Season Timeline
- July 17, 1955 - Disneyland dedicated by Walt Disney during a private dedication event that was broadcasted live on Network TV; festivities shared via telecast by hosts Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan and Bob Cummings.
- July 18, 1955 - Disneyland public opening day, when the gates opened to the public at 10 AM PDT, and had about 50,000 guests purchase tickets.
- May 5, 2004 - Happiest Homecoming on Earth details are announced by Michael Eisner, Bob Iger, Jay Rasulo and Julie Andrews.
- May 5, 2005 - The Happiest Homecoming on Earth officially is opened at Disneyland by Michael Eisner, Matt Ouimet, Bob Iger, Julie Andrews and Art Linkletter with a live video conference between the five Magic Kingdom theme parks on three continents and performances from Christina Aguilera and LeAnn Rimes.
- July 14, 2005 - Disneyland receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with the Sleeping Beauty Castle as the special icon of the star.
- July 15, 2005 - Space Mountain re-opens at Disneyland after a two year overhaul hiatus.
- July 17, 2005 - Disneyland's 50th birthday is officially commemorated with a re-reading by Diane Disney Miller of her father's original dedication.
- September 12, 2005 - Hong Kong Disneyland opens.
- September 21, 2006 - The process of taking down the golden overlay on Cinderella Castle is complete.
- September 30, 2006 - The Happiest Celebration on Earth officially ended.
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