#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/8/2001) Disney's California Adventure held its grand opening ceremony!
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/8/2001) Disney's California Adventure held its grand opening ceremony!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/7/2001) I was working one of my first Disneyland Lost & Found shifts. After the Park closed (at 8 p.m.!), I took this photo looking toward Main Street on Disneyland's last official day as an only Disneyland Resort child.
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/7/2001) I was working one of my first Disneyland Lost & Found shifts. After the Park closed (at 8 p.m.!), I took this photo looking toward Main Street on Disneyland's last official day as an only Disneyland Resort child.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/7/2001) How many days left until the grand opening of the Disneyland Resort?
1 Days!!
1 Days!!
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/7/2001) How many days left until the grand opening of the Disneyland Resort?
1 Days!!
1 Days!!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/5/2001) Your view of Grizzly Peak from inside the Napa Rose.
February 6, 2026 at 12:20 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/5/2001) Your view of Grizzly Peak from inside the Napa Rose.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/3/2001) I felt compelled to photograph (not buy!) this t-shirt, as it was the only time I'd ever seen an Imagineer's name on one.
February 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (2/3/2001) I felt compelled to photograph (not buy!) this t-shirt, as it was the only time I'd ever seen an Imagineer's name on one.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/31/2001) With just over a week to go for the grand opening, Disney's California Adventure did not have any previews as last-minute touch up continued.
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/31/2001) With just over a week to go for the grand opening, Disney's California Adventure did not have any previews as last-minute touch up continued.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/25/2001) Scenes around Paradise Pier.
149 more photos here
#SignageSunday
149 more photos here
#SignageSunday
January 25, 2026 at 7:53 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/25/2001) Scenes around Paradise Pier.
149 more photos here
#SignageSunday
149 more photos here
#SignageSunday
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/24/2001)
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/24/2001)
BEHOLD: The Hot Potato (1/21/2001)
This "Baked Potato Kiosk" (also generically known as part of Bountiful Valley Farmer's Market) may have been the first casualty at DCA 1.0. It apparently never got permitted.
#SignageSunday
1/7
This "Baked Potato Kiosk" (also generically known as part of Bountiful Valley Farmer's Market) may have been the first casualty at DCA 1.0. It apparently never got permitted.
#SignageSunday
1/7
January 21, 2026 at 11:33 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/19/2001) Celebrating at Club 33!
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/19/2001) Celebrating at Club 33!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/17/2001) Sunrise over Grizzly Peak.
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/17/2001) Sunrise over Grizzly Peak.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/14/2001) The Lion King parking lot entry off Harbor Blvd. had a rather aggressive orange identification sign.
In the fall of 2006, the color palette changed to a more calming blue.
In the fall of 2006, the color palette changed to a more calming blue.
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/14/2001) The Lion King parking lot entry off Harbor Blvd. had a rather aggressive orange identification sign.
In the fall of 2006, the color palette changed to a more calming blue.
In the fall of 2006, the color palette changed to a more calming blue.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/12/2001) AMC mascot Clippy makes an appearance for the dedication of the theater.
When I posted this on Twitter a few years back, it seemed this was the best photo of the character people had seen. (I also learned it was named Clippy and not "film thing.")
When I posted this on Twitter a few years back, it seemed this was the best photo of the character people had seen. (I also learned it was named Clippy and not "film thing.")
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/12/2001) AMC mascot Clippy makes an appearance for the dedication of the theater.
When I posted this on Twitter a few years back, it seemed this was the best photo of the character people had seen. (I also learned it was named Clippy and not "film thing.")
When I posted this on Twitter a few years back, it seemed this was the best photo of the character people had seen. (I also learned it was named Clippy and not "film thing.")
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/11/2001) Downtown Disney had a charitable preview event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
213 photographs of the event available on Parkendium
[And the original @laughingplace.com coverage.](www.laughingplace.com/news-id50196...)
213 photographs of the event available on Parkendium
[And the original @laughingplace.com coverage.](www.laughingplace.com/news-id50196...)
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/11/2001) Downtown Disney had a charitable preview event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
213 photographs of the event available on Parkendium
[And the original @laughingplace.com coverage.](www.laughingplace.com/news-id50196...)
213 photographs of the event available on Parkendium
[And the original @laughingplace.com coverage.](www.laughingplace.com/news-id50196...)
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/10/2001) Scenes around the Park before opening. I took 33 photos in all, but why didn't I take more?!
