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ParkWord
May 2009
Attendance at the world’s top 25 theme
parks was down last season by 0.4%. This is one of the many
figures contained in the new TEA/ERA Attraction Attendance
Report.
In many cases it was the destination resorts that were hit hardest.
This confirms what many observers had been predicting, as
families chose to stay closer to home once the recession took
hold. For example, while Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando
was up by 1% in 2008, attendance at most other parks in the area
was flat or down.
In Europe, however, there were exceptions. Both theme parks at
Disneyland Resort Paris were up, by as much as 5.7%, and Alton
Towers Resort in England seems to be benefiting from its new
found resort status and recorded an attendance leap of 5% last
year.
In Asia, Hong Kong seems particularly buoyant, with both
Disneyland and Ocean Park posting increases (the latter leading
the pack with over 5 million guests). The Disney parks in Tokyo,
however, still outperform anything else in the Far East.
Fancy some number crunching of your own? Access the full
report now via www.parkworld-online.com
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