How did Disneyland and Walt Disney World look when you were a kid?

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Main Street U.S.A. Magic Kingdom 1972

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Disney Parks can change drastically over time, and we don’t just mean with increasing ticket prices. From extinct attractions to completely rethemed lands and even renamed and rebranded theme parks, Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort have changed so much in the decades since they opened. We recently came across some vintage Disneyland and Walt Disney World photos, so why not take a trip down memory lane to the Disney Parks of the past to see just how much they’ve changed since 1955 and 1971.

Disneyland

Disneyland just celebrated its 64th anniversary, and in over half a century this resort has experienced more changes than we can count. Still, the magical feeling of Walt Disney’s very first theme park remains true and present today. Even with completely reimagined lands, all-new attractions, and a theme park that Walt Disney never had the chance to see, Disneyland Resort still holds the same delightful Disney magic that some claim you can only feel right at home in Anaheim.

Mad Tea Party, 1955

Disneyland Mad Tea Party 1955
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Casey Jr. Circus Train, 1955

Disneyland Casey Jr. Circus Train 1955
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The Golden Horseshoe, 1955

DIsneyland Golden Horseshow 1955
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Flower Market on Main Street, U.S.A., 1955

Disneyland Flower Market 1955
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Pirates of the Caribbean, 1969

Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean 1969
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Disney California Adventure, 2000

Disney California Adventure construction
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Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Resort has gone through so many changes over the past almost five decades since it first opened. From the addition of theme parks and water parks to countless hotels, there is so much to see and do in Disney’s Orlando. But just like Disneyland park, Magic Kingdom still holds that whimsical, magical feeling of pixie dust today that it did when it first opened in 1971.

Main Street U.S.A., 1972

Main Street U.S.A. Magic Kingdom 1972
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Magic Kingdom Skyway, 1990

Magic Kingdom Skyway 1990
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it’s a small world, 1972

it's a small world 1972
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Disney’s MGM Studios, 1997

Disney's MGM Studios 1997
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50’s Prime Time Café, 1987

50's Prime Time Cafe 1987
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Epcot Spaceship Earth Construction, 1982

Epcot Spaceship Earth Construction, 1982
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The Living Seas, 1986

The Living Seas
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World of Disney, 1997

World of Disney 1997
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What are your favorite Disney Parks attractions or areas that no longer exist today? Let us know in the comments!

Source: Insider 

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