The Millennium Falcon starship is pictured onstage during a dedication ceremony for the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at Disneyland Park, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. From ...

Dee Kolafa celebrated her 100th birthday at Disneyland — nearly 70 years after she attended the amusement park’s grand opening in 1955. Disneyland invited the centenarian and her family to commemorate ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A California woman celebrated a milestone event when she visited Disneyland the day it opened in 1955. On Wednesday, the theme park returned the favor, inviting her to the Anaheim ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dee Kolafa attended Disneyland's opening day on July 17, 1955. Nearly seven decades later, as the Walt Disney Co. is celebrating its centennial this year, Kolafa marked her 100th ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on July 17, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. Walt Disney’s dream became reality on this day in ...

Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images July 17, 1955: Riders on mules in the 'Painted Desert' in Frontierland, Disneyland Amusement Park, Anaheim, California.

Disneyland’s opening day on July 17, 1955 was a nightmare that would become known in Disney lore as Black Sunday — all broadcast live in front of a national TV audience of 90 million, the largest in ...