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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM publish the TEA/AECOM 2019 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 showed general stability in 2019 with modest growth rates. Overall attendance grew from 501,228,000 in 2018 to 521,183,000 in 2019 with Walt Disney Attractions, Merlin Entertainments Group and OCT Parks China in the top 3 positions. Universal Parks and Resorts ranked fourth.
North American parks advanced at a modest rate of 1.0% with Universal’s Islands of Adventure producing the best results at 6.0%, followed by Canada’s Wonderland at 4.0%, and Knott’s Berry Farm at 3.0%.
Top 20 Amusement/Theme Parks in North America |
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Rank |
Park, Location |
Change |
2019 | 2018 |
1 |
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
0.5% |
20,963,000 |
20,859,000 |
2 |
Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, USA |
0.0% |
18,666,000 |
18,666,000 |
3 |
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
1.0% |
13,888,000 |
13,750,000 |
4 |
Epcot at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
0.0% |
12,444,000 | 12,444,000 |
5 |
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA |
2.0% |
11,483,000 |
11,258,000 |
6 |
Univeral Studios at Universal Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA |
2.0% |
10,922,000 |
10,708,000 |
7 | Universal's Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Orlando, FL, USA |
6.0% | 10,375,000 | 9,788,000 |
8 |
Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, CA, USA |
0.0% |
9,861,000 | 9,861,000 |
9 |
Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, CA, USA |
0.0% |
9,147,000 | 9,147,000 |
10 |
SeaWorld Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA |
1.0% |
4,640,000 | 4,594,000 | 11 |
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA, USA |
3.0% |
4,238,000 | 4,115,000 |
12 | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL, USA |
1.0% | 4,180,000 | 4,139,000 |
13 |
Canada's Wonderland, Maple, ON, Canada |
4.0% |
3,950,000 | 3,798,000 |
14 |
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, USA |
1.5% |
3,731,000 | 3,676,000 |
15 |
Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA, USA |
0.5% |
3,610,000 | 3,592,000 |
16 |
Kings Island, Kings Island, OH, USA |
1.0% |
3,521,000 |
3,486,000 |
17 |
SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA |
-8.1% |
3,485,000 | 3,793,000* |
18 |
Six Flags Grand Adventure, Jackson, NJ, USA |
1.5% |
3,451,000 | 3,400,000 |
19 |
Hershey Park, Hershey, PA, USA |
0.5% |
3,384,000 | 3,367,000 |
20 | Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL, USA |
2.0% | 3,169,000 | 3,107,000 |
TOP 20 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2019 | 159,108,000 | 157,478,000 |
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TOP 20 ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2018-19 |
1.0% |
159,108,000 |
157,478,000 |
Source: TEA/AECOM 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report
*Adjustment versus the figure we published in last year’s report