Disneyland Park has now hit 900 million guests within the greater than 70 years that it has been open.
The newest attendance determine was described in a brand new documentary referred to as “Disneyland Handcrafted,” chronicling the creation of the theme park. The movie, which incorporates footage from the Walt Disney Archives, will stream on Disney+.
In 2024 — the latest yr information was out there — Disneyland’s attendance ticked up 0.5% to 17,836, in accordance with a report from the Themed Leisure Assn. Like many different theme parks, Disney doesn’t launch inside attendance figures.
Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks, cruise ships and trip resorts have been a key financial driver for the Burbank media and leisure firm.
Final yr, nearly 57% of the corporate’s working earnings was generated by the tourism and leisure section, often called Disney’s “experiences” enterprise. That sector reported income of $36.2 billion for fiscal yr 2025, a 6% bump in comparison with the earlier yr. Working earnings elevated 8% to just about $10 billion.
Disney has mentioned it is going to make investments $60 billion into its experiences section, underscoring the significance of that enterprise to the corporate. At Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, that would imply at the very least $1.9 billion of growth on initiatives together with an enlargement of the Avengers Campus and a “Coco”-themed boat journey at Disney California Journey, in addition to an “Avatar”-inspired space.
Over its 70 years, Disneyland has undergone many modifications and expansions. Although a few of its authentic points of interest nonetheless exist, together with Peter Pan’s Flight, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Mark Twain Riverboat, the park has developed to align extra with its Hollywood cinematic properties and expanded in 2019 to incorporate a “Star Wars”-themed land.
