1965 - Disneyland, California - Unknown 8mm Home Movie 

Try going to Disneyland today. Massive crowds and gargantuan lines as you wait endlessly to go on a ride. Expect to spend a grand or two. Wouldn't it be nice if the Disneyland was like this film?

I was a sophomore in high school in 1965. Disneyland was a special place, a magical place. A tram would always be available at the park for anyone in need. There were no parking fees. The merchandise was top quality and easy to find. The dancing waters were beautiful. We would all look for Mr. Walt Disney in the park as he was in disguise no doubt checking on everything. This is only a small part of what made Disneyland so special in 1965. Great memories!!

I was born in 1966 a year later. Wow, doesn't seem to be any crowds there that day.

Ladies and gentlemen, that era was the peak of our humanity. My parents were lucky to have lived during those years, I don't belong to nowadays society.

I had to watch this as this was the first year I went to Disneyland & I was 5. The Castle has held up well and it's nice to see no crowds. It's not enjoyable these days due to crowds and high ticket prices.

Wow, great Disneyland footage! Thanks for sharing the whole reel. So cool to see the old Mickey and crazy to see the park so empty!

This is great! The swans! At least the Main Street cinema is still a cinema here (I hope). The one in Wdw has turned into a shop.

The three little pigs characters wearing their Keds sneakers with the blue label on the heel. Memories.

From Orange County and Disneyland in Anaheim was of course much different then. It really was a magical place for kids and even adults. I know a lot of people say it was much cheaper back then, but you have to take into account monies made in the 60s. It wasn't expensive but it wasn't super cheap either. Crowds weren't an issue if I remember correctly, or maybe the excitement kept me from noticing. I still have books of tickets from back then shoved in a shoe box somewhere. For most of us who grew up in Orange County, this was a once a year thing, maybe twice counting Christmas. Disneyland during Christmas in the 60s was incredible. My parents would take us to Disneyland in the summer along with Knotts Berry Farm, another awesome place during the 60s in Buena Park. This wasn't counted as a vacation, but an outing that lasted a whole day. I remember sitting at the window of my bedroom watching the Disneyland fireworks over Bastanchury Hill in Fullerton. It was a great time to be a kid.

Awesome. Love seeing NO CROWDS. It's a cluster now that takes away from any fun experience.

First time I went was 1964. I remember all these things and more. I remember riding donkeys and I remember some sort of ride that was kind of like a salt and pepper shaker but not as bad. I could be wrong on that, but definitely rode the donkeys there. I drove the cars we did the submarine ride. I remember the band. I remember the women in the funny outfit. So funny, I have pictures still not too many but some.

incredible footage! love the skyway pov

Great stuff!

So nice to see it the way I remember it. I loved Autopia!

What a find!

terrific

7:06 Visual history of why the characters have handlers today...

Looks like the girls had a nice time.

Ahhh back in the day..as an avgeek i loved the beginning..some nice shots from the skybuckets also

Thank you for uploading and sharing this. It’s amazing!

That’s right about the time I started to go to Disneyland as a kid. I would have been around 7 years old. I continued to go after I had my own family up to around the year 2000 or so. Fun times back then. I have grandkids now and not sure I want to take them to a Disney Park now.

Wow, I can't believe how much of Disneyland was already built and dialed-in by the early 1960's. It looks so similar to today.

Great old video, almost wish some music or something was put in though as dead silence made me check if my PC sound was on. The old Mickey was the funny part though. They got a kid or something to be the Mickey in the band, as he was about half the height of any one else.

It's hard to get your head around time.

Wow, Mickey was short back then!

Those poor pigs! Lolololol

Being asked to take someone’s picture because there were no such things as selfies. ;)

The guys @ 9:49 would have been employed by the one and only "Mr Guder" at this time.

In 1965, The Lion King Didn’t Exist Until 1994

Longboards. Surfing in orange county? One of their piers?

#DisneyDiva ❤ Disneyland USA❤😊

One year before Walt’s Death

I don't remember the first ride shown in the video.....looks like a some kind of jet plane type thing. 😂😂

Nice no bums on beach or homeless. Baby mama's weren't a thought...

What Disney movies were out at this time? Only a few

Man did they wear the wrong shoes for Disneyland! I bet their feet were done by noon

I try and try to get into the minds of visitors to figure out why it wasn't as crowded. Was admission and a ticket book the same slice out of one's paycheck as today? sure they had no annual passes. This is before new Tomorrowland and Haunted Mansion and Pirates. I assume the NY world's fair is not yet over. Best reason I think the population of SoCal expanded many many X since then. Even with DCA Imagine if Walmart built 6 stores 2 in Ca and 4 in Fla and never ever built any more. Yep they'd be crowded. While other businesses keep building for extra population, Disney hasn't built a new park in 25 years.

Hairspray! Rollers, bouffant. Go to bed with rollers in your hair. Uncomfortable. Wake up, back comb into a bouffant do , apply spray. Hopefully lasts a few days.

There's practically nobody there

Looks like the film was exposed even in the perforated area?

How would you like to go back to 1965 knowing what you know now?

I LOVE any and ALL Disney footage that show Walt's dream as he intended it to be. Before the company went WOKE! Thank you for the trip down memory lane!!

Wow, people who are well mannered, thin and well dressed. Not like the cows walking around today stuffing their faces with churros, trying to figure out what they identify as ....