TOP 10 THEME PARK CHAINS WORLDWIDE (2009) RANK PARK AND LOCATION 1 Walt Disney Attractions
2 Merlin Entertainments Group 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Parques Reunidos Six Flags Inc
Busch Entertainment
Universal Studios Recreation Group Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Oct Parks China 1
Compagnie Des Alpes (Grévin)
10 Aspro Group Total
2009 ATTENDANCE 119.1m 38.5m 24.8m 23.8m 23.5m 23.4m 21.1m 15.8m 10.0m 8.2m
308.2m
Note: Attendance fi gures are estimates, based on company information, annual reports, published information and from reliable TEA/ AECOM industry and tourism sources. Source: TEA and AECOM
The Japanese parks remain the strong-
est operations, although attendance at Disney’s two Tokyo parks and at Universal Studios Japan were down this year due to the economy and also the fact that Tokyo Disney Resort had a record year in 2008 with its 25th anniversary celebrations. In Hong Kong, attendance at Disneyland
was up slightly and Ocean Park’s attend- ance was only slightly below its record year in 2008. With further expansion underway, both parks look set for stronger growth. In China, OCT Group is expanding with new parks opened in Chengdu and Shanghai and expansion of attractions at OCT East destination resort in Shenzhen.
TOP 20 NORTH AMERICAN AMUSEMENT PARKS/THEME PARKS (2009) RANK PARK AND LOCATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey, USA 20= Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA 20= Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, USA Total
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Top 10
Hong Kong Disneyland enjoyed a slight increase in attendance in 2009 and expects more following expansions
EUROPEAN THEME PARKS Although more modest in size than North America or Asia, the European market has shown continued like-for-like growth
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Disneyland, Anaheim, California, USA
Epcot at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, California, USA Seaworld Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
Universal Studios at Universal Orlando, Florida, USA Islands Of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Florida, USA Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal City, California, USA Seaworld California, San Diego, California, USA Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, USA Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, USA Canada's Wonderland, Maple, Ontario, Canada Kings Island, Kings Island, Ohio, USA Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Busch Gardens Europe, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Hershey Park, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
2009 ATTENDANCE % CHANGE 17,233,000 15,900,000 10,990,000 9,700,000 9,590,000 6,095,000 5,800,000 5,402,000 4,500,000 4,308,000 4,200,000 4,100,000 3,333,000 3,160,000 3,001,000 2,942,000 2,900,000 2,807,000 2,634,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 123,595,000 89,518,000
Note: '=' indicated a tie. Attendance fi gures are estimates, based on company information, annual reports, published information and from reliable TEA/AECOM industry and tourism sources. Percent changes for 2009 for certain parks are based on adjusted/ updated fi gures for 2008, thus not directly comparable to published TEA-AECOM list for 2008/07. Source: TEA and AECOM
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in admissions over the past three years. The majority of European theme parks achieved either stable or increased attend- ances in 2009, with a number of parks in the UK and Germany reporting record years due to the staycation effect, often being combined with new ride investment. Some of the tourist-orientated parks,
such as Port Aventura in Spain, suf- fered and Tivoli was hit by the Climate Conference held in Copenhagen during the Christmas season. But overall 2009 was another good year for Europe’s parks. Total attendance for the top 20 European
parks in 2009 grew by nearly three per cent compared to 2008, continuing a steady growth for the European market. Although far bigger in absolute terms, the US market stood still in 2009 and the size of the Asian market reduced slightly.
GLOBAL THEME PARK GROUPS While the top individual parks list has remained pretty much the same for many years, there have been big changes in own- ership. Disney’s still out in front of the pack with more than a third of all visits being made to its parks, but top European opera- tor, Merlin Entertainments, is continuing to move forward, with attendances growing by nine per cent in 2009. Attendance to other groups remained fairly constant in
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