--- title: Service Dogs Spent the Best Day Ever at Disneyland description: Visiting Disneyland is a magical experience for most people, but no human will ever enjoy Disney as much as these dogs did. canonical: https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-05T18:04:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:53.966Z og:title: These Service Dogs Spent the Best Day Ever at Disneyland og:description: It really is the most magical place on Earth og:url: https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ae6888bdf1cbf1/69892cec7cdbac748ed5c82c/service-dogs-disneyland.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 509 og:image:height: 286 og:image:alt: Golden Retriever og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Service Dogs Spent the Best Day Ever at Disneyland twitter:description: It really is the most magical place on Earth twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ae6888bdf1cbf1/69892cec7cdbac748ed5c82c/service-dogs-disneyland.jpg?branch=production&width=509&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Service Dogs Spent the Day at Disneyland and It Was the Purest Sight to Behold > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 5, 2018 6:04 PM UTC  Golden Retriever Golden Retriever Jessica Peterson/Getty Images/Tetra images RF  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Apr 5, 2018 6:04 PM UTC Visiting [Disneyland](http://time.com/money/5143585/disney-world-disneyland-price-increase/) is a magical experience for most people, but it’s clear no human will ever enjoy the [theme park](http://time.com/5214397/animatronic-t-rex-explodes/) as much as these [service dogs](http://time.com/5169582/rescue-dogs-cross-country-trip/) did. After a group of service pups in training recently took a field trip to the park, pictures of the adorable excursion quickly began making the online rounds. The dogs—who all donned Mickey Mouse ears for the occasion—spent the day frolicking with their favorite Disney characters, posing in front of Disneyland landmarks and even having a go on some of the rides. > [](https://twitter.com/LA03/status/980494662187171840) The Internet, of course, was left swooning over Dog Disney, with many canine enthusiasts taking time to appreciate the delightful photos. “Not to be dramatic but I’m in love with every single dog in this,” [wrote](https://twitter.com/GetTheSaltDummy/status/981908169436942337) one enamored Twitter user. “They’re such good boys.” > [](https://twitter.com/GetTheSaltDummy/status/981908169436942337) The dogs are being trained by [Canine Companions for Independence](http://www.cci.org), a non-profit that provides assistance dogs free of charge to adults, children, and veterans with disabilities. See more photos below. > [](https://twitter.com/LA03/status/981642363188609024) > [](https://twitter.com/NicoleTatum26/status/979804789792899072) > [](https://twitter.com/LA03/status/981222524598931456) > [](https://twitter.com/LA03/status/981055708882911233) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/"},"headline":"These Service Dogs Spent the Day at Disneyland and It Was the Purest Sight to Behold","datePublished":"2018-04-05T18:04:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:53.966Z","description":"It really is the most magical place on Earth","url":"https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ae6888bdf1cbf1/69892cec7cdbac748ed5c82c/service-dogs-disneyland.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1ae6888bdf1cbf1/69892cec7cdbac748ed5c82c/service-dogs-disneyland.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Golden Retriever","caption":"Golden Retriever","creditText":"Jessica Peterson/Getty Images/Tetra images RF","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5229421/service-dogs-disneyland/","name":"These Service Dogs Spent the Day at Disneyland and It Was the Purest Sight to Behold"}}]}] ```