Disneyland needs to change the population sign at the front entrance that’s off by 250 million visitors now that a new attendance milestone has been reached by the Anaheim theme park.
Disneyland’s all-time attendance over the past 70 years has reached 900 million visitors, according to the new “Disneyland Handcrafted” by documentary filmmaker Leslie Iwerks.
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The new “Disneyland Handcrafted” documentary about the one-year blitz to create the first Disney theme park will debut Jan. 22 on YouTube and the Disney+ streaming service.
The blue carpet premiere of “Disneyland Handcrafted” took place on Jan. 8 at the Walt Disney Studios Lot in Burbank.
The Disneyland population sign on the train station at the park entrance was last updated in 2013 to 650 million — which is off by 250 million today.
Attendance at Disneyland increased 0.5% in 2024 to 17.3 million visitors, according to Themed Entertainment Association estimates.
Disneyland will hit the 1 billion visitor mark in late 2031 if the park maintains its current attendance rate over the next six years.
Tracking attendance numbers used to be a Disneyland tradition, with the park proudly issuing annual tallies.
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Today, annual attendance counts are estimated by theme park industry publications and organizations.
Amusement Business published the 2005 theme park attendance figures before the industry magazine closed after 111 years in operation.
The Themed Entertainment Association has published annual theme park attendance figures since 2006, with the latest numbers available through 2024.
Disneyland no longer publicly announces attendance figures.
Disneyland once regularly boasted about major attendance milestones — reaching 100 million visitors in 1971, 200 million in 1981, 300 million in 1989, 400 million in 1997 and 500 million in 2004.
Bill Trow of Australia was the 500 millionth visitor to pass through the Disneyland front gate at 10:16 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2004. Trow helped Mickey Mouse update the Disneyland population sign over the train station to 500 million and was rewarded with lifetime passes to the park for his family, a VIP tour of Disneyland and a stay in a suite at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel.
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Disney California Adventure has welcomed 171.6 million visitors from the 2001 park opening through 2024, according to Amusement Business and TEA estimates.
The all-time combined attendance of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure likely surpassed 1 billion visitors in February 2025 based on estimates from publicly available attendance figures.