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.

RankAmusement park corporationsCountry2009[1]2010[2]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7] 2016[8] 2017[9] 2018[10] 2019[11]
1Walt Disney Attractions United States119,100,000120,600,000121,400,000126,479,000132,549,000134,330,000 137,902,000 140,403,000 150,014,000 157,311,000 155,991,000
2Merlin Entertainments United Kingdom38,500,00241,000,00046,400,00054,000,00059,800,00062,800,000 62,900,000 61,200,000 66,000,000 67,000,000 67,000,000
3OCT Parks China People's Republic of China15,800,00019,300,00021,730,00023,359,00026,180,00027,990,000 28,830,000 32,270,000 42,880,000 49,350,000 53,970,000
4Universal Parks & Resorts United States23,700,00026,300,00030,800,00034,515,00036,360,00040,152,000 44,884,000 47,356,000 49,458,000 50,068,000 51,243,000
5Fantawild Group People's Republic of ChinaN/AN/AN/A9,193,00013,188,000N/A 23,093,000 31,639,000 38,495,000 42,074,000 50,393,000
6Chimelong Group People's Republic of ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/A11,672,00018,659,000 23,587,000 27,362,000 31,031,000 34,007,000 37,018,000
7Six Flags Inc. United States23,800,00024,300,00024,300,00025,750,00026,100,00025,638,000 28,557,000 30,108,000 30,789,000 32,024,000 32,811,000
8Cedar Fair Entertainment Company United States23,500,00022,400,00023,600,00024,310,00023,400,00022,399,000 22,471,000 22,000,000 25,700,000 25,912,000 27,938,000
9SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment United States21,100,00022,800,00023,400,00023,600,00023,519,00023,305,000 24,448,000 25,104,000 20,800,000 22,582,000 22,624,000
10Parques Reunidos Spain24,800,00025,800,00026,220,00027,130,00026,017,00022,206,000 N/A 20,825,000 20,600,000 20,900,000 22,195,000

