New Orleans Square Opens
July 24, 1966
On
July 24, 1966, New Orleans Square opened at Disneyland. New Orleans
Square is a
themed land based on 19th-century New Orleans. It was the first new land
to be added to Disneyland after the park's opening, at a cost of $18 million
and covering roughly three acres. It is exclusive to Disneyland, though a
similarly themed area can be found within Tokyo
Disneyland's Adventureland.
The
name is a bit of a misnomer, since the area does not resemble a square so much
as an intricate series of "streets" that weave around shops,
restaurants, and the Pirates
of the Caribbean,the home of 999 Happy Haunts, The
Haunted Mansion and the exclusive, members only Club 33 New Orleans Square
was opened to the public on July 24, 1966 with New Orleans Mayor Victor H.
Schiro participating in the dedication ceremony. Schiro announced Walt
Disney had been made an honorary citizen of New Orleans; Disney joked the
addition cost as much as the original Louisiana Purchase. Sadly, this was
to be Walt Disney's last major public appearance at Disneyland before his death
in December 1966. And that’s what happened today in Disneyland’s history.
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