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Top 25 Amusement/Theme Parks Worldwide
The top 25 theme parks and amusement parks worldwide in the past year, followed by their attendance in 2017, and the percentage change that this represents since 2016. 1 Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Florida, US: 2 Disneyland, California, US: 3 Tokyo Disneyland, Japan: 4 Universal Studios Japan: 5 Tokyo Disneysea, Japan:
6 Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Florida, US: 7 Epcot at Walt Disney World, Florida, US: 8 Shanghai Disneyland, China:
20,450,000 0.3% 18,300,000 2.0% 16,600,000 0.4% 14,935,000 3.0% 13,500,000 0.3% 12,500,000 15.3% 12,200,000 4.2% 11,000,000 96.4%
9 Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, Florida, US: 10,722,000 -0.5% 10 Universal Studios at Universal Orlando, US: 11 Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Hengqin, China: 12 Disneyland Park at Disneyland Paris, France: 13 Disney California Adventure, US:
14 Islands Of Adventure at Universal Orlando, US: 15 Universal Studios Hollywood, California, US: 16 Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea: 17 Everland, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea: 18 Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong: 19 Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Japan: 20 Ocean Park, Hong Kong: 21 Europa-Park, Rust, Germany:
22Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, France: 23 De Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands: 24 Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark: 25 Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore:
TOP 25 TOTAL ATTENDANCE 2017: 243,926,000 % ATTENDANCE GROWTH 2016-17: 4.7%
10,198,000 2.0% 9,788,000 15.5% 9,660,000 15.0% 9,574,000 3.0% 9,549,000 2.0% 9,056,000 12.0% 6,714,000 -17.6% 6,310,000 -9.5% 6,200,000 1.6% 5,930,000 1.4% 5,800,000 -3.3% 5,700,000 1.8% 5,200,000 4.6% 5,180,000 8.7% 4,640,000 0.0% 4,220,000 2.9%
“After a fairly flat 2016, the industry resumed its
historic pace of growth in 2017 fuelled by Disney, China, and Indoor Entertainment Centres. The top 25 theme parks expanded volume by 4.7%. The major theme park operators had an
outstanding year with 8.6% overall growth led largely by properties in China, where attendance swelled by nearly 20%. China now generates about a quarter of the major operators’ overall attendance. Global attraction attendance at the major operators is now almost half a billion visits a year, and is more than double the attendance of all the major sport leagues around the world. Looking at our major geographies this year,
Asia’s attendance expanded by 5.5% driven by Mainland China with Shanghai Disneyland’s first full year responsible for much of the gain. North America had steady results of 2.3% exceeding 150 million visits for the first time. The mega-destination that is Orlando saw
major attractions open at both Disney (Pandora — The World of Avatar) and Universal (Volcano Bay) in 2017. Representing a third of North American attendance, Orlando should continue to develop with $10 billion of investment in future attractions, RDE (retail, dining and entertainment zones), and hotels slated for the next five years. Volume rose in EMEA at levels similar to last year’s at 3.8% with most parks having modest performance and Disney Paris driving the numbers. The Indoor Entertainment Centre (IEC) sector was also very active in EMEA this year (as well as in other regions). Latin American theme park attendance fell off a bit due to troubles at one park, with the overall top 10 parks sliding 2%. However, interest and investment continue in this market. Turning to water parks and museums, overall
global water park attendance at the top parks was up 1.6% with particularly strong performance in some of the European parks. While the Top 20 museums were relatively flat, regional museums had a strong year with 5% growth fed by some new entries and strong performance in Asia. Several museums had remarkable years such as the Victoria & Albert (up 25%), the National Gallery of Art (up 23%), the Louvre (up 10%) and the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC which drew 2.4 million visitors. On the whole, 2017 reflected a return to
healthy growth with significant capital expenditures in the industry, both in traditional attractions, attraction-adjacent hotels, and new, IP- branded indoor attractions. With stabilized global economies, and significant planning occurring now for future investment, prospects look good for the industry in the short- to mid-term.
To download the full AECOM and TEA
Theme and Museum Index Report for 2017, visit
www.aecom.com/theme-index
32 JULY 2018
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