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 CIA, the Themed Entertainment Association.

Amusement park corporations

This section lists the top 12 largest amusement park corporations in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement park corporationsCountry2006[1]2008[2] 2009[3] 2010[4]2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Walt Disney Parks and Resorts United States 112,500,000 118,000,000 119,100,000 120,600,000 121,400,000 126,479,000 132,549,000 134,330,000
2Merlin 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 62,800,000
3Universal 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 40,152,000
4OCT 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 27,990,000
5Six 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 25,638,000
6Cedar 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 23,305,000
7SeaWorld 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 22,399,000
8Parques Reunidos Spain 9,200,000 24,900,000 24,800,000 25,800,000 26,220,000 27,130,000 26,017,000 22,206,000
9Chimelong Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11,672,000 18,659,000
10Songcheng Worldwide People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,150,000 14,560,000
*Fantawild Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,193,000 13,188,000 N/A
*Haichang Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,550,000 9,400,000 10,096,000 N/A
*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 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 N/A

Amusement parks

Worldwide

This section list the top 45 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2006[1]2008[2]2009[3]2010[4]2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 19,332,000
2Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo, Japan 12,900,000 14,293,000 13,646,000 14,452,000 13,996,000 14,847,000 17,214,000 17,300,000
3Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, USA 14,730,000 14,721,000 15,900,000 15,980,000 16,140,000 15,963,000 16,202,000 16,769,000
4Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo, Japan 12,100,000 12,498,000 12,004,000 12,663,000 11,930,000 12,656,000 14,084,000 14,100,000
5Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan 8,500,000 8,300,000 8,000,000 8,160,000 8,500,000 9,700,000 10,100,000 11,800,000
6Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 11,454,000
7Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 10,402,000
8Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 10,312,000
9Disneyland 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 9,940,000
10Disney California Adventure at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, USA 5,950,000 5,566,000 6,095,000 6,287,000 6,341,000 7,775,000 8,514,000 8,769,000
11Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, USA 6,000,000 6,231,000 5,530,000 5,925,000 6,044,000 6,195,000 7,062,000 8,263,000
12Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, USA 5,300,000 5,297,000 4,627,000 5,949,000 7,674,000 7,981,000 8,141,000 8,141,000
13Ocean ParkAberdeen, Hong Kong 4,380,000 5,030,000 4,800,000 5,404,000 6,955,000 7,436,000 7,475,000 7,792,000
14Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea 5,500,000 4,236,000 4,261,000 5,551,000 5,780,000 6,383,000 7,400,000 7,606,000
15Hong Kong Disneyland at Hong Kong Disneyland ResortLantau Island, Hong Kong 5,200,000 4,500,000 4,600,000 5,200,000 5,900,000 6,700,000 7,400,000 7,500,000
16EverlandYongin, 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 7,381,000
17Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, USA 4,700,000 4,583,000 4,308,000 5,040,000 5,141,000 5,912,000 6,148,000 6,824,000
