Disneyland Hotel The Early Years

Disneyland Hotel The Early Years Documenting in text, videos and pictures the amazing history of the World's Most Exciting Hotel....the Original Disneyland Hotel.

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Join me for a trip through the World's Most Exciting Hotel. This blog covers the evolution of the Disneyland Hotel® through the Wrather years, 1955 to 1989. Hope it brings back some wonderful memories.

From the Bonita Tower, the Disneyland Hotel Marina.
06/09/2026

From the Bonita Tower, the Disneyland Hotel Marina.

Fenced off and ready for demolition in 1999, the original guest room structures awaiting their fate. So many memories co...
06/06/2026

Fenced off and ready for demolition in 1999, the original guest room structures awaiting their fate. So many memories contained within these walls and they would soon be gone. The end of the original Disneyland Hotel.

Good times on the Hotel Marina circa 1980s.
06/06/2026

Good times on the Hotel Marina circa 1980s.

06/05/2026

1954-1988 Book Alert!
We have not one, but TWO versions of our best-selling book!
Which one will you choose?

I love this look of the Jungle Cruise with the lookout tower on top. It really looked like an adventureland outpost.
06/04/2026

I love this look of the Jungle Cruise with the lookout tower on top. It really looked like an adventureland outpost.

1966 Disneyland Hotel Check-In magazine ad announcing several new features and updates coming. I have 43 issues of this ...
06/04/2026

1966 Disneyland Hotel Check-In magazine ad announcing several new features and updates coming. I have 43 issues of this magazine.

I remember so many times walking through this area at the Disneyland Hotel. It was so peaceful and serene. The flowers a...
06/02/2026

I remember so many times walking through this area at the Disneyland Hotel. It was so peaceful and serene. The flowers and landscaping were so beautiful. So much attention to detail. Sure do miss this.

Wanted to post one more from Jason Schultz's collection because it brought back so many memories. We used to check in to...
05/31/2026

Wanted to post one more from Jason Schultz's collection because it brought back so many memories. We used to check in to the Disneyland Hotel in the Marina Tower and then immediately walk over to the falls area at the Bonita Tower and this was the first view of the falls you would see after rounding a bend on the grounds. Just the sight, the sounds and the smell...you knew you had arrived. Sure miss these. It was such an amazing part of the Disneyland Hotel experience.

I don't ever remember seeing this. Did anyone ever partake in this at the Disneyland Hotel?
05/31/2026

I don't ever remember seeing this. Did anyone ever partake in this at the Disneyland Hotel?

The falls were so beautifully designed, it's a shame they were removed. This one is from 2010 and near the end of the fa...
05/30/2026

The falls were so beautifully designed, it's a shame they were removed. This one is from 2010 and near the end of the falls era at the Disneyland Hotel. So many wonderful memories from this area. From Jason Schultz's wonderful collection.

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