Fun Facts in Honor of DL's 50th
Posted: May Tue 03, 2005 3:05 pm
The following is a collection of interesting figures from Disneyland Staff and Disney Archives research, compiled around April 1 of this year. Enjoy!
515 million: Number of guests the park has welcomed since it opened.
26 million: Hand towels used in Disneyland's restrooms during the year.
13.3 million: Guests welcomed last year, making it the second-most-visited theme park in the country. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., was No. 1, with 15.1 million.
4 million: Hamburgers sold at the park each year.
3.2 million: Servings of ice cream sold at the park each year.
3.1 million: Amount of cardboard — in pounds — that the park recycles during a year.
2 million: Phone calls the park receives during a typical year. The most frequently called individual is Mickey Mouse. The most frequently asked questions — other than the ones answered by the recorded information line — relate to merchandise and collectibles.
1.6 million: Hot dogs sold at the park each year.
1 million: Annuals planted each year throughout the park.
500,000: Pieces in the Disneyland costume inventory. A new costume takes from eight months to a year to produce.
100,000: Light bulbs used throughout the park, including 11,000 "rim lights" that outline the buildings on Main Street, U.S.A.
75,000: Performances by the Disneyland Marching Band during the last 50 years.
21,000-plus: Cast members (employees) at Disneyland Resort.
10,250: Guest parking spots.
5,000: The minimum number of gallons of paint used each year to keep the attractions and buildings looking fresh.
5,000: Trees throughout the park. They range in size from the 1-foot dwarf spruce in Storybook Land to the 75-foot-tall eucalyptus trees along the park's perimeter.
1,000: Brooms used by park employees each year. They also go through 3,000 mops and 500 dust pans.
800: Species of plants at the park, which come from more than 40 nations.
87: Hotel and motel rooms in Anaheim in 1955. Today, there are more than 18,000 rooms at 150 hotels and motels.
85: The size of the theme park, in acres.
60-plus: Attractions and adventures at the theme park today.
$53: Price of a single-day theme park ticket. The price is $43 for ages 3-9.
34: Restaurants in Anaheim in 1955. There are more than 450 today.
30: The amount — in tons — of trash collected in the park during a busy day.
18: Attractions available on opening day.
9: The number of times the Mickey Mouse flower "portrait," located at the main entrance, is replanted each year.
8: The number of themed lands. They are: Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Main Street, Mickey's Toontown, Tomorrowland and New Orleans Square.
$2.37: Average per-guest spending during the first year for parking, admission, rides and souvenirs.
515 million: Number of guests the park has welcomed since it opened.
26 million: Hand towels used in Disneyland's restrooms during the year.
13.3 million: Guests welcomed last year, making it the second-most-visited theme park in the country. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., was No. 1, with 15.1 million.
4 million: Hamburgers sold at the park each year.
3.2 million: Servings of ice cream sold at the park each year.
3.1 million: Amount of cardboard — in pounds — that the park recycles during a year.
2 million: Phone calls the park receives during a typical year. The most frequently called individual is Mickey Mouse. The most frequently asked questions — other than the ones answered by the recorded information line — relate to merchandise and collectibles.
1.6 million: Hot dogs sold at the park each year.
1 million: Annuals planted each year throughout the park.
500,000: Pieces in the Disneyland costume inventory. A new costume takes from eight months to a year to produce.
100,000: Light bulbs used throughout the park, including 11,000 "rim lights" that outline the buildings on Main Street, U.S.A.
75,000: Performances by the Disneyland Marching Band during the last 50 years.
21,000-plus: Cast members (employees) at Disneyland Resort.
10,250: Guest parking spots.
5,000: The minimum number of gallons of paint used each year to keep the attractions and buildings looking fresh.
5,000: Trees throughout the park. They range in size from the 1-foot dwarf spruce in Storybook Land to the 75-foot-tall eucalyptus trees along the park's perimeter.
1,000: Brooms used by park employees each year. They also go through 3,000 mops and 500 dust pans.
800: Species of plants at the park, which come from more than 40 nations.
87: Hotel and motel rooms in Anaheim in 1955. Today, there are more than 18,000 rooms at 150 hotels and motels.
85: The size of the theme park, in acres.
60-plus: Attractions and adventures at the theme park today.
$53: Price of a single-day theme park ticket. The price is $43 for ages 3-9.
34: Restaurants in Anaheim in 1955. There are more than 450 today.
30: The amount — in tons — of trash collected in the park during a busy day.
18: Attractions available on opening day.
9: The number of times the Mickey Mouse flower "portrait," located at the main entrance, is replanted each year.
8: The number of themed lands. They are: Adventureland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Main Street, Mickey's Toontown, Tomorrowland and New Orleans Square.
$2.37: Average per-guest spending during the first year for parking, admission, rides and souvenirs.
But I do have a couple questions about the ones above: First, Pirates of the Caribbean didn't open until March 18, 1967, about three months after Walt's death. Though the flume was filled with water on October 31, 1966, the show elements were not all placed yet. Did Walt mean it was his favorite attraction to build? Second, Walt had an apartment above the fire station, which is the building just to the right of City Hall. Could that apartment's location have been mistaken for town hall?