July 12, 1957 – The Frontierland Shooting Gallery Opens in Disneyland
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“Practice your sharp shooting skills at this interactive infrared-rifle arcade.”
On July 12, 1957, the Frontierland Shooting Gallery attraction opened in Disneyland’s Frontierland. Set in the town of Boothill in the 1850s, guests could take a rifle and shoot various Wild West themed targets, including tombstones, cacti, and skeletons. The gallery was closed in 1985, and opened again as the Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade on March 29, 1985, with the entire attraction becoming electronic. The original attraction has guests use lead pellets with .54 caliber Hawken rifles, with the bullets chipping the paint from the targets, requiring the attraction to be repainted nightly.
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