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The Happiest Place on Earth and '''the''' Ride/{{Disney theme park|s}}.

The Happiest Place on Earth and ''the'' quintessential Ride/{{Disney theme park|s}}.

''The'' original Ride/{{Disney theme park|s}}.

''The'' original Ride/{{Disney Theme Park|s}} and the Happiest Place on Earth.

The original Ride/DisneyThemePark and the Happiest Place on Earth.

The original UsefulNotes/DisneyThemePark and the Happiest Place on Earth.

* '''''Ride/{{Star Wars|GalaxysEdge}}'' [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge : Galaxy's Edge]]''': The ninth land opened on May 31, 2019, with part of it replacing Frontierland's Big Thunder Ranch picnic area (and the rest of it a new expansion situated behind the Rivers of America). This land is based on the famous SpaceOpera [[Franchise/StarWars franchise]], taking place on a planet named Batuu between the movies ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''. It features two attractions; Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, where guest can "pilot" the ''[[CoolStarship Millennium Falcon]]'' itself, and Rise of the Resistance, where guests can fight the First Order. Notably, Oga's Cantina is the only place in the park where members of the general public can consume alcohol on the premises (the only other alcohol in Disneyland is inside the highly exclusive Club 33).

* '''''Ride/{{Star Wars|GalaxysEdge}}'' [[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Galaxy's Edge]]''': The ninth land opened on May 31, 2019, with part of it replacing Frontierland's Big Thunder Ranch picnic area (and the rest of it a new expansion situated behind the Rivers of America). This land is based on the famous SpaceOpera [[Franchise/StarWars franchise]], taking place on a planet named Batuu between the movies ''Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''. It features two attractions; Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, where guest can "pilot" the ''[[CoolStarship Millennium Falcon]]'' itself, and Rise of the Resistance, where guests can fight the First Order. Notably, Oga's Cantina is the only place in the park where members of the general public can consume alcohol on the premises (the only other alcohol in Disneyland is inside the highly exclusive Club 33).

[[note]]WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Castle, the icon of Disneyland Park... but, c'mon, [[IconicLogo you already knew that]]. In front of it is ''Partners'' (Blaine Gibson, [[NewerThanTheyThink 1993]]), the copper statue of Creator/WaltDisney and WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse holding hands.[[/note]]]]

By 1940, Walt Disney was achieving success in the field of animation. He had released the world's first [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs full-length animated feature]] to great acclaim and Mickey Mouse was a household name. Then one day, he was taking his daughters to Griffith Park in Los Angeles. As he watched them riding on a merry-go-round, he hit upon the idea of an amusement park where children and their parents could have fun together. Years later, interest emerged in a "Mickey Mouse Park," and people wrote to him asking if they could tour his studio. Always the visionary, Walt knew this was simply too small.

Opened on July 17, 1955, Disneyland Park in UsefulNotes/{{California}} was created by Creator/WaltDisney. The park was created as a place for him to bring his movies to life in a family-friendly environment.[[note]]The inspiration came from his days-out with his daughters. As he would watch them having fun on a merry-go-round, he hit upon the idea that there should be a place where children and their parents could have fun together. Years later, interest in a "Mickey Mouse Park" began to emerge, and people actually wrote in asking if they could tour his studio.[[/note]] The park had a very rough opening day[[note]]The park was filled with twice the expected attendance[[/note]] but it became successful anyways. The park celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 with the "Happiest Homecoming on Earth." It is currently the second most visited theme park in the world, the only one ahead of it is its sister park [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Magic Kingdom]] in Florida.

Opened on July 17, 1955, Disneyland Park in UsefulNotes/{{California}} was created by Creator/WaltDisney. The park was created as a place for him to bring his movies to life in a family-friendly environment. The park had a very rough opening day[[note]]The park was filled with twice the expected attendance[[/note]] but it became successful anyways. The park celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 with the "Happiest Homecoming on Earth." It is currently the second most visited theme park in the world, the only one ahead of it is its sister park [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Magic Kingdom]] in Florida.

Disney California Adventure Park, built on a former Disneyland parking lot, was initially themed as a celebration of the titular state (and subsequently criticized as redundant, and [[NeverLiveItDown maligned for some cheaply produced attractions]] such as ''Ride/SuperstarLimo''). The park has received significant overhauls to introduce more Disney theming and now features a number of E-ticket attractions in its own right. Unlike (most of) Disneyland Park, alcohol is sold throughout California Adventure, and the park plays host to an annual Food & Wine Festival much like the one in [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Epcot]]. It contains eight themed areas.

* [[invoked]] '''Avengers C.A.M.P.U.S.'''[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms the Centralized Assembly Mobilized to Prepare, Unite, and Safeguard]][[/note]]: The newest area of the Disneyland Resort that opened in 2021 (replacing the former ''[[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife A Bug's Land]]''), it is based on ([[AlternateContinuity though technically separate from]]) the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and acts as a headquarters for [[ComicBook/TheAvengers the eponymous superhero team]]. Due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers theme park rights issues]] with Ride/UniversalStudios, the word "Marvel" cannot appear in the park. Attractions include ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyMissionBreakout'' (formerly located in Hollywood Land, using the structure of a former ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror''), ''W.E.B.[[note]][[FunWithAcronyms Worldwide Engineering Brigade]][[/note]] Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure'' and the Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}} stage show "Ancient Sanctum".

