The following list of the top 50 North American Amusement/Theme Parks, ranked by attendance, is from Amusement Business. These statistics show how the top parks fared during 1993, and the percent change in attendance from the 1992 season. Global Amusment/Theme parks have been added to the list for comparisons, but available data on the foriegn parks is not complete enough to effectively merge the two lists as one.
Note: Policies at some parks forbid release of attendance figures. An asterisk (*) appearing after the attendance figure indicates the figure is an estimate, based on information gathered by reliable AB sources. In the event of a tie, a non-estimated figure gets the higher placement over an estimated figure. Parks that either did not report or did not qualify on the basis of reported figures in 1990 through 1992 are indicated with '-'. '+' indicates a tie.
93 92 91 90 PARK, LOCATION ATTENDANCE % CHANGE == == == == =============== ========== ======== . . . . Tokyo Disneyland 15,815,000 Tokyo, Japan 1 1 1 1 Magic Kingdom at WDW 12,000,000* Up 4% Lake Buena Vista, FL 2 2 2 2 Disneyland 11,400,000* Down slightly Anaheim, CA 3 1 1 1 EPCOT at WDW 10,000,000* No change Lake Buena Vista, FL . . . . EuroDisney 10,000,000 Marne la Vallee, France . . . . Jaya Ancol Dreamland 9,500,000 Jakarta, Indonesia 4 1 1 1 Disney-MGM Studios at WDW 8,000,000* No change Lake Buena Vista, FL 5 3 3 12 Universal Studios Florida 7,400,000* Up 10% Orlando, FL . . . . Blackpool Pleasure Beach 6,800,000 Blackpool, UK . . . . Lotte World 5,000,000 Seoul, Korea 6 4 4 4 Universal Studios Hollywood 4,950,000* Up 3% Universal City, CA . . . . Toshimaen Amusement Park 4,806,000 Tokyo, Japan 7 5 6 5 Sea World of Florida 4,500,000* Up 5% Orlando, FL 8 6 7 6 Sea World of California 4,000,000* No change San Diego, CA . . . . Tivoli Gardens 4,000,000 Copenhagen, Denmark . . . . Huis Ten Boach 3,751,300 Sasebo, Japan 9 7 5 3 Knott's Berry Farm 3,700,000* Down 5% Buena Park, CA 10 11 9 10 Cedar Point 3,600,000* Up 15% Sandusky, OH 11+ 12 11 15 Six Flags Great Adventure 3,500,000* Up 13% Jackson, NJ 11+ 13 12 9 Busch Gardens Tampa 3,500,000* Up 13% Tampa, FL 13 9 8 8 Six Flags Magic Mountain 3,300,000* Up 3% Valencia, CA . . . . Ocean Park 3,300,000 Hong Kong 14 8 13 7 Paramount's Kings Island 3,250,000* No change Kings Falls, OH 15 10 15 14 Six Flags Great America 3,000,000* Down slightly Gurnee, IL . . . . Seoul Land 3,000,000 Seoul, Korea . . . . Nagashima Spa Land 2,967,000 Kuwana, Japan 16+ 14 14 11 Six Flags over Texas 2,900,000* Down slightly Arlington, TX 16+ 15 10 13 Beach Boardwalk 2,900,000* Down slightly Santa Cruz, CA . . . . Chapultepec Park 2,800,000 Mexico City, Mexico . . . . Takarazuka Family Land 2,788,682 Takarazuka, Japan . . . . De Efteling 2,717,249 Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands 18 16 20 16 Six Flags over Georgia 2,700,000* Up 4% Atlanta, GA 19 18 16 19 Paramount's Canada's Wonderland 2,600,000* Up 13% Maple, Ont. . . . . Alton Towers 2,600,000 