Disneyland Art Corner

Disneyland Art Corner (also known as "The Art Corner") was a retail store that operated at Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim, California from 1955 until 1966. The store was located in the Tomorrowland area of the park.
==History==
When Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California on July 17, 1955, a temporary location for the store was set up at the end of Main Street U.S.A.,  in a striped tent adjacent to the Red Wagon Inn. It offered souvenirs and Disneyana. The permanent location opened on September 15, 1955.
==Store Offerings==
One of The Art Corner's main claims to fame is as an outlet for Disney animation cels. These collector-prized items had once been available through the Courvoisier Gallery (from 1938 until 1946), but had been off the market until Disneyland opened in 1955. Disney collector Rob Richards notes "The Art Corner rescued thousands of cels from being destroyed and saved them for posterity." Other offerings that had an immense impact on future artists were a series of Cartoon Character Guides on drawing Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Jiminy Cricket, Chip 'n Dale and Donald Duck, flip books and animation kits.
==Art Of Animation Exhibit==
On May 28, 1960 an exhibit, The Art of Animation, opened adjacent to the store. It contained artwork and other items, including a thaumatrope, drawn from an international traveling display that had promoted the release of Sleeping Beauty. It closed on September 5, 1966 to make way for the renovation of Tomorrowland. The Art Corner permanently closed September 6, 1966, also to make way for the renovation.
==Legacy==
The Art Corner was a precursor of the Disneyana shop that sold vintage Disneyana which operated on Main Street U.S.A. from 1976 to 1986. The current Main Street Disneyana shop (opened in May 1998) solely sells books and limited edition merchandise/art prints. Unlike its predecessors, this shop does not offer vintage Disneyana products.
==Gallery==
Here's A Gallery of The Art Corner from 1955 until 1966
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_001.jpg|Disneyland Art Corner in its "striped tent" prototype during July 1955
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_005.jpg|An Example of a Coupon Ad involving The Disney Animation Kit
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_002.jpg|The Art Corner at its PERMANENT Building in Tomorrowland during September 1955
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_006.jpg|An Example of An Art Corner Cel involving Tinkerbell and one of Donald Duck's Nephews in a Background from "Sleeping Beauty"
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_003.jpg|Interior of The Art Corner's PERMANENT Building at Tomorrowland during Circa 1958
Art_Corner_at_Disneyland_Image_004.jpg|The "Art of Animation" Exhibit at The Art Corner during Circa 1960
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