1958 Disneyland & Disneyland Hotel Visit-Home Movies 

All the station wagons and Chevrolets! The ladies were dressed so nice. I often wish the fashion styles were still like that. They looked like they were having a wonderful time!

They all looked so nice. Not huge crowd's. When things were fun.

This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen! My mom went there in 1958, she would’ve been 22 years old, just like these ladies, I think. I can’t believe how much of it looks the same. I worked there in 1986. Fascinating to see the changes through the years and what has remained the same. Thank you so much for posting!

Cast Member smoking on Main St while operating a Main St vehicle..... Now thats a classic for sure.:)

I can't even imagine what those days felt like. What a beautiful time capsule.

This was the world of my childhood. Thanks for allowing me to visit again for a brief moment.

The beauty of yesterday allows you to see things as Walt did!

Just what I needed Don. Thanks! That tractor: hang on everybody. ;)

What an awesome movie. When Ladies were Ladies and men wore suits. Love the old Disneyland.

The pool scene in the beginning is awesome!!! No fat, gelatinous slobs lounging around.

Wow, those ladies were sporting the recent fashions. Those times, I wish to return just for the cleanliness and moral character. Nice video, those days are sorely missed. Thank you for sharing.

The world had class back then. Class and Panache. How I wish time machines existed.

Whoever filmed this did a wonderful job! I was 4 in 1958 and only dreamed of going to Disneyland. How things have changed.

To me it was crazy to see how close up to the actual entrance they used to be able to park.

Wow this is back before the existence of sound, back when people used to just smile and wave all the time

Wow. I agree with a lot of the other commenters such an amazing time capsule and the detail the hairstyles, the sunglass styles their shoes the amount of women who are wearing pants, just such a document of that time. Thank you

Girl Trip 1958! I just love this!

So neat to see what Disneyland was like for my grandparents generation! Seeing the way the ladies dress and those beautiful old cars is so evocative it's almost like having a time machine. Thank you so much for sharing!!

This brings back a lot of memories. Disneyland was much better back then. Thank you.

Extraordinary. This is like the holy grail of vintage Disneyland footage.

No crowds, properly dressed people, no tattoos,… Love it… go there now, and the spectacle is the people that go there!

Good times, good memories, thanks for posting that ! Watching that video is the next best thing to having a time machine. I was born in late 62 in So Cal, lived only about 8 miles from Disneyland, so my family visited the Magic Kingdom many times when I was a kid. I remember being able to just walk into Disneyland without paying admission, getting the ticket books (A through E, with the special 'Mr Lincoln speaks' ticket at the front), and my favorite as a kid was Monsanto's 'Voyage thru Inner Space'. Those were truly the good old days ! You should watch some of the old corporate videos from this era (late 50's, early 60's) that were produced by the big American corporations of the day; AT&T, GM, General Electric, etc.........those are really cool to watch also.

All those great cars! OMG! I was born a year later. I ended up working for Disney. Animation. I was lucky to have worked at the original Animation studio in Burbank. In the original old Animation building. Where Walt was. His office was up on the third floor. I was on the first floor. Was such a treat. My boyhood dream came true. I knew an executive that worked at Disneyland. Mary Jones. She was great. When I would visit her at the park she would allow me to sneak into the park from the gates. It was great. She was so nice. The good ole days. Now I’m retired. How the years fly by! Thanks for posting this video.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video of a much forgotten past of Disneyland. Amazing how different things were back then. I was mesmerized by the Ford Ranch Wagon and the flip up rear window and how it opened. This time period is before my own time, but I love seeing old classic vehicles in these throwback videos. 👏

my grandmother grew up near disneyland and she told me her and her friend would ride their bikes there and stop for fresh orange juice from the fields on the way. its so strange to really understand how much a place can and has changed with time

Absolutely beautiful

Thank you for uploading this!

