List of amusement park rankings
Amusement parks and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions, rides , and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people. Amusement parks are located all around the world with millions of people visiting them every year. This list of amusement park rankings summarizes the attendance records, park rankings and the results of public polls of amusement parks around the world.
Attendance records
This is a list of annual attendance figures of amusement parks and water parks released by TEA, the Themed Entertainment Association .
Amusement park corporations
This section lists the top 10 largest amusement park corporations in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Amusement park corporations
Country
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
1
Disney Experiences
United States
119,100,000
120,600,000
121,400,000
126,479,000
132,549,000
134,330,000
137,902,000
140,403,000
150,014,000
157,311,000
155,991,000
2
Merlin Entertainments
United Kingdom
38,500,002
41,000,000
46,400,000
54,000,000
59,800,000
62,800,000
62,900,000
61,200,000
66,000,000
67,000,000
67,000,000
3
OCT Parks China
China
15,800,000
19,300,000
21,730,000
23,359,000
26,180,000
27,990,000
28,830,000
32,270,000
42,880,000
49,350,000
53,970,000
4
Universal Destinations & Experiences
United States
23,700,000
26,300,000
30,800,000
34,515,000
36,360,000
40,152,000
44,884,000
47,356,000
49,458,000
50,068,000
51,243,000
5
Fantawild Group
China
—
—
—
9,193,000
13,188,000
—
23,093,000
31,639,000
38,495,000
42,074,000
50,393,000
6
Chimelong Group
China
—
—
—
—
11,672,000
18,659,000
23,587,000
27,362,000
31,031,000
34,007,000
37,018,000
7
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
United States
23,800,000
24,300,000
24,300,000
25,750,000
26,100,000
25,638,000
28,557,000
30,108,000
30,789,000
32,024,000
32,811,000
8
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
United States
21,100,000
22,800,000
23,400,000
23,600,000
23,519,000
23,305,000
24,448,000
25,104,000
25,700,000
25,912,000
27,938,000
9
United Parks & Resorts
United States
23,500,000
22,400,000
23,600,000
24,310,000
23,400,000
22,399,000
22,471,000
22,000,000
20,800,000
22,582,000
22,624,000
10
Parques Reunidos
Spain
24,800,000
25,800,000
26,220,000
27,130,000
26,017,000
22,206,000
—
20,825,000
20,600,000
20,900,000
22,195,000
Amusement parks
Worldwide
This section lists the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance. The list is sorted by 2022 attendance, but includes the top 25 from 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic .
Rank
Amusement park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
2021[ 13]
2022[ 14]
1
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
17,233,000
16,972,000
17,142,000
17,536,000
18,588,000
19,332,000
20,492,888
20,395,000
20,450,000
20,859,000
20,963,000
6,941,000
12,691,000
17,133,000
2
Disneyland at Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California , United States
15,900,000
15,980,000
16,140,000
15,963,000
16,202,000
16,769,000
18,278,000
17,943,000
18,300,000
18,666,000
18,666,000
3,674,000
8,573,000
16,881,000
3
Universal Studios Japan
Osaka , Japan
8,000,000
8,160,000
8,500,000
9,700,000
10,100,000
11,800,000
13,900,000
14,500,000
14,935,000
14,300,000
14,500,000
4,901,000
5,500,000
12,350,000
4
Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo , Japan
13,646,000
14,452,000
13,996,000
14,847,000
17,214,000
17,300,000
16,600,000
16,540,000
16,600,000
17,907,000
17,910,000
4,160,000
6,300,000
12,000,000
5
Universal Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida , United States
4,627,000
5,949,000
7,674,000
7,981,000
8,141,000
8,141,000
8,792,000
9,362,000
9,549,000
9,788,000
10,375,000
4,005,000
9,077,000
11,025,000
6
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
9,700,000
9,603,000
9,699,000
9,912,000
10,110,000
10,312,000
10,828,000
10,776,000
10,722,000
11,258,000
11,483,000
3,675,000
8,589,000
10,900,000
7
Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida , United States
5,530,000
5,925,000
6,044,000
6,195,000
7,062,000
8,263,000
9,585,000
9,998,000
10,198,000
10,708,000
10,922,000
4,096,000
8,987,000
10,750,000
8
Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo , Japan
12,004,000
12,663,000
11,930,000
12,656,000
14,084,000
14,100,000
13,600,000
13,460,000
13,500,000
14,651,000
14,650,000
3,400,000
5,800,000
10,100,000
9
Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
10,990,000
10,825,000
10,825,000
11,063,000
11,229,000
11,454,000
11,798,000
11,712,000
12,200,000
12,444,000
12,444,000
4,044,000
7,752,000
10,000,000
10
Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris
Marne-la-Vallée , France
12,740,000
10,500,000
10,990,000
11,200,000
10,430,000
9,940,000
10,360,000
8,400,000
9,660,000
9,843,000
9,745,000
2,620,000
3,500,000
9,930,000
11
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
9,590,000
9,686,000
9,783,000
9,998,000
10,198,000
10,402,000
10,922,000
10,844,000
12,500,000
13,750,000
13,888,000
4,166,000
7,194,000
9,027,000
12
Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California , United States
6,095,000
6,287,000
6,341,000
7,775,000
8,514,000
8,769,000
9,383,000
9,295,000
9,574,000
9,861,000
9,861,000
1,919,000
4,977,000
9,000,000
13
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal City, California , United States
4,308,000
5,040,000
5,141,000
5,912,000
6,148,000
6,824,000
7,097,000
8,086,000
9,056,000
9,147,000
9,147,000
1,299,000
5,505,000
8,400,000
14
Europa-Park
Rust , Germany
4,250,000
4,250,000
4,500,000
4,600,000
4,900,000
5,000,000
5,500,000
5,600,000
5,700,000
5,720,000
5,750,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
6,000,000
15
Everland
Yongin , South Korea
6,169,000
6,884,000
6,570,000
6,853,000
7,303,000
7,381,000
7,423,000
7,200,000
6,310,000
5,850,000
6,606,000
2,760,000
3,710,000
5,770,000
16
De Efteling
Kaatsheuvel , Netherlands
4,000,000
4,000,000
4,125,000
4,200,000
4,150,000
4,400,000
4,680,000
4,764,000
5,180,000
5,400,000
5,400,000
2,900,000
3,300,000
5,430,000
17
Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris
Marne-la-Vallée , France
2,655,000
4,500,000
4,710,000
4,800,000
4,470,000
4,260,000
4,440,000
4,970,000
5,200,000
5,298,000
5,245,000
1,410,000
1,894,000
5,340,000
18
Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,600,000
11,000,000
11,800,000
11,210,000
5,500,000
8,480,000
5,300,000
19
Lotte World
Seoul , South Korea
4,261,000
5,551,000
5,780,000
6,383,000
7,400,000
7,606,000
7,310,000
8,150,000
6,714,000
5,960,000
5,953,000
1,560,000
2,460,000
4,520,000
20
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Hengqin , China
—
—
—
—
—
5,504,000
7,486,000
8,474,000
9,788,000
10,830,000
11,736,000
4,797,000
7,452,000
4,400,000
21
Nagashima Spa Land
Kuwana , Japan
4,700,000
4,465,000
5,820,000
5,850,000
5,840,000
5,630,000
5,870,000
5,850,000
5,930,000
5,920,000
5,950,000
2,400,000
3,600,000
4,200,000
22
OCT Happy Valley
Beijing , China
2,350,000
2,734,000
3,438,000
3,055,000
3,100,000
3,340,000
3,740,000
3,830,000
3,950,000
3,980,000
5,160,000
3,950,000
4,930,000
3,740,000
23
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong SAR
4,600,000
5,200,000
5,900,000
6,700,000
7,400,000
7,500,000
6,800,000
6,100,000
6,200,000
6,700,000
5,695,000
1,700,000
2,800,000
3,400,000
24
Chimelong Paradise
Guangzhou , China
2,400,000
2,400,000
2,700,000
2,970,000
3,200,000
3,351,000
3,619,000
3,836,000
4,181,000
4,680,000
4,905,000
2,681,000
3,890,000
2,300,000
25
Chimelong Paradise
Guangzhou , China
2,400,000
2,400,000
2,700,000
2,970,000
3,200,000
3,351,000
3,619,000
3,836,000
4,181,000
4,680,000
4,905,000
2,681,000
3,890,000
2,300,000
This section lists the top 20 largest amusement parks in North America in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Amusement park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 3]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
2021[ 13]
2022[ 15]
2023
1
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
17,233,000
16,972,000
17,142,000
17,536,000
18,588,000
19,332,000
20,492,000
20,395,000
20,450,000
20,859,000
20,963,000
6,941,000
12,691,000
17,133,000
2
Disneyland at Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California , United States
15,900,000
15,980,000
16,140,000
15,963,000
16,202,000
16,769,000
18,278,000
17,943,000
18,300,000
18,666,000
18,666,000
3,674,000
8,573,000
16,881,000
3
Universal Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida , United States
4,627,000
5,949,000
7,674,000
7,981,000
8,141,000
8,141,000
8,792,000
9,362,000
9,549,000
9,788,000
10,375,000
4,005,000
9,077,000
11,025,000
4
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
9,700,000
9,603,000
9,699,000
9,912,000
10,110,000
10,312,000
10,828,000
10,776,000
10,722,000
11,258,000
11,483,000
3,675,000
8,589,000
10,900,000
5
Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando Resort
Orlando, Florida , United States
5,530,000
5,925,000
6,044,000
6,195,000
7,062,000
8,263,000
9,585,000
9,998,000
10,198,000
10,708,000
10,922,000
4,096,000
8,987,000
10,750,000
6
Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
10,990,000
10,825,000
10,825,000
11,063,000
11,229,000
11,454,000
11,798,000
11,712,000
12,200,000
12,444,000
12,444,000
4,044,000
7,752,000
10,000,000
7
Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
9,590,000
9,686,000
9,783,000
9,998,000
10,198,000
10,402,000
10,922,000
10,844,000
12,500,000
13,750,000
13,888,000
4,166,000
7,194,000
9,027,000
8
Disney California Adventure at Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, California , United States
6,095,000
6,278,000
6,341,000
7,775,000
8,514,000
8,769,000
9,383,000
9,295,000
9,574,000
9,861,000
9,861,000
1,919,000
4,977,000
9,000,000
9
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal City, California , United States
4,308,000
5,040,000
5,141,000
5,912,000
6,148,000
6,824,000
7,097,000
8,086,000
9,056,000
9,147,000
9,147,000
1,299,000
5,505,000
8,400,000
10
SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando, Florida , United States
5,800,000
5,100,000
5,202,000
5,358,000
5,090,000
4,683,000
4,777,000
4,402,000
3,962,000
4,594,000
4,640,000
1,598,000
3,051,000
4,454,000
11
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida , United States
4,100,000
4,200,000
4,284,000
4,348,000
4,087,000
4,128,000
4,252,000
4,169,000
3,961,000
4,139,000
4,180,000
1,288,000
3,210,000
4,051,000
12
Knott's Berry Farm
Buena Park, California , United States
3,333,000
3,600,000
3,654,000
3,508,000
3,683,000
3,683,000
3,867,000
4,014,000
4,034,000
4,115,000
4,238,000
811,000
3,681,000
3,899,000
13
Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario , Canada
3,160,000
3,380,000
3,481,000
3,655,000
3,582,000
3,546,000
3,617,000
3,723,000
3,760,000
3,798,000
3,950,000
—
587,000
3,768,000
14
SeaWorld San Diego
San Diego, California , United States
4,200,000
3,800,000
4,294,000
4,444,000
4,311,000
3,794,000
3,528,000
3,528,000
3,100,000
3,723,000
3,731,000
1,139,000
2,800,000
3,507,000
15
Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio , United States
2,942,000
3,051,000
3,143,000
3,221,000
3,382,000
3,247,000
3,507,000
3,604,000
3,604,000
3,676,000
3,610,000
1,020,000
3,327,000
3,444,000
16
Kings Island
Mason, Ohio , United States
3,000,000
3,112,000
3,143,000
3,206,000
3,206,000
3,238,000
3,335,000
3,384,000
3,469,000
3,486,000
3,485,000
1,626,000
3,181,000
3,340,000
17
Hersheypark
Hershey, Pennsylvania , United States
2,807,000
2,891,000
2,949,000
3,140,000
3,180,000
3,212,000
3,276,000
3,276,000
3,301,000
3,367,000
3,384,000
1,717,000
3,012,000
3,193,000
18
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, California , United States
2,500,000
2,600,000
2,700,000
2,808,000
2,906,000
2,848,000
3,104,000
3,332,000
3,365,000
3,592,000
3,610,000
686,000
3,047,000
2,993,000
19
Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,780,000
2,950,000
3,039,000
3,107,000
3,169,000
—
2,675,000
2,535,000
20
Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey , United States
2,634,000
2,700,000
—
2,650,000
2,800,000
2,800,000
3,052,000
3,220,000
3,236,000
3,400,000
3,451,000
598,000
2,913,000
2,153,000
This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in Europe in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Amusement park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
2021[ 16]
2022[ 17]
2023[ 18]
1
Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris
Marne-la-Vallée , France
12,740,000
10,500,000
10,990,000
11,200,000
10,430,000
9,940,000
9,790,000
8,400,000
9,660,000
9,843,000
9,745,000
2,620,000
3,500,000
9,930,000
10,400,000
2
Europa-Park at Europa-Park Resort
Rust , Germany
4,250,000
4,250,000
4,500,000
4,600,000
4,900,000
5,000,000
5,500,000
5,600,000
5,700,000
5,720,000
5,750,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
5,400,000
6,000,000
3
Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris
Marne-la-Vallée , France
2,655,000
4,500,000
4,710,000
4,800,000
4,470,000
4,260,000
4,440,000
4,970,000
5,200,000
5,298,000
5,245,000
1,410,000
1,884,000
5,340,000
5,700,000
4
De Efteling
Kaatsheuvel , Netherlands
4,000,000
4,000,000
4,125,000
4,200,000
4,150,000
4,400,000
4,680,000
4,764,000
5,180,000
5,400,000
5,400,000
2,900,000
3,300,000
5,430,000
5,560,000
5
Tivoli Gardens