18Songcheng Park Hangzhou, China N/A N/A N/A 3,797,000 3,327,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 5,810,000
19 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 5,630,000
20Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,504,000
21Europa ParkRust, Germany 3,950,000 4,000,000 4,250,000 4,250,000 4,500,000 4,600,000 4,900,000 5,000,000
22SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, USA 5,740,000 5,926,000 5,800,000 5,100,000 5,202,000 5,358,000 5,090,000 4,683,000
23Tivoli GardensCopenhagen, Denmark 4,396,000 3,972,000 3,870,000 3,696,000 3,963,000 4,033,000 4,200,000 4,478,000
24Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 3,200,000 3,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,125,000 4,200,000 4,150,000 4,400,000
25Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France 2,200,000 2,612,000 2,655,000 4,500,000 4,710,000 4,800,000 4,470,000 4,260,000
26Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, USA 4,360,000 4,410,000 4,100,000 4,200,000 4,284,000 4,348,000 4,087,000 4,128,000
27Universal Studios SingaporeSingapore N/A N/A N/A 2,000,000 3,411,000 3,480,000 3,650,000 3,840,000
28SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, USA 4,260,000 4,174,000 4,200,000 3,800,000 4,294,000 4,444,000 4,311,000 3,794,000
29OCT EastShenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,530,000 3,890,000 4,196,000 3,950,000 3,780,000
30Changzhou Dinosaur Park Changzhou, China N/A N/A N/A 2,300,000 3,500,000 3,400,000 3,600,000 3,700,000
31Knott's Berry FarmBuena Park, California, USA 3,670,000 3,565,000 3,333,000 3,600,000 3,654,000 3,508,000 3,683,000 3,683,000
32Window of the WorldShenzhen, China N/A N/A 2,500,000 2,651,000 3,123,000 3,170,000 3,250,000 3,600,000
33Canada's WonderlandMaple, Ontario, Canada 3,230,000 3,380,000 3,160,000 3,380,000 3,481,000 3,655,000 3,582,000 3,546,000
34PortAventuraSalou, Spain 3,500,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 3,050,000 3,522,000 3,540,000 3,400,000 3,500,000
35Chimelong ParadiseGuangzhou, China N/A N/A 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2,970,000 3,200,000 3,351,000
36Happy ValleyBeijing, China N/A N/A 2,350,000 2,734,000 3,438,000 3,055,000 3,100,000 3,340,000
37Happy ValleyShenzhen, China 2,930,000 3,180,000 2,800,000 3,050,000 3,890,000 3,212,000 3,282,000 3,300,000
38Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio, USA 3,070,000 3,198,000 2,942,000 3,051,000 3,143,000 3,221,000 3,382,000 3,247,000
39Kings IslandMason, Ohio, USA 3,050,000 3,126,000 3,000,000 3,112,000 3,143,000 3,206,000 3,206,000 3,238,000
40HersheyparkHershey, Pennsylvania, USA 2,690,000 2,842,000 2,807,000 2,891,000 2,949,000 3,140,000 3,180,000 3,212,000
41LisebergGothenburg, Sweden 2,950,000 3,050,000 3,150,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,860,000 3,100,000
42Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California, USA 2,550,000 N/A 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,700,000 2,808,000 2,906,000 2,848,000
43Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, New Jersey, USA 2,730,000 2,761,000 2,634,000 2,700,000 N/A 2,650,000 2,800,000 2,800,000
44GardalandCastelnuovo del Garda, Italy 3,100,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,850,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 2,750,000
45Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Virginia, USA N/A 3,094,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,744,000 2,854,000 2,726,000 2,699,000
46Alton TowersStaffordshire, United Kingdom 2,400,000 2,520,000 2,650,000 3,000,000 2,750,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,575,000

