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Children on the Snow White ride at Disneyland in 1955.
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Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse rides in the locomotive cab of a circus train as it arrives at a station in Disneyland, Anaheim, California, July 18, 1955. The train is a real-world version of the one depicted in the animated Disney film, ‘Dumbo.’
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Parade participants ready themselves and their costumes for a the televised grand opening of Disneyland, Anaheim, California July 17, 1955. Minnie and Mickey and Donald Duck are among those visible.
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Crowds of people watch the ‘Tomorrowland’ portion of a parade in celebration of the opening of the Disneyland amusement park, Anaheim, California, July 17, 1955.
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American movie producer, artist, and animator Walt Disney smiles as he stands in front of the Fantasyland castle at the grand opening of Disneyland, Anaheim, California July 17, 1955.
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Crowds walking through gate of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Walt Disney’s theme park, Disneyland.
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Children on giant teacup ride at Walt Disney’s theme park, Disneyland.
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A menu for Carnation Ice Cream Parlor reads at Disneyland, 1955.
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Walt Disney crosses the drawbridge that saves as the entrance to the castle in what will be the heart of Disneyland, in California on April 16, 1955.
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Children are enjoying the cup and saucer ride in Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19, 1955.
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