List of amusement park rankings
Amusement parks and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions, rides, and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people. Amusement parks are located all around the world with millions of people visiting them every year. This list of amusement park rankings summarizes the attendance records, park rankings and the results of public polls of amusement parks around the world.
Attendance records
This is a list of annual attendance figures of amusement parks and water parks released by TEA, the Themed Entertainment Association.
Amusement park corporations
This section lists the top 12 largest amusement park corporations in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Amusement park corporations | Country | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts |  United States | 112,500,000 | 118,000,000 | 119,100,000 | 120,600,000 | 121,400,000 | 126,479,000 | 132,549,000 |
| 2 | Merlin Entertainments Group |  United Kingdom | 16,000,000 | 35,200,000 | 38,500,002 | 41,000,000 | 46,400,000 | 54,000,000 | 59,800,000 |
| 3 | Universal Studios Recreation Group | United States | 25,800,000 | 25,700,000 | 23,700,000 | 26,300,000 | 30,800,000 | 34,515,000 | 36,360,000 |
| 4 | OCT Parks China |  People's Republic of China | N/A | 13,400,000 | 15,800,000 | 19,300,000 | 21,730,000 | 23,359,000 | 26,180,000 |
| 5 | Six Flags Inc. | United States | 28,500,000 | 25,300,000 | 23,800,000 | 24,300,000 | 24,300,000 | 25,750,000 | 26,100,000 |
| 6 | Parques Reunidos |  Spain | 9,200,000 | 24,900,000 | 24,800,000 | 25,800,000 | 26,220,000 | 27,130,000 | 26,017,000 |
| 7 | Cedar Fair Entertainment Company | United States | 24,700,000 | 22,700,000 | 21,100,000 | 22,800,000 | 23,400,000 | 23,600,000 | 23,519,000 |
| 8 | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment | United States | 21,700,000 | 23,000,000 | 23,500,000 | 22,400,000 | 23,600,000 | 24,310,000 | 23,400,000 |
| 9 | Fantawild Group | People's Republic of China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9,193,000 | 13,188,000 |
| 10 | Haichang Group | People's Republic of China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7,550,000 | 9,400,000 | 10,096,000 |
| * | Compagnie des Alpes (Grévin & Compagnie SA) |  France | N/A | 9,500,000 | 10,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 9,210,000 | 9,300,000 | N/A |
| * | Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation | United States | N/A | 8,300,000 | N/A | 9,600,000 | 9,500,000 | N/A | N/A |
Amusement parks
Worldwide
This section list the top 45 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Amusement park | Location | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 16,640,000 | 17,063,000 | 17,233,000 | 16,972,000 | 17,142,000 | 17,536,000 | 18,588,000 |
| 2 | Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort | Tokyo, Japan | 12,900,000 | 14,293,000 | 13,646,000 | 14,452,000 | 13,996,000 | 14,847,000 | 17,214,000 |
| 3 | Disneyland at Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, California, USA | 14,730,000 | 14,721,000 | 15,900,000 | 15,980,000 | 16,140,000 | 15,963,000 | 16,202,000 |
| 4 | Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort | Tokyo, Japan | 12,100,000 | 12,498,000 | 12,004,000 | 12,663,000 | 11,930,000 | 12,656,000 | 14,084,000 |
| 5 | Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 10,460,000 | 10,935,000 | 10,990,000 | 10,825,000 | 10,825,000 | 11,063,000 | 11,229,000 |
| 6 | Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris | Marne-la-Vallée, France | 10,600,000 | 12,688,000 | 12,740,000 | 10,500,000 | 10,990,000 | 11,200,000 | 10,430,000 |
| 7 | Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 9,100,000 | 9,540,000 | 9,590,000 | 9,686,000 | 9,783,000 | 9,998,000 | 10,198,000 |
| 8 | Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 8,910,000 | 9,608,000 | 9,700,000 | 9,603,000 | 9,699,000 | 9,912,000 | 10,110,000 |
| 9 | Universal Studios Japan | Osaka, Japan | 8,500,000 | 8,300,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,160,000 | 8,500,000 | 9,700,000 | 10,100,000 |
| 10 | Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, California, USA | 5,950,000 | 5,566,000 | 6,095,000 | 6,287,000 | 6,341,000 | 7,775,000 | 8,514,000 |
| 11 | Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida, USA | 5,300,000 | 5,297,000 | 4,627,000 | 5,949,000 | 7,674,000 | 7,981,000 | 8,141,000 |
| 12 | Ocean Park Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4,380,000 | 5,030,000 | 4,800,000 | 5,404,000 | 6,955,000 | 7,436,000 | 7,475,000 |
| 13 | Hong Kong Disneyland | Hong Kong | 5,200,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,600,000 | 5,200,000 | 5,900,000 | 6,700,000 | 7,400,000 |
| 14 | Lotte World | Seoul, South Korea | 5,500,000 | 4,236,000 | 4,261,000 | 5,551,000 | 5,780,000 | 6,383,000 | 7,400,000 |
