Disneyland Opened on This Day in 1955! Celebrate with Some Incredible Vintage Photos of the Park

01of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesCars fill the parking lot in Anaheim, California, on Disneyland’s opening day: July 17, 1955.02of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesVisitors take five in front of one of the park’s brand new attractions.03of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesDumbo is the main event on Main Street.04of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesWalt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight celebrate opening day.05of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesRichard Nixon, then vice president, takes his nephew and daughter on Peter Pan’s Flight.06of 12Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesActress Adelle August takes a ride around the park with a handful of guests.07of 12Bettmann/Corbis/GettyWalt Disney greets the media from outside of Sleeping Beauty Castle.08of 12Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLater, he talks to kids on a ride on the Disneyland Stage Line.09of 12Gene Lester/Getty ImagesOne lump or two? Walt, his wife Lillian and daughter Diane go for a spin on the Mad Tea Party.10of 12Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesMickey Mouse himself greets guests arriving to the park.11of 12Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesA view of park-goers making their way through the castle.12of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesA most magical day!

01of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesCars fill the parking lot in Anaheim, California, on Disneyland’s opening day: July 17, 1955.

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Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images

Cars fill the parking lot in Anaheim, California, on Disneyland’s opening day: July 17, 1955.

02of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesVisitors take five in front of one of the park’s brand new attractions.

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Visitors take five in front of one of the park’s brand new attractions.

03of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesDumbo is the main event on Main Street.

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USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images

Dumbo is the main event on Main Street.

04of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesWalt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight celebrate opening day.

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Walt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight celebrate opening day.

05of 12USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesRichard Nixon, then vice president, takes his nephew and daughter on Peter Pan’s Flight.

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Richard Nixon, then vice president, takes his nephew and daughter on Peter Pan’s Flight.

06of 12Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesActress Adelle August takes a ride around the park with a handful of guests.

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Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Actress Adelle August takes a ride around the park with a handful of guests.

07of 12Bettmann/Corbis/GettyWalt Disney greets the media from outside of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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Bettmann/Corbis/Getty

Walt Disney greets the media from outside of Sleeping Beauty Castle.

08of 12Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesLater, he talks to kids on a ride on the Disneyland Stage Line.

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Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Later, he talks to kids on a ride on the Disneyland Stage Line.

09of 12Gene Lester/Getty ImagesOne lump or two? Walt, his wife Lillian and daughter Diane go for a spin on the Mad Tea Party.

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Gene Lester/Getty Images

One lump or two? Walt, his wife Lillian and daughter Diane go for a spin on the Mad Tea Party.

10of 12Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesMickey Mouse himself greets guests arriving to the park.

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Mickey Mouse himself greets guests arriving to the park.

11of 12Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesA view of park-goers making their way through the castle.

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Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

A view of park-goers making their way through the castle.

12of 12Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty ImagesA most magical day!

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A most magical day!

source: people.com