Worldwide

This section lists the top 25 largest amusement parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States17,233,00016,972,00017,142,00017,536,00018,588,00019,332,000 20,492,000 20,395,000 20,450,000 20,859,000 20,963,000
2Disneyland ParkAnaheim, California, United States15,900,00015,980,00016,140,00015,963,00016,202,00016,769,000 18,278,000 17,943,000 18,300,000 18,666,000 18,666,000
3Tokyo DisneylandTokyo, Japan13,646,00014,452,00013,996,00014,847,00017,214,00017,300,000 16,600,000 16,540,000 16,600,000 17,907,000 17,910,000
4Tokyo DisneySeaTokyo, Japan12,004,00012,663,00011,930,00012,656,00014,084,00014,100,000 13,600,000 13,460,000 13,500,000 14,651,000 14,650,000
5Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan8,000,0008,160,0008,500,0009,700,00010,100,00011,800,000 13,900,000 14,500,000 14,935,000 14,300,000 14,500,000
6Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States9,590,0009,686,0009,783,0009,998,00010,198,00010,402,000 10,922,000 10,844,000 12,500,000 13,750,000 13,888,000
7Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States10,990,00010,825,00010,825,00011,063,00011,229,00011,454,000 11,798,000 11,712,000 12,200,000 12,444,000 12,444,000
8 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Hengqin, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,504,000 7,486,000 8,474,000 9,788,000 10,830,000 11,736,000
9Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States9,700,0009,603,0009,699,0009,912,00010,110,00010,312,000 10,828,000 10,776,000 10,722,000 11,258,000 11,483,000
10Shanghai Disneyland Shanghai, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,600,000 11,000,000 11,800,000 11,210,000
11Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States5,530,0005,925,0006,044,0006,195,0007,062,0008,263,000 9,585,000 9,998,000 10,198,000 10,708,000 10,922,000
12Universal's Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States4,627,0005,949,0007,674,0007,981,0008,141,0008,141,000 8,792,000 9,362,000 9,549,000 9,788,000 10,375,000
13Disney California Adventure ParkAnaheim, California, United States6,095,0006,287,0006,341,0007,775,0008,514,0008,769,000 9,383,000 9,295,000 9,574,000 9,861,000 9,861,000
14Disneyland Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France12,740,00010,500,00010,990,00011,200,00010,430,0009,940,000 10,360,000 8,400,000 9,660,000 9,843,000 9,745,000
15Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, United States4,308,0005,040,0005,141,0005,912,0006,148,0006,824,000 7,097,000 8,086,000 9,056,000 9,147,000 9,147,000
16EverlandSeoul, South Korea6,169,0006,884,0006,570,0006,853,0007,303,0007,381,000 7,423,000 7,200,000 6,310,000 5,850,000 6,606,000
17Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea4,261,0005,551,0005,780,0006,383,0007,400,0007,606,000 7,310,000 8,150,000 6,714,000 5,960,000 5,953,000
18Nagashima Spa LandKuwana, Japan4,700,0004,465,0005,820,0005,850,0005,840,0005,630,000 5,870,000 5,850,000 5,930,000 5,920,000 5,950,000
19Europa-ParkRust, Germany4,250,0004,250,0004,500,0004,600,0004,900,0005,000,000 5,500,000 5,600,000 5,700,000 5,720,000 5,750,000
20Ocean ParkHong Kong SAR4,800,0005,404,0006,955,0007,436,0007,475,0007,792,000 7,387,000 5,996,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,700,000
21Hong Kong DisneylandHong Kong SAR4,600,0005,200,0005,900,0006,700,0007,400,0007,500,000 6,800,000 6,100,000 6,200,000 6,700,000 5,695,000
22De EftelingKaatsheuvel, Netherlands4,000,0004,000,0004,125,0004,200,0004,150,0004,400,000 4,680,000 4,764,000 5,180,000 5,400,000 5,400,000
23Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France2,655,0004,500,0004,710,0004,800,0004,470,0004,260,000 4,440,000 4,970,000 5,200,000 5,298,000 5,245,000
24OCT Happy ValleyBeijing, China2,350,0002,734,0003,438,0003,055,0003,100,0003,340,000 3,740,000 3,830,000 3,950,000 3,980,000 5,160,000
25Chimelong ParadiseGuangzhou, China2,400,0002,400,0002,700,0002,970,0003,200,0003,351,000 3,619,000 3,836,000 4,181,000 4,680,000 4,905,000