| 15 | Everland | Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | 7,500,000 | 6,600,000 | 6,169,000 | 6,884,000 | 6,570,000 | 6,853,000 | 7,303,000 |
| 16 | Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida, USA | 6,000,000 | 6,231,000 | 5,530,000 | 5,925,000 | 6,044,000 | 6,195,000 | 7,062,000 |
| 17 | Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, California, USA | 4,700,000 | 4,583,000 | 4,308,000 | 5,040,000 | 5,141,000 | 5,912,000 | 6,148,000 |
| 18 | Nagashima Spa Land | Kuwana, Japan | 3,910,000 | 3,734,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,465,000 | 5,820,000 | 5,850,000 | 5,840,000 |
| 19 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida, USA | 5,740,000 | 5,926,000 | 5,800,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,202,000 | 5,358,000 | 5,090,000 |
| 20 | Europa Park | Rust, Germany | 3,950,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,600,000 | 4,900,000 |
| 21 | Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris | Marne-la-Vallée, France | 2,200,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,655,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,710,000 | 4,800,000 | 4,470,000 |
| 22 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California, USA | 4,260,000 | 4,174,000 | 4,200,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,294,000 | 4,444,000 | 4,311,000 |
| 23 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 4,396,000 | 3,972,000 | 3,870,000 | 3,696,000 | 3,963,000 | 4,033,000 | 4,200,000 |
| 24 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,150,000 |
| 25 | Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise | Yokohama, Japan | 5,400,000 | 4,555,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,023,000 | 3,820,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,149,000 |
| 26 | Songcheng Park | Hanghzou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,797,000 | 3,327,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,100,000 |
| 27 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida, USA | 4,360,000 | 4,410,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,284,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,087,000 |
| 28 | OCT East | Shenzhen, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,530,000 | 3,890,000 | 4,196,000 | 3,950,000 |
| 29 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California, USA | 3,670,000 | 3,565,000 | 3,333,000 | 3,600,000 | 3,654,000 | 3,508,000 | 3,683,000 |
| 30 | Universal Studios Singapore | Singapore | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,000,000 | 3,411,000 | 3,480,000 | 3,650,000 |
| 31 | Changzhou Dinosaur Park | Changzhou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,300,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 32 | Canada's Wonderland | Maple, Ontario, Canada | 3,230,000 | 3,380,000 | 3,160,000 | 3,380,000 | 3,481,000 | 3,655,000 | 3,582,000 |
| 33 | PortAventura | Salou, Spain | 3,500,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,522,000 | 3,540,000 | 3,400,000 |
| 34 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | 3,070,000 | 3,198,000 | 2,942,000 | 3,051,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,221,000 | 3,382,000 |
| 35 | Happy Valley | Shenzhen, China | 2,930,000 | 3,180,000 | 2,800,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,890,000 | 3,212,000 | 3,282,000 |
| 36 | Window of the World | Shenzhen, China | N/A | N/A | 2,500,000 | 2,651,000 | 3,123,000 | 3,170,000 | 3,250,000 |
| 37 | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | 3,050,000 | 3,126,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,112,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,206,000 | 3,206,000 |
| 38 | Chimelong Paradise | Guangzhou, China | N/A | N/A | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,970,000 | 3,200,000 |
| 39 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | 2,690,000 | 2,842,000 | 2,807,000 | 2,891,000 | 2,949,000 | 3,140,000 | 3,180,000 |
| 40 | Happy Valley | Beijing, China | N/A | N/A | 2,350,000 | 2,734,000 | 3,438,000 | 3,055,000 | 3,100,000 |
| 41 | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California, USA | 2,550,000 | N/A | 2,500,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,808,000 | 2,906,000 |
| 42 | Liseberg | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2,950,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,150,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,860,000 |
| 43 | Zhenzhou Fantawild Adventure | Zhenzhou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,850,000 |
| 44 | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | 2,730,000 | 2,761,000 | 2,634,000 | 2,700,000 | N/A | 2,650,000 | 2,800,000 |
| 45 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA | N/A | 3,094,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,744,000 | 2,854,000 | 2,726,000 |
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North America
