BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 From The Disney Blog... TEA Releases Top 25 Theme Parks for 2011Posted on May 30, 2012by John FrostIt’s that time of the year again when the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) releases its report that ranks the top 25 theme parks globally based on attendance. Definitely a few surprises, but it’s no surprise that the biggest mover is Universal Orlando Resort’s Islands of Adventure adding over 1.7 million new guests due to the addition of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.Top 25 Theme Parks Based on Attendance (2011/2010) plus Change In Ranking (if any)1 Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom – 17.1M / 17.0M2 Disneyland – 16.1M / 16.0M3 Tokyo Disneyland – 14.0M / 14.5M4 Tokyo DisneySea – 12.0M / 12.6M5 Disneyland Paris – 11.0M / 10.5M +16 EPCOT – 10.8M / 10.8M -17 Disney’s Animal Kingdom – 9.8M / 9.7M8 Disney’s Hollywood Studios – 9.7M / 9.6M9 Universal Studios Japan – 8.5M / 8.2M10 Universal’s Islands of Adventure – 7.7M / 6.0M +211 Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea – 7.6M / 5.5M +212 Ocean Park, Hong Kong – 7.0M / 5.4M+513 Everland, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea – 6.6M / 6.9M -314 Disney California Adventure – 6.3M / 6.3M -315 Universal Studios Florida – 6.0M / 6.0M -216 Hong Kong Disneyland – 5.9M / 5.2M -117 Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Japan – 5.8M / 4.5M +318 SeaWorld Orlando – 5.2M / 5.1M -219 Universal Studios Hollywood – 5.1M / 5.0M -120 Walt Disney Studios Paris – 4.7M / 4.5M -121 Europa Park – 4.5M / 4.3M22 SeaWorld San Diego – 4.3M / 3.8M +323 Busch Gardens Tampa – 4.3M / 4.2M -124 De Eftleing - 4.1M / 4.0M25 Tivoli Gardens – 4.0M / 3.7MFirst thing to note is that just because your attendance went up doesn’t mean someone else isn’t going up faster. Look at Hong Kong Disneyland that rose .7 Million, but Ocean Park, it’s across town rival, grew by 1.6M, more than twice HKDL. Not a good sign for the park, although I’m sure they’ll take any growth.EPCOT falling out of the top 5 is a bit of a shocker. On the other hand, Tokyo Disneyland’ did amazing only losing .5 million even with the Earthquake and Tsunami impact on the economy and closing the park for more than a month. Another pleasant surprise is to see Disneyland Paris on the rise.Generally speaking the state of the global theme park industry is improving. The primary driver in growth is Asia, but USA based parks are also seeing some strong numbers.Keep in mind that these numbers are estimates as most parks don’t give out attendance numbers. But TEA is the acknowledged standard. Read the whole report for more insight into the theme park global economy.http://thedisneyblog.com/2012/05/30/tea-releases-top-25-theme-parks-for-2011/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
campingpixi 11 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Looks like disney dominated that list WTG! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specularius 102 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I think that the main reason for the lack of a major fall in attendance in the US market is due to foreign visitors due to the falling dollar value. It is so much cheaper for them due to the strength of the Euro to vacation in the US. I did that back in the early 2000's with Canada. The exchange rate was so much in our favor that everything was like half price in Canada. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 As all the companies are so secretive about attendance numbers, I have to wonder how accurate are they? mouseketab.....Carol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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