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 10 largest amusement park corporations in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement park corporationsCountry2006[1]2007[2]2008[3] 2009[4] 2010[5]2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
1Walt Disney Parks and Resorts United States 112,500,000 116,500,000 118,000,000 119,100,000 120,600,000 121,400,000 126,479,000 132,549,000 134,330,000 137,902,000
2Merlin Entertainments Group United Kingdom 16,000,000 32,100,000 35,200,000 38,500,002 41,000,000 46,400,000 54,000,000 59,800,000 62,800,000 62,900,000
3Universal Studios Recreation Group United States 25,800,000 26,400,000 25,700,000 23,700,000 26,300,000 30,800,000 34,515,000 36,360,000 40,152,000 44,884,000
4OCT Parks China People's Republic of China N/A N/A 13,400,000 15,800,000 19,300,000 21,730,000 23,359,000 26,180,000 27,990,000 30,180,000
5Six Flags Inc. United States 28,500,000 24,900,000 25,300,000 23,800,000 24,300,000 24,300,000 25,750,000 26,100,000 25,638,000 28,557,000
6Cedar Fair Entertainment Company United States 24,700,000 22,100,000 22,700,000 21,100,000 22,800,000 23,400,000 23,600,000 23,519,000 23,305,000 24,448,000
7Chimelong Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11,672,000 18,659,000 23,587,000
8Fantawild Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9,193,000 13,188,000 N/A 23,093,000
9SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment United States 21,700,000 22,300,000 23,000,000 23,500,000 22,400,000 23,600,000 24,310,000 23,400,000 22,399,000 22,471,000
10Songcheng Worldwide People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,150,000 14,560,000 22,338,000
*Parques Reunidos Spain 9,200,000 12,000,000 24,900,000 24,800,000 25,800,000 26,220,000 27,130,000 26,017,000 22,206,000 N/A
*Haichang Group People's Republic of China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,550,000 9,400,000 10,096,000 N/A N/A
*Compagnie des Alpes (Grévin & Compagnie SA) France N/A 9,600,000 9,500,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 9,210,000 9,300,000 N/A N/A N/A
*Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation United States N/A 8,900,000 8,300,000 N/A 9,600,000 9,500,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Everland South Korea N/A 8,600,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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[3]2009[4]2010[5]2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 16,640,000 17,063,000 17,233,000 16,972,000 17,142,000 17,536,000 18,588,000 19,332,000 20,492,000
2Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, United States 14,730,000 14,721,000 15,900,000 15,980,000 16,140,000 15,963,000 16,202,000 16,769,000 18,278,000
3Tokyo 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 16,600,000
4Universal 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 13,900,000
5Tokyo 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 13,600,000
6Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 10,460,000 10,935,000 10,990,000 10,825,000 10,825,000 11,063,000 11,229,000 11,454,000 11,798,000
7Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 9,100,000 9,540,000 9,590,000 9,686,000 9,783,000 9,998,000 10,198,000 10,402,000 10,922,000
8Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 8,910,000 9,608,000 9,700,000 9,603,000 9,699,000 9,912,000 10,110,000 10,312,000 10,828,000
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 10,360,000
10Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States 6,000,000 6,231,000 5,530,000 5,925,000 6,044,000 6,195,000 7,062,000 8,263,000 9,585,000
11Disney California Adventure at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, United States 5,950,000 5,566,000 6,095,000 6,287,000 6,341,000 7,775,000 8,514,000 8,769,000 9,383,000
12Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States 5,300,000 5,297,000 4,627,000 5,949,000 7,674,000 7,981,000 8,141,000 8,141,000 8,792,000
13 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,504,000 7,486,000
14EverlandYongin, 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 7,423,000
15Ocean 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 7,387,000
16Lotte 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 7,310,000
17Songcheng Park Hangzhou, China N/A N/A N/A 3,797,000 3,327,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 5,810,000 7,289,000
18Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, United States 4,700,000 4,583,000 4,308,000 5,040,000 5,141,000 5,912,000 6,148,000 6,824,000 7,097,000
19Hong 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 6,800,000
20 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 5,870,000
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 5,500,000
22SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, United States 5,740,000 5,926,000 5,800,000 5,100,000 5,202,000 5,358,000 5,090,000 4,683,000 4,777,000
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 4,733,000
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 4,680,000
25 Songcheng Lijiang Romance Park Lijiang, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,730,000 4,678,000
26Walt 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 4,440,000
27Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, United States 4,360,000 4,410,000 4,100,000 4,200,000 4,284,000 4,348,000 4,087,000 4,128,000 4,252,000
28Universal Studios SingaporeSingapore N/A N/A N/A 2,000,000 3,411,000 3,480,000 3,650,000 3,840,000 4,200,000
29Changzhou 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 3,950,000
30OCT EastShenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,530,000 3,890,000 4,196,000 3,950,000 3,780,000 3,940,000
31Knott's Berry FarmBuena Park, California, United States 3,670,000 3,565,000 3,333,000 3,600,000 3,654,000 3,508,000 3,683,000 3,683,000 3,867,000
32Happy ValleyBeijing, China N/A N/A 2,350,000 2,734,000 3,438,000 3,055,000 3,100,000 3,340,000 3,740,000
33Chimelong ParadiseGuangzhou, China N/A N/A 2,400,000 2,400,000 2,700,000 2,970,000 3,200,000 3,351,000 3,619,000
34Canada'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 3,617,000
35PortAventuraSalou, 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 3,600,000
36SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, United States 4,260,000 4,174,000 4,200,000 3,800,000 4,294,000 4,444,000 4,311,000 3,794,000 3,528,000
37Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio, United States 3,070,000 3,198,000 2,942,000 3,051,000 3,143,000 3,221,000 3,382,000 3,247,000 3,507,000
38Kings IslandMason, Ohio, United States 3,050,000 3,126,000 3,000,000 3,112,000 3,143,000 3,206,000 3,206,000 3,238,000 3,335,000
39HersheyparkHershey, Pennsylvania, United States 2,690,000 2,842,000 2,807,000 2,891,000 2,949,000 3,140,000 3,180,000 3,212,000 3,276,000
40Happy 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 3,250,000
41Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California, United States 2,550,000 N/A 2,500,000 2,600,000 2,700,000 2,808,000 2,906,000 2,848,000 3,104,000
42LisebergGothenburg, 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 3,100,000
43Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, New Jersey, United States 2,730,000 2,761,000 2,634,000 2,700,000 N/A 2,650,000 2,800,000 2,800,000 3,052,000
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 2,850,000
45Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States N/A 3,094,000 2,900,000 2,800,000 2,744,000 2,854,000 2,726,000 2,699,000 2,780,000

