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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM publish the TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum: The Global Attractions Attendance Report, a study of attendance at major theme parks, amusement parks, waterparks and museums worldwide. Key findings in the report are:
Major theme parks around the world continued to grow in 2016, following a record breaking 2015. Overall theme park attendance grew from 420 million to 438 million annual attendees, year-over-year.
Visitation in North America increased a modest 1.2% year-over-year. Universal Studios, largely driven by interest in Harry Potter, showed a significant increase in attendance; the introduction of the water theme park, Volcano Bay, should continue this trend in 2017. Domestically, Disney showed a decline in visition, although revenue was up, as they focused on Asian operations; experts anticipate this to change in 2017 with the introduction of Avatar in Disney's Animal Kingdom and the newly redesigned Disney Springs.
Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America |
Rank |
Park, Location |
Change |
2016 |
2015 |
1 |
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World,
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
-0.5% |
20,395,000 |
20,492,000 |
2 |
Disneyland,
Anaheim, CA, USA |
-1.8% |
17,943,000 |
18,278,000 |
3 |
Epcot at Walt Disney World,
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
-0.7% |
11,712,000 |
11,798,000 |
4 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World,
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
-0.7% |
10,844,000 |
10,922,000 |
5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World,
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
-0.5% |
10,776,000 |
10,828,000 |
6 |
Univeral Studios at Universal Orlando,
Orlando, FL, USA |
4.3% |
9,998,000 |
9,585,000 |
| 7 |
Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando
Orlando, FL, USA |
6.5% |
9,362,000 |
8,792,000 |
8 |
Disney's California Adventure,
Anaheim, CA, USA |
-0.9% |
9,295,000 |
9,383,000 |
9 |
Universal Studios Hollywood,
Universal City, CA, USA |
13.9% |
8,086,000 |
7,097,000 |
10 |
SeaWorld Florida,
Orlando, FL, USA |
-7.9% |
4,402,000 |
4,777,000 |
| 11 |
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay,
Tampa, FL, USA |
-2.0% |
4,169,000 |
4,252,000 |
12 |
Knott's Berry Farm,
Buena Park, CA, USA |
3.8% |
4,014,000 |
3,867,000 |
13 |
Canada's Wonderland,
Maple, ON, Canada |
2.9% |
3,723,000 |
3,617,000 |
14 |
Cedar Point,
Sandusky, OH, USA |
2.8% |
3,604,000 |
3,507,000 |
15 |
SeaWorld San Diego,
San Diego, CA, USA |
0.0% |
3,528,000 |
3,528,000 |
16 |
Kings Island,
Kings Island, OH, USA |
1.5% |
3,384,000 |
3,335,000 |
17 |
Six Flags Magic Mountain,
Valencia, CA, USA |
7.3% |
3,332,000 |
3,104,000 |
18 |
Hershey Park,
Hershey, PA, USA |
0.0% |
3,276,000 |
3,276,000 |
19 |
Six Flags Grand Adventure,
Jackson, NJ, USA |
5.5% |
3,220,000 |
3,052,000 |
| 20 |
Six Flags Great America,
Gurnee, IL, USA |
5.6% |
2,950,000 |
2,793,000 |
| TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2016 |
|
148,013,000 |
146,283,000 |
TOP 20 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2015-16 |
1.2% |
148,013,000 |
146,270,000 |
Source: TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report
Copyright 2017 TEA.AECOM. All rights reserved. From http://www.teaconnect.org.
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