 1962; additions to the Indian Village, 1962; Indian Village removed, 1971)


-December

Former President Eisenhower and his wife visit Disneyland


-December 17
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Babes in Toyland Exhibit (removed, September 30, 1963; Opera House becomes home to the Mickey Mouse Club, September, 1963)

 1962


Main Street, U.S.A.:
Bekins Van Lines Locker Area closes (replaced by Global Van Lines Locker Area, May, 1963)
Main Street Shooting Gallery removed from the Penny Arcade


Adventureland:
Bathing pool of Indian elephants added to the Jungle Cruise (Jungle Cruise expanded, 1964)


Frontierland:
Additions to the Indian Village (reopened, June, 1962; additions to the Indian Village, 1962; Indian Village removed, 1971)
Mineral Hall closes (area replaced by offices, ? ?, 19??)


-January
Frontierland:
Aunt Jemima's Pancake House closes (replaced by Aunt Jemima's Kitchen, July 17, 1962)


-January 8
Frontierland:
Chicken Plantation closes (became expansion of Frontierland and eventually part of New Orleans Square)


-January 17
Adventureland:
Swiss Family Treehouse "takes root" at Disneyland


-April 14

Spring Fling held for the first time at Disneyland


-April 15

"Disneyland After Dark" airs


-June
Adventureland:
Tahitian Terrace (removed, April 13, 1993)


Frontierland:
Indian Village reopens (removed, 1971)


-June 9
First episode of "Meet Me at Disneyland" airs


-July 4
Frontierland:
Indian Trading Post (became The Briar Patch, December, 1988)


-July 17
Frontierland:
Aunt Jemima's Kitchen (removed, 1970;)


-September 8

Last episode of "Meet Me at Disneyland" airs

-September 23

"The Golden Horseshoe Revue" airs


-November 18
Adventureland:
Swiss Family Treehouse


December 23

"Holiday Time at Disneyland" airs

1963


Tomorrowland:
The Color Gallery closes (replaced by The Premiere Shop, December 18, 1985)


-May
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Global Van Lines Locker Area (removed, 1979)


-June 23
Adventureland:
Enchanted Tiki Room (sponsored by United Airlines (1964-1973); sponsored by Dole Pineapple (January, 1976-Present); closed for extensive renovation, December 2, 1996; shorter version reopened)


-September
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Opera House becomes home to the Mickey Mouse Club (Opera House ceases to be home to the Mickey Mouse Club, 1964)


September 30
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Babes in Toyland Exhibit closes (Opera House ceases to be home to the Mickey Mouse Club, 1964; replaced by Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, July 18, 1965)


-October 1
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Mad Hatter moved from Penny Arcade to the Opera House

1964


Main Street, U.S.A.:
China Closet
Opera House ceases to be home to the Mickey Mouse Club, 1964 (replaced by Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, July 18, 1965)


Adventureland:
Trapped safari and African veldt region added to the Jungle Cruise (Jungle Cruise expanded, December 18, 1976)


Fantasyland:
Mickey Mouse Club Theater renamed "Fantasyland Theater" (removed, December 20, 1981)


Tomorrowland:
Autopia remodeled (remodeled again, 1968)


-February 12
Frontierland:
Columbia Below-Decks Museum


-March
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Ruggles China and Glass House closes (replaced by China Closet, 1964)


-April 22

1964-65 New York World's Fair debuts


-May 17

"Disneyland Goes to the World's Fair" airs


-August 7
Tomorrowland:
Astro-Jets become known as the Tomorrowland Jets


-November 8
Tomorrowland:
Circarama rechristened Circle-Vision


-December 12
Christmas in Many Lands parade performed for the final time

1965


Julie Reihm selected as the first "Disneyland Ambassador to the World"
X. Atencio joins WED Enterprises


Tomorrowland:
Fashion and Fabrics Through the Ages (removed, 1966)
Mermaids debut in the Submarine Voyage lagoon (mermaids removed, 1967)


-January 3

"The Disneyland Tenth Anniversary Show" airs


-June 9
Fantasyland:
Construction begins on "it's a small world"


-July 18
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln (removed, January 1, 1973; replaced by The Walt Disney Story, April 8, 1973)
Plaza Inn


-December 18
Fantasy on Parade debuts

1966


New Orleans Square:
Creole Cafe (removed, 1972; replaced by Cafe Orleans, 1972)
French Market