Copenhagen , Denmark
3,870,000
3,696,000
3,963,000
4,033,000
4,200,000
4,478,000
4,733,000
4,640,000
4,640,000
4,850,000
4,581,000
1,628,000
2,400,000
3,864,000
4,031,000
6
PortAventura Park at PortAventura World
Salou and Vila-seca , Spain
3,000,000
3,050,000
3,522,000
3,540,000
3,400,000
3,500,000
3,600,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
3,650,000
3,750,000
700,000
2,400,000
3,750,000
3,975,000
7
Gardaland at Gardaland Resort
Castelnuovo del Garda , Italy
2,900,000
2,800,000
2,850,000
2,700,000
2,700,000
2,750,000
2,850,000
2,880,000
2,600,000
2,900,000
2,920,000
1,350,000
2,200,000
2,950,000
3,070,000
8
Parc Astérix
Plailly , France
1,820,000
1,663,000
1,595,000
1,723,000
1,620,000
1,800,000
1,850,000
1,850,000
2,000,000
2,174,000
2,326,000
1,163,000
1,300,000
2,632,000
2,815,000
9
Puy du Fou
Les Epesses , France
—
1,470,000
1,500,000
1,600,000
1,740,000
1,912,000
2,050,000
2,220,000
2,260,000
2,305,000
2,308,000
923,000
1,616,000
2,342,000
2,500,000
10
Legoland Windsor
Windsor , United Kingdom
1,900,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
2,000,000
2,050,000
2,200,000
2,250,000
2,183,000
2,200,000
2,315,000
2,430,000
450,000
1,500,000
2,400,000
2,420,000
11
Alton Towers at Alton Towers Resort
Alton , United Kingdom
2,650,000
2,750,000
2,650,000
2,400,000
2,500,000
2,575,000
1,925,000
1,980,000
2,000,000
2,100,000
2,130,000
670,000
1,800,000
2,300,000
2,350,000
12
Legoland Billund
Billund, Denmark
1,650,000
1,650,000
1,600,000
1,650,000
1,800,000
1,925,000
2,050,000
2,091,000
2,120,000
2,250,000
1,950,000
700,000
850,000
2,243,000
2,350,000
13
Liseberg
Gothenburg , Sweden
3,150,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
2,800,000
2,860,000
3,100,000
3,052,000
3,070,000
3,061,000
3,055,000
2,950,000
—
1,447,000
2,500,000
2,300,000
14
Phantasialand
Brühl , Germany
1,950,000
1,850,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
1,845,000
1,900,000
1,995,000
1,995,000
2,000,000
2,050,000
1,000,000
1,180,000
2,100,000
2,140,000
15
Parque Warner
Madrid , Spain
1,450,000
1,193,000
1,200,000
—
1,160,000
1,460,000
1,641,000
1,800,000
1,840,000
2,185,000
2,232,000
450,000
1,300,000
1,860,000
2,000,000
16
Futuroscope
Jaunay-Clan , France
1,700,000
1,825,000
1,741,000
1,700,000
1,464,000
1,665,000
1,800,000
1,900,000
2,000,000
1,850,000
1,900,000
900,000
1,100,000
1,920,000
1,975,000
17
Heide Park
Soltau , Germany
1,400,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
1,300,000
1,400,000
1,475,000
1,525,000
1,540,000
1,480,000
—
1,700,000
950,000
1,300,000
1,600,000
1,680,000
18
Thorpe Park
Chertsey , United Kingdom
1,870,000
1,850,000
1,900,000
1,800,000
2,000,000
2,100,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
1,880,000
1,900,000
600,000
1,700,000
1,600,000
1,620,000
19
Legoland Deutschland
Günzburg , Germany
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,150,000
2,250,000
1,700,000
750,000
900,000
1,500,000
1,575,000
This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Amusement park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 3]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
2021[ 13]
1
Beto Carrero World
Santa Catarina , Brazil
1,000,000
1,030,000
1,050,000
1,500,000
1,530,000
1,683,000
2,000,000
2,080,000
2,122,000
2,200,000
2,241,000
1,252,000
1,895,000
2
Six Flags México
Mexico City , Mexico
1,950,000
2,000,000
2,200,000
2,310,000
2,345,000
2,368,000
2,368,000
2,486,000
2,610,000
2,789,000
2,803,000
701,000
1,125,000
3
Parque Xcaret
Cancun , Mexico
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,505,000
1,885,000
1,960,000
736,000
1,104,000
4
Parque Mundo Aventura
Bogotá , Colombia
—
990,000
1,208,000
1,065,000
1,152,000
1,423,000
1,389,000
1,180,000
1,505,000
1,158,000
1,151,000
344,000
631,000
5
Fantasilandia
Santiago , Chile
1,100,000
1,166,000
1,180,000
1,070,000
1,086,000
1,111,000
1,003,000
1,085,000
1,050,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
430,000
615,000
6
Theme Parque Nacional del Café
Quindío , Colombia
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,000,000
1,050,000
966,000
1,028,000
1,043,000
321,000
482,000
7
Mundo Petapa
Guatemala City , Guatemala
—
—
—
1,253,000
1,056,000
1,138,000
1,199,000
1,220,000
1,239,000
1,226,000
1,330,000
268,000
402,000
8
Parque de la Costa
Buenos Aires , Argentina
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
968,000
263,000
395,000
9
La Feria Chapultepec Mágico
Mexico City , Mexico
1,400,000
