By scale
The Biggest Theme Parks in the World, by Size
Acreage is not quality, but it does decide how much walking your day involves. These are the ranked parks that cover the most ground, largest first.
19 parks rankedFull Rankings →
The biggest parks, largest first
Ordered by published park size in acres. The number on the right is the park's footprint; its global rank and score are shown on the row.
- 1
Everland🇰🇷 South Korea#4 worldwide40 rides$32–$488.5/10 score3,700 acres - 2
Shanghai Disneyland🇨🇳 China#21 worldwide30 rides$66–$1127.6/10 score963 acres - 3
Alton Towers🇬🇧 United Kingdom#25 worldwide40 rides$46–$927.4/10 score910 acres - 4
Disney's Animal Kingdom🇺🇸 United States#49 worldwide28 rides$109–$1896.3/10 score580 acres - 5
Thorpe Park🇬🇧 United Kingdom#48 worldwide25 rides$43–$896.5/10 score500 acres - 6
Busch Gardens Williamsburg🇺🇸 United States#33 worldwide53 rides$60–$907.2/10 score422 acres - 7
Universal Studios Beijing🇨🇳 China#28 worldwide37 rides$52–$1037.3/10 score394 acres - 8
Cedar Point🇺🇸 United States#12 worldwide66 rides$60–$958.0/10 score364 acres - 9
Kings Island🇺🇸 United States#32 worldwide65 rides$45–$807.2/10 score364 acres - 10
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay🇺🇸 United States#22 worldwide28 rides$55–$607.5/10 score335 acres - 11
Canada's Wonderland🇨🇦 Canada#23 worldwide68 rides$33–$647.5/10 score330 acres - 12
Hong Kong Disneyland🇨🇳 China#37 worldwide46 rides$60–$957.0/10 score310 acres - 13
EPCOT🇺🇸 United States#42 worldwide20 rides$109–$1896.8/10 score300 acres - 14
PortAventura Park🇪🇸 Spain#17 worldwide40 rides$45–$757.7/10 score296 acres - 15
Six Flags Magic Mountain🇺🇸 United States#10 worldwide40 rides$60–$1108.2/10 score262 acres - 16
Europa-Park🇩🇪 Germany#1 worldwide100 rides$78–$959.5/10 score235 acres - 17
Ocean Park Hong Kong🇨🇳 China#45 worldwide55 rides$696.7/10 score226 acres - 18
Nagashima Spa Land🇯🇵 Japan#5 worldwide60 rides$388.4/10 score222 acres - 19
Heide Park Resort🇩🇪 Germany#24 worldwide30 rides$43–$747.5/10 score210 acres
Frequently asked questions
- What is the biggest theme park in the world?
- The park at position 1 below covers the largest area of any park in this index, measured in acres of published park footprint.
- Does a bigger park mean a better day?
- Not on its own. Large parks often have more walking between rides; ride count and the overall score on each row are the better guide to how full the day feels.
- Where do the size figures come from?
- Published park footprints from operator material, listed in acres.