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Disneyland Resort
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- This article is about the Disneyland Resort in California. For other Disney parks and attractions, see here.
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The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort complex in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining and entertainment area. Its main properties include:
- Disneyland Park, the original theme park built by Walt Disney which opened in 1955.
- Disney's California Adventure, a theme park that celebrates the history and culture of the Golden State, which opened in 2001.
- Disneyland Hotel, the original hotel built by Jack Wrather which opened in 1955 and was acquired by Disney in 1988.
- Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, a hotel based on the arts and crafts movement of the early 1900s.
- Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel, a hotel themed after the section of Disney's California Adventure it overlooks.
- Downtown Disney, an outdoor shopping and entertainment district.
Major administration and service properties (other than those integrated into park/hotel facilities) include:
- Team Disney Anaheim, the administration building for the Resort which also houses its employment office.
- Disneyland Resort Center, an ancillary administration building primarily serving the Hotels of the Disneyland Resort and Disney Fairy Tale Weddings.
- Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, the primary parking area for guests of Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure.
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The April 2007 issue of trade magazine Park World reported the following attendance estimates for 2006 compiled by Economic Research Associates in partnership with TEA (formerly the Themed Entertainment Association):
- Disneyland, 14.7 million visits (No. 6 worldwide)
- Disney's California Adventure, 5.6 million visits (No. 13)
The Disneyland Resort is generally bounded by Harbor Boulevard to the east, Katella Avenue to the south, Walnut Street to the west and Ball Road to the north. Interstate 5 borders the resort at an angle on the northeastern corner. Not all land bordered by these streets is part of the Disneyland Resort, particularly near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue, and along Ball Road between Disneyland Drive and Walnut Street. Special offramps from Interstate 5 combined with a reversible flyover over the intersection of Ball Road and Disneyland Drive permit easy access into and out of the Mickey & Friends parking garage during peak morning and evening traffic times. The official address of the resort is 1313 South Harbor Boulevard. The "1313" is a tribute to Mickey Mouse, as the letter "M" is the 13th letter of the alphabet[citation needed].
Disneyland Park opened on July 17, 1955. Due to budget constraints, much of the surrounding area, including the Disneyland Hotel, was not owned by Walt Disney. In subsequent years, the Disney company gradually acquired the land west of the park, notably the Emerald Hotel of Anaheim (now Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel), the Disneyland Hotel, and several commercial properties north of the Disneyland Hotel.
In the early 1990s, Disney announced plans to build WestCOT, a theme park similar to Epcot in Florida, on the site of the original parking lot. The plan was scrapped several years later and construction on Disney's California Adventure began in 1998. Along with a major renovation of the Disneyland Hotel, re-theming of the Paradise Pier Hotel (then called Disneyland Pacific Hotel), and construction of Downtown Disney, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, and the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, the expanded complex was inaugurated as the Disneyland Resort in early 2001.
The current president of Disneyland Resort is Ed Grier, formerly of Tokyo Disney Resort. He reports to Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
- July 17, 1954 - Walt Disney announces plans for an innovative new form of entertainment, a theme park, on his Disneyland television show.
- July 17, 1955 - Disneyland's opening day and ceremonies.
- July 17, 1959 - Tomorrowland re-opens, refurbished closer to Walt Disney's original vision, with four new attractions.
- July 17, 1980 - Disneyland celebrates 25 years of operation.
- 1983- Fantasyland is rethemed from a medieval tent themeing to storybook village themeing.
- August 9, 1994 - Senior executives at the Walt Disney Company announce the Disney Decade, including new attractions for Disneyland and a brand new sister theme park.
- February 8, 2001 - Disney's California Adventure opens to an audience 1/2 the size of the projected turn out.
- July 17, 2005 - Disneyland celebrates 50 years of operation.
- October 1, 2006 - Disney parks worldwide begin the Year of a Million Dreams.