1,470,000
1,507,000
1,537,000
1,537,000
1,552,000
1,584,000
1,591,000
1,591,000
1,593,000
1,306,000
—
—
10
Parque Plaza Sésamo
Monterrey , Mexico
970,000
931,000
900,000
1,197,000
1,209,000
1,221,000
1,221,000
1,221,000
1,197,000
1,185,000
1,173,000
—
—
This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Amusement park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011[ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
2021[ 13]
2022[ 19]
1
Universal Studios Japan
Osaka , Japan
8,000,000
8,160,000
8,500,000
9,700,000
10,100,000
11,800,000
13,900,000
14,500,000
14,935,000
14,300,000
14,500,000
4,901,000
5,500,000
12,350,000
2
Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort
Urayasu , Chiba , Japan
13,646,000
14,452,000
13,996,000
14,847,000
17,214,000
17,300,000
16,600,000
16,540,000
16,600,000
17,907,000
17,910,000
4,160,000
6,300,000
12,000,000
3
Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney Resort
Urayasu , Chiba , Japan
12,004,000
12,663,000
11,930,000
12,656,000
14,084,000
14,100,000
13,600,000
13,460,000
13,500,000
14,651,000
14,650,000
3,400,000
5,800,000
10,100,000
4
Everland at Everland Resort
Yongin , South Korea
6,169,000
6,884,000
6,570,000
6,853,000
7,303,000
7,381,000
7,423,000
7,200,000
6,310,000
5,850,000
6,606,000
2,760,000
3,710,000
5,770,000
5
Shanghai Disneyland Park at Shanghai Disneyland Resort
Shanghai , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5,600,000
11,000,000
11,800,000
11,210,000
5,500,000
8,480,000
5,300,000
6
Lotte World
Seoul , South Korea
4,261,000
5,551,000
5,780,000
6,383,000
7,400,000
7,606,000
7,310,000
8,150,000
6,714,000
5,960,000
5,953,000
1,560,000
2,460,000
4,520,000
7
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
Hengqin , China
—
—
—
—
—
5,504,000
7,486,000
8,474,000
9,788,000
10,830,000
11,736,000
4,797,000
7,452,000
4,400,000
8
Nagashima Spa Land
Kuwana , Japan
4,700,000
4,465,000
5,820,000
5,850,000
5,840,000
5,630,000
5,630,000
5,850,000
5,930,000
5,920,000
5,950,000
2,400,000
3,600,000
4,200,000
9
OCT Happy Valley
Beijing , China
2,350,000
2,734,000
3,438,000
3,055,000
3,100,000
3,340,000
3,740,000
3,830,000
3,950,000
3,980,000
5,160,000
3,950,000
4,930,000
3,740,000
10
Hong Kong Disneyland at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
Lantau Island , Hong Kong
4,600,000
5,200,000
5,900,000
6,700,000
7,400,000
7,500,000
6,800,000
6,100,000
6,200,000
6,700,000
5,695,000
1,700,000
2,800,000
3,400,000
11
Chimelong Paradise
Guangzhou , China
2,400,000
2,400,000
2,700,000
2,970,000
3,200,000
3,351,000
3,619,000
3,836,000
4,181,000
4,680,000
4,905,000
2,681,000
3,890,000
2,300,000
12
China Dinosaurs Park
Changzhou , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,210,000
4,106,000
4,434,000
2,375,000
2,500,000
2,200,000
13
Universal Studios Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
—
2,000,000
3,411,000
3,480,000
3,650,000
3,840,000
4,200,000
4,100,000
4,220,000
4,400,000
4,500,000
1,098,000
1,200,000
2,100,000
14
Happy Valley at OCT Resort
Shenzhen , China
2,800,000
3,050,000
3,890,000
3,212,000
3,282,000
3,300,000
3,250,000
3,860,000
3,900,000
3,910,000
3,980,000
3,120,000
3,310,000
1,750,000
16
Happy Valley
Chengdu , China
2,400,000
2,218,000
2,443,000
2,445,000
2,560,000
2,580,000
2,590,000
2,340,000
2,970,000
3,100,000
3,580,000
2,620,000
2,940,000
1,570,000
17
Ocean Park
Aberdeen , Hong Kong
4,800,000
5,404,000
6,955,000
7,436,000
7,475,000
7,792,000
7,387,000
5,996,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
5,700,000
2,200,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
18
OCT Happy Valley
Shanghai , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,390,000
2,730,000
3,300,000
1,240,000
19
Fantawild Oriental Heritage
Ningbo , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,441,000
3,827,000
3,740,000
3,575,000
2,257,000
2,308,000
1,230,000
20
Window of the World at OCT Resort
Shenzhen , China
2,500,000
2,651,000
3,123,000
3,170,000
3,250,000
3,600,000
3,440,000
3,910,000
3,980,000
3,990,000
3,990,000
1,890,000
2,400,000
1,100,000
Worldwide
This section list the top 25 largest water parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Water park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011 [ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
1
Chimelong Water Park
Guangzhou , China
1,800,000
1,800,000
1,900,000
2,021,000
2,172,000
2,259,000
2,352,000
2,538,000
2,690,000
2,740,000
3,014,000
1,512,000
