Disneyland Park opened in Anaheim on July 17, 1955. Main Street, U.S.A. leads to Sleeping Beauty Castle and the central hub, where paths branch toward the park’s lands. There are nine lands today.
The nine lands
Main Street, U.S.A.
The entrance street has the Emporium, Plaza Inn and Main Street Cinema. The railroad station sits above the entrance, and the Opera House presents shows about Walt Disney and Abraham Lincoln.
Adventureland
Jungle Cruise and Indiana Jones Adventure share this side of the hub with the Enchanted Tiki Room and Adventureland Treehouse. The Tropical Hideaway serves food beside the Jungle Cruise waterway.
New Orleans Square
Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion are here, along with Blue Bayou, Café Orleans and Tiana’s Palace. The railroad station sits near the riverfront.
Bayou Country
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Winnie the Pooh and the Explorer Canoes are here. Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree overlooks the Rivers of America, and Pooh Corner sells sweets and souvenirs.
Frontierland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad rises behind the western storefronts. The Mark Twain Riverboat and Sailing Ship Columbia travel around the Rivers of America, beside the rafts to Tom Sawyer Island.
Fantasyland
Walk through or around Sleeping Beauty Castle to reach the storybook rides. Peter Pan’s Flight and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride are among the dark rides; Dumbo and the carousel sit outdoors.
Mickey’s Toontown
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin sit among cartoon houses and play areas. You can also visit Mickey’s and Minnie’s houses or eat at Café Daisy.
Tomorrowland
Space Mountain and Star Tours occupy this side of the hub. Autopia, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and the Monorail are also here, with food at Galactic Grill and Alien Pizza Planet.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Black Spire Outpost on Batuu contains Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Droid Depot, market stalls and food counters fill the streets around them.
Getting around
The Disneyland Railroad runs clockwise, with stops at Main Street, U.S.A., New Orleans Square, Mickey’s Toontown and Tomorrowland. Our Disneyland Railroad guide covers the stations and route.
Shows and performances
Fantasmic! plays on the Rivers of America. Fireworks, projection shows and parades use other parts of the park. Check the daily entertainment calendar for the lineup and times on your date.
Before entering the park
Guests ages 3 and older currently need valid admission and a reservation for the same park and date. Disneyland and California Adventure have separate entrances. Check Disney’s entry requirements and Park Hopper rules before buying tickets.
Height limits, transfer requirements and sensory information vary by attraction. Use Disney’s accessibility resources and the individual attraction listings to check what your group needs.
Earlier Disneyland
Mine Train Through Nature’s WonderlandFrontierland · 1960–1977
This train followed the earlier Rainbow Caverns Mine Train through desert scenery and Rainbow Caverns. It closed in 1977; Big Thunder Mountain Railroad replaced it.
PeopleMoverTomorrowland · 1967–1995
The elevated PeopleMover carried riders through several Tomorrowland attraction buildings. Its small trains ran for 28 years before the ride closed in 1995.
SkywayFantasyland–Tomorrowland · 1956–1994
Gondolas carried riders between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. After the Matterhorn opened in 1959, the route passed through the mountain. The Skyway closed in 1994.
Adventure Thru Inner SpaceTomorrowland · 1967–1985
Riders boarded Atomobiles and passed through a giant microscope in a simulated trip into the world of atoms. Star Tours replaced the attraction.
Country Bear JamboreeBear Country / Critter Country · 1972–2001
The singing bears arrived in 1972. Renamed Country Bear Playhouse in 1986, the theater also hosted Vacation Hoedown and Christmas shows. It closed in 2001 to make way for Winnie the Pooh.
Disneyland in spring 2018Limitless Park photo archive
Andrew’s photos from spring 2018 show Disneyland before Galaxy’s Edge opened and before Critter Country became Bayou Country.
Sources
Check the Disneyland app for ride hours and showtimes on the day you visit.
Park and land directory · Attraction listings · Entertainment listings · Disneyland opening history
Show photo creditsHide photo credits
Big Thunder’s spires: Andrew Krivsky / Limitless Park, 2018.
Andrew Krivsky / Limitless Park, 2018: Main Street, U.S.A.; New Orleans Square; Frontierland; Fantasyland; Disneyland in spring 2018.
Disney / Disneyland Resort: Adventureland.
Disney / Disneyland Resort: Bayou Country.
Disney / Disneyland Resort: Mickey’s Toontown.
Disney / Disneyland Resort: Tomorrowland.
Disney / Disneyland Resort: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Andrew’s photographs are from spring 2018. Disney supplied the other land images. The Galaxy’s Edge image shows Rise of the Resistance. Historical images are from Disney / D23; their capture dates are unconfirmed. The dates on history cards are the attractions’ Disneyland operating years. Images are cropped to fit; history photos fade to grey when opened.
Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland at Disneyland: Disney / D23.
Disneyland PeopleMover historical photograph: Disney / D23.
Disneyland Skyway historical photograph: Disney / D23.
Adventure Thru Inner Space at Disneyland: Disney / D23.
Country Bear Jamboree from D23’s Disneyland opening history: Disney / D23.
The Country Bear band photograph accompanies D23’s Disneyland opening history; the photograph’s exact location and date are not independently established.
E.P. Ripley: Tom Arthur, 2009; CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped display retains the same license.
Fantasmic at Disneyland — Disney press photograph: Richard Harbaugh / Disneyland Resort, 2024.
Disneyland Railroad: Andrew Krivsky / Limitless Park, 2018.
Section photographs are cropped to fit. Dated archive photographs illustrate the place, not its present operating status. Concept art depicts announced work and may change.