Last Updated: March 24, 2024
Not open to the public. Houses horses, goats and other critters that are part of Disneyland’s attractions. Originally called Pony Farm
Inn 1954 the ranch was more than 10 acres. In 2009 it is less than 5 acres.
In 1954 Walt Disney invited a couple, Dolly and Owen Pope, to live at the ranch to raise the horses. He moved a 1920s bungalow that used to sit where the old Disneyland marquee stood along Harbor Boulevard to the corral property. The Popes are the only people who have ever lived there.
The bungalow remains today, used for offices, a break room, tours and occasionally, a sleeping area when a horse is really sick. An original metal barn and harness room, including a 1900s sewing machine that was retrofitted for repairs, also stayed.
The ranch sits outside the park behind Mickey's Toontown and Frontierland.
In 1995 Snakes, spiders and lizards were housed when Indiana Jones Adventure opened.
In 2009 about 45 employees take care of about 50 permanent animals: horses, goats, donkeys, cockatoos, a sheep, a cow and a turkey .
Most of the aminals are for the petting zoo at Disneyland's Big Thunder Ranch, which the corral staff oversees.
In 1956: No horse is allowed to work more than 4 hours per day or six days a week
Moved to Norco in 2016 as Circle D Ranch