North America

This section lists the top 20 largest amusement parks in North America in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2009[1]2010[3]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Magic Kingdom Theme Park at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States17,233,00016,972,00017,142,00017,536,00018,588,00019,332,000 20,492,000 20,395,000 20,450,000 20,859,000 20,963,000
2Disneyland ParkAnaheim, California, United States15,900,00015,980,00016,140,00015,963,00016,202,00016,769,000 18,278,000 17,943,000 18,300,000 18,666,000 18,666,000
3Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States9,590,0009,686,0009,783,0009,998,00010,198,00010,402,000 10,922,000 10,844,000 12,500,000 13,750,000 13,888,000
4Epcot at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States10,990,00010,825,00010,825,00011,063,00011,229,00011,454,000 11,798,000 11,712,000 12,200,000 12,444,000 12,444,000
5Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States9,700,0009,603,0009,699,0009,912,00010,110,00010,312,000 10,828,000 10,776,000 10,722,000 11,258,000 11,483,000
6Universal Studios Florida at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States5,530,0005,925,0006,044,0006,195,0007,062,0008,263,000 9,585,000 9,998,000 10,198,000 10,708,000 10,922,000
7Universal's Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United States4,627,0005,949,0007,674,0007,981,0008,141,0008,141,000 8,792,000 9,362,000 9,549,000 9,788,000 10,375,000
8Disney California Adventure ParkAnaheim, California, United States6,095,0006,278,0006,341,0007,775,0008,514,0008,769,000 9,383,000 9,295,000 9,574,000 9,861,000 9,861,000
9Universal Studios HollywoodUniversal City, California, United States4,308,0005,040,0005,141,0005,912,0006,148,0006,824,000 7,097,000 8,086,000 9,056,000 9,147,000 9,147,000
10SeaWorld OrlandoOrlando, Florida, United States5,800,0005,100,0005,202,0005,358,0005,090,0004,683,000 4,777,000 4,402,000 3,962,000 4,594,000 4,640,000
11Knott's Berry FarmBuena Park, California, United States3,333,0003,600,0003,654,0003,508,0003,683,0003,683,000 3,867,000 4,014,000 4,034,000 4,115,000 4,238,000
12Busch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida, United States4,100,0004,200,0004,284,0004,348,0004,087,0004,128,000 4,252,000 4,169,000 3,961,000 4,139,000 4,180,000
13Canada's WonderlandVaughan, Ontario, Canada3,160,0003,380,0003,481,0003,655,0003,582,0003,546,000 3,617,000 3,723,000 3,760,000 3,798,000 3,950,000
14Cedar PointSandusky, Ohio, United States2,942,0003,051,0003,143,0003,221,0003,382,0003,247,000 3,507,000 3,604,000 3,604,000 3,676,000 3,731,000
15Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California, United States2,500,0002,600,0002,700,0002,808,0002,906,0002,848,000 3,104,000 3,332,000 3,365,000 3,592,000 3,610,000
16Kings IslandMason, Ohio, United States3,000,0003,112,0003,143,0003,206,0003,206,0003,238,000 3,335,000 3,384,000 3,469,000 3,486,000 3,521,000
17SeaWorld San DiegoSan Diego, California, United States4,200,0003,800,0004,294,0004,444,0004,311,0003,794,000 3,528,000 3,528,000 3,100,000 3,723,000 3,485,000
18Six Flags Great AdventureJackson, New Jersey, United States2,634,0002,700,000N/A2,650,0002,800,0002,800,000 3,052,000 3,220,000 3,236,000 3,400,000 3,451,000
19HersheyparkHershey, Pennsylvania, United States2,807,0002,891,0002,949,0003,140,0003,180,0003,212,000 3,276,000 3,276,000 3,301,000 3,367,000 3,384,000
20Six Flags Great AmericaGurnee, Illinois, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 2,780,000 2,950,000 3,039,000 3,107,000 3,169,000

