3.5: Amusement Park Attendance Statistics
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This article is from the Roller Coaster FAQ, by Geoff Allen geoff@eecs.wsu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
3.5: Amusement Park Attendance Statistics
The following list of the top 50 North American Amusement/Theme Parks,
ranked by attendance, is from Amusement Business. These statistics show how
the top parks fared during 1993, and the percent change in attendance from
the 1992 season. Global Amusement/Theme parks have been added to the list
for comparisons, but available data on the foreign parks is not complete
enough to effectively merge the two lists as one.
"Note": Policies at some parks forbid release of attendance figures. An
asterisk (*) appearing after the attendance figure indicates the figure is
an estimate, based on information gathered by reliable AB sources. In the
event of a tie, a non-estimated figure gets the higher placement over an
estimated figure. Parks that either did not report or did not qualify on
the basis of reported figures in 1990 through 1992 are indicated with '-'.
'+' indicates a tie.
93 92 91 90 PARK, LOCATION ATTENDANCE % CHANGE
== == == == =============== ========== ========
. . . . Tokyo Disneyland 15,815,000
Tokyo, Japan
1 1 1 1 Magic Kingdom at WDW 12,000,000* Up 4%
Lake Buena Vista, FL
2 2 2 2 Disneyland 11,400,000* Down slightly
Anaheim, CA
3 1 1 1 EPCOT at WDW 10,000,000* No change
Lake Buena Vista, FL
. . . . EuroDisney 10,000,000
Marne la Vallee, France
. . . . Jaya Ancol Dreamland 9,500,000
Jakarta, Indonesia
4 1 1 1 Disney-MGM Studios at WDW 8,000,000* No change
Lake Buena Vista, FL
5 3 3 12 Universal Studios Florida 7,400,000* Up 10%
Orlando, FL
. . . . Blackpool Pleasure Beach 6,800,000
Blackpool, UK
. . . . Lotte World 5,000,000
Seoul, Korea
6 4 4 4 Universal Studios Hollywood 4,950,000* Up 3%
Universal City, CA
. . . . Toshimaen Amusement Park 4,806,000
Tokyo, Japan
7 5 6 5 Sea World of Florida 4,500,000* Up 5%
Orlando, FL
8 6 7 6 Sea World of California 4,000,000* No change
San Diego, CA
. . . . Tivoli Gardens 4,000,000
Copenhagen, Denmark
. . . . Huis Ten Boach 3,751,300
Sasebo, Japan
9 7 5 3 Knott's Berry Farm 3,700,000* Down 5%
Buena Park, CA
10 11 9 10 Cedar Point 3,600,000* Up 15%
Sandusky, OH
11+ 12 11 15 Six Flags Great Adventure 3,500,000* Up 13%
Jackson, NJ
11+ 13 12 9 Busch Gardens Tampa 3,500,000* Up 13%
Tampa, FL
13 9 8 8 Six Flags Magic Mountain 3,300,000* Up 3%
Valencia, CA
. . . . Ocean Park 3,300,000
Hong Kong
14 8 13 7 Paramount's Kings Island 3,250,000* No change
Kings Falls, OH
15 10 15 14 Six Flags Great America 3,000,000* Down slightly
Gurnee, IL
. . . . Seoul Land 3,000,000
Seoul, Korea
. . . . Nagashima Spa Land 2,967,000
Kuwana, Japan
16+ 14 14 11 Six Flags over Texas 2,900,000* Down slightly
Arlington, TX
16+ 15 10 13 Beach Boardwalk 2,900,000* Down slightly
Santa Cruz, CA
. . . . Chapultepec Park 2,800,000
Mexico City, Mexico
. . . . Takarazuka Family Land 2,788,682
Takarazuka, Japan
. . . . De Efteling 2,717,249
Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands
18 16 20 16 Six Flags over Georgia 2,700,000* Up 4%
Atlanta, GA
19 18 16 19 Paramount's Canada's Wonderland 2,600,000* Up 13%
Maple, Ont.