North America

This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in North America in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2001[9]2002[10]2003[11]2004[12]2005[13]2006[1]2008[2]2009[3]2010[5]2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 19,332,000
2Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, 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 16,769,000
3Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 11,454,000
4Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 10,402,000
5Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake 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 10,312,000
6Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, 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 8,769,000
7Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, 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 8,263,000
8Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, 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 8,141,000
9Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal 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 6,824,000
10SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, 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 4,683,000
11Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, 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 4,128,000
12SeaWorld San DiegoSan 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 3,794,000
13Knott's Berry FarmBuena 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 3,683,000
14Canada's WonderlandMaple, 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 3,546,000
15Cedar PointSandusky, 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 3,247,000
16Kings IslandMason, 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 3,238,000
17HersheyparkHershey, 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 3,212,000
18Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, 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 2,848,000
19Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, 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 2,800,000
20Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, 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 2,699,000

Europe

This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in Europe in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2006[1] 2008[2] 2009[3] 2010[4] 2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Disneyland Park 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 9,940,000
2Europa ParkRust, Germany 3,950,000 4,000,000 4,250,000 4,250,000 4,500,000 4,600,000 4,900,000 5,000,000
3Tivoli GardensCopenhagen, Denmark 4,396,000 3,972,000 3,870,000 3,696,000 3,963,000 4,033,000 4,200,000 4,478,000
4Efteling Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands 3,200,000 3,200,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,125,000 4,200,000 4,150,000 4,400,000
5Walt Disney Studios Park 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 4,260,000
6PortAventuraSalou, Spain 3,500,000 3,300,000 3,000,000 3,050,000 3,522,000 3,540,000 3,400,000 3,500,000
7LisebergGothenburg, Sweden 2,950,000 3,050,000 3,150,000 2,900,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,860,000 3,100,000
8GardalandCastelnuovo del Garda, Italy 3,100,000 3,100,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,850,000 2,700,000 2,700,000 2,750,000
9Alton TowersStaffordshire, United Kingdom 2,400,000 2,520,000 2,650,000 3,000,000 2,750,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,575,000
10Legoland WindsorWindsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom 1,480,000 1,815,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,900,000 2,000,000 2,050,000 2,200,000
11Thorpe ParkChertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,870,000 1,850,000 1,900,000 1,800,000 2,000,000 2,100,000
12Legoland BillundBillund, Denmark 1,460,000 1,650,000 1,650,000 1,650,000 1,600,000 1,650,000 1,800,000 1,925,000
13Puy du FouLes Epesses, France N/A N/A N/A 1,470,000 1,500,000 1,600,000 1,740,000 1,912,000
14PhantasialandBrühl, Germany 1,900,000 1,900,000 1,950,000 1,850,000 1,750,000 1,750,000 1,750,000 1,845,000
15Parc AstérixPlailly, France 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,820,000 1,663,000 1,595,000 1,723,000 1,620,000 1,800,000
16FuturoscopeJaunay-Clan, France 1,350,000 1,600,000 1,700,000 1,825,000 1,741,000 1,700,000 1,464,000 1,665,000
17Chessington World of AdventuresChessington, United Kingdom N/A N/A 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,304,000 1,500,000 1,600,000
18Gröna LundStockholm, Sweden N/A N/A N/A 1,306,000 1,464,000 1,408,000 1,500,000 1,550,000
19Heide ParkSoltau, Germany 1,200,000 1,330,000 1,400,000 1,350,000 1,350,000 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,475,000
20Parque WarnerMadrid, Spain N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,160,000 1,460,000
*Bakken[14]Klampenborg, Denmark 2,700,000 2,700,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
*DuinrellWassenaar, Netherlands 1,350,000 1,356,000 1,349,000 N/A N/A 1,360,000 1,375,000 N/A
*Mirabilandia (Italy)Savio, Italy 1,700,000 1,600,000 1,624,000 1,505,000 1,481,000 1,390,000 N/A N/A
*Attractiepark SlagharenSlagharen, Netherlands N/A N/A N/A 1,464,000 1,400,000 N/A N/A 1,037,000
*Flamingo Land ResortKirby Misperton, United Kingdom N/A N/A N/A 1,400,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Parque de Atracciones de MadridMadrid, Spain 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,347,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Plopsaland De PanneDe Panne, Belgium 909,000 1,130,000 1,245,000 N/A 1,200,000 1,265,000 1,275,000 N/A

Latin America

This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2006[1]2008[2]2009[3]2010[5] 2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Six Flags MéxicoMexico City, Mexico 2,054,000 2,020,000 1,950,000 2,000,000 2,200,000 2,310,000 2,345,000 2,368,000
2Hopi HariSão Paulo, Brazil 1,500,000 1,458,000 1,500,000 1,983,000 1,850,000 1,628,000 1,685,000 1,668,000
3Beto Carrero WorldSanta Catarina, Brazil N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,030,000 1,050,000 1,500,000 1,530,000 1,683,000
4La Feria Chapultepec MágicoMexico City, Mexico 1,457,000 1,473,000 1,400,000 1,470,000 1,507,000 1,537,000 1,537,000 1,552,000
5Parque Mundo AventuraBogotá, Colombia N/A N/A N/A 990,000 1,208,000 1,065,000 1,152,000 1,423,000
6Parque Plaza SésamoMonterrey, Mexico 1,050,000 1,025,000 970,000 931,000 900,000 1,197,000 1,209,000 1,221,000
7Parque XcaretCancun, Mexico N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,200,000 1,212,000
8Mundo PetapaGuatemala City, Guatemala N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,253,000 1,056,000 1,138,000
9FantasilandiaSantiago, Chile N/A 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,166,000 1,180,000 1,070,000 1,086,000 1,111,000
10El Salitre MagicoBogotá, Colombia 1,105,000 1,071,000 1,000,000 957,000 1,101,000 958,000 1,054,000 1,030,000
*Parque de la CostaTigre, Argentina N/A 1,036,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,080,000 1,091,000 1,050,000 N/A
*PlaycenterSão Paulo, Brazil 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,350,000 N/A N/A N/A

