- March 29
- The new Frontierland Shootin' Arcade attraction opens in Disneyland. The guns of the Frontierland Shooting Gallery at Disneyland were changed from using lead pellets to infrared beams. [9] [26.27] [228.197] [1300.180]
- April
- Disney announces the Videopolis, a teen open-air dance club for Disneyland. [14]
- June 14
- The Card Corner shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland, sponsored by Gibson Greetings. [1300.90] [1378.118]
- June 19
- The Yumz food facility opens at the Videopolis in Fantasyland at Disneyland. [501.628] [1300.447]
- June 22
- The Videopolis attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. It is a 5000 square foot outdoor dance amphitheater with music videos playing on 70 monitors. [9] [14] [20] [26.27] [238.208] [328] [501.587] [939.137] [1300.434]
- (month unknown)
- The Carefree Corner registration area in Disneyland closes. [1378.118]
- In Disneyland, the name of the Davy Crockett Arcade shop is changed to Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade. [1300.127] [1378.175]
- The Main Street Electrical Parade returns to operation at Disneyland. [228.306]
- July 17
- The Disney Channel airs Dateline: Disneyland, documenting the opening of the park thirty years ago. [380.155]
- August 25
- Disneyland welcomes three-year old Brooks Arthur Charles Burr as the park's 250-millionth visitor. [14] [26.27] (August 24 [228.134] [1300.142,187]) (Brooks Charles Arthur Burr [228.134])
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- September 2
- The Adventure Through Inner Space attraction closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1300.41] [1378.8]
- September
- Disney announces that starting in 1986, Disneyland will be open every day of the year. [14]
- September 30
- Attendance at Disneyland during the fiscal year is 11.3 million. [14]
- (month unknown)
- The Brass Boutique in New Orleans Square in Disneyland closes. [1378.95]
- October 4
- Turks and Caicos Islands issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. [181.B35] [617.643]
- November 1
- Belize issues ten postage stamps depicting characters from It's a Small World, marking the 30th anniversary of Disneyland. [629.750]
- November 15
- The Chocolate Collection shop opens in New Orleans Square in Disneyland. [1378.134]
- (month unknown)
- The Fantasy on Parade Christmas parade begins its last run at Disneyland. [228.174]
- December 5
- The Skyfest celebration salute to Disneyland is held in Anaheim, California. A world record one million helium balloons is released over Disneyland. [501.504] [939.43] [1073.142]
1986
- January 25
- Circus Fantasy first appears in Disneyland. [1300.106] [1378.140]
- February
- The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown attraction opens in Bear Country at Disneyland. [9] [26.28] [939.128] [1378.157]
- February 23
- The Guatemalan Weavers shop in Disneyland closes. [228.220] [1300.366]
- March 1
- The Safari Outpost shop opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. [501.481] [1300.366]
- May
- The Walt Disney Company changes its no-alcohol policy in Disneyland, allowing beer, wine, or champagne at corporate parties of 500 or more, after dark, in rented sections of the park. [184.A13]
- The Magic Eye Theater opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. First film shown is Magic Journeys. [9] [228.303] [1300.251]
- May 23
- NBC TV airs the special Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party featuring Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld. [228.138] [386.127] [1300.137]
- May 30
- The Disneyana shop on Main Street in Disneyland switches location with the Jewelry Shop. [1230.30] [1300.130]
- June 27
- The Big Thunder Ranch attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. [9] [14] [26.28] [1300.75] [1378.78]
- (month unknown)
- The Kennel Club pet boarding facility at Disneyland is renamed Pet Care Kennel, sponsored by Gaines. [228.273] [1300.232]
- The American Society of Mechanical Engineers name Disneyland's Monorail a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. [757.55]
- July 4
- In Disneyland, the Country Bear Jamboree is renamed Country Bear Playhouse. [1300.117] [1378.157]
- July 23
- An Orange County Superior Court orders Disneyland to pay US$600,000 to the family of Mel Yorba, who was murdered at the park in 1981. The jury found park officials negligent in their treatment of the injured youth. [189.A10]
- (month unknown)
- The Totally Minnie Parade runs at Disneyland. [501.565]
- September 15
- The Character Shop in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes. [1300.100] [1378.128]
- September 18
- The film Captain Eo opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [1] [9] [4] [23] [26.28] [56.81] [1300.89] [1378.117]
- October 12
- The Golden Horseshoe Revue show closes in Disneyland. It is the longest running show in history, at nearly 50,000 performances. [20] [228.208] [757.50] [939.126]
- November 1
- The Golden Horseshoe Jamboree opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It was formerly the Golden Horseshoe Revue. [228.208]
- November 21
- The Star Traders shop opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. [501.521] [1300.397]
- December 14
- The Big Thunder Barbecue restaurant opens in Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland at Disneyland. [1300.73] [1378.78]
1987
- January 9
- The Star Tours attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It cost US$32 million to create. [1] [9] [14] [20] [22] [23] [26.28] [479.48] [501.521] [757.40] [1300.395]
- April
- The monorail at Disneyland is now called "Disneyland Monorail", and uses new Mark V trains. [1300.292] (1986 [228.338])