2
Aquaventure Atlantis
Sanya , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,200,000
1,200,000
3
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia
1,095,000
1,175,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,409,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,242,000
1,180,000
1,120,000
1,120,000
952,000
4
Playa Maya Water Park
Wuhan , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
730,000
690,000
700,000
1,080,000
1,210,000
930,000
5
Thermas Dos Laranjais
Olimpia, Brazil
—
—
—
1,300,000
1,650,000
1,939,000
1,761,000
1,959,000
2,007,000
1,971,000
1,845,000
922,500
6
Playa Maya Water Park
Shanghai , China
—
—
—
—
740,000
540,000
708,000
870,000
890,000
990,000
970,000
860,000
7
Wuhu Fantawild Water Park
Wuhu, China
—
—
—
—
—
309,000
708,000
1,024,000
1,204,000
1,360,000
1,348,000
770,800
8
Therme Erding
Erding , Germany
—
—
—
—
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,235,000
1,245,000
1,320,000
1,500,000
1,850,000
750,000
9
Hot Park Rio Quente
Caldas Novas, Brazil
—
—
—
—
1,284,000
1,288,000
1,288,000
1,381,000
1,481,000
1,433,000
1,469,000
734,500
10
Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park
Zhengzhou, China
—
—
—
—
—
220,000
694,000
802,000
898,000
910,000
905,000
622,300
11
Aquaventure
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
—
1,040,000
1,200,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
1,430,000
1,350,000
1,397,000
1,322,000
600,000
Sunway Lagoon
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
907,000
1,000,000
1,040,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,077,000
1,270,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
600,000
Sunway Lost World of Tambun
Perak , Malaysia
—
—
—
—
500,000
700,000
859,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
600,000
14
Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando
Orlando, Florida , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,500,000
1,725,000
1,811,000
551,000
15
Playa Maya Water Park
Tianjin , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
720,000
750,000
550,000
16
Aquapalace Prague
Prague , Czech Republic
—
—
—
—
—
845,000
997,000
1,023,000
1,215,000
1,288,000
1,300,000
537,000
17
Aquatica
Orlando, Florida , United States
1,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,538,000
1,553,000
1,569,000
1,600,000
1,536,000
1,382,000
1,556,000
1,533,000
528,000
18
Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park
Paradise Island , Bahamas
—
—
—
—
—
1,850,000
1,868,000
1,868,000
1,831,000
1,831,000
1,813,000
494,000
19
Tropical Islands
Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg , Germany
—
—
—
—
—
910,000
1,002,000
1,133,000
1,168,000
1,200,000
1,233,000
493,000
20
Summerland
Tokyo , Japan
920,000
925,000
850,000
990,000
939,000
884,000
915,000
862,000
812,000
820,000
868,000
454,000
21
Schlitterbahn
Texas , United States
882,000
900,000
882,000
982,000
1,017,000
1,037,000
1,037,000
1,037,000
1,006,000
1,016,000
996,000
451,000
22
Xiamen Fantawild Water Park
Xiamen , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
832,000
442,000
23
Tiki Pool
Wassenaar , Netherlands
—
—
—
—
—
700,000
700,000
700,000
700,000
800,000
800,000
390,000
24
Aqualand Moravia
Czech Republic
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
712,400
720,000
806,000
368,000
25
Magic City Water Park
Suzano , Brazil
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
681,000
355,000
North America
This section has the top 20 water parks in North America in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Water park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011 [ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
1
Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando
Orlando, Florida , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,500,000
1,725,000
1,811,000
551,000
2
Aquatica
Orlando, Florida , United States
1,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
1,538,000
1,553,000
1,569,000
1,600,000
1,536,000
1,382,000
1,556,000
1,533,000
528,000
3
Schlitterbahn
New Braunfels, Texas , United States
882,000
900,000
882,000
982,000
1,017,000
1,037,000
1,037,000
1,037,000
1,006,000
1,016,000
996,000
451,000
4
Schlitterbahn
Galveston, Texas , United States
—
—
—
—
546,000
546,000
551,000
562,000
545,000
559,000
567,000
337,000
5
Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World Resort
Bay Lake, Florida , United States
1,891,000
1,891,000