This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in North America in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Amusement park | Location | 2001[8] | 2002[9] | 2003[10] | 2004[11] | 2005[12] | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[5] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 14,700,000 | 14,000,000 | 14,040,000 | 15,100,000 | 16,100,000 | 16,640,000 | 17,063,000 | 17,233,000 | 16,972,000 | 17,142,000 | 17,536,000 | 18,588,000 |
| 2 | Disneyland at Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, California, USA | 12,300,000 | 12,700,000 | 12,720,000 | 13,400,000 | 14,500,000 | 14,730,000 | 14,721,000 | 15,900,000 | 15,980,000 | 16,140,000 | 15,963,000 | 16,202,000 |
| 3 | Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 9,000,000 | 8,300,000 | 8,620,000 | 9,400,000 | 9,900,000 | 10,460,000 | 10,935,000 | 10,990,000 | 10,825,000 | 10,825,000 | 11,063,000 | 11,229,000 |
| 4 | Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 7,700,000 | 7,300,000 | 7,310,000 | 7,800,000 | 8,200,000 | 8,910,000 | 9,540,000 | 9,590,000 | 9,686,000 | 9,783,000 | 9,998,000 | 10,198,000 |
| 5 | Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 8,300,000 | 8,000,000 | 7,870,000 | 8,200,000 | 8,600,000 | 9,100,000 | 9,608,000 | 9,700,000 | 9,603,000 | 9,699,000 | 9,912,000 | 10,110,000 |
| 6 | Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, California, USA | 5,000,000 | 4,700,000 | 5,310,000 | 5,600,000 | 5,800,000 | 5,950,000 | 5,566,000 | 6,095,000 | 6,278,000 | 6,341,000 | 7,775,000 | 8,514,000 |
| 7 | Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida, USA | 5,500,000 | 6,100,000 | 6,070,000 | 6,300,000 | 5,760,000 | 5,300,000 | 5,297,000 | 4,627,000 | 5,949,000 | 7,674,000 | 7,981,000 | 8,141,000 |
| 8 | Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort | Orlando, Florida, USA | 7,200,000 | 6,900,000 | 6,850,000 | 6,700,000 | 6,100,000 | 6,000,000 | 6,231,000 | 5,530,000 | 5,925,000 | 6,044,000 | 6,195,000 | 7,062,000 |
| 9 | Universal Studios Hollywood | Universal City, California, USA | 4,700,000 | 5,200,000 | 4,580,000 | 5,000,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,583,000 | 4,308,000 | 5,040,000 | 5,141,000 | 5,912,000 | 6,148,000 |
| 10 | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida, USA | 5,100,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,200,000 | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 | 5,740,000 | 5,926,000 | 5,800,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,202,000 | 5,358,000 | 5,090,000 |
| 11 | SeaWorld San Diego | San Diego, California, USA | N/A | N/A | 4,000,000 | N/A | 4,100,000 | 4,260,000 | 4,147,000 | 4,200,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,294,000 | 4,444,000 | 4,311,000 |
| 12 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida, USA | N/A | N/A | 4,300,000 | N/A | 4,300,000 | 4,360,000 | 4,410,000 | 4,100,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,284,000 | 4,348,000 | 4,087,000 |
| 13 | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California, USA | N/A | N/A | 3,480,000 | N/A | 3,470,000 | 3,670,000 | 3,565,000 | 3,333,000 | 3,600,000 | 3,654,000 | 3,508,000 | 3,683,000 |
| 14 | Canada's Wonderland | Maple, Ontario, Canada | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,600,000 | 3,230,000 | 3,380,000 | 3,160,000 | 3,380,000 | 3,481,000 | 3,655,000 | 3,582,000 |
| 15 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | N/A | N/A | 3,300,000 | N/A | 3,100,000 | 3,070,000 | 3,198,000 | 2,942,000 | 3,051,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,221,000 | 3,382,000 |
| 16 | Kings Island | Kings Island, Ohio, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,300,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,126,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,112,000 | 3,143,000 | 3,206,000 | 3,206,000 |
| 17 | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,700,000 | 2,690,000 | 2,842,000 | 2,807,000 | 2,891,000 | 2,949,000 | 3,140,000 | 3,180,000 |
| 18 | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,800,000 | 2,550,000 | N/A | 2,500,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,808,000 | 2,906,000 |
| 19 | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,900,000 | 2,730,000 | 2,761,000 | 2,634,000 | 2,700,000 | N/A | 2,650,000 | 2,800,000 |
| 20 | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,600,000 | N/A | 3,094,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,744,000 | 2,854,000 | 2,726,000 |
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Europe
This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in Europe in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Amusement park | Location | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[5] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris | Marne-la-Vallée, France | 10,600,000 | 12,688,000 | 12,740,000 | 10,500,000 | 10,990,000 | 11,200,000 | 10,430,000 |
