Anaheim welcomed a record 26.5 million visitors in 2025, with Visit Anaheim reporting $6.8 billion in visitor spending and $10.4 billion in total economic impact across the city.
The tourism bureau said the year also supported 67,817 jobs and generated $970 million in state and local taxes. Visit Anaheim put the household tax-relief equivalent at $8,940 for Anaheim residents.
Disneyland Resort remains one of the city's biggest tourism anchors. Visit Anaheim President and CEO Mike Waterman said Disneyland Resort alone draws attendance comparable to hosting a Super Bowl every day.
Anaheim's 2025 Tourism Numbers
The record year was not tied to one season. Visit Anaheim pointed to conventions including NAMM, Natural Products Expo West, and VidCon, plus Downtown Disney District restaurant openings, concerts at Honda Center, and Anaheim Ducks activity.
The release also tied future growth to OCVIBE, DisneylandForward, Honda Center work, and the 2028 Olympic Games. Those projects matter because they sit around the same Anaheim Resort corridor guests already use for Disneyland trips, hotels, dining, and transportation.
Anaheim Demand and Disneyland Trips
Record citywide demand does not automatically mean every Disneyland Resort day is packed. It does show that Anaheim's travel base is broadening beyond the parks, with conventions, sports, concerts, restaurants, and resort-area development competing for the same hotel rooms and visitor spending.
For Disneyland travelers, that makes the city calendar worth watching even when the parks themselves have not announced a new festival, ticket deal, or attraction change.
Source: Visit Anaheim.
Image credit: Visit Anaheim.