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Best Value Theme Parks in the World

Value is not the cheapest ticket — it is the most park per dollar. These are the parks whose ticket price buys the most ride quality, adjusted for how long you will spend queueing.

The value ranking

Every park below carries the index's value flag, ordered by its value-for-money score out of 10. Ticket price ranges are shown in US dollars.

  1. 01Nagashima Spa Land🇯🇵 Japan · #5 worldwide · 60 rides · $389.0
  2. 02Everland🇰🇷 South Korea · #4 worldwide · 40 rides · $32–$488.8
  3. 03Tokyo DisneySea🇯🇵 Japan · #7 worldwide · 28 rides · $50–$697.9
  4. 04Tokyo Disneyland🇯🇵 Japan · #3 worldwide · 37 rides · $50–$697.8
  5. 05Efteling🇳🇱 Netherlands · #2 worldwide · 32 rides · $46–$657.3
  6. 06Busch Gardens Tampa Bay🇺🇸 United States · #22 worldwide · 28 rides · $55–$607.1
  7. 07Universal Studios Beijing🇨🇳 China · #28 worldwide · 37 rides · $52–$1036.9
  8. 08Universal Studios Japan🇯🇵 Japan · #13 worldwide · 32 rides · $53–$696.8
  9. 09Energylandia🇵🇱 Poland · #16 worldwide · 72 rides · $59–$626.8
  10. 10PortAventura Park🇪🇸 Spain · #17 worldwide · 40 rides · $45–$756.5

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest good theme park?
Ticket ranges are listed for every park below, so the lowest price in the list is the cheapest park that still scores in the global top 50.
How is value for money calculated?
Ticket price is weighed against ride count and quality, then log-transformed so a handful of very cheap parks cannot distort the scale.