1,872,000
1,891,000
1,929,000
1,968,000
2,107,000
2,091,000
1,945,000
2,003,000
1,983,000
316,000
6
Aquatica San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
625,000
645,000
651,000
263,000
7
Six Flags White Water
Marietta, Georgia , United States
—
—
—
—
505,000
505,000
541,000
568,000
559,000
531,000
526,000
238,000
8
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Arlington, Texas , United States
—
—
—
—
508,000
518,000
549,000
549,000
533,000
533,000
538,000
235,000
9
Dollywood's Splash Country
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee , United States
—
—
—
—
—
408,000
416,000
416,000
424,000
437,000
433,000
188,000
10
Typhoon Texas
Katy, Texas , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
440,000
418,000
451,000
478,000
203,000
11
Zoombezi Bay
Powell, Ohio , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
386,000
438,000
466,000
176,000
12
Camelbeach
Tannersville, Pennsylvania , United States
—
—
—
—
367,000
367,000
437,000
437,000
424,000
437,000
439,000
151,000
13
Adventure Island
Tampa, Florida , United States
—
—
—
—
651,000
638,000
663,000
650,000
631,000
669,000
656,000
125,000
14
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Jackson, New Jersey , United States
—
—
—
—
424,000
423,000
440,000
449,000
440,000
475,000
482,000
85,000
15
Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida , United States
2,059,000
2,059,000
2,038,000
2,058,000
2,100,000
2,142,000
2,294,000
2,277,000
2,163,000
2,271,000
2,248,000
—
16
Water Country USA
Williamsburg, Virginia , United States
758,000
700,000
784,000
723,000
748,000
726,000
726,000
733,000
711,000
729,000
736,000
—
17
Splish Splash
Calverton, New York , United States
—
—
—
—
435,000
411,000
513,000
513,000
513,000
539,000
542,000
—
18
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown
Spring, Texas , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
475,000
—
19
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix
Glendale, Arizona , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
441,000
—
20
Cedar Point Shores
Sandusky, Ohio , United States
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
392,000
412,000
420,000
424,000
—
Latin America
This section has the top 10 water parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Water park
Location
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
1
Thermas Dos Laranjais
Olimpia , Brazil
1,300,000
1,650,000
1,939,000
1,761,000
1,959,000
2,007,000
1,971,000
1,845,000
922,500
2
Hot Park Rio Quente
Caldas Novas, Brazil
—
1,284,000
1,288,000
1,288,000
1,381,000
1,481,000
1,433,000
1,469,000
734,500
3
Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park
Paradise Island , Bahamas
—
—
1,850,000
1,868,000
1,868,000
1,831,000
1,831,000
1,813,000
494,000
4
Magic City Water Park
Suzano , Brazil
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
681,000
355,000
5
Thermas Water Park
São Pedro , Brazil
—
—
—
255,000
330,000
392,000
481,000
641,000
315,000
6
Beach Park
Aquiraz , Brazil
843,000
964,000
949,000
970,000
1,044,000
1,028,000
950,000
890,000
312,000
7
Piscilago
Bogotá , Colombia
1,033,000
1,035,000
1,018,000
1,007,000
970,000
989,000
990,000
876,000
307,000
8
Hot Beach
Olímpia , Brazil
—
—
—
—
—
243,000
462,000
608,000
243,200
9
Parque Acùatico El Rollo
Morelos , Mexico
—
300,000
470,000
510,000
520,000
530,000
530,000
525,000
210,000
10
Parque Acùatico Xocomil
San Martín Zapotitlán, Guatemala
—
786,000
767,000
940,000
838,000
827,000
840,000
894,000
121,000
Asia-Pacific
This section has the top 15 water parks in Asia-Pacific in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Water park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011 [ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
1
Chimelong Water Park
Guangzhou , China
1,800,000
1,800,000
1,900,000
2,021,000
2,172,000
2,259,000
2,352,000
2,538,000
2,690,000
2,740,000
3,014,000
1,512,000
2
Aquaventure Atlantis
Sanya , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,200,000
1,200,000
3
Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia
1,095,000
1,175,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,409,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
1,242,000
1,180,000
1,120,000
1,120,000
952,000
4
Playa Maya Water Park
Wuhan , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
730,000
690,000
700,000
1,080,000
1,210,000
930,000
5
Playa Maya Water Park
Shanghai , China
—
—
—
—
740,000
540,000