Tomorrowland:
Flight Circle closes (location replaced by Rocket Jets and Peoplemover, 1967)


-April 3
Fantasyland:
Midget Autopia closes (area became "it's a small world" mall)


-May 28
Fantasyland:
"it's a small world" (sponsored by Bank of America)


-July 1
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Primeval World added to the Disneyland Railroad


-July 24

New Orleans Square added to the Park


New Orleans Square:
Cristal d'Orleans


-August 28
Tomorrowland:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Exhibit closes (replaced by The Character Shop, 1967)


-September
Tomorrowland:
Clock of the World removed
Moonliner torn down
Space Bar closes (replaced by General Electric Carousel of Progress, July 2, 1967)


-September 5
Tomorrowland:
The Art of Animation display closes (area consumed by Circle-Vision)
Astro-Jets close (removed, September 5, 1966; )
Flying Saucers close (replaced by Space Mountain, May 27, 1977)
Rocket to the Moon closes (replaced by Flight to the Moon, August 12, 1967)
Art Corner closes (replaced by The Premiere Shop, December 18, 1985)


-September 6
Tomorrowland:
Yacht Bar closes (replaced by the Tomorrowland Terrace, July 2, 1967)


-September 19
Tomorrowland:
Monsanto Hall of Chemistry closes (replaced by Adventure Thru Inner Space, August 5, 1967)


-October 31
New Orleans Square:
Pirates of the Caribbean river filled with water for the first time


-December 18
"Disneyland Around the Seasons" airs

1967


Ken-L-Ration stops sponsoring Ken-L-Land (became Kennel Club, 1968)


New Orleans Square:
One-of-a-Kind Shop (removed, May, 1996; replaced by ???)


Tomorrowland:
"America the Beautiful" film reshot as a Circle-Vision 360 film
The Character Shop (removed, September 15, 1986)
Mermaids last summer in the Submarine Voyage lagoon


-February 14
New Orleans Square:
Pirates' Arcade (remodeled and renamed Pieces of Eight, ? ?, 19??)


-March 18
New Orleans Square:
Blue Bayou Restaurant
Pirates of the Caribbean (closed for 30th Anniversary renovation, January 6, 1997; reopened and is rededicated, March 7, 1997)


-June 15
New Orleans Square:
Club 33 opens to a selective group of members


-June 25
Tomorrowland:
"America the Beautiful" film (reshot) opens in Circle-Vision 360 along with a new theater where Space Station X-1 had once been)


-July 2
Tomorrowland:
General Electric Carousel of Progress (removed, September 9, 1973)
PeopleMover (removed, January 6, 1997)
Rocket Jets (removed, January 6, 1997)
Tomorrowland Terrace


-July 18

New Tomorrowland opens


-August 5
Tomorrowland:
Adventure Thru Inner Space (Monsanto ends sponsorship, September 30, 1977; removed, September 2, 1985)


-August 12
Tomorrowland:
Flight to the Moon (removed, January 5, 1975)


-December
Tomorrowland:
Monsanto House of the Future closes (area became King Triton Fountain, February, 1996)

1968

Ken-L-Land renamed Kennel Club


Fantasyland:
Sleeping Beauty Castle Walk-Through expanded


Tomorrowland:
Autopia remodeled
Mark III monorails debuted
PeopleMover gets major improvements (SuperSpeed tunnel added, May 27, 1977)


-January 21

"Disneyland--from the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow" airs


-September
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Wurlitzer Music Hall closes (replaced by the Legacy of Walt Disney, January 15, 1970)

1969


Fantasyland:
Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship renamed "Captain Hook's Galley" (removed, August 29, 1982)


-August 9
New Orleans Square:
Haunted Mansion


-October

"The Magic of Disneyland" is released on film

 

1970


Frontierland:
Aunt Jemima's Kitchen closes (replaced by Magnolia Tree Terrace, 1970)
Magnolia Tree Terrace (removed, 1971)


January 15 -
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Legacy of Walt Disney (removed, Feburary 11, 1973)


-March 22

"Disneyland Showtime" airs


-August 6

Yippies invade Disneyland, forcing the Park to close early


-September
Main Street, U.S.A.:
Upjohn Pharmacy closes (replaced by New Century Clock & Watch Shop, January, 1972)


-December 20
Camera Center closes
GAF Photo Salon (removed, July, 1977)

 

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