DL- Guides & Brochures

Jan's Guide to

Disneyland Free Daily Park Brochures, Maps and Flyers

These images are grouped by year. Click on the images to enlarge and click your BACK button to return to this page. All of these brochures and guides are part of my personal collection.

Disneyland officially opened on July 17, 1955. The problem of how to provide useful information to park guests was solved by the printing of flyers, pamphlets and brochures that listed important facts, such as show times, parade times, attraction locations and descriptions, dining options and guest services. It was soon discovered that guests liked keeping the attractive Disneyland paper items as souvenirs of their visits.

Eventually, photographic souvenir brochures were provided for purchase, and many sponsoring companies discovered that giving guests pamphlets and postcards about their company and it's attraction provided valuable public relations. Companies that jumped on the "paper" bandwagon included Bank of America, Monsanto, Upjohn Pharmacies, Kodak, Chicken of the Sea, and Sunkist Citrus Products.

My Disneyland Paper collection contains four types of media.....

Click on any of the 4 links below to view these guides:

* Free Daily Park Brochures and Flyer - that provided attraction, dining, entertainment, and park information for park guests. These were usually handed out at the main gate or with your ticket purchase. Free Disneyland Brochures appear in the blue squares .

* Souvenir Pictorial Park Guides - that were available for purchase throughout the park. These included photos and information to provide you with memories of your visit to Disneyland. Purchased Souvenir Guides appear below in the red squares .

* Disneyland INA, Polaroid, and Kodak Souvenir Guides - These 4 x 6 guide booklets were provided by Insurance of North America Company and included all information needed for the guest's magical Disneyland experience. These booklets were also provided free.

* Free Special Event Flyers - These free brochures and flyers were provided to give specific entertainment or event information to park guests. These also were given out at the main gate or with your ticket purchase. Special event flyers appear in the yellow squares .

Free Disneyland Map and Information Brochures

Sometimes entitled "Disneyland Today", "Today at Disneyland" or "Welcome to Disneyland",

these free brochures were given to guests at the ticket booths upon purchasing your tickets books or at the main gate turn-styles upon entrance. They were also available at various locations throughout the park and at Carefree Corner on Main Street. Today, they can be obtained by asking any street cleaning castmember in the Disneyland Resort. [They are usually dressed in white.]

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1955 "Your Guide to Disneyland"