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6/3/2015

Themed Entertainment Association releases 2014 park attendance numbers

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It's that time of year again folks, time for the TEA Park Attendance Figures, time for some to gloat that their favorite park is the best thing ever, others to show off that while their favorite park chain did nothing they are still #1.

Us, we're going to show you the numbers and share a few comments. We'll leave the rest for you all. =)

For the full TEA Press Release, click here. It's rather wordy. 
Top 10 Theme Park Groups: 

  1. Walt Disney Attractions
  2. Merlin Entertainment Group
  3. Universal Parks and Resorts
  4. OCT Parks China
  5. Six Flags Inc
  6. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
  7. Sea World Parks ad
  8. Parques Reunidos
  9. Chimelong Group (New)
  10. Songcheng Worldwide (New)
% Change

  • 1.4%
  • 5.0%
  • 10.4%
  • 6.3%
  • -1.8%
  • -0.9%
  • -4.3%
  • -14.6%
  • 59.9%
  • 103.6%
2014 Attendance

  • 134,330,000
  • 62,800,000
  • 40,152,000
  • 27,990,000
  • 25,638,000
  • 23,305,000
  • 22,399,000
  • 22,206,000
  • 18,659,000
  • 14,560,000
So it should come as no surprise that Walt Disney Attractions is still in the number one spot. They are more than double their nearest competitor in terms of attendance despite having the smallest percentage of growth in the Top 4. 

Universal Parks and Resorts continue to grow at a double digit rate due to the addition of quality attractions year after year. One has to wonder how long they can keep up their rate of addition when Disney seems to have figured out how to maintain it's attendance without adding anything of substance year after year. 

This isn't a dig at Disney mind you, just an observation and really a testament to their loyal fanbase. 
Below are the top 25 parks worldwide, their percentage of change and 2014 Attendance numbers. 
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Top 25 Theme Parks (Worldwide)

  1. Magic Kindgdom
  2. Tokyo Disneyland
  3. Disneyland
  4. Tokyo Disney Sea
  5. Universal Studios Japan
  6. EPCOT
  7. Disney's Animal Kingdom
  8. Disney's Hollywood Studios
  9. Disneyland Paris
  10. Disney California Adventure
  11. Universal Studios Florida
  12. Islands of Adventure
  13. Ocean Park
  14. Lotte World
  15. Hong Kong Disneyland
  16. Everland
  17. Universal Studios Hollywood
  18. Songcheng Park
  19. Nagashima Spaland
  20. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
  21. Europa Park
  22. Seaworld FL
  23. Tivoli Gardens
  24. De Efteling
  25. Walt Disney Studios Paris
% Change

  • 4.0%
  • 0.5%
  • 3.5%
  • 0.1%
  • 16.8%
  • 2.0%
  • 2.0%
  • 2.0%
  • -4.7%
  • 3.0%
  • 17.0%
  • 0.0%
  • 4.2%
  • 2.8%
  • 1.4%
  • 1.1%
  • 11.0%
  • 38.3%
  • -3.6%
  • N/A
  • 2.0%
  • -8.0%
  • 6.6%
  • 6.0%
  • -4.7%
2014 Attendance

  • 19,332,000
  • 17,300,000
  • 16,769,000
  • 14,100,000
  • 11,800,000
  • 11,454,000
  • 10,402,000
  • 10,312,000
  • 9,940,000
  • 8,769,000
  • 8,263,000
  • 8,141,000
  • 7,792,000
  • 7,606,000
  • 7,500,000
  • 7,381,000
  • 6,824,000
  • 5,810,000
  • 5,630,000
  • 5,504,000
  • 5,000,000
  • 4,683,000
  • 4,478,000
  • 4,400,000
  • 4,260,000
So again, no surprise that Magic Kingdom is on top, it's been the #1 park for years and the 4% increase can most likely be attributed to the New Fantasyland which completed it's multi-year transformation last year, while most of the other parks at WDW saw negligible increases at 2%. 

Obviously the biggest jump was at Universal Studios Florida which added Diagon Alley last year and Songcheng Park which is growing at a crazy rate. 

But the most interesting number IMO is Universal Studios Hollywood at 11%. This is just with adding Despicable Me last year. Their biggest addition is of course coming next year with Harry Potter. I don't think it's out of the question for them to move up in the top 12 at some point in the very near future. 

Ok, enough numbers, below we're just going to run down some rankings of parks in different area's. If you want to see all of the numbers you can find them here. 
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Top 20 North American Parks

  1. Magic Kingdom
  2. Disneyland
  3. EPCOT
  4. Disney's Animal Kingdom
  5. Disney's Hollywood Studios
  6. Disney's CA Adventure
  7. Universal Studios FL
  8. Islands of Adventure
  9. Universal Studios Hollywood
  10. Seaworld FL
  11. Seaworld San Diego
  12. Busch Gardens Tampa
  13. Knott's Berry Farm
  14. Canada's Wonderland
  15. Cedar Point
  16. Kings Island
  17. Hersheypark
  18. Six Flags Magic Mtn
  19. Six Flags Great Adventure
  20. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Top 20 Asian Theme/ Amusement Parks

  1. Tokyo Disneyland
  2. Tokyo DisneySea
  3. Universal Studios Japan
  4. Ocean Park
  5. Lotte World
  6. Hong Kong Disneyland
  7. Everland
  8. Songcheng Park
  9. Nagashima Spa Land
  10. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom
  11. Universal Studios Singapore
  12. Oct East
  13. Changzhou Dinosaur Park
  14. Window of the World
  15. Chimelong Paradise
  16. Happy Valley (Beijing)
  17. Happy Valley (Shenzhen)
  18. Happy Valley (Chengdu)
  19. Happy Valley (Shanghai)
  20. Fantawild Adventure
Top 20 European/Middle East Parks

  1. Disneyland Paris
  2. Europa Park
  3. Tivoli Gardens
  4. De Efteling
  5. Walt Disney Studios Paris
  6. Port Aventura
  7. Liseberg
  8. Gardaland
  9. Alton Towers
  10. Legoland Windsor
  11. Thorpe Park
  12. Legoland Billund
  13. Puy Du Fou
  14. Phantasialand
  15. Parc Asterix
  16. Futuroscope
  17. Chessington World of Adventures
  18. Gronalund
  19. Heide Park
  20. Parque Warner
Once again, Disney dominates all three major continents where there are Amusement/Theme Parks with their parks taking the top spot in each. 

Interesting enough, the 14-19 spots in North America are almost fully dominated by seasonal parks except for Magic Mountain which despite being year-round is behind some seasonal parks. 

In Asia, the parks in China continue to grow at an amazing rate and in Europe we see the regular players year after year as they are all pretty consistent. One has to wonder if Universal Studios is ever going to make it's way to Europe, it seems to be the one market they could expand to and give the Disney parks the kick they need. 

So what are your thoughts on these numbers? Any surprises here? Be sure to check out the full report and give us your thoughts. 


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