Showing posts with label Disneyland trivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disneyland trivia. Show all posts

Sunday, August 14, 2016

RARE Disneyland Facts and Trivia


GUESTS
The title "Treasured Guest" is used by park cast members to refer to a problematic guest.
DUMBO THE FLYING ELEPHANT
Former President Harry Truman wouldn't ride Dumbo because elephants represent the Republican party.
SPLASH MOUNTAIN
The attraction was originally envisioned by Michael Eisner to have a theme based on the Disney movie "Splash", but only the name was retained by the Imagineers.
The working name of this attraction was "Zip-A-Dee River Run.
This attraction is based on "Song of the South",  a controversial animated movie that has never been released on video.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Disneyland by the numbers, ever-growing list

The following numbers include BOTH Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California as of July, 2016.  Keep in mind some are good estimates from a number of sources.  These numbers may change slightly as more information comes along.

Employees, Disneyland/DCA:  23,000.

Overnight maintenance crew:  600 to 1500 depending on source.

Feral cats who work there, catching mice and stuff:  200.

Cost of a Ticket in 1955:  $1 adult, 50 cents child, plus separate ride tickets.

Cost of a 1-day Park-Hopper ticket in 2016:  $160.

Time it took to build Disneyland in 1955:  1 year.

Number of attractions in 1955:  18.

Number of attractions at Disneyland in 2016:  At least 58.

Number of attractions at DCA in 2016:

Size of Disneyland:  85 acres.

Cost to Build Disneyland in 1955:  $17 million (in 1955 U.S. dollars).

Cost to build DCA in 2001:  $600 million (in 2001 U.S. dollars).

Cost to upgrade DCA in 2012:  $1.1 billion (in 2012 U.S. dollars).

Cost to build Splash Mountain in 1989:  $75 million.

Cost to build Indiana Jones Adventure in 1994:  $100 to $125 million depending on the source.

Cost to build Radiator Springs Racers in 2012:  $200 million.

Visitors to Disneyland in 2015:  18.28 million.

Visitors to Disneyland all time:  700 million plus.

Visitor average to Disneyland per DAY:  over 49,000.

Visitor record in Disneyland in 1 day (unconfirmed):  96,000.

Visitors to DCA in 2016:  9.38 million.

Longest duration RIDE:  DR Raiload, 20 to 22 minutes.

Cost to Join Club 33 in 2016 (unconfirmed) (not available due to waiting list): $27,000.

Cost of annual membership per year at Club 33 (unconfirmed):  $12,000

Number of hamburgers per year, Disneyland:  3 million.

Cost of fireworks per night:  $41,000 to $55,000 (unconfirmed).

Water in Pirates of the Caribbean:  630,000 gallons.

Tallest point:  Tower of Terror, 183'.

Fastest ride:  California Screamin", 55 MPH.

Scale of The Matterhorn compared to the actual mountain:  1/100.

Number of trees in DL:  17,000 to 18,000.

Length of DL Railroad:  6,336'.