- May 5
- Disneyland debuts "Disney Dollars", a creation of Jack Lindquist. Mickey Mouse and Sleeping Beauty's Castle are on the $1 bill, Goofy and the Mark Twain Riverboat are on the $5 bill. [26.28] [232.85] [245.68] [228.130] [399.2] [757.40] [1288.22] [1300.131] [1360.10] [1362.851]
- May 17
- The Mickey's Christmas Chalet shop in Disneyland closes. [228.325] [1300.280]
- May 29
- The Briar Rose Cottage shop opens in Fantasyland in Disneyland. This spot was formerly Mickey's Christmas Chalet. [1300.83] [1378.98]
- June 11
- The Disney Gallery opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. [26.28] [20] [228.130]
- June 24
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer releases the film Spaceballs to theaters in the USA. "Someone says "Did I miss something? When did we get to Disneyland?". [1160]
- (month unknown)
- Work begins on Splash Mountain at Disneyland, based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South. [1]
- Disney begins featuring its television advertisements after great sports events, where the star runs up to a camera and says "I'm going to Disneyland!". [14]
- In Disneyland, the name of the Davy Crockett Frontier Arcade shop changes to Davy Crockett's Pioneer Mercantile. [1300.127] [1378.175,176]
- Cost of a single-day ticket to Disneyland passes $20. [1300.320]
- July 11
- The Disney Gallery opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. The Art of Disneyland 1953-1986 is the first exhibition. [26.73] [1248.11] [1300.132]
- September 2
- The Westward Ho Trading Company shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. Former name was Frontier Trading Post. [501.603] [1300.180,442]
- September 19
- The State Fair event is first held at Disneyland. [1300.398]
1988
- March 7
- The Chocolat Rue Royale shop opens in New Orleans Square in Disneyland. [1378.134]
- March 19
- Disneyland is host to the first Blast to the Past celebration, with a parade, Main Street Hop show, Super Hooper Duper hula-hoop event, and original 1950s/60s entertainers. [228.60] [1300.77]
- April 10
- The America Sings attraction in the carousel theater in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes. [1300.48] [1378.27]
- June 30
- The Videopolis Railroad Station opens in Disneyland. [501.587] (1985 [328.271])
- (month unknown)
- At Disneyland, the scene and narration of a log cabin burning along the Jungle Cruise ride is changed to show the settler passed out drunk, rather than killed by Indians. [259.88]
- October
- The Card Corner shop in Disneyland closes. [1300.90] [1378.118]
- November
- The Carefree Corner area returns to Main Street in Disneyland. [1300.90]
- November 23
- In Disneyland, the Bear Country area is renamed Critter Country. [26.93] [98] [757.40] [939.99] [1300.119] [1378.63,163]
- The Crocodile Mercantile shop opens in Critter Country at Disneyland. Former name was Ursus H. Bear's Wilderness Outpost. [1300.120,434] [1378.163]
- December 1
- The Briar Patch shop opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. This location was formerly the Indian Trading Post. [1300.83,214] [1378.98]
- December 2
- The Company D cast member store opens at Disneyland. [1378.149]
- December 11
- The NBC TV network airs the special Disneyland's All-Star Comedy Circus. [228.138] [1300.137] (December 18 [386.127])
1989
- January 3
- The Sunkist Citrus House shop at Disneyland closes. [501.530]
- February 3
- Disney issues new $1 and $5 Disney Dollars at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. The $1 bill depicts Mickey Mouse on one side, and Sleeping Beauty Castle on the other. The $5 bill depicts Goofy on one side, with the other side showing EPCOT Center's Spaceship Earth and the Empress Lilly Riverboat. [407]
- March 19
- At Disneyland, the Skyway ride shuts itself off after riders in one car vigorously rocked it. (150 people are stranded for up to 5 hours while firefighters rescued them with ladders. All attractions in Fantasyland and several in Tomorrowland had to be closed during the rescue.) [265.A12]
- (month unknown)
- On the fourth episode of the Disney-produced television show Hard Times on Planet Earth, some scenes are shot at Disneyland. [385.114]
- May 20
- The TV special Disneyland Blast to the Past airs on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. [228.135] [1300.78]
- (month unknown)
- The track for the Casey Jr. Circus Train at Disneyland is completely replaced. [328.286]
- July 17
- PSA ends sponsorshop of the World Premiere Circle-Vision theater at Disneyland. [501.621]
- The Splash Mountain attraction opens in Critter Country at Disneyland, after five years of planning. The ride features 103 Audio-Animatronic characters, some from the former America Sings attraction. This is the longest flume chute ride in the world. [1] [26.28] [501.518] [757.40] [1300.391]
- The Brer Bar opens in Critter Country in Disneyland. Formerly this location was the Mile Long Bar. [1300.82,285] [1378.97]
- July 22
- The Disneyland Presents a Preview of Coming Attractions display on Main Street closes. [228.136] [1300.135]
- September 1
- Disneyland welcomes its 300-millionth guest: Claudine Masson. [26.28] [228.134]
- October 6
- A new "Disneyland" marquee is installed at Disneyland. [1300.269]
- October 27
- The Disneyland Showcase shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland. [228.137] [1300.139]
- December 12
- Disneyland raises entrance gate prices by US$2 to US$25.50 for adults and US$20.50 for children. [279.D8]
- December 16
- The One Man's Dream show begins performances at the Videopolis in Disneyland. [228.373]
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