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2023 marked the global end of Covid-19 restrictions, as governments ended travel quarantines and restrictive operating guidelines. Many facilities around the world, eager to return to a sense of normalcy, lured guests in with new attractions or exhibitions, incentives for repeat visitation, and special events. Many were successful, and the top 25 attended theme parks around the world collectively increased attendance by an impressive 23% over 2022's figures.
In the Americas, many of the parks that did relatively poorly in 2022 outperformed this year and others that did exceedingly well last year had more tepid results in 2023. A large part of this correlation can be tied to when facilities unveiled new capital projects.
Here is how Amusement and Theme Parks fared in North America during 2023:
Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America |
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| 2023 Rank | Park & Location | % Change 2022-2023 |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
1 |
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista, FL |
3.4% |
17,720,000 |
17,133,000 |
12,691,000 |
2 |
Disneyland Park Anaheim, CA |
2.2% |
17,250,000 |
16,881,000 |
8,573,000 |
3 |
Epcot at Walt Disney World Lake Buena Vista, FL |
19.8% |
11,980,000 | 10,000,000 |
7,752,000 |
4 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios Lake Buena Vista, FL |
-5.5% |
10,300,000 |
10,900,000 |
8,589,000 |
| 5 | Universal's Islands of Adventure Orlando, FL |
-9.3% | 10,000,000 | 11,025,000 | 9,077,000 |
6 |
Disney's California Adventure Anaheim, CA |
11.1% | 10,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 4,977,000 |
7 |
Univeral Studios Florida Orlando, FL |
-9.3% | 9,750,000 | 10,750,000 | 8,987,000 |
8 |
Universal Studios Hollywood Universal City, CA |
15.0% |
9,660,000 | 8,400,000 | 5,505,000 |
9 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lake Buena Vista |
-2.8% | 8,770,000 | 9,027,000 | 7,194,000 |
10 |
SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, FL |
-2.5% | 4,342,000 | 4,454,000 | 3,051,000 |
11 |
Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, CA |
8.4% | 4,228,000 | 3,899,000 | 3,681,000 |
12 |
Cedar Point Sandusky, OH |
17.6% | 4,050,000 | 3,444,000 | 3,327,000 |
| 13 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tampa, FL |
-1.3% | 4,000,000 | 4,051,000 | 3,210,000 |
14 |
Seaworld San Diego San Diego, CA |
13.8% |
3,990,000 | 3,507,000 | 2,800,000 |
15 |
Kings Island Kings Island, OH |
4.4% | 3,488,000 | 3,340,000 | 3,181,000 |
16 |
Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, CA |
13.6% | 3,400,000 | 2,993,000 | 3,047,000 |
17 |
Hershey Park Hershey, PA |
3.0% | 3,321,000 | 3,223,000 | 3,012,000 |
18 |
Canada's Wonderland Maple, ON, Canada |
-14.2% | 3,232,000 | 3,768,000 | 587,000 |
| 19 | Six Flags Great America Gurnee, IL |
18.3% | 3,000,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,675,000 |
20 |
Six Flags Grand Adventure Jackson, NJ |
16.1% | 2,500,000 | 2,153,000 | 2,913,000 |
| TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE | 3.2% | 144,981,000 | 140,483,000 | 104,829,000 | |
Source: TEA/AECOM 2023 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report
