I absolutely love looking through old Disneyland photos. It’s so interesting to see how lands change and grow over time…and some of the guest fashion eras are so fun to look back on!
With that in mind, please enjoy a new series that I hope is as fun to read through as it is for me to compile: Blast from The Past. Going land by land, I’ll share snapshots from the resort’s past, and give you a rough idea of where in today’s park the view came from, to the best of my ability.
First up, Tomorrowland.
 Source: Atomic Redhead
This view always amazes me – it’s the main entrance to the land from the Main Street USA hub. In the park’s earliest days, Tomorrowland had no PeopleMover track, the Astro Obitor was positioned in the rear of the land, and flags of the world lined the walkway instead of jagged rocks or plant beds.
 Source: Entertainment Junkie Blog
This view is of the original Submarine Voyage and the lagoon. You can see the Monorail station still sat above the attraction queue, and the Finding Nemo theming wouldn’t arrived for a few decades. One thing that hasn’t changed: you really do climb into a submarine and dip below the lagoon’s surface.
 Source: June Cleaver’s Vintage Closet
This is the House of the Future, once at the front corner of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. Today, this area is Pixie Hollow. The concrete foundation for the house still stands today, but is painted green and disguised within Pixie Hollow’s sweeping plants and flowers.
 Source: Daveland
This short-lived attraction was the Viewliner, a tran that ran around the rear of Fantasyland (roughly where the It’s A Small World wall stands today), looping near the Matterhorn‘s current location. It’s truly unbelievable to see how open this space is now, with just the Fantasyland Autopia nearby. Today, this space is one of the most steadily busy sections of the park, with the Matterhorn, Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland, It’s A Small World, and the walkway to Toontown all within steps of each other.
 Source: Imagineering Disney
These are the Flying Saucers, a 60s attraction in the southeastern section of Tomorrowland. Today, their location has been absorbed by Space Mountain. The giant grey spheres in the background are part of the show building for Rocket to the Moon, which became Mission to Mars in 1975 (long after the Flying Saucers left the park).
 Source: Atomic Redhead
And finally, this is a wide view of Tomorrowland’s central plaza. You can see the stage that ascends/descends, which is still in the park today as part of Tomorrowland Terrace. The Matterhorn still stands proudly in that same location, and you can catch a glimpse of passing Skyway cars. I love the kinetic energy of this photo, and I think it perfectly captures the spirit of what Tomorrowland is all about: technology that keeps people moving into the future.