North America

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

RankAmusement parkLocation2001[11]2002[12]2003[13]2004[14]2005[15]2006[1]2008[3]2009[4]2010[6]2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
1Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 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 20,492,000
2Disneyland at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, United States 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 18,278,000
3Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 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 11,798,000
4Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 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 10,922,000
5Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 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 10,828,000
6Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States 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 9,585,000
7Disney California Adventure Park at Disneyland ResortAnaheim, California, United States 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 9,383,000
8Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States 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 8,792,000
9Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, United States 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 7,097,000
10SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, United States 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 4,777,000
11Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, United States 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 4,252.000
12Knott's Berry FarmBuena Park, California, United States 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 3,867,000
13Canada'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 3,617,000
14SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, United States 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 3,528,000
15Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio, United States 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 3,507,000
16Kings IslandMason, Ohio, United States 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 3,335,000
17HersheyparkHershey, Pennsylvania, United States 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 3,276,000
18Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California, United States 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 3,104,000
19Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, New Jersey, United States 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 3,052,000
20Busch Gardens WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States 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 2,780,000

Europe

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

RankAmusement parkLocation2006[1] 2008[3] 2009[4] 2010[5] 2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
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 10,360,000
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 5,500,000
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 4,733,000
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 4,680,000
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 4,440,000
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 3,600,000
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 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 2,850,000
9Legoland 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 2,250,000
10Legoland 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 2,050,000
10Puy 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 2,050,000
12Alton TowersStaffordshire, United Kingdom 2,400,000 2,520,000 2,650,000 2,750,000 2,650,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 2,575,000 1,925,000
13PhantasialandBrühl, 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 1,900,000
14Thorpe 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 1,850,000
14Parc 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 1,850,000
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 1,800,000
17Parque WarnerMadrid, Spain N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,160,000 1,460,000 1,641,000
18Chessington World of AdventuresChessington, United Kingdom N/A N/A 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,304,000 1,500,000 2,050,000 1,640,000
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 1,525,000
20Gröna LundStockholm, Sweden N/A N/A N/A 1,306,000 1,464,000 1,408,000 1,500,000 1,311,000 1,461,000
*Bakken[16]Klampenborg, Denmark 2,700,000 2,700,000 N/A 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 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 N/A
*Attractiepark SlagharenSlagharen, Netherlands N/A N/A N/A 1,464,000 1,400,000 N/A N/A 1,037,000 N/A
*Flamingo Land ResortKirby Misperton, United Kingdom N/A N/A N/A 1,400,000 N/A 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 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 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[3]2009[4]2010[6] 2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
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 2,368,000
2Beto 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 2,000,000
3Hopi 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 1,668,000
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 1,584,000
