The “population” (aka guest count) at Disneyland hit 75,000,000 in September 1969 (as seen in my previous post). The number by November 1970 on the Main Street Train station had increased to 95,000,000:
For the 100,000,000 mark, Valerie Suldo was the honored guest to achieve that milestone number, shown with Disneyland Marketing Director Jack Lindquist on June 17, 1971:
A color shot from July 1972, still at 100,000,000.
The lady in front of the Mickey floral looks like she could have been the SNL Church Lady’s long-lost twin.
December 1976 saw an increase up to 150,000,000 along with another change from my previous photos; the clock that once said Timex was now sponsored by Elgin:
Something else you may notice is the removal of the Santa Fe logo from the station.
November 1978: 157,000,000
April 1980 saw the number soar to 175,000,000:
Note the blue and white bunting and stripes on the train to commemorate Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary.
August 1980: 192,000,000
August 1985: 250,000,000
June 1987: 263,000,000
The clock sponsorship changed once again; this time to Lorus:
May 1993 marks the first shot in this series that came from MY camera (and includes me). Population is now up to 300,000,000.
In October 1995 the number was still frozen at 300,000,000 in this photo that I snapped:
…AND the sponsorship of the clock was gonzo.
What happened with the population numbers after 2000? Come back to find out in part four!
See more Disneyland population numbers at my main website.
