Event
Type |
Event
Date |
Event
Explanation |
 |
1960
July 11th |
ORIENTAL LAND COMPANY (OLC) founded
OLC, at the time a real estate and property management company, is the owner, operator, and main promoter of Tokyo Disneyland (now Tokyo Disney Resort). |
|
1964
September |
LAND RECLAMATION begins
Tokyo Bay coast of off Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo is reclaimed. |
|
1969
April |
PROJECT OBJECTIVE decided
OLC decides to development a waterfront leisure complex. |
|
1974
December |
WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS visits site
Top management from WDP (now WALT DISNEY COMPANY) visit the Maihama area for inspection. WDP Chairman Don Tatum and President Card Walker fundamentally agree to talks with OLC of developing a new theme park with a neighboring population base of 30 million. |
|
1975
November |
LAND RECLAMATION completed |
|
1977
March |
TOKYO DISNEYLAND officially named |
|
1979
April |
FORMAL AGREEMENT reached
Walt Disney Productions and Oriental Land Company reach a formal agreement to develop the park. On hand were WDP President Card Walker and OLC President Masatomo Takahashi for the signing with backing from the Industrial Bank of Japan. |
|
1979
December |
GROUNDBREAKING held
Groundbreaking ceremonies followed by engineering construction and planting begin. |
|
1982
Spring |
CAST MEMBER RECRUITING begins
One year before park opening the number of Cast Members numbered about 600. A recruitment center is established for the hiring of opening staff and commencemnet of business. |
|
1982
September |
CINDERELLA CASTLE'S TALLEST SPIRE set |
|
1982
November |
OPENING DATE announced
Opening date is set for April 15th, 1983. |
|
1983
March |
PARK PREVIEWS begin
Ceremony celebrating completion of the Park and the beginning of management. |
= Special Event
= Attraction/Show/Shop Opening 
= Calendar Event