5Parque Mundo AventuraBogotá, Colombia N/A N/A N/A 990,000 1,208,000 1,065,000 1,152,000 1,423,000 1,389,000
6Parque XcaretCancun, Mexico N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,200,000 1,212,000 1,287,000
7Parque Plaza SésamoMonterrey, Mexico 1,050,000 1,025,000 970,000 931,000 900,000 1,197,000 1,209,000 1,221,000 1,221,000
8Mundo PetapaGuatemala City, Guatemala N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,253,000 1,056,000 1,138,000 1,199,000
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 1,003,000
10Parque de la CostaTigre, Argentina N/A 1,036,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,080,000 1,091,000 1,050,000 1,020,000 956,000
*El 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 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 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[3]2009[4]2010[5]2011[6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
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 16,600,000
2Universal 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 13,900,000
3Tokyo 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 13,600,000
4 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,504,000 7,486,000
5EverlandYongin, 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 7,423,000
6Ocean 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 7,387,000
7Lotte 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 7,310,000
8Songcheng ParkHangzhou, China N/A N/A N/A 3,797,000 3,327,000 3,800,000 4,100,000 5,810,000 7,289,000
9Hong 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 6,800,000
10 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 5,630,000
11 Songcheng Lijang Romance Park Lijiang, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,880,000 4,678,000
12Universal Studios SingaporeSingapore N/A N/A N/A 2,000,000 3,411,000 3,480,000 3,650,000 3,840,000 4,200,000
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 3,950,000
14OCT EastShenzhen, China N/A N/A N/A 3,530,000 3,890,000 4,196,000 3,950,000 3,780,000 3,940,000
15Happy ValleyBeijing, China N/A N/A 2,350,000 2,734,000 3,438,000 3,055,000 3,100,000 3,340,000 3,740,000
16Chimelong 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 3,619,000
17Window 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 3,440,000
18 Songcheng Sanya Romance Park Sanya, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,930,000 3,322,000
19Happy 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 3,250,000
20 Jiuzhai Songcheng Resort Jiuzhaigou, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,880,000 3,140,000
*Happy ValleyChengdu, China N/A N/A 2,400,000 2,218,000 2,443,000 2,445,000 2,560,000 2,580,000 N/A
*Happy ValleyShanghai, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,270,000 2,360,000 N/A
*Fantawild AdventureWuhu, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,204,000 2,253,000 N/A
*SeoullandGyeonggi-Do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,130,000 2,300,000 N/A N/A
*Zhenzhou Fantawild AdventureZhenzhou, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,850,000 N/A 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 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[3] 2009[4] 2010[5] 2011 [6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
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 2,352,000
2 Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 2,059,000 2,059,000 2,038,000 2,058,000 2,100,000 2,142,000 2,185,000 2,294,000
3 Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 1,891,000 1,891,000 1,872,000 1,891,000 1,929,000 1,968,000 2,007,000 2,107,000
4 Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park Paradise Island, Bahamas N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,850,000 1,868,000
5 Thermas Dos Laranjais Olimpia, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,300,000 1,650,000 1,939,000 1,761,000
6 Aquatica Orlando, Florida, United States 950,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,538,000 1,553,000 1,569,000 1,600,000
7 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 1,509,000
8 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 1,434,000
9 Aquaventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A 1,040,000 1,200,000 1,300,000 1,200,000 1,400,000 1,400.000
10 Wet 'n Wild Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States 1,300,000 1,235,000 1,223,000 1,223,000 1,247,000 1,259,000 1,284,000 1,310,000
11 Hot Park Rio Quente Caldas Novas, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,284,000 1,288,000 1,288,000
13 Wet'n'Wild 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 1,200,000
14 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 1,150,000
15 Tropical Islands Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,100,000
16 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 1,077,000
17 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas, United States 882,000 900,000 882,000 982,000 1,017,000 1,027,000 1,037,000 1,037,000
18 Aquapalace Prague, Czech Republic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 845,000 997,000
19 Piscilago Bogota, Colombia N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,033,000 1,035,000 1,018,000 970,000
19 Beach Park Aquiraz, Brazil N/A N/A N/A N/A 843,000 964,000 949,000 970,000
20 Atlantis Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A 720,000 850,000 950,000 1,000,000 980,000 960,000 960,000

