DISNEYLAND Eli Sanford, Joseph DiOrio, and Dylan Mayo FACT 1 Disneyland opened July 17, 1955 with 18 major attractions. FACT 2 Disneys California Adventure land was built on what used to be the parking lot of Disney. FACT 3 The statue of Walt Disney is 1 inch taller he was. FACT 4 More than 5,000 gallons of paint are used each year to keep Disneyland looking fresh. FACT 5 Every Disneyland cast member wears a name tag. FACT 6 Every year guests at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park consume an estimate of 3 million hamburgers, 2 million hot dogs, and 6.5 million orders of french fries. FACT 7 The original name for Mickey Mouse was Mortimer.