Ummmmm, that's me at 1:13. I worked in the parking lot from 1985-88. Wild!

It used to be a nightmare to have to watch peoples home movies while at their house and here we are on KZfaq watching over two hours of it 😂

Kudos to the cameraman. Everyone films today but for someone to be in the park with a camcorder and filming that much back in the day was pretty rare. Thank you.

1:59 Look at those prices! $20 for 1 day. Now a hamburger in the park will cost us $20.

My mother-in-law always says, "There has always been long lines, and large crowds, at Disneyland. There just wasn't social media to complain about them on.".

I’m the mom in this video and when my husband came back from Vietnam, in 1968, he was given tickets for $1 each for a day at Disneyland, as were all returning Vietnam military.

This made me want to cry. This is the Disneyland I remember. Anyone else from that time actually looked for themselves 😂😂? People Mover, America Sings…this was the best time

Cool to relive the nostalgia of a time where it felt like Disney wanted to provide an experience and not squeeze you for every penny you have. I remember feeling the magic it used to have. I feel like part of that magic has been lost.

I was there August of 87. Michael Jackson's Captain Eo was the best 3d I had ever seen.

thank you for this wonderful look back at one of my favorite eras of disneyland. i actually got teary eyed watching america sings. other extinct attraction i saw were the beloved peoplemover,rocket jets,mission to mars,capt. eo,the original autopia,circle vision,skyway (not operating that day but still there),motor boat cruise,big thunder ranch,and the keel boats. they've taken away far more than they've given us in the last 37 years (not counting DCA). 1987 was the first year i had an annual passport,so i was there a lot. if only i could step into my laptop screen and be there again! thanks again for sharing!

WOW!...2:09 $20.00 to get in for the day. I was 20 in 1987 and this was the best time for movies, music and DISNEYLAND!!

Me? Oh nothing just going to Disneyland in 1987 with Doc Brown from 2024 😂😊.

I miss this era of Disneyland. They have changed so much now and it's so expensive now. It's just not the same anymore

Nothing compares to visiting Disney in the 80’s and 90’s. It was the best!

Wow original Star Tours, Captain EO, People Mover, Motor Boat Cruise, Country Bear Jamboree, Circle Vision, all the classic rides, they need to bring these back.

This is the Disneyland of my childhood!

Thank you; you turned my sad Saturday working at my office, into a very comforting reminder of my childhood

Why am i feeling nostalgic for a time i wasn't even born in? haha, It's so lovely to take a look back in time.

My father took us to LA in 1956. Disneyland opened up the year before. My parents couldn’t afford to pay for all of us (7) to go into Disneyland, so my dad drove us to the front of it so we could at least see what it looked like from the outside. We could see the castle and we were very excited just to see the outside.

Great video. My wife and I went to Disneyland in 1987 for the first time together. We were back in 1988 for our Honeymoon. We went back many times over the last 35 years and will now be heading back in June with our Grandchildren for their first experience of Disneyland. A lot of changes over the years ands as our family grew, we always had a great time. We were there 10 or so years ago on Christmas Day and it was the busiest day in the parks history and we still had the time of our lives and believe it or not, one of the most fun trips we have had there as a family. Love, love, love this happiest place on earth. I'm sure we will go again and again until we just can't do it - which I hope will be at least a few more decades.

I was born in 86 BUT I have early memories at Disneyland from the early 90’s and a lot of this unlocked some memories.

The first time I went to Disneyland was in September 1989 when I was 5 years old. Splash Mountain had been open for only 2 months. The thing that stuck in my memory the most were not the rides but was Michael Jackson as Captain EO. The 3D and special effects were mind blowing for a smol kid like me.

Thee best home video i have seen on youtube thus far. Brought back beautiful memories as we use to go every year and '87 was one of those years..miss this Disneyland 😢

Wow, not nearly as many strollers as there are today!

Wow! I was there in 1987 and this brought me right back. This video is exactly how it was in 1987 and makes me feel like I’m there again in 1987.

There's some real treasures in this video

Wonderful video. You see how much more leisurely and simpler the park was even then, more enjoyable, frankly. Thanks for sharing.

1987, I lived in Cypress CA. About 30 minutes away from Disneyland, such a great time to go, no huge lines, no reservations, no fast pass, so much simpler time...

I miss parking in the lot - get there early, you could run back to the car to get a sweatshirt.

Wow. What memories. that's a treasure that you have the whole show of America Sings!

This is so great. Thank you for this look into the past. I was ten years old at this time. I remember Captain Eo and American sings, the people movers . That was the best time ever. I cant believe the tickets were only 20 dollars. I want to go back. 7:44

I just went to disneyland yesterday with my wife. 15 year old son and birthday girl 11 year old daughter.. i told my kids this is how i remember disneyland as i was 15 in 1987.. telling them how i remember this and that that isnt there anymore wow i had nostalgia at the pirates, small world and other older rides yesterday remembering uncles, aunts grandparents that are no longer around not going to lie i did get a litttle teary eyed but at the same time happy i was there remembering them .. Disney sure is a magical place i hold in my heart, so many great memories there.