Thanks for sharing!!! 🙏🏻💞

thanks for posting, 3:22 amazing how quickly the Jungle Cruise's jungle filled in after just three years

Awesome - Brings back great memories. Times were certainly different then 💗

This video makes me think of my Mom and Dad. In 58 they just moved into their brand new house. They went to Disneyland for the first time only a month after it opened. My Dad said he didn't even think of bringing a camera. I wish he had!!! They went many times, but I only have one picture from that era.

LOVED THIS!!!!! Thank you for sharing! 🥰 Time travel to the best of times!!!!!!!

We had a "Jungle Gym" in our backyard (60's- early 70's) with real iron from the ride. My dad was an iron-worker. Not sure how the material made it's way to our backyard. Coolest backyard in town.

Really cool video. I was born in 1955, the same year Disneyland opened. My first visit there was around 1962-63 so only a few years after this video was recorded.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful time, born in 58, living in San Diego the family made many trips up, couldn’t wait to see the orange groves then we knew we were close! Things have sure changed, clothing, cars and I’m sure manners and diet (if you know what I mean) I honestly don’t like Disneyland anymore, too crowded and too expensive! But oh what great memories made there! Was the happiest place on earth!

That was wonderful!

Look how classy everyone looked.

Love those old cars.

This is a pretty cool video. I give it a thumbs up.

I never saw the turtle on the rock, on the Jungle cruise before. Great movie!

Wow, Disneyland back then was the equivalent as going to small amusement park today. It's SOO MUCH different today. Can't imagine what Disneyland will look like by 2050, or 2100.

Those ladies are on a mission. Ain't nobody gonna get in their way!

I loved those days. I'm not sure my parents would have dressed up like that to go to an amusement park though. Maybe these ladies were on some sort of business/personal trip. Women especially used to go to a lot more trouble to get ready than they do today especially going to work, out to eat, or church. Anything seems to go these days. I love looking back at old pictures and videos.

Loved the old cars.

Brings back a lot of memories.

This is fantastic! Only thing that could make it even better is adding the sound of the projector playing the video :)

That’s neat. We took a family vacation to Disneyland three years later when I was four, about to turn five. I remember it well.

What an awesome film/video! 👏😃 Thank you so much for posting! I'm not old enough to remember a visit in 1958, but I DO remember that tram! At least, I remember the cars with the outside-facing seats! That metal got super hot for legs in shorts! lol What a fabulous display of the park and the guests, and the purely Dapper outfits! 🤩 It's like watching a period movie of the 1950s! Thanks again!

It looks so peaceful

Back then when peoole were genuine!! :^)0- Their smiles brighten the day!! Heck, brighten the universe!! :^)

Wow does this take me back! Thank you so much for this.

I nominate this for Academy Award, Short Documentary. This is amazing! It's like traveling back in time. The lack of crowds, people dressed in NOT their junkiest clothes. so much of the park recognizable even from over 60 years ago. The Central Ticket Booth, WHAT?! The long lost sky ride. Love the old station wagons! 1 or 2 people in the pool?! Wow, you made my day!

I wonder if Walt was there that day. The ladies look so glamorous- thanks for sharing

this is so cool!!

Fantastic!! Thank you for sharing! ❤

The year before the big three opened: monorail , the subs and the Matterhorn!

I was hoping to get a peek at the size of that motel room because it seemed like they were all bunking in there together. And I also wanted to see what the decor looked like in there because motels back then were much classier than motels today. I bet it looked nice inside.

great

Great footage! I cant imagine getting all dressed up to go for a car ride, crazy.

This is awesome! I love this kind of videos.

Very cool!!! Look how everyone is dressed nice. Pant, belts shirt. I since of pride on how they looked. Now, your luck to people even dressed. Lounge pants. Shorty t shirts .😢

Back then Disneyland was surrounded by farmland on all sides. Then in the early 60s suburban infill happened and the park got surrounded. Had they known back then what we know today about how popular Disney has become, they would've built it wayyy bigger back then.

Wish we could go back there

Thanks for sharing this!

Nothing we loved more than a day at Disneyland. Now I couldn't be paid to go there.

Crazy to think that when this home movie was filmed, Disneyland was only 3 years old give or take!!!

