The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM have released their 2017 attendance numbers for the theme parks around the world. Most notable over the 2016 attendance numbers is the 15.3% jump for Disney's Animal Kingdom due to Pandora: The World of AVATAR. The attendance boost put the estimates for Disney's Animal Kingdom's attendance ahead of Epcot for the first time ever.
Additionally, Shanghai Disneyland being open for a full year put it's attendance in the top 10 theme parks in the world.
The attendance for the top 10 parks in the world can be found below:
| Rank | Park / Location | % Change | 2017 Attendance | 2016 Attendance |
| 1 | Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
0.3% | 20,450,000 | 20,395,000 |
| 2 | Disneyland Anaheim, Ca, U.S. |
2.0% | 18,300,000 | 17,943,000 |
| 3 | Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo, Japan |
0.4% | 16,600,000 | 16,540,000 |
| 4 | Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan |
3.0% | 14,935,000 | 14,500,000 |
| 5 | Tokyo Disney Sea Tokyo, Japan |
0.3% | 13,500,000 | 13,460,000 |
| 6 | Disney's Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
15.3% | 12,500,000 | 10,844,000 |
| 7 | Epcot Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
4.2% | 12,200,000 | 11,712,000 |
| 8 | Shanghai Disneyland Shanghai, China |
96.4% | 11,000,000 | 5,600,000 |
| 9 | Disney's Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
-0.5% | 10,722,000 | 10,776,000 |
| 10 | Universal Studios Universal Orlando, FL, U.S. |
2% | 10,198,000 | 9,998,000 |
The full report has the top 25 amusement parks worldwide as well as other information.