North America

This section has the top 20 water parks in North America in order of annual attendance.

Rank Water park Location 2008[3] 2009[4] 2010[5] 2011 [6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
1 Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 2,050,000 2,059,000 2,059,000 2,038,000 2,058,000 2,100,000 2,142,000 2,294,000
2 Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States 1,880,000 1,891,000 1,891,000 1,872,000 1,891,000 1,929,000 1,968,000 2,107,000
3 Aquatica Orlando, Florida, United States N/A 950,000 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,538,000 1,553,000 1,600,000
4 Wet 'n Wild Orlando Orlando, Florida, United States 1,340,000 1,300,000 1,235,000 1,223,000 1,223,000 1,247,000 1,259,000 1,310,000
5 Schlitterbahn New Braunfels, Texas, United States 880,000 882,000 900,000 882,000 982,000 1,017,000 1,037,000 1,037,000
6 Water Country USA Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 670,000 758,000 700,000 784,000 723,000 748,000 726,000 726,000
7 Adventure Island Tampa, Florida, United States 609,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 651,000 638,000 663,000
8 Schlitterbahn Galveston, Texas, United States 500,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 546,000 546,000 551,000
9 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Arlington, Texas, United States 448,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 508,000 518,000 549,000
10 Six Flags White Water Marietta, Georgia, United States 464,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 505,000 505,000 541,000
11 Hyland Hills Water World Denver, Colorado, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 527,000 527,000
12 Splish Splash Calverton, New York, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 435,000 411,000 513,000
13 Wet n' Wild Splashtown Houston, Texas, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 497,000 501,000
14 Wet 'n' Wild Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 461,000 472,000 481,000
15 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Jackson, New Jersey, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 424,000 423,000 440,000
16 Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark Tannersville, Pennsylvania, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 367,000 367,000 437,000
17 Zoombezi Bay Powell, Ohio, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 389,000 360,000 423,000
18 Dollywood's Splash Country Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 408,000 416,000
19 Raging Waters San Dimas, California, United States 650,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 448,000 423,000 403,000
20 Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe Greensboro, North Carolina, United States 464,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 406,000 398,000 402,000

Latin America

This section has the top 10 water parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.

Rank Water park Location 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
1 Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park Paradise Island, Bahamas N/A N/A 1,850,000 1,868,000
2 Thermas Dos Laranjais Olimpia, Brazil 1,300,000 1,650,000 1,939,000 1,761,000
3 Hot Park Rio Quente Caldas Novas, Brazil N/A 1,284,000 1,288,000 1,288,000
4 Piscilago Bogota, Colombia 1,033,000 1,035,000 1,018,000 970,000
4 Beach Park Aquiraz, Brazil 843,000 964,000 949,000 970,000
6 Parque Acùatico Xocomil San Martín Zapotitlán, Retalhuleu, Guatemala N/A 786,000 767,000 940,000
7 Parque Acùatico El Rollo Morelos, Mexico N/A 300,000 470,000 510,000
8 Wet 'n Wild São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil N/A 395,000 496,000 496,000
9 Rio Water Planet Rio de Janeiro, Brazil N/A 350,000 400,000 400,000
10 Wet 'n Wild Cancun Cancun, Mexico N/A 250,000 255,000 255,000

Asia-Pacific

This section has the top 15 water parks in Asia-Pacific in order of annual attendance.