708,000
870,000
890,000
990,000
970,000
860,000
6
Wuhu Fantawild Water Park
Wuhu, China
—
—
—
—
—
309,000
708,000
1,024,000
1,204,000
1,360,000
1,348,000
770,800
7
Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park
Zhengzhou, China
—
—
—
—
—
220,000
694,000
802,000
898,000
910,000
905,000
622,300
8
Sunway Lagoon
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
907,000
1,000,000
1,040,000
1,200,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
1,077,000
1,270,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
600,000
Sunway Lost World of Tambun
Perak , Malaysia
—
—
—
—
500,000
700,000
859,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
600,000
10
Playa Maya Water Park
Tianjin , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
720,000
750,000
550,000
11
Summerland
Tokyo , Japan
920,000
925,000
850,000
990,000
939,000
884,000
915,000
862,000
812,000
820,000
868,000
454,000
12
Xiamen Fantawild Water Park
Xiamen , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
832,000
442,000
13
Adventure Cove Waterpark
Singapore
—
—
—
—
648,000
614,000
660,000
660,000
680,000
700,000
710,000
300,000
14
Kaifeng Yinji Water Park
Kaifeng , China
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
890,000
1,300,000
1,350,000
1,000,000
299,600
15
Atlantis Water Adventure
Jakarta , Indonesia
720,000
850,000
950,000
1,000,000
980,000
960,000
970,000
1,110,000
885,000
907,000
910,000
220,000
16
The Jungle Water Adventure
Bogor , Indonesia
—
—
—
—
—
—
571,000
815,000
910,000
783,000
785,000
200,000
17
Ocean World
Gangwon-do , South Korea
1,310,000
1,375,000
1,726,000
1,720,000
1,700,000
1,604,000
1,509,000
1,473,000
1,330,000
1,264,000
1,071,000
180,000
18
Caribbean Bay
Seoul , South Korea
1,450,000
1,736,000
1,497,000
1,508,000
1,623,000
1,493,000
1,434,000
1,550,000
1,380,000
1,200,000
1,333,000
168,000
19
Woongjin Playdoci Waterdoci
Gyeonggi-do , South Korea
—
—
—
1,003,000
997,000
945,000
898,000
900,000
881,000
720,000
750,000
146,000
20
Water Kingdom
Dhaka, Bangladesh
—
—
—
—
—
—
622,000
715,000
743,000
744,000
710,000
145,280
Europe / Middle East
This section has the top 10 water parks in Europe / Middle East in order of annual attendance.
Rank
Water park
Location
2009[ 1]
2010[ 2]
2011 [ 3]
2012[ 4]
2013[ 5]
2014[ 6]
2015[ 7]
2016[ 8]
2017[ 9]
2018[ 10]
2019[ 11]
2020[ 12]
1
Therme Erding
Erding , Germany
—
—
—
—
1,000,000
1,000,000
1,235,000
1,245,000
1,320,000
1,500,000
1,850,000
750,000
2
Aquaventure
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
—
1,040,000
1,200,000
1,300,000
1,200,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
1,430,000
1,350,000
1,397,000
1,322,000
600,000
3
Aquapalace Prague
Prague , Czech Republic
—
—
—
—
—
845,000
997,000
1,023,000
1,215,000
1,288,000
1,300,000
537,000
4
Tropical Islands
Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg , Germany
—
—
—
—
—
910,000
1,002,000
1,133,000
1,168,000
1,200,000
1,233,000
493,000
5
Tiki Pool
Wassenaar , Netherlands
—
—
—
—
—
700,000
700,000
700,000
700,000
800,000
800,000
390,000
6
Aqualand Moravia
Czech Republic
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
712,400
720,000
806,000
368,000
7
Wild Wadi Water Park
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
677,000
690,000
890,000
860,000
—
725,000
715,000
730,000
697,000
720,000
740,000
350,000
8
Nettebad
Osnabrück , Germany
—
—
—
—
—
660,000
744,000
729,000
744,000
758,000
756,000
311,000
9
Lalandia
Billund, Denmark
—
—
—
—
—
680,000
680,000
692,000
680,000
682,000
682,000
240,000
10
Siam Park
Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Spain
—
—
800,000
800,000
—
850,000
865,000
1,000,000
1,209,000
1,210,000
1,200,000
97,000
Other rankings
Number of roller coasters
Amusement parks that contain the most roller coasters are ranked below.
As of July 1, 2024[update] :
Amusement parks with the most roller coasters
Rank
Park
Location
Opened
Coasters
Owner
Ref(s)
1
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia , California , United States
1971
20
Six Flags
2
Energylandia
Zator , Lesser Poland , Poland
2014
19
Marek Goczał
3
Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan , Ontario , Canada
1981
18
Six Flags
4
Cedar Point
Sandusky , Ohio , United States
1870
17
Six Flags
5
Kings Island
Mason , Ohio , United States
1972
15
Six Flags
5
Six Flags Great America
Gurnee , Illinois , United States
1976
15
Six Flags
See also
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