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/10/2001) Scenes around the Park before opening. I took 33 photos in all, but why didn't I take more?!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/8/2001) I was experiencing Disney's California Adventure for the first time with current/former Disneyland Design Studio Imagineers!
Michael Volcok and Scott L Jordan had left to join Digital On-Demand; Diane Michioka was managing it at the time.
Michael Volcok and Scott L Jordan had left to join Digital On-Demand; Diane Michioka was managing it at the time.
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/8/2001) I was experiencing Disney's California Adventure for the first time with current/former Disneyland Design Studio Imagineers!
Michael Volcok and Scott L Jordan had left to join Digital On-Demand; Diane Michioka was managing it at the time.
Michael Volcok and Scott L Jordan had left to join Digital On-Demand; Diane Michioka was managing it at the time.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/7/2001) I gave my first Guided Tour at Disneyland and got my "D" pin! I don't have any photos from my tour, but I did have my camera that day, and it turned out to be the final night of the 1984 Lincoln show.
Still the only President I've been photographed with.
Still the only President I've been photographed with.
January 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/7/2001) I gave my first Guided Tour at Disneyland and got my "D" pin! I don't have any photos from my tour, but I did have my camera that day, and it turned out to be the final night of the 1984 Lincoln show.
Still the only President I've been photographed with.
Still the only President I've been photographed with.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/6/2001) At this very moment, Disney's California Adventure was receiving its very first Guest comment—a concern!
I've shared that before, but not a photo of the Guest Relations Lobby Cast that took it in.
I've shared that before, but not a photo of the Guest Relations Lobby Cast that took it in.
![Guest Comment Form 001. Time of Incident: 4:20 p.m. Location: Under Golden Gate Bridge; lights on concrete on base of bridge, 3 on each side. Comments: Guest was concerned about the safety of other guests when sitting in that area. The lights are very [hot?] and a guest could possibly get burned. Guest was [very?] concerned about children's safety.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eutzelzskczq7yz6qivoducj/bafkreie4tc5fog7wyknwtloaque7yw6vwqmsjh2wjqxfa5nh2mkf5hlwxq@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/6/2001) At this very moment, Disney's California Adventure was receiving its very first Guest comment—a concern!
I've shared that before, but not a photo of the Guest Relations Lobby Cast that took it in.
I've shared that before, but not a photo of the Guest Relations Lobby Cast that took it in.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/6/2001) The gates to Disney's California Adventure were finally open! (For an Imagineering preview, anyway.)
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/6/2001) The gates to Disney's California Adventure were finally open! (For an Imagineering preview, anyway.)
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/1/2001) A brand new Downtown Disney is on the eve of opening. Can it be called a ghost town when it's brand new?
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (1/1/2001) A brand new Downtown Disney is on the eve of opening. Can it be called a ghost town when it's brand new?
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/31/2000) Parking was $7 and the Park was open from 8 a.m.-3 a.m.
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/31/2000) Parking was $7 and the Park was open from 8 a.m.-3 a.m.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/21/2000) The entertainment memorabilia store Starabilias in Downtown Disney is also readying for its January 2 debut. And somehow it lasted eight years?!
#SignageSunday
#SignageSunday
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/21/2000) The entertainment memorabilia store Starabilias in Downtown Disney is also readying for its January 2 debut. And somehow it lasted eight years?!
#SignageSunday
#SignageSunday
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/21/2000) We're coming down to the final weeks before previews start at Disney's California Adventure!
December 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/21/2000) We're coming down to the final weeks before previews start at Disney's California Adventure!
TODAY IS THE DAY!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/19/2000) Official Disneyland information brought to you by ME!
My very first shift On Stage at Disneyland, at my favorite location to work.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/19/2000) Official Disneyland information brought to you by ME!
My very first shift On Stage at Disneyland, at my favorite location to work.
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY!
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/19/2000) Official Disneyland information brought to you by ME!
My very first shift On Stage at Disneyland, at my favorite location to work.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/19/2000) Official Disneyland information brought to you by ME!
My very first shift On Stage at Disneyland, at my favorite location to work.
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/14/2000) I got my Resort Update Training—essentially a walking tour of Disney's California Adventure. And it was led by Eric Nix, whose name you might know from Southern California theme parks.
December 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#25YearsAgoTodayAtDisneyland (12/14/2000) I got my Resort Update Training—essentially a walking tour of Disney's California Adventure. And it was led by Eric Nix, whose name you might know from Southern California theme parks.