Dee Kolafa celebrated her 100th birthday at Disneyland — nearly 70 years after she attended the amusement park’s grand opening in 1955. Disneyland invited the centenarian and her family to ...

AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Walt Disney nicknamed the grand opening of his $17 million amusement park “Black Sunday" — here's why. On July 17, 1955, entrance into Disneyland was meant to be ...

Disneyland has now been open for nearly 70 years. Opening day was July 17, 1955, and the park has gone through major changes since then. The opening 10 weeks saw a million visitors in the park.

Thousands took to the streets of Disneyland on its opening day on July 17, 1955. With all the wonder and whimsy came a slew of problems for the amusement park. Take a look back at Disneyland from ...

A woman who attended the 1955 opening day of Disneyland in California just celebrated another big occasion at the park — her 100th birthday! Dee Kolafa and her family returned to the Anaheim ...

Walt Disney’s dream became reality on this day in 1955. July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California, after its $17 million, yearlong construction; the park drew a million visitors in ...

Disneyland will hold back on a few surprises until July 17 — the official anniversary of the park’s opening day in 1955. The big birthday party will stretch for more than a year, on par with ...

The Millennium Falcon starship is pictured onstage during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland Park, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif.