DISNEYLAND BY THE NUMBERS.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 Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias 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 Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, . 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 Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players during the last 50 years. 21,000-plus: Cast members (employees) at Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort complex in Anaheim, California. . 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 sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. 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 Critter Country is one of the "themed lands" at the Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland parks run by The Walt Disney Company. Versions Disneyland The area now known as Critter Country , Fantasyland fan·ta·sy·land n. A place conjured up by the imagination, often populated by bizarre inhabitants: a fictional fantasyland teeming with unicorns and elves. , Frontierland, Main Street, Mickey's Toontown, Tomorrowland and New Orleans Square New Orleans Square is a themed land exclusively at Disneyland, and is not at any other Disney park; however, a similarly themed area can be found within Tokyo Disneyland's Adventureland. It is based on 19th century New Orleans. . $2.37: Average per-guest spending during the first year for parking, admission, rides and souvenirs. Sources: Disneyland Resort, Staff Research CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) The 9:30 p.m. fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to display over Sleeping Beauty's Castle remains a popular Disneyland ritual. (2) The park employs more than 21,000 people, or ``cast members.'' Here, Dopey greets a young visitor. |
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