38 standout photos of memorable Disneyland moments
Brittany Levine Beckman, Liv Paggiarino
·7 min read
Disneyland has cast an unbreakable spell on Southern California — and the world. It has its addicts and its haters, but there's no denying it has our attention.
The Disneyland Resort is where high school grads, newlyweds and lottery winners celebrate. It's where churro fans satisfy cravings, pin traders thrill over new discoveries, children squeal at Mickey meet-and-greets, Star Wars fans live out Blue Bantha milk fantasies and Christmas lovers buy ornaments all year long.
It's also where news is made.
When the gates swung open for the first time on July 17, 1955, the Los Angeles Times reported that 15,000 people "formed a four-abreast line a mile long." The first two children inside got lifetime passes. Since that day, the newspaper has consistently covered the park's notable events.
A month after opening, Richard Nixon, then vice president, took his family and claimed to be spooked by Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. When the Moroccan King visited in 1957, he rode in a canoe; The Times made a to-do about real-life royalty visiting Sleeping Beauty Castle. Fast-forward and The Times would chronicle the visit of a Tibetan lama reincarnate in 1995, the comings and goings of various rides, employee protests, the park's pandemic closure, and price hikes.
Continue scrolling for a selection of memorable moments at the Disneyland Resort as seen through the lens of Los Angeles Times photographers over the last 68 years.
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