!!Tropes relating to the land and its attractions:

[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I think most of all what I want Disneyland to be is a happy place...where parents and children can have fun...together."'']]

In 2001, it expanded into Disneyland Resort with the opening of a second theme park: Disney California Adventure.[[note]]Previously Disney's California Adventure; note the possessive.[[/note]] Besides the second park, the resort is home to Downtown Disney, a shopping and dining complex that was named after the one in Florida,[[note]]that one has since renamed to Disney Springs[[/note]] as well as three hotels. The first is Disneyland Hotel which opened with the park. The second hotel is Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, designed to evoke an early 1900s craftsman style of architecture. And the third hotel is Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel (previously the Emerald Hotel and later as the Pacific Hotel until Disney bought it in 1995 as a way to expand the Disneyland complex and renamed it into the Disneyland Pacific Hotel) which overlooks the (formerly) similarly titled section of California Adventure.

Disney California Adventure, built on a former Disneyland parking lot, was initially themed as a celebration of the titular state (and subsequently criticized as redundant, and [[NeverLiveItDown maligned for some cheaply produced attractions]] such as ''Ride/SuperstarLimo''). The park has received significant overhauls to introduce more Disney theming and now features a number of E-ticket attractions in its own right. Unlike (most of) Disneyland Park, alcohol is sold throughout California Adventure, and the park plays host to an annual Food & Wine Festival much like the one in [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Epcot]]. It contains eight themed areas.

* '''Mickey's Toontown''': Added to the park in 1993, it is based (partially) on {{Toontown}} from ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', combined with WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse's hometown. The land is mainly for younger children and features recreations of the homes of Mickey and his friends Minnie, Donald, and Goofy. The two attractions featured here are [[WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers Gadget's]] Go Coaster and Ride/RogerRabbitsCarToonSpin; ''Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway'' is also set to open here in 2023.

* '''Tomorrowland''': Based on a general sci-fi theme, (as of 1998) the land was the embodiment of discovery and the future. The three biggest attractions are Ride/SpaceMountain, WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Submarine Voyage, and [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear's]] Astro Blasters.

* '''Pixar Pier''': Originally named Paradise Pier (hence the nearby Paradise Pier Hotel) and designed to evoke a seaside amusement park, it has since been rethemed around the works of Creator/{{Pixar}}. Attractions include the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles Incredicoaster]]'' (formerly California Screamin'), ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory Midway Mania'', the ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' Emotional Whirlwind, [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Jessie's Critter Carousel]], the Pixar Pal-A-Round (formerly the Sun Wheel and Mickey's Fun Wheel) and a series of boardwalk games.

* NamedworldAndNamedland: Disneyland is a famous example, named for both the corporation and for the man who oversaw its construction, whose name escapes me.

* DinosaursAreDragons: The ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia'' example was translated over into "real" life in 1966 when Disneyland added the animatronic ''Primeval World'' diorama to their Disneyland Railroad attraction. In the Diorama, a T. rex is depicted fighting a ''Stegosaurus'' in the midst of a volcanic landscape.

* TheMoralStandard: Disneyland started out because Creator/WaltDisney wanted a clean, inviting place that he could take his daughters to that was completely unlike the [[CrappyCarnival dirty, sleazy amusement parks and carnivals]] of the 1950s. His approach was so successful that it [[GenreTurningPoint became the standard in the industry]]; out of necessity, the other parks either had to improve their standards to entice new customers or risk going out of business.

* '''Pacific Wharf''': Designed as a tribute to the Monterey fishing industry, it includes no rides, but does feature a bakery tour and the Blue Sky Cellar, which hosts previews of upcoming attractions hosted by Imagineers.

* '''Buena Vista Street''': DCA's answer to Main Street, U.S.A., it is named for the location of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, though [[NonIndicativeName it's actually modeled after]] UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Formerly named Sunshine Plaza before a remodeling. Contains the Red Car Trolley, which runs through Hollywood Land to Avengers Campus.

* [[invoked]] '''Avengers Campus''': The newest area of the Disneyland Resort (replacing the former ''[[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife A Bug's Land]]''), it is based on ([[AlternateContinuity though technically separate from]]) the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers theme park rights issues]] with Ride/UniversalStudios, the word "Marvel" cannot appear in the park. Attractions include ''Ride/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyMissionBreakout'' (formerly located in Hollywood Land, using the structure of a former ''Ride/TheTwilightZoneTowerOfTerror''), ''Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure'' and the Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}} stage show "Ancient Sanctum".
* '''''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' Land''': Initially developed as the car-themed "Carland", it was retooled prior to launch as being centered on the Creator/{{Pixar}} film franchise; the area is themed to the town of Radiator Springs. Attractions include the ''Test Track''-inspired ''Radiator Springs Racers'', ''Luigi's Rollicking Roadsters'' and ''Mater's Junkyard Jamboree''.

Disney California Adventure, built on a former Disneyland parking lot, was initially themed as a celebration of the titular state (and subsequently criticized as redundant, and [[NeverLiveItDown maligned for some cheaply produced attractions]] such as ''Ride/SuperstarLimo''). The park has received significant overhauls to introduce more Disney theming and now features a number of E-ticket attractions in its own right. Unlike (most of) Disneyland Park, alcohol is sold throughout California Adventure, and the park plays host to an annual Food & Wine Festival. It contains eight themed areas.