I visited in 1986 and only went back 2 years ago... thank you for this reminder

It's amazing to see this video from way back then. I was there in '87 and went to that Captain EO 3D movie. Thanks for the memories!

Omg seeing Captain EO with all the special theatre's effects 💘

1:02:26 It’s so cool to see the animatronics work smoothly from that era.

RIP splash mountain

Bootleg captain Eo! Love it!

I visited in 1987 as a high school junior, unfortunately I can't remember the exact month. I do remember wearing my dad's letter sweater with a big X on it (Xavier), so if you see someone like that, it's me! But I didnt visit again until 2005 with my wife of then-3 years, and it was 2012 before I went back again. Nowadays, I go at least once or twice a year (and yes, even today I'm still married to the same person I went with in 2005).

20 dollars for an adult for one day? Damn I missed out.

My first visit to Disneyland was also in 1987 but it was in the month of December during the Christmas season and my family saw all of these attractions. They were awesome.

I use to visit Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm in the mid to late 1980’s often. I loved and cherished those days. Pre internet, and social media era that most people born after 1990 will never truly understand.

Wow, thank you for this wonder trip down memory lane. I was like 10 years old at this time. But I remember, I can’t believe I just watched the long lost Captain EO. Even and the people movers I miss them…My heart is so happy….thank you

Thanks for sharing this, it brought back memories of when I first visited Disneyland as a little kid in 1986. It’s not horrendously overcrowded, not outrageously overpriced, and people know how to behave (ie not cutting in line or fighting as much). I last visited about eight years ago, and it was nuts.

Wow. Sarah is 47 now! Amazing! I wasn’t born yet until July of that year. So weirddddd.

That's the Disney I remember.. I was 24'.. LoL 👍

People seemed more baked back then.

Parking today costs more than the entire families admission back in '87.

I'm glad I got to drive the boats as a kid, thought that was probably a few years earlier than this video.

It looks so beautiful. Thank you to the people whose comments mention how watching this makes them cry. The nostalgia overwhelms. I’m glad I’m not the only one. ❤ This was filmed so well! Thank you for sharing this with all of us 😊

I need to know if Dad took his hat off before the first Pirate's drop. :) Thank you for the trip back in time. So much has changed but a lot is still the same too.

The absolute best times I had at Disneyland were in the 1980’s and 1990’s. It was just more magical. The people were nicer too. Loved the the People Movers and America Sings were there.

I went to Disneyland in 1987 for the months of January, April, September and December

No cell phones. When life was simple.

I remember going to Disneyland CA first time back 1986.... They had a live band covering song by Eurtythmics, "Emotions". in Tommorow Land while waiting to get into Michael Jackson's Captain EO... It absolutely was a complete different envirment and vibe..Also Disney Studio was nothing like what it is today...Was filled with just wholesome excited families from all over the world .... Now days, my children refuse to go there because they say it's filled with dangerous local Riff-Raffs , and everyone act like they're self entitled and rude crowd

Finally the Disneyland I remember. When I went recently I had culture shock over how much has changed around it.

America Sings has the most Catchiest Songs of all time

Back before Disneyland started calling itself a resort, even though people going there dressed better back then than they do now.

Back when Disneyland was still a fun, spontaneous place to go. Miss the old Tropicana where you didn't have to pay for parking. Dearly miss the old Golf N Stuff next door and the Starcade in Tomorrowland. RIP Disneyland.

It’s so weird seeing no one on phones, kids having tantrums, and people running to their favorite ride

Now this is the real Disneyland!

Awe my first trip was in 1988. Almost exactly how I remember it down to the clothes. Such an acid trip for a child. Parents had never been and they were blown away too.

I’m 51 now but in 1987 I was 14 and living in Irvine Ca. This was like a Time Machine for me. Thank you

Wow, thanks for sharing! Was 6 years old then. Am impressed that you must have carried your huge camcorder the whole time through all those lines and rides (my dad had one back then)!!!

This is priceless. The nostalgia has me very emotional. I was 12 years old at that time. Thank you for sharing this. Such great memories. ❤

'87 or '88 was probably around the first time I made it to Disneyland as a kid. We grew up pretty poor, so I know my mother scrimped and saved just to even get us there, which means we had no money for pictures/video/keepsakes. This video is much appreciated! Splash Mountain under constructions?!? Now the ride theme is changing after over 30 years. The Star Tours theme changes every now and then. I forgot all about Michael Jackson's appearance. So much that was there and isn't anymore, and so much new that wasn't there then. And that big ol' parking lot is California Adventure now.

