He Built a Mini-Disneyland in His Backyard—and You Can Walk Through It This Spring

What started as something for his children has developed into a place where people can chase their sentiments of Disneyland when it first started.

Architects David and Frances Sheegog pose with their mini Disneyland in their Anaheim Hills home, Jan. 11, 2024, in Anaheim, California. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Todd Martens From Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES—The castle is immaculate, its gold etching regal and its towers a bold shade of sky blue. The band at its gates plays no real instruments, but the musicians look dapper and at the ready. Before it all sits an elongated train station, a mix of Victorian grandeur and small-town affability. Look in the distance—there’s a Southern-style mansion, multiple distinct mountains and even another castle, this one nestled at the top of a mound, its spires peering over a wall.