Annual Theme Park Attendance Report Released

The annual TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index, the definitive annual attendance study for the themed entertainment and museum industries, was published today.  Published by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and the Economics practice at AECOM, this report is available free on the AECOM website athttp://www.aecom.com/themeindex and on the TEA website athttp://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf. It is important to note that Disney does not release official attendance figures, so these rankings are estimated. Disney holds the top eight spots on the list with the Magic Kingdom remaining the most visited theme park in the world. Among water parks, Disney holds 2 out of the top 3 spots. The only non-Disney theme park to break the top 10 was Universal Studios Japan

Top Theme Parks:

1 MAGIC KINGDOM at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

2 TOKYO DISNEYLAND, Tokyo, Japan

3 DISNEYLAND, Anaheim, CA

4 TOKYO DISNEY SEA, Tokyo, Japan

5 EPCOT at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

6 DISNEYLAND PARK AT DISNEYLAND PARIS, Marne-La-Vallee, France

7 DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

8 DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL

9 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN, Osaka, Japan

10 DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE, Anaheim, CA

11 ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE at Universal Orlando, FL

12 OCEAN PARK, Hong Kong SAR

13 HONG KONG DISNEYLAND, Hong Kong SAR

14 LOTTE WORLD, Seoul, South Korea

15 EVERLAND, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea

16 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS at Universal Orlando, FL

17 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD, Universal City, CA

18 NAGASHIMA SPA LAND, Kuwana, Japan

19 SEAWORLD, Orlando, FL

20 EUROPA PARK, Rust, Germany

21 WALT DISNEY STUDIOS PARK AT DISNEYLAND PARIS, Marne- La-Vallee, France

Top Water Parks:

1  CHIMELONG WATERPARK, Guangzhou, China

2  TYPHOON LAGOON AT DISNEY WORLD, Orlando, FL

3  BLIZZARD BEACH AT DISNEY WORLD, Orlando, FL