Rank Water park Location 2008[3] 2009[4] 2010[5] 2011 [6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015
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 2,352,000
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 1,509,000
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 1,434,000
4 Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast 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 1,200,000
5 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 1,150,000
6 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 1,077,000
7 Atlantis Water Adventure Jakarta, Indonesia N/A 720,000 850,000 950,000 1,000,000 980,000 960,000 970,000
8 Summerland Tokyo, Japan 898,000 920,000 925,000 850,000 990,000 939,000 884,000 915,000
9 Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,003,000 997,000 945,000 898,000
10 Sunway Lost World of Tambun Perak, Malaysia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 500,000 700,000 859,000
11 Ocean Park Water Adventure, Jakarta, Indonesia N/A N/A 700,000 600,000 750,000 800,000 777,000 804,000
12 Lotte Water Park Kimhae, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 772,000
13 Water Kingdom Mumbai, India N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 750,000 750,000 750,000
14 Playamaya Water Park Wuhun, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 740,000 540,000 708,000
15 Wuhu Fantawild Water Park Wuhu, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 309,000 708,000
16 Legoland Water Park Johor, Malaysia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 630,000 700,000
17 Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park Zhengzhou, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 220,000 694,000
18 Changde Happy Water World Changde, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 690,000
19 Wet n' Wild Sydney Sydney, Australia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 710,000 675,000
20 Adventure Cove Waterpark Singapore N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 648,000 614,000 660,000

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[3] 2009[4] 2010[5] 2011 [6] 2012[7] 2013[8] 2014[9] 2015[10]
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 1,400,000
2 Therme Erding Erding, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,235,000
3 Tropical Islands Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 910,000 1,100,000
4 Aquapalace Prague, Czech Republic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 845,000 997,000
5 Siam Park Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain N/A N/A N/A 800,000 800,000 N/A 850,000 865,000
6 Wild Wadi Water Park Dubai, United Arab Emirates 825,000 677,000 690,000 890,000 860,000 N/A 725,000 715,000
7 Tiki Pool Wassenaar, the Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700,000 700,000
8 Lalandia Billund, Denmark N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 680,000 680,000
9 Nettebad Osnabrück, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 660,000 659,000
10 Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 675,000 650,000

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
[17]
2
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, United States
1870
17
Cedar Fair
[18]
3
Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1981
16
Cedar Fair
[19]
4
Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States
1972
15
Cedar Fair
[20]
5
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, United States
1976
14
Six Flags
[21]
6
Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
1973
13
Cedar Fair
[22]
Europa Park Rust, Germany
1975
13
Mack Rides
[23]
Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
1906
13
Hershey E&R
[22]
Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, United States
1975
13
Cedar Fair
[24]
Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, United States
1974
13
Six Flags
[25]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "TEA/AECOM 2006 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  2. "TEA/AECOM 2007 Global Attractions Report". Themed Entertainment Association. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "TEA/AECOM 2008 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "TEA/AECOM 2012 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "TEA/AECOM 2014 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  11. "2001 Attendance Figures". Theme Park Insider. 2001. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  12. "2002 Theme Park Attendance". Theme Park Insider. 2002. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  13. "The BLOG FLUME - 2003 Attendance Figures". Theme Park Insider. 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  14. "2004 Theme Park Attendance Estimates Announced". Theme Park Insider. 2004. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  15. "Disney slams Universal in 2005 theme park attendance". Theme Park Insider. 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  16. Entrance into the park area is free from 2009
  17. Marden, Duane. "Six Flags Magic Mountain". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  18. Marden, Duane. "Cedar Point". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  19. Marden, Duane. "Canada's Wonderland". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  20. Marden, Duane. "Kings Island". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  21. Marden, Duane. "Six Flags Great America". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  22. 1 2 Marden, Duane. "Hersheypark". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  23. Marden, Duane. "Europa Park". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  24. Marden, Duane. "Kings Dominion". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  25. Marden, Duane. "Six Flags Great Adventure". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.