The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), in partnership with Storyland Studios, published The 2025 TEA Global Experience Index™ that includes a study of attendance at major water parks during 2025 and compares that attendance to attendance during 2024. TRIPinfo has retained attendance figures from previous years.

North American water park attendance was essentially unchanged in 2025. Orlando remained the dominant water park market, with four of the five highest-attended properties in North America. Disney's Blizzard Beach produced the largest increase among the leading parks, growing from 897,000 visitors in 2024 to 1.35 million in 2025. The increase reflects the return of both Disney water parks to regular seasonal operation after alternating schedules during the pandemic recovery period. While attendance was stable, investment in the sector continued as operators focused on family-oriented attractions rather than just adding larger thrill slides.

See how North American Waterparks fared:

Top 20 Water Parks in North America
2025 Rank	Park & Location	% Change 2024-2025	2025	2024	2023	2022
1	Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World  Lake Buena Vista, FL	-3.0%	1,762,000	1,817,000	1,898,000	1,915,000
2	Universal Volcano Bay  Orlando, FL	-3.0%	1,600,000	1,650,000	1,800,000	1,850,000
3	Aquatica  Orlando, FL	-2.4%	1,400,000	1,435,000	1,437,000	1,548,000
4	Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World  Lake Buena Vista, FL	50.5%	1,350,000	897,000	910,000	––
5	Schlitterbahn  New Braunfels, TX	-8.6%	840,000	919,000	933,000	946,000
6	Water Country USA  Williamsburg, VA	-3.1%	707,000	730,000	736,000	707,000
7	Aquatica San Antonio  San Antonio, TX	1.2%	660,000	652,000	650,000	631,000
8	Adventure Island  Tampa, FL	-2.1%	620,000	633,000	640,000	636,000
9	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor  Arlington, TX	0.5%	471,000	469,000	476,000	388,000
10	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor New Jersey  Jackson, NJ	0.2%	465,000	464,000	450,000	426,000
11	Knott's Soak City  Buena Park, CA	-4.5%	465,000	487,000	475,000	600,000
12	Schlitterbahn  Galveston, TX	-10.5%	458,000	512,000	539,000	539,000
13	Water World  Federal Heights, CO	-0.7%	453,000	456,000	--	--
14	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix  Glendale, AZ	-1.1%	452,000	457,000	450,000	318,000
15	Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Los Angeles  Valencia, CA	-3.9%	430,000	447,000	440,000	400,000
16	Discovery Cove  Orlando, FL	9.2%	403,000	369,000	363,000	364,000
17	Zoombezi Bay  Powell, OH	-10.2%	395,000	440,000	411,000	399,000
18	Dollywood's Splash Country  Pigeon Forge, TN	4.0%	390,000	375,000	379,000	368,000
19	Cedar Point Shores  Sandusky, OH	-8.0%	377,000	410,000	400,000	405,000
20	Six Flags White Water Atlanta  Marietta, GA	-5.0%	338,000	356,000	373,000	350,000
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE		0.4%	14,035,000	13,975,000	14,126,000	12,607,000

Source: The 2025 TEA Global Experience Index™, presented in partnership with Storyland Studios