Rare Color Photos From Disneyland’s Opening 62 Years Ago

This aerial view shows Disneyland as 22,000 invited guests attend opening day festivities of the amusement park in Anaheim, Ca., on July 17, 1955.

Walt Disney sits on a rock in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle in the Fantasyland section of Disneyland on opening day of the amusement theme park in Anaheim, Ca., on July 17, 1955.

Children sprint across a drawbridge and into the castle that marks the entrance to Fantasyland at the opening of Walt Disney’s Disneyland in Anaheim, California, July 17, 1955. Fantasyland had been closed until late in the day, and a virtual stampede developed when it finally opened.

People fill in the Disneyland amusement park on its opening day in Anaheim, Calif., on July 17, 1955. Guests of honor were California Governor and Mrs. Goodwin J. Knight and Walt Disney, standing foreground.

Actor Steve Rowland and actress Kathleen Case and Adelle August pose as they walk through the park during the opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Actress Adelle August poses during the opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

Actor Steve Rowland and actress Kathleen Case and Adelle August pose on the train during the opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

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