The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM have released their 2018 attendance numbers for the theme parks around the world. All four Disney World parks saw an increase in reported attendance with Animal Kingdom seeing the largest increase at 10.0%
The attendance for the top 10 parks in the world can be found below:
Rank | Park / Location | % Change | 2018 Attendance | 2017 Attendance |
1 | Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
2.0% | 20,859,000 | 20,450,000 |
2 | Disneyland Anaheim, Ca, U.S. |
2.0% | 18,666,000 | 18,300,000 |
3 | Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo, Japan |
7.9% | 17,907,000 | 16,600,000 |
4 | Tokyo Disney Sea Tokyo, Japan |
8.5% | 14,651,000 | 13,500,000 |
5 | Universal Studios Japan Osaka, Japan |
-4.3% | 14,300,000 | 14,935,000 |
6 | Disney’s Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
10.0% | 13,750,000 | 12,500,000 |
7 | Epcot Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
2.0% | 12,444,000 | 12,200,000 |
8 | Shanghai Disneyland Shanghai, China |
7.3% | 11,800,000 | 11,000,000 |
9 | Disney’s Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, FL, U.S. |
5.0% | 11,258,000 | 10,722,000 |
10 | Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengoin, China |
10.6% | 10,830,000 | 9,788,000 |
The full report has the top 25 amusement parks worldwide as well as other information.