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It became one of Southern California's most popular tourists attractions in the 1940s and 1950s, when the 170-acre park offered shows, lion training, elephant rides, train rides, safari tram buses and more.<ref name="conejovalleyguide.com"/> The park changed name to [[Jungleland USA]] in 1956 after [[Disneyland]] was established.<ref>O'Brien, Tricia (2017). ''Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village''. Arcadia Publishing. Page 22. {{ISBN|9781467125697}}.</ref> The park later went bankrupt in May 1969, due to competition from parks such as Disneyland, [[Knott's Berry Farm]] and [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]]. The park's 1,800 animals were sold at a public auction in October 1969.<ref name="conejovalleyguide.com"/><ref name="Maulhardt, Jeffrey Wayne 2011 Page 8"/>
 
==== Incorporation of the City ====
[[File:Casa Conejo view.jpg|thumb|[[Casa Conejo, California|Casa Conejo]] is a [[county island]] in [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park]].]]