North Staffordshire, England . . . . Korakuen 2,550,000 Tokyo, Japan 20+ 17 17 17 Paramount's Great America 2,500,000* Up 6% Santa Clara, CA 20+ 19 18 18 Paramount's Kings Dominion 2,500,000* Up 11% Doswell, VA 20+ - - - Knott's Camp Snoopy 2,500,000* (New park) Bloomington, MN . . . . Playcenter 2,500,000 Sao Paulo, Brazil . . . . Dunia Funtasi 2,500,000 Indonesia . . . . Liseberg Park 2,400,000 Gothenburg, Sweden . . . . Toei Uzumasa Eigamura 2,307,820 Kyoto, Japan . . . . Europa-Park 2,300,000 Rust, Germany 23+ 23 23 23 Six Flags Astroworld 2,200,000* Up 10% Houston, TX 23+ 20 21 21 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2,200,000* Up slightly Williamsburg, VA . . . . Bakken 2,100,000 Klampenborg, Germany . . . . Heidi Park 2,100,000 Soltau, Germany . . . . Siam Park 2,088,000 Bangkok, Thailand . . . . Expoland 2,020,000 Suita, Japan 25+ 25 27 28 Dollywood 2,000,000 Up 11% Pigeon Forge, TN 25+ 21 22 20 Opryland 2,000,000 No change Nashville, TN . . . . Beijing Amusement Park 2,000,000 Beijing, China . . . . Luna Park 2,000,000 Rome, Italy . . . . Phantasialand 1,900,000 Bruhl, Germany 27 24 29 31 Marine World-Africa USA 1,870,000 Down slightly Vallejo, CA 28 22 - - Fiesta Texas 1,800,000* Down 11% San Antonio, TX 29 27 26 27 Silver Dollar City 1,770,000 Up slightly Branson, MO 30 28 24 25 Hersheypark 1,700,000 Up 5% Hershey, PA 31+ 33 32 30 Paramount's Carowinds 1,600,000* Up 20% Charlotte, NC 31+ 26 28 26 Six Flags over Mid-America 1,600,000* Down 11% Eureka, MO . . . . Reino Aventura 1,600,000 Mexico City, Mexico . . . . Parque Da Monica 1,600,000 Sao Paulo, Brazil . . . . Selva Magica 1,500,000 Guadalajara, Mexico 33 32 - - Sea World of Ohio 1,450,000* Up 10% Aurora, OH 34 30 25 29 Sea World of Texas 1,400,000* Down 6% San Antonio, TX . . . . Beta Carrero 1,300,000 Santa Catarina, Brazil 35 34 33 37 Kennywood 1,216,000* No change West Mifflin, PA 36+ 36 33 37 Geauga Lake 1,200,000 Up 8% Aurora, OH 36+ 35 34 33 LaRonde 1,200,000 No change Montreal, Quebec 36+ - - - Dorney Park 1,200,000* (New listing) Allentown, PA . . . . Fantasiland 1,200,000 Santiago, Chile 39 31 31 33 Worlds of Fun 1,197,287 Down 10% Kansas City, MO 40 39 35 35 Darien Lake 1,115,000 Up 15% Corfu, NY 41 - - - Kentucky Kingdom 1,048,262 (New listing) Louisville, KY 42 40 - - Lagoon 1,006,273 Up 6% Farmington, UT 43 - - - Riverside Park 999,000 (New listing) Agawam, MA 44 38 37 39 Knoebels Amusement Resort 990,000 Up slightly Elysburg, PA 45 - - - Rye Playland 931,415 (New listing) Rye, NY 46 37 36 36 Valleyfair! 913,000* Down 15% Shakopee, MN . . . . Interama 900,000 Buenos Aires, Argentina 47 - - - Elitch Gardens 800,000 (New listing) Denver, CO . . . . Tivoli Park 800,000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . . . . Divertido 800,000 Mexico City, Mexico 48+ - - - Indiana Beach 750,000* (New listing) Monticello, IN 48+ - - - Adventureland 750,000* (New listing) East Farmingdale, NY 50 - - - Great Escape Theme Park 710,000* (New listing) Lake George, NY