List of amusement park attendance figures
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This is a list of annual attendance figures of amusement parks and water parks.
[edit] Amusement park corporations in terms of attendance
This section lists the top 10 largest amusement park corporations in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park corporations |
Country |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
2010[3] |
| 1 |
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts |
United States |
118,000,000 |
119,100,000 |
120,600,000 |
| 2 |
Merlin Entertainments Group |
United Kingdom |
35,200,000 |
38,500,000 |
41,000,000 |
| 3 |
Universal Studios Recreation Group |
United States |
25,700,000 |
23,700,000 |
26,300,000 |
| 4 |
Parques Reunidos |
Spain |
24,900,000 |
24,800,000 |
25,800,000 |
| 5 |
Six Flags Inc. |
United States |
25,300,000 |
23,800,000 |
24,300,000 |
| 6 |
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company |
United States |
22,700,000 |
21,100,000 |
22,800,000 |
| 7 |
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment |
United States |
23,000,000 |
23,500,000 |
22,400,000 |
| 8 |
OCT Parks China |
People's Republic of China |
13,400,000 |
15,800,000 |
19,300,000 |
| 9 |
Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation |
United States |
8,300,000 |
N/A |
9,600,000 |
| 10 |
Compagnie des Alpes (Grévin & Compagnie SA) |
France |
9,500,000 |
10,000,000 |
9,000,000 |
[edit] Amusement parks in terms of attendance
[edit] Worldwide
This section list the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
2010[3] |
| 1 |
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
17,063,000 |
17,233,000 |
16,972,000 |
| 2 |
Disneyland at Disneyland Resort |
Anaheim, California, USA |
14,721,000 |
15,900,000 |
15,980,000 |
| 3 |
Tokyo Disneyland |
Tokyo, Japan |
14,293,000 |
13,646,000 |
14,452,000 |
| 4 |
Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris |
Marne-la-Vallée, France |
12,688,000 |
12,740,000 |
10,500,000 |
| 5 |
Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
12,498,000 |
12,004,000 |
12,663,000 |
| 6 |
Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
10,935,000 |
10,990,000 |
10,825,000 |
| 7 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
9,608,000 |
9,700,000 |
9,603,000 |
| 8 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
9,540,000 |
9,590,000 |
9,686,000 |
| 9 |
Universal Studios Japan |
Osaka, Japan |
8,300,000 |
8,000,000 |
8,160,000 |
| 10 |
Everland |
Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea |
6,600,000 |
6,169,000 |
6,884,000 |
| 11 |
Disney's California Adventure at Disneyland Resort |
Anaheim, California, USA |
5,566,000 |
6,095,000 |
6,287,000 |
| 12 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
5,926,000 |
5,800,000 |
5,100,000 |
| 13 |
Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
6,231,000 |
5,530,000 |
5,925,000 |
| 14 |
Ocean Park Hong Kong |
Hong Kong, China |
5,030,000 |
4,800,000 |
5,100,000 |
| 15 |
Nagashima Spa Land |
Kuwana, Japan |
3,734,000 |
4,700,000 |
4,465,000 |
| 16 |
Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
5,297,000 |
4,627,000 |
5,949,000 |
| 17 |
Hong Kong Disneyland |
Hong Kong, China |
4,500,000 |
4,600,000 |
5,200,000 |
| 18 |
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise |
Yokohama, Japan |
4,555,000 |
4,500,000 |
4,023,000 |
| 19 |
Universal Studios Hollywood |
Universal City, California, USA |
4,583,000 |
4,308,000 |
5,040,000 |
| 20 |
Lotte World |
Seoul, South Korea |
4,236,000 |
4,261,000 |
5,551,000 |
| 21 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
4,000,000 |
4,250,000 |
4,250,000 |
| 22 |
SeaWorld San Diego |
San Diego, California, USA |
4,174,000 |
4,200,000 |
3,800,000 |
| 23 |
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay |
Tampa, Florida, USA |
4,410,000 |
4,100,000 |
4,200,000 |
| 24 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
3,200,000 |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
| 25 |
Tivoli Gardens |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
3,972,000 |
3,870,000 |
N/A |
[edit] North America
This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in North America in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
| 1 |
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
17,063,000 |
17,233,000 |
| 2 |
Disneyland |
Anaheim, California, USA |
14,721,000 |
15,900,000 |
| 3 |
Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
10,935,000 |
10,990,000 |
| 4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
9,608,000 |
9,700,000 |
| 5 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
9,540,000 |
9,590,000 |
| 6 |
Disney California Adventure Park |
Anaheim, California, USA |
5,566,000 |
6,095,000 |
| 7 |
SeaWorld Orlando |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
5,926,000 |
5,800,000 |
| 8 |
Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
6,231,000 |
5,530,000 |
| 9 |
Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
5,297,000 |
4,627,000 |
| 10 |
Universal Studios Hollywood |
Universal City, California, USA |
4,583,000 |
4,308,000 |
[edit] Europe