| 2 | Europa Park | Rust, Germany | 3,950,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,250,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,600,000 | 4,900,000 |
| 3 | Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris | Marne-la-Vallée, France | 2,200,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,655,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,710,000 | 4,800,000 | 4,470,000 |
| 4 | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Denmark | 4,396,000 | 3,972,000 | 3,870,000 | 3,696,000 | 3,963,000 | 4,033,000 | 4,200,000 |
| 5 | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands | 3,200,000 | 3,200,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,150,000 |
| 6 | PortAventura | Salou, Spain | 3,500,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,522,000 | 3,540,000 | 3,400,000 |
| 7 | Liseberg | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2,950,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,150,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,860,000 |
| 8 | Gardaland | Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy | 3,100,000 | 3,100,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,800,000 | 2,850,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 |
| 9 | Alton Towers | Staffordshire, United Kingdom | 2,400,000 | 2,520,000 | 2,650,000 | 3,000,000 | 2,750,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 10 | Legoland Windsor | Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom | 1,480,000 | 1,815,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,050,000 |
| 11 | Thorpe Park | Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,950,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,800,000 | 2,000,000 |
| 12 | Legoland Billund | Billund, Denmark | 1,460,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,800,000 |
| 13 | Phantasialand | Brühl, Germany | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 | 1,950,000 | 1,850,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 |
| 14 | Puy du Fou | Les Epesses, France | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,470,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,740,000 |
| 15 | Parc Astérix | Plailly, France | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,820,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,595,000 | 1,723,000 | 1,620,000 |
| 16 | Gröna Lund | Stockholm, Sweden | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,306,000 | 1,464,000 | 1,408,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 17 | Chessington World of Adventures | Chessington, United Kingdom | N/A | 1,300,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,550,000 |
| 18 | Futuroscope | Jaunay-Clan, France | 1,350,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,825,000 | 1,741,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,464,000 |
| 19 | Heide Park | Soltau, Germany | N/A | 1,330,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 20 | Duinrell | Wassenaar, Netherlands | 1,350,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,349,000 | N/A | 1,362,000 | 1,360,000 | 1,375,000 |
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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 | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[5] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Six Flags México | Mexico City, Mexico | 2,054,000 | 2,020,000 | 1,950,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,310,000 | 2,345,000 |
| 2 | Hopi Hari | São Paulo, Brazil | 1,500,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,983,000 | 1,850,000 | 1,628,000 | 1,685,000 |
| 3 | La Feria Chapultepec Mágico | Mexico City, Mexico | 1,457,000 | 1,473,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,470,000 | 1,507,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,537,000 |
| 4 | Beto Carrero World | Santa Catarina, Brazil | N/A | N/A | 1,000,000 | 1,030,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,530,000 |
| 5 | Mundo Petapa | Guatemala City, Guatemala | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,253,000 | 1,056,000 |
| 6 | Parque Plaza Sésamo | Monterrey, Mexico | 1,050,000 | 1,025,000 | 970,000 | 931,000 | 900,000 | 1,197,000 | 1,209,000 |
| 7 | Parque Mundo Aventura | Bogotá, Colombia | N/A | N/A | 990,000 | 1,208,000 | 1,065,000 | 1,152,000 |
| 8 | Parque de la Costa | Tigre, Argentina | N/A | 1,036,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,080,000 | 1,091,000 | 1,050,000 |
| 9 | Fantasilandia | Santiago, Chile | N/A | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,166,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,086,000 |
| 10 | El Salitre Magico | Bogotá, Colombia | 1,105,000 | 1,071,000 | 1,000,000 | 957,000 | 1,101,000 | 958,000 | 1,054,000 |
| * | Playcenter | São Paulo, Brazil | 1,600,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,350,000 | N/A | N/A |