. . . . Alton Towers 2,600,000
North Staffordshire, England
. . . . Korakuen 2,550,000
Tokyo, Japan
20+ 17 17 17 Paramount's Great America 2,500,000* Up 6%
Santa Clara, CA
20+ 19 18 18 Paramount's Kings Dominion 2,500,000* Up 11%
Doswell, VA
20+ - - - Knott's Camp Snoopy 2,500,000* (New park)
Bloomington, MN
. . . . Playcenter 2,500,000
Sao Paulo, Brazil
. . . . Dunia Funtasi 2,500,000
Indonesia
. . . . Liseberg Park 2,400,000
Gothenburg, Sweden
. . . . Toei Uzumasa Eigamura 2,307,820
Kyoto, Japan
. . . . Europa-Park 2,300,000
Rust, Germany
23+ 23 23 23 Six Flags Astroworld 2,200,000* Up 10%
Houston, TX
23+ 20 21 21 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2,200,000* Up slightly
Williamsburg, VA
. . . . Bakken 2,100,000
Klampenborg, Germany
. . . . Heidi Park 2,100,000
Soltau, Germany
. . . . Siam Park 2,088,000
Bangkok, Thailand
. . . . Expoland 2,020,000
Suita, Japan
25+ 25 27 28 Dollywood 2,000,000 Up 11%
Pigeon Forge, TN
25+ 21 22 20 Opryland 2,000,000 No change
Nashville, TN
. . . . Beijing Amusement Park 2,000,000
Beijing, China
. . . . Luna Park 2,000,000
Rome, Italy
. . . . Phantasialand 1,900,000
Bruhl, Germany
27 24 29 31 Marine World-Africa USA 1,870,000 Down slightly
Vallejo, CA
28 22 - - Fiesta Texas 1,800,000* Down 11%
San Antonio, TX
29 27 26 27 Silver Dollar City 1,770,000 Up slightly
Branson, MO
30 28 24 25 Hersheypark 1,700,000 Up 5%
Hershey, PA
31+ 33 32 30 Paramount's Carowinds 1,600,000* Up 20%
Charlotte, NC
31+ 26 28 26 Six Flags over Mid-America 1,600,000* Down 11%
Eureka, MO
. . . . Reino Aventura 1,600,000
Mexico City, Mexico
. . . . Parque Da Monica 1,600,000
Sao Paulo, Brazil
. . . . Selva Magica 1,500,000
Guadalajara, Mexico
33 32 - - Sea World of Ohio 1,450,000* Up 10%
Aurora, OH
34 30 25 29 Sea World of Texas 1,400,000* Down 6%
San Antonio, TX
. . . . Beta Carrero 1,300,000
Santa Catarina, Brazil
35 34 33 37 Kennywood 1,216,000* No change
West Mifflin, PA
36+ 36 33 37 Geauga Lake 1,200,000 Up 8%
Aurora, OH
36+ 35 34 33 LaRonde 1,200,000 No change
Montreal, Quebec
36+ - - - Dorney Park 1,200,000* (New listing)
Allentown, PA
. . . . Fantasiland 1,200,000
Santiago, Chile
39 31 31 33 Worlds of Fun 1,197,287 Down 10%
Kansas City, MO
40 39 35 35 Darien Lake 1,115,000 Up 15%
Corfu, NY
41 - - - Kentucky Kingdom 1,048,262 (New listing)
Louisville, KY
42 40 - - Lagoon 1,006,273 Up 6%
Farmington, UT
43 - - - Riverside Park 999,000 (New listing)
Agawam, MA
44 38 37 39 Knoebels Amusement Resort 990,000 Up slightly
Elysburg, PA
45 - - - Rye Playland 931,415 (New listing)
Rye, NY
46 37 36 36 Valleyfair! 913,000* Down 15%
Shakopee, MN
. . . . Interama 900,000
Buenos Aires, Argentina
47 - - - Elitch Gardens 800,000 (New listing)
Denver, CO
. . . . Tivoli Park 800,000
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
. . . . Divertido 800,000
Mexico City, Mexico
48+ - - - Indiana Beach 750,000* (New listing)
Monticello, IN
48+ - - - Adventureland 750,000* (New listing)
East Farmingdale, NY
50 - - - Great Escape Theme Park 710,000* (New listing)
Lake George, NY
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