Europe

This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in Europe in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Disneyland Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France12,740,00010,500,00010,990,00011,200,00010,430,0009,940,000 9,790,000 8,400,000 9,660,000 9,843,000 9,745,000
2Europa-Park at Europa-Park ResortRust, Germany4,250,0004,250,0004,500,0004,600,0004,900,0005,000,000 5,500,000 5,600,000 5,700,000 5,720,000 5,750,000
3De EftelingKaatsheuvel, Netherlands4,000,0004,000,0004,125,0004,200,0004,150,0004,400,000 4,680,000 4,764,000 5,180,000 5,400,000 5,400,000
4Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland ParisMarne-la-Vallée, France2,655,0004,500,0004,710,0004,800,0004,470,0004,260,000 4,440,000 4,970,000 5,200,000 5,298,000 5,245,000
5Tivoli GardensCopenhagen, Denmark3,870,0003,696,0003,963,0004,033,0004,200,0004,478,000 4,733,000 4,640,000 4,640,000 4,850,000 4,581,000
6PortAventura Park at PortAventura WorldSalou and Vila-seca, Spain3,000,0003,050,0003,522,0003,540,0003,400,0003,500,000 3,600,000 3,650,000 3,650,000 3,650,000 3,750,000
7LisebergGothenburg, Sweden3,150,0002,900,0002,900,0002,800,0002,860,0003,100,000 3,052,000 3,070,000 3,061,000 3,055,000 2,950,000
8Gardaland at Gardaland ResortCastelnuovo del Garda, Italy2,900,0002,800,0002,850,0002,700,0002,700,0002,750,000 2,850,000 2,880,000 2,600,000 2,900,000 2,920,000
9Legoland WindsorWindsor, United Kingdom1,900,0001,900,0001,900,0002,000,0002,050,0002,200,000 2,250,000 2,183,000 2,200,000 2,315,000 2,430,000
10Parc AstérixPlailly, France1,820,0001,663,0001,595,0001,723,0001,620,0001,800,000 1,850,000 1,850,000 2,000,000 2,174,000 2,326,000
11Puy du FouLes Epesses, FranceN/A1,470,0001,500,0001,600,0001,740,0001,912,000 2,050,000 2,220,000 2,260,000 2,305,000 2,308,000
12Parque WarnerMadrid, Spain1,450,0001,193,0001,200,000N/A1,160,0001,460,000 1,641,000 1,800,000 1,840,000 2,185,000 2,232,000
13Alton TowersAlton, United Kingdom2,650,0002,750,0002,650,0002,400,0002,500,0002,575,000 1,925,000 1,980,000 2,000,000 2,100,000 2,130,000
14PhantasialandBrühl, Germany1,950,0001,850,0001,750,0001,750,0001,750,0001,845,000 1,900,000 1,995,000 1,995,000 2,000,000 2,050,000
15Legoland BillundBillund, Denmark1,650,0001,650,0001,600,0001,650,0001,800,0001,925,000 2,050,000 2,091,000 2,120,000 2,250,000 1,950,000
16Thorpe Park at Thorpe Park ResortChertsey, United Kingdom1,870,0001,850,0001,900,0001,800,0002,000,0002,100,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,880,000 1,900,000
FuturoscopeJaunay-Clan, France1,700,0001,825,0001,741,0001,700,0001,464,0001,665,000 1,800,000 1,900,000 2,000,000 1,850,000 1,900,000
18Legoland DeutschlandGünzburg, GermanyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 2,150,000 2,250,000 1,700,000
Heide ParkSoltau, Germany1,400,0001,350,0001,350,0001,300,0001,400,0001,475,000 1,525,000 1,540,000 1,480,000 N/A 1,700,000
20Chessington World of AdventuresChessington, United Kingdom1,300,0001,400,0001,400,0001,304,0001,500,0002,050,000 1,640,000 1,670,000 1,520,000 1,670,000 1,690,000

Latin America

This section list the top 10 largest amusement parks in Latin America in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2009[1]2010[3]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7] 2016[8] 2017[9] 2018[10] 2019[11]
1Six Flags MéxicoMexico City, Mexico1,950,0002,000,0002,200,0002,310,0002,345,0002,368,000 2,368,000 2,486,000 2,610,000 2,789,000 2,803,000
2Beto Carrero WorldSanta Catarina, Brazil1,000,0001,030,0001,050,0001,500,0001,530,0001,683,000 2,000,000 2,080,000 2,122,000 2,200,000 2,241,000
3Parque XcaretCancun, MexicoN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 1,505,000 1,885,000 1,960,000
4Mundo PetapaGuatemala City, GuatemalaN/AN/AN/A1,253,0001,056,0001,138,000 1,199,000 1,220,000 1,239,000 1,226,000 1,330,000
5La Feria Chapultepec MágicoMexico City, Mexico1,400,0001,470,0001,507,0001,537,0001,537,0001,552,000 1,584,000 1,591,000 1,591,000 1,593,000 1,306,000
6Parque Plaza SésamoMonterrey, Mexico970,000931,000900,0001,197,0001,209,0001,221,000 1,221,000 1,221,000 1,197,000 1,185,000 1,173,000
7Parque Mundo AventuraBogotá, ColombiaN/A990,0001,208,0001,065,0001,152,0001,423,000 1,389,000 1,180,000 1,505,000 1,158,000 1,151,000
8FantasilandiaSantiago, Chile1,100,0001,166,0001,180,0001,070,0001,086,0001,111,000 1,003,000 1,085,000 1,050,000 1,100,000 1,100,000
9 Theme Parque Nacional del Café Quindío, ColombiaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 1,000,000 1,050,000 966,000 1,028,000 1,043,000
10Parque de la CostaBuenos Aires, ArgentinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 968,000

Asia-Pacific

This section list the top 20 largest amusement parks in the Asia-Pacific region in order of annual attendance.