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Asia-Pacific
This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Amusement park | Location | 2006[1] | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011[5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
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| 1 | Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort | Tokyo, Japan | 12,900,000 | 14,293,000 | 13,646,000 | 14,452,000 | 13,996,000 | 14,847,000 | 17,214,000 |
| 2 | Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort | Tokyo, Japan | 12,100,000 | 12,498,000 | 12,004,000 | 12,663,000 | 11,930,000 | 12,656,000 | 14,084,000 |
| 3 | Universal Studios Japan | Osaka, Japan | 8,500,000 | 8,300,000 | 8,000,000 | 8,160,000 | 8,500,000 | 9,700,000 | 10,100,000 |
| 4 | Ocean Park Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4,380,000 | 5,030,000 | 4,800,000 | 5,404,000 | 6,955,000 | 7,436,000 | 7,475,000 |
| 5 | Hong Kong Disneyland | Hong Kong | 5,200,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,600,000 | 5,200,000 | 5,900,000 | 6,700,000 | 7,400,000 |
| 6 | Lotte World | Seoul, South Korea | 5,500,000 | 4,236,000 | 4,261,000 | 5,551,000 | 5,780,000 | 6,383,000 | 7,400,000 |
| 7 | Everland | Yongin, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | 7,500,000 | 6,600,000 | 6,169,000 | 6,884,000 | 6,570,000 | 6,853,000 | 7,303,000 |
| 8 | Nagashima Spa Land | Kuwana, Japan | 3,910,000 | 3,734,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,465,000 | 5,820,000 | 5,850,000 | 5,840,000 |
| 9 | Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise | Yokohama, Japan | 5,400,000 | 4,555,000 | 4,500,000 | 4,023,000 | 3,820,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,149,000 |
| 10 | Songcheng Park | Hanghzou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,797,000 | 3,327,000 | 3,800,000 | 4,100,000 |
| 11 | OCT East | Shenzhen, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3,530,000 | 3,890,000 | 4,196,000 | 3,950,000 |
| 12 | Universal Studios Singapore | Singapore | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,000,000 | 3,411,000 | 3,480,000 | 3,650,000 |
| 13 | Changzhou Dinosaur Park | Changzhou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,300,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,600,000 |
| 14 | Happy Valley | Shenzhen, China | 2,930,000 | 3,180,000 | 2,800,000 | 3,050,000 | 3,890,000 | 3,212,000 | 3,282,000 |
| 15 | Window of the World | Shenzhen, China | N/A | N/A | 2,500,000 | 2,651,000 | 3,123,000 | 3,170,000 | 3,250,000 |
| 16 | Chimelong Paradise | Guangzhou, China | N/A | N/A | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,970,000 | 3,200,000 |
| 17 | Happy Valley | Beijing, China | N/A | N/A | 2,350,000 | 2,734,000 | 3,438,000 | 3,055,000 | 3,100,000 |
| 18 | Zhenzhou Fantawild Adventure | Zhenzhou, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,850,000 |
| 19 | Happy Valley | Chengdu, China | N/A | N/A | 2,400,000 | 2,218,000 | 2,443,000 | 2,445,000 | 2,560,000 |
| 20 | Seoulland | Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,130,000 | 2,300,000 |
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Worldwide
This section list the top 26 largest water parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Water park | Location | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011 [5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
| 1 | Chime-Long Water Park | Guangzhou, China | 1,600,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,021,000 | 2,710,000 |
| 2 | Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 2,059,000 | 2,059,000 | 2,038,000 | 2,058,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,142,000 |
| 3 | Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 1,891,000 | 1,891,000 | 1,872,000 | 1,891,000 | 1,929,000 | 1,968,000 |
| 4 | Ocean World | Gangwon-do, South Korea | 1,260,000 | 1,310,000 | 1,375,000 | 1,726,000 | 1,720,000 | 1,700,000 |
| 5 | Thermas Dos Laranjais | Olimpia, Brazil | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,300,000 | 1,650,000 |
| 6 | Caribbean Bay at Everland Resort | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 1,500,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,736,000 | 1,497,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,623,000 |
| 7 | Aquatica | Orlando, Florida, USA | 950,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,553,000 |
| 8 | Wet'n'Wild Water World | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 1,025,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,175,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,409,000 |
| 9 | Wet 'n Wild Orlando | Orlando, Florida, USA | 1,300,000 | 1,235,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,247,000 | 1,259,000 |