Asia-Pacific

This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2006[1]2008[2]2009[3]2010[4]2011[5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo, Japan 12,900,000 14,293,000 13,646,000 14,452,000 13,996,000 14,847,000 17,214,000 17,300,000
2Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney ResortTokyo, Japan 12,100,000 12,498,000 12,004,000 12,663,000 11,930,000 12,656,000 14,084,000 14,100,000
3Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan 8,500,000 8,300,000 8,000,000 8,160,000 8,500,000 9,700,000 10,100,000 11,800,000
4Ocean ParkAberdeen, Hong Kong 4,380,000 5,030,000 4,800,000 5,404,000 6,955,000 7,436,000 7,475,000 7,792,000
5Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea 5,500,000 4,236,000 4,261,000 5,551,000 5,780,000 6,383,000 7,400,000 7,606,000
6Hong Kong Disneyland at Hong Kong Disneyland ResortLantau Island, Hong Kong 5,200,000 4,500,000 4,600,000 5,200,000 5,900,000 6,700,000 7,400,000 7,500,000
7EverlandYongin, 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 7,381,000
8Songcheng ParkHanghzou, China N/A N/A N/A 3,797,000 3,327,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 5,810,000
9 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 5,630,000
10 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,504,000
11Universal Studios SingaporeSingapore N/A N/A N/A 2,000,000 3,411,000 3,480,000 3,650,000 3,840,000
12OCT EastShenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,530,000 3,890,000 4,196,000 3,950,000 3,780,000
13Changzhou Dinosaur ParkChangzhou, China N/A N/A N/A 2,300,000 3,500,000 3,400,000 3,600,000 3,700,000
14Window of the WorldShenzhen, China N/A N/A 2,500,000 2,651,000 3,123,000 3,170,000 3,250,000 3,600,000
15Chimelong Paradise Guangzhou, China N/A N/A 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2,970,000 3,200,000 3,351,000
16Happy ValleyBeijing, China N/A N/A 2,350,000 2,734,000 3,438,000 3,055,000 3,100,000 3,340,000
17Happy ValleyShenzhen, China 2,930,000 3,180,000 2,800,000 3,050,000 3,890,000 3,212,000 3,282,000 3,300,000
18Happy ValleyChengdu, China N/A N/A 2,400,000 2,218,000 2,443,000 2,445,000 2,560,000 2,580,000
19Happy ValleyShanghai, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,270,000 2,360,000
20Fantawild AdventureWuhu, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,204,000 2,253,000
*SeoullandGyeonggi-Do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,130,000 2,300,000 N/A
*Zhenzhou Fantawild AdventureZhenzhou, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,850,000 N/A
*Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea ParadiseYokohama, Japan 5,400,000 4,555,000 4,500,000 4,023,000 3,820,000 4,050,000 4,149,000 N/A

Water parks

Worldwide

This section list the top 20 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] 2014[8]
1 Chime-Long Water Park Guangzhou, China 1,600,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 2,021,000 2,172,000 2,259,000
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 2,185,000
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 2,007,000
4 Thermas Dos Laranjais Olimpia, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,300,000 1,650,000 1,939,000
5 Ocean World Gangwon-do, South Korea 1,260,000 1,310,000 1,375,000 1,726,000 1,720,000 1,700,000 1,604,000
6 Aquatica Orlando, Florida, USA 950,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,538,000 1,553,000 1,569,000
7 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 1,493,000
8 Aquaventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,400,000
9 Hot Park Rio Quente Caldas Novas, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,284,000 1,288,000
10 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 1,284,000
11 Resom Spa Castle Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A 1,034,000 1,158,000 1,189,000 1,218,000
12 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 1,200,000
13 Shenyang Royal Hawaii Water Park Fushun, China N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,172,000
14 Sunway Lagoon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,100,000 907,000 1,000,000 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,100,000
15 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas, USA 882,000 900,000 882,000 982,000 1,017,000 1,027,000 1,037,000
16 Piscilago Bogota, Colombia N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,033,000 1,035,000 1,018,000
17 Therme Erding Erding, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,000,000
18 Atlantis Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A 720,000 850,000 950,000 1,000,000 980,000 960,000
19 Beach Park Aquiraz, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A 843,000 964,000 949,000
20 Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,003,000 997,000 945,000