RankAmusement parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011[3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6]2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney ResortUrayasu, Chiba, Japan13,646,00014,452,00013,996,00014,847,00017,214,00017,300,000 16,600,000 16,540,000 16,600,000 17,907,000 17,910,000
2Tokyo DisneySea at Tokyo Disney ResortUrayasu, Chiba, Japan12,004,00012,663,00011,930,00012,656,00014,084,00014,100,000 13,600,000 13,460,000 13,500,000 14,651,000 14,650,000
3Universal Studios JapanOsaka, Japan8,000,0008,160,0008,500,0009,700,00010,100,00011,800,000 13,900,000 14,500,000 14,935,000 14,300,000 14,500,000
4Chimelong Ocean KingdomHengqin, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5,504,000 7,486,000 8,474,000 9,788,000 10,830,000 11,736,000
5 Shanghai Disneyland Park at Shanghai Disneyland Resort Shanghai, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 5,600,000 11,000,000 11,800,000 11,210,000
6Everland at Everland ResortYongin, South Korea6,169,0006,884,0006,570,0006,853,0007,303,0007,381,000 7,423,000 7,200,000 6,310,000 5,850,000 6,606,000
7Lotte WorldSeoul, South Korea4,261,0005,551,0005,780,0006,383,0007,400,0007,606,000 7,310,000 8,150,000 6,714,000 5,960,000 5,953,000
8Nagashima Spa LandKuwana, Japan4,700,0004,465,0005,820,0005,850,0005,840,0005,630,000 5,630,000 5,850,000 5,930,000 5,920,000 5,950,000
9Ocean ParkAberdeen, Hong Kong4,800,0005,404,0006,955,0007,436,0007,475,0007,792,000 7,387,000 5,996,000 5,800,000 5,800,000 5,700,000
10Hong Kong Disneyland at Hong Kong Disneyland ResortLantau Island, Hong Kong4,600,0005,200,0005,900,0006,700,0007,400,0007,500,000 6,800,000 6,100,000 6,200,000 6,700,000 5,695,000
11OCT Happy ValleyBeijing, China2,350,0002,734,0003,438,0003,055,0003,100,0003,340,000 3,740,000 3,830,000 3,950,000 3,980,000 5,160,000
12Chimelong ParadiseGuangzhou, China2,400,0002,400,0002,700,0002,970,0003,200,0003,351,000 3,619,000 3,836,000 4,181,000 4,680,000 4,905,000
13Universal Studios SingaporeSingaporeN/A2,000,0003,411,0003,480,0003,650,0003,840,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 4,220,000 4,400,000 4,500,000
14China Dinosaurs ParkChangzhou, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 3,210,000 4,106,000 4,434,000
15Window of the World at OCT ResortShenzhen, China2,500,0002,651,0003,123,0003,170,0003,250,0003,600,000 3,440,000 3,910,000 3,980,000 3,990,000 3,990,000
16Happy Valley at OCT ResortShenzhen, China2,800,0003,050,0003,890,0003,212,0003,282,0003,300,000 3,250,000 3,860,000 3,900,000 3,910,000 3,980,000
17 Zhengzhou Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 2,828,000 3,509,000 3,819,000 3,800,000 3,840,000
18Happy ValleyChengdu, China2,400,0002,218,0002,443,0002,445,0002,560,0002,580,0002,590,000 2,340,000 2,970,000 3,100,000 3,580,000
19 Fantawild Oriental Heritage Ningbo, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 3,441,000 3,827,000 3,740,000 3,575,000
20OCT Happy ValleyShanghai, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,390,000

Worldwide

This section list the top 20 largest water parks worldwide in order of annual attendance.

