Rides retire. Horizons, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the first Journey Into Imagination — they live on now in photographs, recordings and the memories of people who rode them. Each post here brings back one closed attraction: what it was, when it opened, when it closed, and why people still talk about it.
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Exploring the Old Disneyland Rides
Here are some opening day rides (July 17, 1955): The Disneyland Railroad carried Walt Disney and his first official passengers. One of the opening-day rides is Jungle Cruise, which is intended to have real animals! Animals would sleep through the day or hide, and that was a problem. So, they had to use animatronics. Another…