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In pictures: Vintage Disney theme parks

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Slide 1 of 33: FRANCE - APRIL 11: Inauguration of Eurodisney in Marne La Vallee, France on April 11, 1992. (Photo by Pool APESTEGUY/REGLAIN/STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Slide 2 of 33: FILE - In this Sunday, July 17, 1955 file photo, children sprint across a drawbridge and into a castle that marks the entrance to Fantasyland at the opening of Walt Disney's Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. Fantasyland had been closed until late in the day.
Slide 3 of 33: ANAHEIM,CA - JULY 17,1955: Actor Steve Rowland and actress Kathleen Case and Adelle August pose on the train during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim,California. (Photo by Earl Leaf/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Slide 4 of 33: Children are enjoying the cup and saucer ride in Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19, 1955. (AP Photo)
Slide 5 of 33: Donnie Nixon (nephew);Tricia, 9, and Vice President Nixon on Peter Pan ride EXM-N-11537-010~8 (Photo by USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)
Slide 6 of 33: Children ride an old-time train around the 160 acre Disneyland, in Los Angeles, Calif., July 22, 1955. Disneyland opened in doors five days before on July 17. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
Slide 7 of 33: (Original Caption) 6/4/1956-Anaheim, California- Dr. Achmed Sukarno, President of Indonesia, now touring the US, is shown with his son, Guntur, 12, riding behind 'Dumbo,' one of the fabulous residents of Disneyland, during their visit to the famous playg
Slide 8 of 33: UNITED STATES - MARCH 19: Disneyland 1956. Tomorrowland represents the opportunities and abilities of the future, from earthbound science to extraterrestrial travel. Pictured is the red and white TWA-sponsored Rocket To The Moon standing 70 feet tall as the centerpiece of Tomorrowland. (Photo by Dick Day/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
Slide 9 of 33: DISNEYLAND, AMERICA IN THE 1950S Little girl with Mickey Mouse and Pluto - 1957
Slide 10 of 33: UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 03: Contest Winners Tour- Disneyland (Photo by Colin Creitz/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
Slide 11 of 33: Tourists at Disneyland tour a plastic 'house of the future' built by Monsanto Chemical Company. (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Slide 12 of 33: MAVERICK - James Garner and Family at Disneyland - Shoot Date: December 12, 1957. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) JAMES GARNER WITH DONNA MONROE, FRIEND OF STEPDAUGHTER KIM
Slide 13 of 33: VARIOUS - 1950S Walt Disney assists Richard Nixon and family in dedicating the Monorail at Disneyland, Florida, America - 1959
Slide 14 of 33: UNITED STATES - JULY 21: Monorail At Disneyland - 1959. Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System. (Photo by Bob D'Olivo/The Enthusiast Network/Getty Images)
Slide 15 of 33: (Original Caption) 1/22/1959-Anaheim, CA- Enjoying a visit to Disneyland here Jan. 21, Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher, try an amusement ride with two of Miss Taylor's sons, Christopher (left), 4, and Michael (right), 6. Both of the boys are sons of Mr
Slide 16 of 33: APR 8 1960; To Perform for Carriers; The 'Skipjack,' one of eight Disneyland Submarines named after America's nuclear powered undersea fleet, breaks through a cascading waterfall after its journey through 'liquid' space at the California amusement center
Slide 17 of 33: Catholic School Day at Disneyland and Sisters Mary William and Mary Alfred take the first elephant as Sisters Mary Yvonne and Mary Joachin follow close behind as they join the children in a ride on "Dumbo" the flying elephant at Disneyland.
Slide 18 of 33: Disneyland guide Diane Stewart, center, prepares tourists for a boxcar ride down "Main Street" at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., June 13, 1962. This section of Disneyland is built to the 1890 period. (AP Photo)
Slide 19 of 33: EXCLUSIVE Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) drives a red bumper car with his daughter and grandson as passengers at Disneyland theme park, Anaheim, California. (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)
Slide 20 of 33: OCT 27 1966, OCT 31 1966, 3-2-1967; Disneyland, U.S.A.; (Photo By Floyd H. McCall/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Slide 21 of 33: APR 24 1966; Denver post Carriers will travel down this river in June; The Jungle stream in Disneyland has warriors, snakes, alligators and elephants. (Photo By The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Slide 22 of 33: 31st October 1969: Landscape artist Charlie Sepulveda creating life size topiary Disney characters for the Walt Disney World entertainment centre in Orlando, Florida (Photo by Alan Band/Keystone/Getty Images)
Slide 23 of 33: CANADA - DECEMBER 31: Disney World future exhibit opens October I (Photo by Boris Spremo/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Slide 24 of 33: A delighted little girl meets a larger-than life celebrity at the Magic Kingdom of Disneyland, in Anaheim, Orange County, Calif., Feb. 28, 1974. The county itself has been accused of being a giant playland, a place where people go to escape the problems
Slide 25 of 33: Visitors enter the Sleeping Beauty Castle of Fantasyland at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., Dec. 23, 1977. (AP Photo)
Slide 26 of 33: 26th February 1979: Space Mountain at Disney World in Florida. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Slide 27 of 33: Disneyworld In Florida, 1980
Slide 28 of 33: Tourists and Disney Characters in Parade (Photo by Jonathan Blair/Corbis via Getty Images)
Slide 29 of 33: Red gondolas offer a new view and a quick way to cross territory in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom near Orlando, Florida. (Photo by nik wheeler/Corbis via Getty Images)
Slide 30 of 33: ORLANDO, FL - DECEMBER 1: Boston College Cheerleaders along with the BC band perform out in front of the Cinderella Castle at in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando, December 1982. BC was in town to play Auburn in the Tangerine Bowl. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Slide 31 of 33: La sphère Spaceship Earth d'EPCOT Center dans le parc Walt Disney World Resort, à Orlando en Floride, aux Etats-Unis, en avril 1984. (Photo by Michel BARET/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
Slide 32 of 33: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, 1990 Photo by Peter Bischoff/Getty Images)
Slide 33 of 33: FRANCE - APRIL 11: Inauguration of Eurodisney in Marne La Vallee, France on April 11, 1992. (Photo by Pool APESTEGUY/REGLAIN/STEVENS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Have some favorite memories from one of Disney’s theme parks? Take a look at some of these vintage images of Disney amusement parks.

1955

Children sprint across a drawbridge and into a castle that marks the entrance to Fantasyland at the opening of Walt Disney’s Disneyland in Anaheim, California, U.S., on July 17.

1955

Actor Steve Rowland along with actress Kathleen Case and Adelle August pose on the train during the Opening day of Disneyland in Anaheim on July 17.

1955

1955

Richard Nixon with his nephew, Donnie, and daughter, Tricia, on the Peter Pan ride.

1955

Children ride an old-time train around the park on July 22.

1956

Indonesian President Dr. Achmed Sukarno rides ‘Dumbo’ with his son, Guntur, at Disneyland.

1956

The TWA-sponsored Rocket To The Moon, standing 70 feet tall, as the centerpiece at Tomorrowland on March 19.

1957

1957

1957

People tour a plastic “House of the Future” built by the Monsanto Chemical Company.

1957

American actor James Garner and family at Disneyland on Dec. 12.

1959

Walt Disney assists 37th U.S. President Richard Nixon and family in dedicating the Monorail at Disneyland.

1959

The Monorail at Disneyland.

1959

Actress Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher enjoying a visit to Disneyland on Jan. 21, with two of Taylor’s sons, Christopher (L) and Michael (R).

1960

The Skipjack, one of eight Disneyland submarines named after America’s nuclear-powered undersea fleet, in April.

1962

Sisters Mary William and Mary Alfred take the first elephant as Sisters Mary Yvonne and Mary Joachin follow close behind as they join children on “Dumbo” the flying elephant.

1962

1964

Walt Disney drives a red bumper car with his daughter and grandson as passengers.

1966

The steam train station at Disneyland on Oct. 27.

1966

The Jungle stream at Disneyland, in April.

1969

Landscape artist Charlie Sepulveda creates life-size topiary Disney characters for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 31.

1974

1974

A delighted little girl meets a larger-than-life celebrity, Donald Duck, at Disneyland on Feb. 28.

1977

1979

1980

Circa 1980s

Tourists and Disney characters in parade at Disney World.

Circa 1980s

Red gondolas offer a view and a quick way to cross territory in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida.

1982

Boston College cheerleaders, along with the BC band, perform in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in December. Boston College was in town to play Auburn in the Tangerine Bowl.

1984

1990

People ride the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

1992

Inauguration of Euro Disney in Marne La Vallee, France, on April 11.

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