RankWater parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011 [3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Chimelong Water ParkGuangzhou, China1,800,0001,800,0001,900,0002,021,0002,172,0002,259,000 2,352,000 2,538,000 2,690,000 2,740,000 3,014,000
2Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States2,059,0002,038,0002,058,0002,100,0002,142,0002,185,000 2,294,000 2,277,000 2,163,000 2,271,000 2,248,000
3Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States1,891,0001,872,0001,891,0001,929,0001,968,0002,007,000 2,107,000 2,091,000 1,945,000 2,003,000 1,983,000
4 Therme Erding Erding, GermanyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 1,235,000 1,245,000 1,320,000 1,500,000 1,850,000
5Thermas Dos LaranjaisOlimpia, BrazilN/AN/AN/A1,300,0001,650,0001,939,000 1,761,000 1,959,000 2,007,000 1,971,000 1,845,000
6 Bahamas Aquaventure Water Park Paradise Island, Bahamas N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,850,000 1,868,000 1,868,000 1,831,000 1,831,000 1,813,000
7Volcano Bay at Universal Orlando ResortOrlando, Florida, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 1,500,000 1,725,000 1,811,000
8AquaticaOrlando, Florida, United States1,600,0001,500,0001,500,0001,538,0001,553,0001,569,000 1,600,000 1,536,000 1,382,000 1,556,000 1,533,000
9Hot Park Rio QuenteCaldas Novas, BrazilN/AN/AN/AN/A1,284,0001,288,000 1,288,000 1,381,000 1,481,000 1,433,000 1,469,000
10Wuhu Fantawild Water ParkWuhu, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 708,000 1,024,000 1,204,000 1,360,000 1,348,000
11Caribbean Bay at Everland ResortGyeonggi-do, South Korea1,450,0001,736,0001,497,0001,508,0001,623,0001,493,000 1,434,000 1,550,000 1,380,000 1,200,000 1,333,000
12AquaventureDubai, United Arab EmiratesN/A1,040,0001,200,0001,300,0001,200,0001,400,000 1,400,000 1,430,000 1,350,000 1,397,000 1,322,000
13Aquapalace PraguePrague, Czech RepublicN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A 1,023,000 1,215,000 1,288,000 1,300,000
14 Tropical Islands Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg, Germany N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000 1,002,000 1,133,000 1,168,000 1,200,000 1,233,000
15Playa Maya Water ParkWuhan, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,210,000
16Aquaventure AtlantisSanya, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,200,000
Sunway LagoonKuala Lumpur, Malaysia907,0001,000,0001,040,0001,200,0001,100,0001,100,000 1,077,000 1,270,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
Siam ParkSanta Cruz de Tenerife, SpainN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A 1,000,000 1,209,000 1,210,000 1,200,000
19Wet'n'Wild Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland, Australia1,095,0001,175,0001,200,0001,200,0001,409,0001,200,000 1,200,000 1,242,000 1,180,000 1,120,000 1,120,000
20Ocean WorldGangwon-do, South Korea1,310,0001,375,0001,726,0001,720,0001,700,0001,604,000 1,509,000 1,473,000 1,330,000 1,264,000 1,071,000

North America

This section has the top 20 water parks in North America in order of annual attendance.

RankWater parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011 [3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6]2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States2,059,0002,059,0002,038,0002,058,0002,100,0002,142,000 2,294,000 2,277,000 2,163,000 2,271,000 2,248,000
2Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World ResortLake Buena Vista, Florida, United States1,891,0001,891,0001,872,0001,891,0001,929,0001,968,000 2,107,000 2,091,000 1,945,000 2,003,000 1,983,000
3Volcano Bay at Universal OrlandoOrlando, Florida, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 1,500,000 1,725,000 1,811,000
4AquaticaOrlando, Florida, United States950,0001,600,0001,500,0001,500,0001,538,0001,553,000 1,600,000 1,536,000 1,382,000 1,556,000 1,533,000
5SchlitterbahnNew Braunfels, Texas, United States882,000900,000882,000982,0001,017,0001,037,000 1,037,000 1,037,000 1,006,000 1,016,000 996,000
6Water Country USAWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States758,000700,000784,000723,000748,000726,000 726,000 733,000 711,000 729,000 736,000
7Adventure IslandTampa, Florida, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A651,000638,000 663,000 650,000 631,000 669,000 656,000
8Aquatica San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 625,000 645,000 651,000
9SchlitterbahnGalveston, Texas, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A546,000546,000 551,000 562,000 545,000 559,000 567,000
10Splish SplashCalverton, New York, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A435,000411,000 513,000 513,000 513,000 539,000 542,000
11Six Flags Hurricane HarborArlington, Texas, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A508,000518,000 549,000 549,000 533,000 533,000 538,000
12Six Flags White WaterMarietta, Georgia, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A505,000505,000 541,000 568,000 559,000 531,000 526,000
13Six Flags Hurricane HarborJackson, New Jersey, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A424,000423,000 440,000 449,000 440,000 475,000 482,000
14 Typhoon Texas Katy, Texas, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 440,000 418,000 451,000 478,000
15Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTownSpring, Texas, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A 475,000
16Zoombezi BayPowell, Ohio, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 386,000 438,000 466,000
17Six Flags Hurricane Harbor PhoenixGlendale, Arizona, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 441,000
18CamelbeachTannersville, Pennsylvania, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/A367,000367,000 437,000 437,000 424,000 437,000 439,000
19Dollywood's Splash CountryPigeon Forge, Tennessee, United StatesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 408,000 416,000 416,000 424,000 437,000 433,000
20 Cedar Point Shores Sandusky, Ohio, United States N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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.

