By attendance
The Most Visited Theme Parks in the World
Attendance measures popularity, not quality — and it is also the best available proxy for how crowded a park feels. These are the ranked parks with the highest estimated annual attendance.
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The attendance ranking
Ordered by estimated annual attendance. The figure on the right is annual visitors; the park's global quality rank is shown on the row.
- 1
Magic Kingdom🇺🇸 United States#6 worldwide37 rides$109–$1998.4/10 score17.7M/yr - 2
Disneyland Park🇺🇸 United States#8 worldwide52 rides$104–$2068.3/10 score17.3M/yr - 3
Tokyo Disneyland🇯🇵 Japan#3 worldwide37 rides$50–$699.0/10 score15.0M/yr - 4
Shanghai Disneyland🇨🇳 China#21 worldwide30 rides$66–$1127.6/10 score14.0M/yr - 5
Universal Studios Japan🇯🇵 Japan#13 worldwide32 rides$53–$697.9/10 score12.3M/yr - 6
EPCOT🇺🇸 United States#42 worldwide20 rides$109–$1896.8/10 score11.7M/yr - 7
Universal Islands of Adventure🇺🇸 United States#11 worldwide22 rides$119–$1998.0/10 score11.0M/yr - 8
Universal Studios Florida🇺🇸 United States#46 worldwide23 rides$109–$1896.6/10 score10.6M/yr - 9
Disneyland Park (Paris)🇫🇷 France#15 worldwide40 rides$68–$1207.8/10 score10.4M/yr - 10
Tokyo DisneySea🇯🇵 Japan#7 worldwide28 rides$50–$698.4/10 score10.1M/yr - 11
Universal Studios Beijing🇨🇳 China#28 worldwide37 rides$52–$1037.3/10 score9.0M/yr - 12
Disney California Adventure🇺🇸 United States#40 worldwide32 rides$104–$2066.9/10 score9.0M/yr - 13
Disney's Animal Kingdom🇺🇸 United States#49 worldwide28 rides$109–$1896.3/10 score9.0M/yr - 14
Hong Kong Disneyland🇨🇳 China#37 worldwide46 rides$60–$957.0/10 score6.4M/yr - 15
Europa-Park🇩🇪 Germany#1 worldwide100 rides$78–$959.5/10 score6.0M/yr - 16
Nagashima Spa Land🇯🇵 Japan#5 worldwide60 rides$388.4/10 score5.9M/yr - 17
Everland🇰🇷 South Korea#4 worldwide40 rides$32–$488.5/10 score5.6M/yr - 18
Efteling🇳🇱 Netherlands#2 worldwide32 rides$46–$659.0/10 score5.4M/yr - 19
Lotte World🇰🇷 South Korea#35 worldwide40 rides$39–$477.1/10 score4.4M/yr - 20
Universal Studios Singapore🇸🇬 Singapore#38 worldwide24 rides$65–$677.0/10 score4.1M/yr - 21
Knott's Berry Farm🇺🇸 United States#44 worldwide43 rides$50–$906.8/10 score4.1M/yr - 22
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay🇺🇸 United States#22 worldwide28 rides$55–$607.5/10 score4.0M/yr - 23
PortAventura Park🇪🇸 Spain#17 worldwide40 rides$45–$757.7/10 score3.8M/yr - 24
Canada's Wonderland🇨🇦 Canada#23 worldwide68 rides$33–$647.5/10 score3.8M/yr - 25
Cedar Point🇺🇸 United States#12 worldwide66 rides$60–$958.0/10 score3.6M/yr - 26
Hersheypark🇺🇸 United States#34 worldwide71 rides$50–$857.2/10 score3.4M/yr - 27
Kings Island🇺🇸 United States#32 worldwide65 rides$45–$807.2/10 score3.3M/yr - 28
Ocean Park Hong Kong🇨🇳 China#45 worldwide55 rides$696.7/10 score3.3M/yr - 29
Dollywood🇺🇸 United States#20 worldwide50 rides$95–$1007.6/10 score3.1M/yr - 30
Six Flags Magic Mountain🇺🇸 United States#10 worldwide40 rides$60–$1108.2/10 score3.0M/yr - 31
Liseberg🇸🇪 Sweden#14 worldwide42 rides$38–$667.9/10 score3.0M/yr - 32
Gardaland🇮🇹 Italy#30 worldwide40 rides$62–$747.2/10 score2.9M/yr - 33
Parc Astérix🇫🇷 France#18 worldwide40 rides$57–$797.6/10 score2.8M/yr - 34
Busch Gardens Williamsburg🇺🇸 United States#33 worldwide53 rides$60–$907.2/10 score2.8M/yr - 35
Six Flags Great Adventure🇺🇸 United States#19 worldwide47 rides$45–$907.6/10 score2.5M/yr - 36
Silver Dollar City🇺🇸 United States#31 worldwide40 rides$70–$957.2/10 score2.4M/yr - 37
Legoland Billund Resort🇩🇰 Denmark#47 worldwide45 rides$55–$786.5/10 score2.3M/yr - 38
Alton Towers🇬🇧 United Kingdom#25 worldwide40 rides$46–$927.4/10 score2.2M/yr - 39
Energylandia🇵🇱 Poland#16 worldwide72 rides$59–$627.7/10 score2.0M/yr - 40
Phantasialand🇩🇪 Germany#9 worldwide19 rides$44–$908.3/10 score2.0M/yr - 41
Fuji-Q Highland🇯🇵 Japan#27 worldwide50 rides$38–$507.4/10 score2.0M/yr - 42
Futuroscope🇫🇷 France#50 worldwide40 rides$54–$656.0/10 score1.9M/yr - 43
Thorpe Park🇬🇧 United Kingdom#48 worldwide25 rides$43–$896.5/10 score1.7M/yr - 44
Movie Park Germany🇩🇪 Germany#39 worldwide40 rides$35–$697.0/10 score1.6M/yr - 45
Warner Bros. Movie World🇦🇺 Australia#41 worldwide24 rides$70–$816.9/10 score1.6M/yr - 46
Heide Park Resort🇩🇪 Germany#24 worldwide30 rides$43–$747.5/10 score1.5M/yr - 47
Walibi Holland🇳🇱 Netherlands#29 worldwide40 rides$35–$537.3/10 score1.4M/yr - 48
Plopsaland De Panne🇧🇪 Belgium#26 worldwide55 rides$44–$627.4/10 score1.4M/yr - 49
Dreamworld🇦🇺 Australia#43 worldwide40 rides$45–$706.8/10 score1.3M/yr - 50
Toverland🇳🇱 Netherlands#36 worldwide40 rides$43–$687.0/10 score1.0M/yr
Frequently asked questions
- Which theme park gets the most visitors?
- The park at position 1 below records the highest estimated annual attendance in this index.
- Are the busiest parks the best parks?
- Not necessarily. Compare each row's global rank with its attendance position — several high-scoring parks sit well down the attendance table, and they are usually the quieter day out.
- Where do attendance figures come from?
- Published annual attendance estimates from industry reporting. They are estimates, not audited counts.