Original Disneyland Map 1955

Curran knew the map was important and kept it in great condition unknowingly preserving a significant piece of disneyland s history.

Original disneyland map 1955. Continue after the page break and take a look. It s so fun watching the park evolve over the years and what better way to witness that evolution than through it s own park maps. Don t you just love seeing old disneyland maps.

Today let s take a look at the evolution of disneyland s park maps from 1955 to 2015. But before that day could come walt needed investors. The map is expected to sell from anywhere between 750 000 to.

It s printed on a single sheet of paper and tri folded. Click map for inside scan. This is the first guide map printed by disneyland to hand out at the front gate.

The new york times reported that a hand drawn map created by walt himself and a friend named herb ryman was completed over one rushed weekend in september 1953 as part of a frantic effort to secure funding to build disneyland. Here is an old disneyland guide from 1955 measures 13 1 2 x 9 inches unfolded this is an original souvenir guide offered to disneyland visitors during their first year opening in 1955 not in the best. In 1955 disneyland opened its doors and became walt disney s first theme park dream come true.

3 x 11 pages. I know i sure do.