RankWater parkLocation2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Thermas Dos LaranjaisOlimpia, Brazil1,300,0001,650,0001,939,000 1,761,000 1,959,000 2,007,000 1,971,000 1,845,000
2Bahamas Aquaventure Water ParkParadise Island, BahamasN/AN/A1,850,000 1,868,000 1,868,000 1,831,000 1,831,000 1,813,000
3Hot Park Rio QuenteCaldas Novas, BrazilN/A1,284,0001,288,000 1,288,000 1,381,000 1,481,000 1,433,000 1,469,000
4Parque Acùatico XocomilSan Martín Zapotitlán, GuatemalaN/A786,000767,000 940,000 838,000 827,000 840,000 894,000
5Beach ParkAquiraz, Brazil843,000964,000949,000 970,000 1,044,000 1,028,000 950,000 890,000
6PiscilagoBogotá, Colombia1,033,0001,035,0001,018,000 1,007,000 970,000 989,000 990,000 876,000
7Magic City Water ParkSuzano, BrazilN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 681,000
8Thermas Water ParkSão Pedro, BrazilN/AN/AN/A 255,000 330,000 392,000 481,000 641,000
9Hot BeachOlímpia, BrazilN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 243,000 462,000 608,000
10Parque Acùatico El RolloMorelos, MexicoN/A300,000470,000 510,000 520,000 530,000 530,000 525,000

Asia-Pacific

This section has the top 15 water parks in Asia-Pacific in order of annual attendance.

RankWater parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011 [3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 20152016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Chimelong Water ParkGuangzhou, China1,800,0001,800,0001,900,0002,021,0002,172,0002,259,000 2,352,000 2,538,000 2,690,000 2,740,000 3,014,000
2 Wuhu Fantawild Water Park Wuhu, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 309,000 708,000 1,024,000 1,204,000 1,360,000 1,348,000
3Caribbean BaySeoul, South Korea1,450,0001,736,0001,497,0001,508,0001,623,0001,493,000 1,434,000 1,550,000 1,380,000 1,200,000 1,333,000
4Playa Maya Water ParkWuhan, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 730,000 690,000 700,000 1,080,000 1,210,000
5Aquaventure AtlantisSanya, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,200,000
Sunway LagoonKuala Lumpur, Malaysia907,0001,000,0001,040,0001,200,0001,100,0001,100,000 1,077,000 1,270,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,200,000
7Wet'n'Wild Gold CoastGold Coast, Queensland, Australia1,095,0001,175,0001,200,0001,200,0001,409,0001,200,000 1,200,000 1,242,000 1,180,000 1,120,000 1,120,000
8Ocean WorldGangwon-do, South Korea1,310,0001,375,0001,726,0001,720,0001,700,0001,604,000 1,509,000 1,473,000 1,330,000 1,264,000 1,071,000
9Kaifeng Yinji Water ParkKaifeng, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A 890,000 1,300,000 1,350,000 1,000,000
Sunway Lost World of TambunPerak, MalaysiaN/AN/AN/AN/A500,000700,000 859,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
11Playa Maya Water ParkShanghai, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/A740,000540,000 708,000 870,000 890,000 990,000 970,000
12Atlantis Water AdventureJakarta, Indonesia720,000850,000950,0001,000,000980,000960,000 970,000 1,110,000 885,000 907,000 910,000
13 Zhengzhou Fantawild Water Park Zhengzhou, China N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 220,000 694,000 802,000 898,000 910,000 905,000
14SummerlandTokyo, Japan920,000925,000850,000990,000939,000884,000 915,000 862,000 812,000 820,000 868,000
15Xiamen Fantawild Water ParkXiamen, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 832,000
16 The Jungle Water Adventure Bogor, IndonesiaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 571,000 815,000 910,000 783,000 785,000
17Playa Maya Water ParkTianjin, ChinaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A N/A 720,000 750,000
Woongjin Playdoci WaterdociGyeonggi-do, South KoreaN/AN/AN/A1,003,000997,000945,000 898,000 900,000 881,000 720,000 750,000
19 Lotte Water Park Gimhae, South Korea N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 772,000 779,000 798,000 744,000 740,000
20Adventure Cove WaterparkSingaporeN/AN/AN/AN/A648,000614,000 660,000 660,000 680,000 700,000 710,000