| 10 | Aquaventure | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | N/A | N/A | 1,040,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 11 | Resom Spa Castle | Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,034,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,189,000 |
| 12 | Sunway Lagoon | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1,100,000 | 907,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 13 | Royal Hawaii Water Park | Fushun, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 14 | Piscilago | Bogota, Colombia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,033,000 | 1,035,000 |
| 15 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas, USA | 882,000 | 900,000 | 882,000 | 982,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,027,000 |
| 16 | Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci, | Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,003,000 | 997,000 |
| 17 | Atlantis Water Adventure | Jakarta, Indonesia | N/A | 720,000 | 850,000 | 950,000 | 1,000,000 | 980,000 |
| 18 | Beach Park | Aquiraz, Brazil | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 843,000 | 964,000 |
| 19 | Summerland | Tokyo, Japan | 898,000 | 920,000 | 925,000 | 850,000 | 990,000 | 939,000 |
| 20 | The Jungle Water Adventure | Bogor, Indonesia | N/A | N/A | 875,000 | 871,000 | 951,000 | 880,000 |
| 21 | Ocean Park Water Adventure | Jakarta, Indonesia | N/A | N/A | 700,000 | 600,000 | 750,000 | 800,000 |
| 22 | Parque Acùatico Xocomil | San Martín Zapotitlán, Retalhuleu, Guatemala | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 786,000 |
| 23 | Playamaya Water Park, | Wuhun, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 740,000 |
| 24 | Water Country USA | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA | 758,000 | 700,000 | 784,000 | 723,000 | 748,000 | 726,000 |
| 25 | Resom Ocean Castle | Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 638,000 | 685,000 |
| 26 | Adventure Cove Waterpark | Singapore | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 648,000 |
| * | Happy Magic Water Cube | Beijing, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | 768,000 | 968,000 | N/A |
| * | Wild Wadi Water Park | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 825,000 | 677,000 | 690,000 | 890,000 | 860,000 | N/A |
| * | Siam Water Park | Tenerife, Spain | N/A | N/A | N/A | 800,000 | 800,000 | N/A |
North America
This section has the top 20 water parks in North America in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Water park | Location | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011 [5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
| 1 | Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 2,050,000 | 2,059,000 | 2,059,000 | 2,038,000 | 2,058,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,142,000 |
| 2 | Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA | 1,880,000 | 1,891,000 | 1,891,000 | 1,872,000 | 1,891,000 | 1,929,000 | 1,968,000 |
| 3 | Aquatica | Orlando, Florida, USA | N/A | 950,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,553,000 |
| 4 | Wet 'n Wild Orlando | Orlando, Florida, USA | 1,340,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,235,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,247,000 | 1,259,000 |
| 5 | Schlitterbahn | New Braunfels, Texas, USA | 880,000 | 882,000 | 900,000 | 882,000 | 982,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,027,000 |
| 6 | Water Country USA | Williamsburg, Virginia, USA | 670,000 | 758,000 | 700,000 | 784,000 | 723,000 | 748,000 | 726,000 |
| 7 | Adventure Island | Tampa, Florida, USA | 609,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 651,000 | 638,000 |
| 8 | Schlitterbahn | Galveston, Texas, USA | 500,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 546,000 | 546,000 |
| 9 | Water World | Federal Heights, Colorado, USA | 443,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 538,000 | 538,000 |
| 10 | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor | Arlington, Texas, USA | 448,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 508,000 | 518,000 |
| 11 | Six Flags White Water | Marietta, Georgia, USA | 464,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 505,000 | 505,000 |
| 12 | Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 461,000 | 472,000 |
| 13 | Six Flags Hurricane Harbor | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 424,000 | 432,000 |
| 14 | Raging Waters | San Dimas, California, USA | 650,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 448,000 | 423,000 |
| 15 | Splish Splash | Calverton, New York, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 435,000 | 411,000 |
| 16 | Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe | Greensboro, North Carolina, USA | 464,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 406,000 | 398,000 |
| 17 | Soak City Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | 390,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 403,000 | 379,000 |