This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in Europe in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
| 1 |
Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris |
Marne-la-Vallée, France |
12,688,000 |
12,740,000 |
| 2 |
Europa-Park |
Rust, Germany |
4,000,000 |
4,250,000 |
| 3 |
Efteling |
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands |
3,200,000 |
4,000,000 |
| 4 |
Tivoli Gardens |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
3,972,000 |
3,870,000 |
| 5 |
Liseberg |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
3,050,000 |
3,150,000 |
| 6 |
PortAventura |
Salou, Spain |
3,300,000 |
3,000,000 |
| 7 |
Gardaland |
Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy |
3,100,000 |
2,900,000 |
| 8 |
Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris |
Marne-la-Vallée, France |
2,612,000 |
2,655,000 |
| 9 |
Alton Towers |
Staffordshire, England |
2,520,000 |
2,650,000 |
| 10 |
Phantasialand |
Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
1,900,000 |
1,950,000 |
[edit] Mexico and South America
This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in Mexico and South America in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
| 1 |
Six Flags México |
Mexico City, Mexico |
2,020,000 |
1,950,000 |
| 2 |
Playcenter |
São Paulo, Brazil |
1,600,000 |
1,700,000 |
| 3 |
Hopi Hari |
São Paulo, Brazil |
1,458,000 |
1,500,000 |
| 4 |
La Feria Chapultepec Mágico |
Mexico City, Mexico |
1,473,000 |
1,400,000 |
| 5 |
Fantasialandia |
Santiago, Chile |
1,100,000 |
1,100,000 |
| 5 |
Parque de la Costa |
Tigre, Argentina |
1,036,000 |
1,100,000 |
| 7 |
Beto Carrero World |
Santa Catarina, Brazil |
N/A |
1,000,000 |
| 7 |
El Salitre Magico |
Bogotá, Colombia |
1,071,000 |
1,000,000 |
| 9 |
Parque Plaza Sésamo |
Monterrey, Mexico |
1,025,000 |
970,000 |
| 10 |
Kidzania |
Mexico City, Mexico |
792,000 |
601,000 |
[edit] Asia-Pacific
This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Amusement park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
2010[3] |
| 1 |
Tokyo Disneyland |
Tokyo, Japan |
14,293,000 |
13,646,000 |
14,452,000 |
| 2 |
Tokyo DisneySea |
Tokyo, Japan |
12,496,000 |
12,004,000 |
12,663,000 |
| 3 |
Universal Studios Japan |
Osaka, Japan |
8,300,000 |
8,000,000 |
8,160,000 |
| 4 |
Everland |
Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea |
6,800,000 |
6,169,000 |
6,884,000 |
| 5 |
Lotte World |
Seoul, South Korea |
4,236,000 |
4,261,000 |
5,551,000 |
| 6 |
Hong Kong Disneyland |
Hong Kong, China |
4,500,000 |
4,600,000 |
5,200,000 |
| 7 |
Ocean Park Hong Kong |
Hong Kong, China |
5,030,000 |
4,800,000 |
5,100,000 |
| 8 |
Nagashima Spa Land |
Kuwana, Japan |
3,734,000 |
4,700,000 |
4,465,000 |
| 9 |
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise |
Yokohama, Japan |
4,555,000 |
4,500,000 |
4,023,000 |
| 11 |
Happy Valley |
Shenzhen, China |
3,180,000 |
2,800,000 |
3,050,000 |
[edit] Water parks in terms of attendance
[edit] Worldwide
This section list the top 20 largest water parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.
| Rank |
Water park |
Location |
2008[1] |
2009[2] |
2010[3] |
| 1 |
Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
2,059,000 |
2,059,000 |
2,038,000 |
| 2 |
Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort |
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
1,891,000 |
1,891,000 |
1,872,000 |
| 3 |
Chime-Long Water Park |
Guangzhou, China |
1,600,000 |
1,800,000 |
1,800,000 |
| 4 |
Caribbean Bay at Everland Resort |
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea |
1,500,000 |
1,450,000 |
1,736,000 |
| 5 |
Aquatica |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
950,000 |
1,600,000 |
1,500,000 |
| 6 |
Ocean World |
Gangwon-do, South Korea |
1,260,000 |
1,310,000 |
1,375,000 |
| 7 |
Wet 'n Wild Orlando |
Orlando, Florida, USA |
1,300,000 |
1,235,000 |
1,223,000 |
| 8 |
Wet'n'Wild Water World |
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
1,025,000 |
1,095,000 |
1,175,000 |
| 9 |
Aquaventure |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
N/A |
N/A |
1,040,000 |
| 10 |
Sunway Lagoon |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1,100,000 |
907,000 |
1,000,000 |
| 11 |
Summerland |
Tokyo, Japan |
898,000 |
920,000 |
925,000 |
| 12 |
Schlitterbahn |
New Braunfels, Texas, USA |
882,000 |
900,000 |
882,000 |
| 13 |
Atlantis Water Adventure |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
N/A |
720,000 |
850,000 |
| 14 |
Water Country USA |
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA |
758,000 |
700,000 |
784,000 |
| 15 |
Beach Park |
Fortaleza, Brazil |
N/A |
683,000 |
739,000 |
| 16 |
Ocean Park Water Adventure |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
N/A |
N/A |
700,000 |
| 17 |
Wild Wadi Water Park |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
825,000 |
677,000 |
690,000 |
| 18 |
Noah's Ark Waterpark |
Wisconsin Dells, USA |
N/A |
N/A |
637,000 |
| 19 |
Adventure Island |
Tampa, Florida, USA |
603,000 |
600,000 |
626,000 |
| 20 |
Deoksan Spa Castle |
Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea |
800,000 |
555,000 |
583,000 |
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