Color Pictures of Holidayland???

[DisneyChris]

Does anyone have any good quality color photos of the short lived Holidayland picnic and recreation area next to Disneyalnd in the 50s and 60s???

[billville]

When did this place close down? Was it right next to DL or in the same vicinity? I live here and was curious as to where this place used to be.

[DisneyChris]

Here is a excerpt out of a book I am writing that discribes where Holidayland was, and what it was.

At one time, Disneyland had an even more elaborate picnic area also located along the outer perimeter of the park. When Disneyland opened, it originally included a picturesque picnic ground called Holiday Park located within the park grounds. But as Disneyland quickly expanded, the prime real estate originally reserved for Holiday Park, located between the boarder of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, would soon give way to bigger attractions, including the famous Matterhorn Bobsled ride. Therefore, it soon became necessary to construct a new recreational area outside the park to accommodate family picnics, and function as a meeting place for large social club gatherings and corporate sponsored events. This new facility would be called Holidayland, premiering in 1957. Initially, it was promoted as Disneyland’s sixth “land,â€