Frontierland
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Frontierland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Disneyland-style parks run by Disney around the world. Themed to the American frontier of the 19th century, Frontierlands are home to cowboys and pioneers, saloons, red rock buttes and gold rushes along with some influence from American history and North America in general. It is named Westernland at Tokyo Disneyland and Grizzly Gulch at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Theme | 19th Century American Frontier, American History and North America |
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Disneyland | |
Status | Operating |
Opened | July 17, 1955 (1955-07-17) |
Magic Kingdom | |
Status | Operating |
Opened | October 1, 1971 (1971-10-01) |
Tokyo Disneyland (As Westernland) | |
Status | Operating |
Opened | April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) |
Disneyland Paris | |
Status | Operating |
Opened | April 12, 1992 (1992-04-12) |
Hong Kong Disneyland (As Grizzly Gulch) | |
Status | Operating |
Opened | July 14, 2012 (2012-07-14) |
To build an accurate depiction of an old-West town, Walt Disney sent a camera crew to Frontier Town, in North Hudson, New York, to film a movie that was used as the inspiration for Frontierland, as revealed in the book, "Frontier Town Then And Now."