Park History

Shooting Galleries

Shooting Galleries

 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…

Mineral Hall

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…

Skull Rock

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…

Carousel of Progress

General Electric Carousel Of Progress

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…

Country Bear Jamboree

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…

Jolly Trolley

Jolly Trolley

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…

Hobbyland

 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…

Goofy's Playhouse

Goofy’s Playhouse

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…

Flik's Flyers

Flik’s Flyers

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…

Heimlich's Chew Chew Train

Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train

October 2002 – September 2018 LOCATION A Bug’s Land – When you walked through the main entrance of A Bug’s Land, off of Pacific Wharf, you’d see the entrance to the Chew Chew Train on your right, tucked across from the Drive ‘Em Buggies. If you entered A Bug’s Land from Hollywood Land, keep to […] Read more…

Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies

Tuck And Roll’s Drive ‘Em Buggies

October 2002 – September 2018 LOCATION A Bug’s Land – If you entered through the main entrance of the land, keep right at the fork and you’d see the Buggies straight ahead. Guests arriving from Hollywood Land turned left when they arrive in A Bug’s Land and found the Buggies just beyond Francis’ Ladybug Boogie. And […] Read more…

Mickey and the Magical Map

Mickey And The Magical Map

May 2013 – March 2020 LOCATION Fantasyland – Walk to the rear of Fantasyland, near It’s A Small World and the entrance to Mickey’s Toontown, and you’d see the Fantasyland Theatre on your left. You could also take the Disneyland Railroad to the Toontown station, and you’d disembark right next to the Fantasyland Theatre entrance. […] Read more…

Mad T Party

Mad T Party

June 2012 – March 2016 LOCATION Hollywood Land – On most weekend nights and holidays, guests would find the Mad T Party in the rear of Hollywood Land. When entering from Buena Vista Street, guests followed the path to Hollywood Land, keeping left at the side street. From A Bug’s Land, the Mad T Party could be […] Read more…

Village Haus

Village Haus Restaurant

May 1983 – February 2017 LOCATION Fantasyland – When you entered through the castle, you’d find the Village Haus on your left, around the corner past Pinocchio’s Daring Journey. If you arrived in Fantasyland from Frontierland, you’d see the restaurant first thing on your right. And if you entered Fantasyland from Tomorrowland or Mickey’s Toontown, […] Read more…

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