Source: Card Cow July 1955 – September 1966 LOCATION Tomorrowland – When guests arrived through the main entrance to Tomorrowland, they could find the Monsanto Hall of Chemistry on the right, roughly where Star Tours stands today. BACKGROUND When Imagineers first began organizing the layout and concepts in Tomorrowland, they placed an important focus on […] Read more…
October 2002 – September 2018 LOCATION A Bug’s Land – If you arrived in A Bug’s Land through the main entrance, you’d follow the path until you reach Flik’s Flyers. You’d see the Ladybug Boogie on your right, across from the Princess Dot Puddle Park. If you were coming from Hollywood Land, turn left once […] Read more…
July 1998 – March 2015 LOCATION Tomorrowland – If you followed the main path from Main Street USA, and you’d find the Innoventions building at the end, where the land opens up to a large patio. The entrance was to the right of the building, near Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port. BACKGROUND The Innoventions building has […] Read more…
January 2015 – May 2015 LOCATION Hollywood Land – When entering Hollywood Land from Buena Vista Street, guests could find the Frozen Fun festivities on the left, behind the stages. If guests visited from A Bug’s Land, Frozen Fun could be found straight ahead, just beyond the Hyperion Theater. BACKGROUND Even though Frozen hit theaters in November 2013, […] Read more…
Source: Daveland Web July 1955 – July 1960 LOCATION Tomorrowland – The Kaiser Aluminum Hall of Fame stood at the front right corner of Tomorrowland, visible from Main Street USA. The building that housed the Hall of Fame is now part of Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. BACKGROUND In the early years of Tomorrowland, […] Read more…
Source: PhotoBucket July 1955 – January 1962 (Main Street USA) June 1962 – January 1982 (Adventureland) LOCATION Main Street Shooting Gallery – Guests could find the shooting gallery on the left-hand side of Main Street USA, in the space used as the Gibson Girl kitchen today. Safari Shooting Gallery – Like the Main Street gallery, […] Read more…
Source: DLD History June 1956 – May 1963 LOCATION Frontierland – Guests could find Mineral Hall by keeping to the right of the main path from Main Street USA to Frontierland. Mineral Hall sat adjacent to the Mine Train track, roughly where Rancho del Zocalo sits now. BACKGROUND Mineral Hall was a walkthrough exhibit that […] Read more…
Source: PhotoBucket May 1960 – January 1982 LOCATION Fantasyland – When entering through the castle, guests could follow the main path and find Skull Rock straight ahead, in the area now occupied by Dumbo the Flying Elephant. BACKGROUND Skull Rock was a scenic lagoon inspired by Captain Hook’s Lair from the 1953 film Peter Pan. […] Read more…
Source: Wikia July 1967 – September 1973 LOCATION Tomorrowland – When entering from Main Street USA, guests followed the main path to the center of Tomorrowland. The Carousel of Progress sat right in the middle of the path, in the building that now houses Innoventions. BACKGROUND In Disneyland’s first few years of operation, Walt and […] Read more…
Source: Wikia March 1972 – September 2001 LOCATION Critter Country – When guests entered Critter Country through the main pathway, they would find the Country Bear Jamboree on the left, across from Splash Mountain. This area now houses The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh. BACKGROUND The Country Bear Jamboree was a zany concert show […] Read more…
Source: 2 Miss Mouses January 1993 – December 2003 LOCATION Mickey’s Toontown – After entering under the bridge, guests found the Jolly Trolley station on the left, in the very center of downtown Toontown. BACKGROUND The Jolly Trolley was Toontown’s form of transit, like a majorly scaled down Disneyland Railroad. The slow trolley took visitors […] Read more…
Source: PhotoBucket September 1955 – January 1966 LOCATION Tomorrowland – When guests entered Tomorrowland from Main Street USA, they would find Hobbyland on the right of the large rocket ship, in the area that is now an open patio in front of Space Mountain. BACKGROUND Hobbyland was a walkthrough area in Tomorrowland with various booths […] Read more…
January 1993 – March 2022 LOCATION Mickey’s Toontown – After you walked under the bridge and reach the end of the entrance path, you’d see Goofy’s Playhouse on your immediate left, across from Goofy’s gas station. BACKGROUND Goofy’s Playhouse was an open play area for kids, which included an outdoor patio, porch, and the interior […] Read more…
October 2002 – September 2018 LOCATION A Bug’s Land – There were three different ways to get to the Flyers: from Pacific Wharf, from Hollywood Land, or from Cars Land. If you were coming from Pacific Wharf, follow the main path and keep left at the fork, and you’d see the Flyers straight ahead. Those […] Read more…