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] 2014[8]
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] 2014[8]
1 Thermas Dos Laranjais Olimpia, Brazil 1,300,000 1,650,000 1,939,000
2 Hot Park Rio Quente Caldas Novas, Brazil N/A 1,284,000 1,288,000
3 Piscilago Bogota, Colombia 1,033,000 1,035,000 1,018,000
4 Beach Park Aquiraz, Brazil 843,000 964,000 949,000
5 Parque Acùatico Xocomil San Martín Zapotitlán, Retalhuleu, Guatemala N/A 786,000 767,000
6 Wet 'n Wild São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil N/A 395,000 496,000
7 Atlantis Paradise Island Paradise Island, Bahamas N/A 450,000 464,000
8 Rio Water Planet Rio de Janeiro, Brazil N/A 350,000 400,000
9 Parque Acùatico El Rollo Morelos, Mexico N/A 300,000 315,000
10 Wet 'n Wild Cancun Cancun, Mexico N/A 250,000 255,000

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] 2014[8]
1 Chimelong Water Park Guangzhou, China 1,600,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 2,021,000 2,172,000 2,259,000
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 1,604,000
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 1,493,000
4 Resom Spa Castle Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A 1,034,000 1,158,000 1,189,000 1,218,000
5 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 1,200,000
6 Shenyang Royal Ocean Park - Water World Fushun, China N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,100,000 1,172,000
7 Sunway Lagoon Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,100,000 907,000 1,000,000 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,100,000 1,100,000
8 Atlantis Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A 720,000 850,000 950,000 1,000,000 980,000 960,000
9 Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,003,000 997,000 945,000
10 Summerland Tokyo, Japan 898,000 920,000 925,000 850,000 990,000 939,000 884,000
11 Ocean Park Water Adventure, Jakarta, Indonesia N/A N/A 700,000 600,000 750,000 800,000 777,000
12 Water Kingdom Mumbai, India N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 750,000 750,000
13 The Jungle Water Adventure Bogor, Indonesia N/A N/A 875,000 871,000 951,000 880,000 739,000
14 Sunway Lost World of Tambun Perak, Malaysia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 500,000 700,000
15 Resom Ocean Castle Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A 638,000 685,000 697,000
16 Legoland Water Park Jahor, Malaysia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 630,000
17 Adventure Cove Waterpark Singapore N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 648,000 614,000
18 WhiteWater World Gold Coast, Australia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 506,000 550,000
19 Playamaya Water Park Wuhun, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 740,000 540,000
20 Playamaya Water Park Shanghai, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 570,000 530,000
* Happy Magic Water Cube Beijing, China N/A N/A N/A 768,000 968,000 N/A N/A

Europe/Middle East

This section has the top 10 water parks in Europe/Middle East in order of annual attendance.

Rank Water park Location 2008[2] 2009[3] 2010[4] 2011 [5] 2012[6] 2013[7] 2014[8]
1 Aquaventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,400,000
2 Therme Erding Erding, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,000,000
3 Tropical Islands Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 910,000
4 Siam Park Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain N/A N/A N/A 800,000 800,000 N/A 850,000
5 Wild Wadi Water Park Dubai, United Arab Emirates 825,000 677,000 690,000 890,000 860,000 N/A 725,000
6 Miramar Heidelberg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 720,000
7 Aqualand Koln, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700,000
8 Palm Beach Nuremberg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 680,000
9 Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 675,000
10 Nettebad Osnabrück, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 660,000

Other rankings

Number of roller coasters

Rank Park Location Opened Coasters Owner Ref(s)
1
Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, United States
1971
19
Six Flags
[15]
2
Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1981
16
Cedar Fair
[16]
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, United States
1870
17
Cedar Fair
[17]
4
Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, United States
1975
14
Cedar Fair
[18]
Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States
1972
14
Cedar Fair
[19]
Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, United States
1974
14
Six Flags
[20]
7
Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
1906
13
Hershey E&R
[21]
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, United States
1976
13
Six Flags
[22]

Number of roller coaster inversions

Rank Park Location Opened Inversions Owner
1
Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, United States
1971
34
Six Flags
2
Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States
1972
25
Cedar Fair
3
Thorpe Park Chertsey, Surrey, England
1979
22
Merlin Entertainments
4
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, United States
1870
21
Cedar Fair
5
Alton Towers Alton, Staffordshire, England
1980
20
Merlin Entertainments
Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
1973
20
Cedar Fair
6
Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, United States
1974
19
Six Flags
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia, United States
1967
19
Six Flags
Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, United States
1992
19
Six Flags
7
Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, United States
1975
18
Cedar Fair
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, United States
1976
18
Six Flags

See also

References

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