Europe / Middle East

This section has the top 10 water parks in Europe / Middle East in order of annual attendance.

RankWater parkLocation2009[1]2010[2]2011 [3]2012[4]2013[5]2014[6] 2015[7]2016[8]2017[9]2018[10]2019[11]
1Therme ErdingErding, GermanyN/AN/AN/AN/A1,000,0001,000,000 1,235,000 1,245,000 1,320,000 1,500,000 1,850,000
2AquaventureDubai, United Arab EmiratesN/A1,040,0001,200,0001,300,0001,200,0001,400,000 1,400,000 1,430,000 1,350,000 1,397,000 1,322,000
3 Aquapalace Prague Prague, Czech Republic N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 845,000 997,000 1,023,000 1,215,000 1,288,000 1,300,000
4Tropical IslandsKrausnick-Groß Wasserburg, GermanyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A910,000 1,002,000 1,133,000 1,168,000 1,200,000 1,233,000
5Siam ParkSanta Cruz de Tenerife, SpainN/AN/A800,000800,000N/A850,000 865,000 1,000,000 1,209,000 1,210,000 1,200,000
6Aqualand MoraviaCzech RepublicN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A N/A N/A 712,400 720,000 806,000
7 Tiki Pool Wassenaar, Netherlands N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 700,000 700,000 700,000 700,000 800,000 800,000
8NettebadOsnabrück, GermanyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A660,000 744,000 729,000 744,000 758,000 756,000
9Wild Wadi Water ParkDubai, United Arab Emirates677,000690,000890,000860,000N/A725,000 715,000 730,000 697,000 720,000 740,000
10 Lalandia Billund, Denmark N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 680,000 680,000 692,000 680,000 682,000 682,000

Other rankings

Number of roller coasters

Rank Park Location Opened Coasters Owner Ref(s)
1
Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, United States
1971
19
Six Flags
[12]
2
Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, United States
1870
17
Cedar Fair
[13]
Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1981
17
Cedar Fair
[14]
4
Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, United States
1976
15
Six Flags
[15]
5
Energylandia Zator, Lesser Poland, Poland
2014
15
[16]
6
Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
1973
14
Cedar Fair
[17]
Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
1906
14
Hershey E&R
[18]
8
Europa-Park Rust, Germany
1975
14
Mack Rides
[19]
Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States
1972
14
Cedar Fair
[20]
Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Japan
1964
13
[21]
Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, United States
1974
13
Six Flags
[22]
Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, United States
1961
14
Six Flags
[23]
13
Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, United States
1975
12
Cedar Fair
[24]
Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts, United States
1870
12
Six Flags
[25]
Wiener Prater Vienna, Austria
1765
14
[26]

See also

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