| 18 | Knott's Soak City | Buena Park, California, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 350,000 | 368,000 |
| 19 | Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark | Tannersville, Pennsylvania, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 367,000 | 367,000 |
| 20 | Zoombezi Bay | Powell, Ohio, USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 389,000 | 360,000 |
Latin America
This section has the top 10 water parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Water park | Location | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
| 1 | Thermas Dos Laranjais | Olimpia, Brazil | 1,300,000 | 1,650,000 |
| 2 | Piscilago | Bogota, Colombia | 1,033,000 | 1,035,000 |
| 3 | Beach Park | Aquiraz, Brazil | 843,000 | 964,000 |
| 4 | Parque Acùatico Xocomil | San Martín Zapotitlán, Retalhuleu, Guatemala | N/A | 786,000 |
| 5 | Atlantis Paradise Island | Paradise Island, Bahamas | N/A | 450,000 |
| 6 | Wet 'n Wild São Paulo | São Paulo, Brazil | N/A | 395,000 |
| 7 | Rio Water Planet | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | N/A | 350,000 |
| 8 | Parque Acùatico El Rollo | Morelos, Mexico | N/A | 300,000 |
| 9 | Wet 'n Wild Cancun | Cancun, Mexico | N/A | 250,000 |
| 10 | Hot Park Rio Quente | Caldas Novas, Brazil | N/A | 250,000 |
Asia-Pacific
This section has the top 15 water parks in Asia-Pacific in order of annual attendance.
| Rank | Water park | Location | 2008[2] | 2009[3] | 2010[4] | 2011 [5] | 2012[6] | 2013[7] |
| 1 | Chime-Long Water Park | Guangzhou, China | 1,600,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,900,000 | 2,021,000 | 2,710,000 |
| 2 | Ocean World | Gangwon-do, South Korea | 1,260,000 | 1,310,000 | 1,375,000 | 1,726,000 | 1,720,000 | 1,700,000 |
| 3 | Caribbean Bay at Everland Resort | Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 1,500,000 | 1,450,000 | 1,736,000 | 1,497,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,623,000 |
| 4 | Wet'n'Wild Water World | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | 1,025,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,175,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,409,000 |
| 5 | Resom Spa Castle | Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,034,000 | 1,158,000 | 1,189,000 |
| 6 | Royal Hawaii Water Park | Fushun, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 7 | Sunway Lagoon | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1,100,000 | 907,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 8 | Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci, | Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,003,000 | 997,000 |
| 9 | Atlantis Water Adventure | Jakarta, Indonesia | N/A | 720,000 | 850,000 | 950,000 | 1,000,000 | 980,000 |
| 10 | Summerland | Tokyo, Japan | 898,000 | 920,000 | 925,000 | 850,000 | 990,000 | 939,000 |
| 11 | The Jungle Water Adventure | Bogor, Indonesia | N/A | N/A | 875,000 | 871,000 | 951,000 | 880,000 |
| 12 | Ocean Park Water Adventure, | Jakarta, Indonesia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 750,000 | 800,000 |
| 13 | Playamaya Water Park, | Wuhun, China | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 740,000 |
| 14 | Resom Ocean Castle | Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 638,000 | 685,000 |
| 15 | Adventure Cove Waterpark | Singapore | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 648,000 |
Other rankings
Number of roller coasters
Number of roller coaster inversions
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "TEA/AECOM 2006 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "TEA/AECOM 2008 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "TEA/AECOM 2012 Global Attractions Report". 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 "TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report". 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "2001 Attendance Figures". Theme Park Insider. 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2002 Theme Park Attendance". Theme Park Insider. 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ "The BLOG FLUME - 2003 Attendance Figures". Theme Park Insider. 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ "2004 Theme Park Attendance Estimates Announced". Theme Park Insider. 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Disney slams Universal in 2005 theme park attendance". Theme Park Insider. 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Six Flags Magic Mountain". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Canada's Wonderland". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Cedar Point". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Kings Dominion". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
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- ↑ Marden, Duane. "Six Flags Great America". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
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