Ahead of Disneyland's 60th anniversary this summer, Disney put out a time-lapse video showing how the Happiest Place on Earth was constructed from the ground up.

From the cheerful roofs along Main Street to the splendor of Sleeping Beauty's castle, see how it all came together before the park officially opened on July 17, 1955:

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Madeleine Morgenstern

Watch Disneyland Get Built From the Ground Up in Just One Minute

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