$20 dollars for an adult ticket... woah that is so crazy

Nice video. Hard to film with that big camera on your shoulder. I know. I had one too. I miss the people mover. My dad worked in fantasyland from 1955-60. Disney let him bring his kids with him to work sometimes. I was only 3-6 years old, so I had to sit on the ride he was operating that day. I remember going round and round and round on Alice in Wonderland. I actually saw Walt Disney one day. I think he would be pleased with many of the changes to the park, but I would imagine he would be displeased with others. He did say that Disneyland would never be finished. But, just too expensive for me. I auditioned for the toy soldier trumpet players in 1974. I didn't get selected, but it was cool getting called in for a tryout. They had me play a two octave A major scale up and down and then sightread some music. I was worried about the sight reading, but then it turned out to be, 'March of the toy soldiers'. So I nailed it. Still didn't get the gig.

It's cool to see them driving and parking where California Adventure is now.

What a great time to be a kid! I was ten at this time and got to go about once a year. I can see why with those prices! I think in '87 may have also gone as a field trip as well. Not sure of the month though. Thanks so much for the memories.

I wish I was around to have experienced Disney in the 80’s. I would have loved to have gone on Star Tours when it first opened up. Oh and Splash 😢

This is fantastic ! Thank you for sharing. My parents left me a VHS with footage from their Disneyland trip filmed on May 5, 1986 or 1988. 🥹🫶🏼

Thank you so much for sharing this video! Tomorrow land I will never forget you 😭 People Mover, Skyway Buckets, Astro Blaster on the back platform, the boats! So much in motion, this was so great to watch!

The walls are up for Splash Mountain construction at 2:10:39 now you have the walls up for Tiana's Bayou Adventure in 2024. How time flies.

Star Tours had opened and America Sings was still playing. The reason there's only three geese in Acts 1 and 2 of America Sings instead of four like you see in Acts 3 and 4 is because Imagineers took one goose from Act 1 and Act 2 to recycle them as droids for Star Tours!

OMG!! This is like a Time Machine. I wish I would have documented all the times I’ve gone. I remember this era. Now my son works at Disneyland. I’m sending him this video. ❤

Thank you so much for posting this, I was 9 in 1987 and went twice that year, once with my dad and once with my grandmother who is no longer here. (I remember that year so well because Star Tours just opened) It's great to see old favorites like America Sings again, and to relive some of my childhood. Your family made a wonderful video.

Want to feel old? 1987 is closer in time to the opening of Disneyland than it is close to today.

This makes me feel like I'm living in the moment even though I wasnt born in the 1900's!😃

If I traveled back to this day I could appear in this video for sure

Simpler times. Waaaaaaaay cheaper too.

made my heart sing to hear them say ladies and gentlemen boys and girls

This is wonderful! I have a memory book of Disneyland from the late 80's that I love, and it is so nostalgic! Also, I love seeing Star Tours in it's hay day.

My family started going to Disneyland in the late 50's and I remember going twice a year throughout the 60's and 70's. I wish they hadn't gotten rid of the People Movers! They've not done anything worth doing with the tracks or space, and it was an enjoyable way to get a little rest in the middle of the day. I only saw Captain EO once, I thought it was awful. (Honey, I Shrunk The Kids was much better.) I never went on the Motor Boat Cruise, it looked boring. I know a lot of people feel nostalgic about America Sings, but I MUCH preferred its predecessor in that space, The Carousel of Progress! Thanks for the blast from the past.

When Disneyland admission cost was $20 I went in 1985 and i remember it cost $18.50

I was there that year in 87. When Star Tours first opened.

Thank you so much for sharing this! Getting to see America Sings again has made my day! I can’t wait to share this with my kids!

back when Disney was epic and in the 90s.

Wonderful, thanks for posting ! ❤

Wow this is amazing!!! I went just a few years after this for my first time, and I gave so many early memories of Disneyland, seeing this video helps me remember those hazy memories again vividly!!! Thank you!! ❤

Those prices are looking mighty fine!!! If we can bring that back?!

TomorrowLand was in better shape in 87 than it is today 😢

Wtf guided tour used to be 25$? Now its expensive. Im born in the year 2000 , sadly disney only wants money and everything is now up.

I ❤ this! I was there in 1986 for grad night for my high school.

Miss the people mover and those boats....now the dock there just sits empty.

I really enjoyed watching this! What is crazy is that in 1987 my family went to Disney World. Havent been there again until 2015. I miss the embracing of the old Americana.

Wow...this is WAY before my time and Disney Renaissance/Pixar. In addition, the park looks a lot smaller or about the same size as Six Flags.

Wow the gift shops had cool plushies, just went last week and my daughter didn’t even want to buy a souvenir cause we couldn’t find any classic stuff

Ah, so nostalgic! I was born in 87, lived in in S. CA all my life and spent so much time here. We have Magic Keys and take our kid now. The crowds have definitely grown. 😂

Oh, man! This really takes me back! I remember a lot of the old nostalgic stuff you showed here! The original Star Tours, Captain EO, the Peoplemover, America Sings, the Motor Boats, Big Thunder Ranch, the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, the Keel Boats, but I've never seen Wonders of China until now! It's a shame the Skyway and the Country Bears were closed the day you went, cuz that would have completed the full nostalgia this video would have held!