Aquatica, SeaWorld's Water Park


The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM published the TEA/AECOM 2023 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report that includes a study of attendance at major water parks during 2023 and compares that attendance to attendance during 2022. See how North American Waterparks fared:


Top 20 Water Parks in North America
2023 Rank Park & Location % Change
2022-2023
2023 2022 2021
1
Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FL
-0.9%
1,898
1,915,000
2
Universal Volcano Bay
Orlando, FL
-2.7%
1,800,000
1,850,000
1,691,000
3
Aquatica
Orlando, FL
-7.2%
1,437,000
1,548,000
1,147,000
4
Schlitterbahn
New Braunfels, TX
-1.4%
933,000
946,000
888,000
5
Water Country USA
Williamsburg, VA
4.1%
736,000
707,000
700,000
6
Aquatica San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
3.0%
650,000
631,000
586,000
7
Adventure Island
Tampa, FL
0.6%
640,000
636,000
593,000
8
Knott's Soak City
Buena Park, CA
-3.3% 580,000 636,000 593,000
9
Schlitterbahn
Galveston, TX
0.0%
539,000 539,000 402,000
10
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Arlington, TX
22.7% 476,000 388,000 377,000
11
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey
Jackson, NJ
5.6% 450,000 426,000 448,000
12 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
Glendale, AZ
41.5%0 450,000 318,000 309,000
13 Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles
Valencia, CA
10.0% 440,000 400,000 309,000
14
Zoombezi Bay
Powell, OH
3.0%
411,000 399,000 373,000
15 Cedar Point Shores
Sandusky, OH
-1.2% 400,000 405,000 402,000
16 Dollywood's Splash Country
Pigeon Forge, TN
3.0% 379,000 368,000 281,000
17 Six Flags White Water Atlanta
Marietta, GA
6.6% 373,000 350,000 368,000
18 Camelbeach
Tannersville, PA
-1.9% 366,000 373,000 225,000
19
Discovery Cove
Orlando, FL
-0.3%
363,000 364,000 340,000
20
Typhoon Texas Waterpark
Katy, TX
-1.9%
357,000
364,000
340,000
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 8.5% 13,678,000 12,607,000 --

Source: TEA/AECOM 2023 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report

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