Those women dress 👗 so elegant 😘!… all those days are gone forever 😢

AMAZING!!!!!!

i wish they filmed the various tickets used to get on rides. and the ticket books used.

Glad to see you on YT, Donny! I am following.

The Monorail was there on opening day.

People dressed better to go to Disneyland in those days than people dress to go to church or the office today.

I bet there was no one fighting in Disneyland back then!

Wow this is fantastic. I love how the women wore dresses back then, they were soo feminine.

In 1955 we lived 14 miles from Disneyland. never once went anywhere the Disneyland Hotel and never understood what all the hubbub was about.

Disneyland was only 3 years old…as was I!

Wow Disneyland was emptier and cleaner

Apart from all the attractions that didn't exist yet, the immature trees in 1958 really stands out. The Jungle Cruise is hardly a jungle.

Fun fact: 1958 was the year where the Alice in Wonderland ride first opened to the public

Lots of women (an no men) in dresses. Very nice!

I don’t think my mother owned a pair of pants until 1970. 😅

The 50’s were the 90s of that time

They remind me of School Sisters. They had a Dress Code.A more Contemporary Order.

The B-u-tah-fuL Ladies of Dapper Days 1958‼️✨️🧉😎✨️

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A Super 8 color camera was quite pricey back then!

basically every adult in this is probably gone

Is there no volume to this, or am I blasting some other Bluetooth device in another room?

I thought I had old footage in VHS and 8mm of Disney World. This is surprisingly clear and colors are not bad. do you know what this was filmed with? Thanks!

So I’m thinking they came into town & checked into a smaller motel and spent the day at the park. But the next day they actually had reservations for the Disneyland Hotel. I wonder if they went to the park again? Or swam? So many questions!

I don’t know how they made it through the day in those shoes? I bet they had no idea how large the park was

Long gone are the days when people dressed respectably, now people wake around half dressed at the park, dressed comfortably is 1 thing but dressed appropriately for a FAMILY park is another thing entirely

Wow thanks for sharing! I have been a Disneyland fan 😢collector for over fifty years and have not seen such different movies of Disneyland! Do you have any back story on the ladies? I got the impression they were there for some kind of convention they all head round tags on chords. Thanks again 😊

I spotted some signs for airlines at the hotel. Was this a prototype for magical express? ❤️😁👍

This is REMARKABLE!!! Absolutely entrancing! I have so many questions, if you don’t mind please! 1. Weird, but I’ve gotta ask: is the video real? Or is it somehow AI generated? 2. Did you use any tools to enhance the color? I assume it was a color camera; maybe I’m wrong there. 3. Did the original person filming have professional training? The walk around the tram and a distant shot of boarding the Jungle Cruise especially suggest some existing filmography skill, especially for the 50’s. 4. What was the motivation to record so many aspects of the Disneyland trip itself? I understand the fun parts; my dad made several videos of our Disneyland trips growing up in the 80’s. But even loading & unloading the car? Curious if the camera was a new toy, or if the filmmakers simply really enjoyed documenting all aspects of the trip. Thank you so much for sharing! I love this!!!

Why does the park seem so uncrowded in this footage? A few shots of park employees interacting with guests made it look like a much more personal experience. What changed over the years that there are now crowds and lines? (Easy air travel?)

Always thought it was weird how women wore dresses on occasions where they would be walking for hours and men wore suits. Thankfully people have changed and you’re not getting your suit and dress dirty. But I’m a millennial so this fancy dressing is a weird concept to me. My grandma had pictures of herself dressed up super fancy for a party and I’m like “Why?! It wasn’t even a nice party. It was just a casual get together!”

Interesting group of “sporty gals” (isn’t that the proper euphemism?)

Wonderful footage!! Was I seeing things or were there pueblo style mini buildings on top of some of the rockwork in Natures Valley? Have never seen that before!

Look how empty and sparse everything is, and no armies of baby strollers blocking everyone. And it didn't cost like 250 bucks for a one day ticket, amazing. No ghetto people yelling and fighting each other in the middle of the park?? Madness.