And what’s happening with the big theme park groups this year?
Most of the large global operators did fairly well this year with an average global growth of 4.6%. The growth was driven primarily by Merlin (13.2%), Universal (13.7%), and OCT (12.6%). The high growth operators focused on a three-fold strategy of park acquisition, park expansions, and new park development, which expanded their market share in what were, in many cases, modest growth markets.
Table
Top 10 theme park groups worldwide
Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
Walt Disney Attractions Merlin Entertainments Group Universal Studios Recreation Group Parques Reunidos Six Flags Inc. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Cedar Fair Entertainment Company OCT Parks China Herschend Entertainment Compagnie des Alpes Total
change
0.7% 13.2% 13.7% 1.6% 0.0% 5.4% 2.6% 12.6% -1.0% 2.4% 4.6%
2011
121.40m 46.40m 30.80m 26.22m 24.30m 23.60m 23.40m 21.73m 9.50m 9.21m
336.56m 2010
120.60m 41.00m 27.10m 25.80m 24.30m 22.40m 22.80m 19.30m 9.60m 9.00m
321.90m p11
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